New-York tribune., 1910-04-08
BIG AUTO RACING YEAR
Contest Board Reports Schedule
Is Well Filled.
CREDIT TO Mr.. VANDERBILT
Touring Information Board Viii
Open Offices in New York
This Month.

The quarterly meeting Of the American
Automobile Association was held yesterday
at the national headquarters. No. 437 Fifth
avenue Directors from seven state asso-
Citations were present The natiOn-wide
plans Of the organization received attention.
including the work of the touring. good
roads. legislative and contest boards.
From the contest board came word which
makes II clear that this year will be a ban
ner one In automobile competition. more
races Of national and local importance hav-
ing been arranged than ever before. The
official pathhnding journey for the Seventh
National Reliability Touring Contest for
the Cflidden and Chicago trophies win start
on Monday next from Cincinnati. with u.
H. Lewis. Of the Automobile Club Of Buff
falo in charge and Joseph ". Gardhan
driving the official car
Upon the suggestion Of President T.. r.
Speare. who served as the chairman of the
special committee intrusted with the dis
posal of the unsettled affairs of the 1903
Vanderbilt Cup race. the following resol1-
ton was introduced and unanimously
adopted:
Resolved. That the national board Of d.
reCtOrs Of the American Automobile AssO-
citation recognizes the substantial credit due
William K. Vanderbilt. jr.. IN his disregard
OF all legal techniCalities and voluntary as
sumption OF the unpaid items relating TO
the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup race. and here
with expresses its high regard for a sports
man VINO has given so much time and per-
sonality 20 the general advancement %
automobile competition.
The report Of the touring information
board included the announcement that Rob
ert Bruce. the editor Of the automobns
official A. A. A. blue books would open his
headquarters al No. 437 Fifth avenue be-
fore the end OF this month. Special infor-
nation for all parts Of the country can then
be obtained in person or by correspondence.
and the person who wishes 10 tour IN
Maine or Southern California will have his
wants adequately supplied in one form or
another. Foreign touring arrangements. Il
was announced. have also been improved
communication from President s d.
Capen OF the Automobile Club OF St. Louis
told Of extensive proposals relating 70 the
National Good Roads Convention which the
A. A. A. will conduct IN ST. Louis in Oc-
tober next. in conjunction with the Ma
tional Grange and the Farmers Union.
George c. DiehI chairman OF the good
roads board. viii visit st. Louis in the
near future and decide with the local COM
mittee upon the definite details OF the con-
vention.
Until Congress adjourns II Is the inten-'
ton Of the legislative board to continus
its persistent efforts for the passage OF the
proposed federal registration bill. and the
report Of Charles Thaddeus Terry revealed
the fact that the A A. A. clubs IN various
parts OF the country are pressing the mat
ter 10 the attention Of their representatives
in Washington.
A resolution was passed that the A. A A.
place itself on record as being opposed 10
legislation Of a retaliatory nature in the
securing of state automobile laws.
The following directors were present:
President l. r. Spesre. Massachusetts,: A.
H Knoll. Automobile Club Of Buffalo: p d.
FOlwell, Quaker City Motor Club: Frank c.
Webb. Long Island Automobile Club: c H.
Gillette. Automobile Club Of Hartford: John
y. Brooks. Litckfeld County Automobfle
Club Comm; r. w Tunis. Chambersbu-S
Motor Club PENN; Or. J. " Faulkner.
North Jersey AutomObile Club; H. o. smith.
Indianapolis; William E. Metzger. Detroit.
II. f. Coffin. Detroit; a. C. BatcheIder.
chairman executive committee: Charles
Ihaddeus Terry, chairman Legislative
orange. y. j. F. Fl. Elliott. secretary. New
York and T. a. CrOselrnire New Jersey
Automobile and Motor Club.
The Studebaker Company will ac. ss
agents Hereafter in this city for the EMF
go and Flanders 90 cars II Is ssi4
that seven hundred and fifty machines o.
these makes were allotted 10 this district
but that they are selling so fast an effort