The Washington times., 1911-12-10
Plan TO CHANGE
THREE As RULES|S
. Of INTEREST HERE
~
Proposal Made to Have In
diyidual as Well as
Club Recruits.
UNWIELDINESS OF
DELEGATIONS FEARED
Chief Objection to New Scheme
Is That II Would Make Organ
!. \, ization Hard to Handle.

Members of the Automobile Club OF
Washington are much Interested in. the
news from New YORK; that the form OF
membership of the American Automo-
bile Association nay be changed. The
! washington club is affiliated with the
three AS. III
At the annsAl meeting Of the national
asssmbly, held last week in New York.
Col Abbott Pope, Of Hartford, and a
NUMBERED others, urged the assembly 10
follow the example of the League of
: American Wheelmen, and secure indi-
vidIal members for the association, in.
stead of making 1t an organization of
clubs and State associations, as it is at
present. They stated that even IL the
clubs enrolled in the association did
contain more than $4,000 members, the
Individual membership idea, IL carried
Through, would double or quadruple the
membership. This may or may not be
uue. but 1t might be a good idea to try
out the plan.
II has been pointed out that one of tie
opJecuons to the scheme Is that Ii might
make 1t hard body to handle, and
cause lot of trouble at the annual
cohVehtions. Under the present system
tue management Of the A. A. A. is more
systematsed and concentrated than 1t
could possibly be ifi each individua1
member had a chance to air his views
Colonel Pope's plan has won the favor
OF many who are Identified with The
, snree As, and it is likely the, matter
1rns,S Se given careful consideration by
ciates. anu MS asso-
a. II. Cobun. formerly with the en-
Motor 1 Gar department pertinent Of the Packard
ses force OF Earle & Allen, agents for
the H. c. H. and Hupp- Yeats electric.
nc rhe &c Cook & stoddard Company re-
poris the sale of Cadillac touring car
to F. 8. Smith. and a Cadillac Sem nr
tonneau to e. Y. Bowman, of German
town. Md. ~ e' "'ah-
The most important thing n no c,r
eidered In connection with future re.
newals of the Grand Prize and Wander
put Cup races is not that Of obtaining
eptf course but Of there being enough
scns is losing it's hotd, 'Sa ana t Pbsliey ,e
n Pc difficult twelve months from
frEe enough to insure good sport.
u Why there should be difficulty the
prophets do not say. One Of the big
{preign COMPANIES that has been promi-
fs announced 1t will continue to race
{1r the gold cup as long as it is offered |
composition. Certainly there are |
American manufacturers pre-
ysrng Tor the 5oo-mile race on the In
Day. All this would seem to indicate
that the honors to be gained by win !
ning one Of the classics will not be over |
looked. -
James j. Flynn. manager Of the Zell |
Motor Car Company, has been elected |
member of the automobile show COM
mittee. succeeding E. c. Bull, who has
lett WASHINGTON to accept a position
T Eynn tns sa .o1 hsrn Motor Company Mr.
meteor car trade Of this city for a num-
her Of years, and his election to the
show committee is a tribute to his
business ability.
The Ohio "Mudhen," which Thomas
w, Wildly is using on his double trans
continental trip. Is attracting much at.
tention during Its stay in Washington.
This car has the unique distinction Of
being the only automobile that has been
across the continent three times under
lts own power Last year the car was
used by e. L. Ferguson in mapping a
route between New York and San
rEancisco via the Southern route.
After completing this run the car was
Il. with Fred Clark at the wheel, the
machine again left New York with Mr..
md Mrs. Wildly as passengers, making
ne trip across the continent apd back
nth but few adjustments. Despite the
ieclares II Is In shape to make another
'uh to the Pacific coast.
The suggestion has been made that in
'ese OF canvass Of manufacturers fails