The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-13
AUTO BOARD Dan
/ ON OFF FIC|ALS
Report of Meeting Shows Why
Chance and Others We're
Suspended.
RARNEY OLDFIELD CAUSES
TRACK DISQUALIFICATI0NS
Courses That Permitted Him to
Race Are Now Regarded as
Outside Official Pale.

After the meeting of the contest board
!, .ha American Automobile association
last Wednesday In New York the follow
|lrr official report was sent out by S. M
Butter chairman:
Reinstatements.
The application for reinstatement Of
|<be ]. l. Case Threshing Machine COM
'nonv and Lewis p. Strang. team man
Srer. disqualified on February "a for
failure to appear at the New orleans
races after having been duly entered
and advertised. was considered. Such ap-
pilcation set forth the fact that the fah-
ina of the Case cars to appear was
due TO the illness OF Strang and the IN
ability of the Case company to prepare
Rhv they should not have notified the
Xey Orleans Automobile club In n rea-
sonable and sufficient time Tor the club
{o have published the fact OF the non
nppea rance OF the cars and drivers and
thus have made good with the public.
The suspension was commuted TO thirty
(30) days TO and including March 20.
e. ]. Allen OF Richmond. Virginia. the
'coburn Motor Car company and their
drIver Bryant of Norfolk. Virginia, and
M. Gray of Los Angeles. California, dis
oualfIed on December II last, were, upon
proper application and representations TO
The board. reinstated 10 good standing.
The state fair grounds track at ShreVe-
mort, Louisiana. disqualified for allow
Ing the privileges of the track TO Barney
Oldfleld and other disqualified drivers
Was, upon proper application reinstated
10 good standing and rendered eligible
for track license.
DisQualifcations,
The International Fair association
rack at San Antonio. Texas. having al
lowed Barney OldfIeld and other dis
nunlified drivers to compete thereon Feb
ruary % and 26, 1911. was disqualified
and rendered ineligible for track license
for the holding of sanctioned automobile
meetings for n period OF three CD months
10 and including May 26. 1911.
For competing at unsanctioned meet
lngS at the Ascot Park track, Los Ange
Ss Japyay and T. the following 1nM Were
of twelve Q2l months. 10 and including
Janualy 1, 1912
E Drivers. James B, Ryall, Arthur Oaker-
nan; cars. Knox, Peterel; programmed
Chance, starter: Aubery Austin and Bert
&nith, Judges. ]. Warrington and w. III.
Lewis. timers; Chester Lawrence. scorer.
y The Ascot Park track. previously dis
snspended for an additional period of
three months. TO and including April l.
Unsanctioned Meetings.
For competing at the unsanetioned
ing. previously disqualified. were fur
ther disqualified and suspended for an
additional period of three (3) months TO
and Including April 1. 1912:
Drivers. Barney Oldfield. Ben Kersch
er, William H. Carlson. Jr.. T.. II. Bechtel.
u. Buckley; cars. 200 horsepower Benz.
Knox. Winton. Parry Pope. Prince Henry
SEM, Darrac1: programmed officials.
Eharles +, Stamps. Jr, timer; Louis
Arms, clerk Of course: j. Alexander Sloan.
announcer: l. r. Mellus, timer.
For competing at the unsanctioned
Meeting al San Antonio. February % and
~, further suspension OF three j3J
months was imposed on the following ears
and drivers:
Barney Oldfield Prince Henry Benz.
tuspended until July l, 1912: Ben Ker-
fccher. Darracq. suspended until July /.
.ipl-; George II. Clark, Knox, tprevious-
~ suspended for two years. suspended
Until April |. 1918