The Washington times., 1911-01-15
CDEF|N'S ELECTION
PLEASES MOTORISTS
Manufacturers Contest AS
sociation Pounds Board of
Review to Decide Cases.
PLANS CONSIDERED
FOR RACING CIRCUIT
Subject Is TO Be Submitted TO the
! Association for Approval by
a Mail Vote.
By HARRY WARD.

The annual meeting of the Manu-
facturers' Contest Association held in
New York resulted in the election OF
Howard E. Coffin as president for the
ensuing year.
He is the head of the Hudson Motor
Car Company, and one of the best
known men in the automobile industry.
Mr.. Coffin takes the place of Benjamin
BriscCe, who has held the position SINCE
the Incorporation of the association two
years ago. Howard Marmon was elect
cd vice president and L. r. Hollancer
seCretary-treasurCr. The former was
also elected chairman of the general
rules committee. an office filled In the
past by Howard E. Coffin.
Among the important subjects con-
sioered at the annual meeting were
board of review to act as a final board
of appeals in automobile contest mat
ters, The members to be chosen by the
American Automobile Association and
the Manufacturers Contest AssoCta-
tion, and to be made up of men eN-
perienced and eminently qualified ts
make decisions in important competitive
questions. 1t was resolved that appeal
to this board be accompanied by a fee
of $l,U00, to be retained regardless Of
the disposition of the case.
Samuel NJ. Butler, chairman of the
contest board of the three AS; Fred
Wagner, the official starter of all the
leading automobile events, and A. r.
Pardington, formerly general manager
Of the Long Island motor parkway,
spoke of the plans for a national rae
Ing circuit This subject is to be sub
mitted for approval to the association
hy a mail vote. The idea met with
general approval, provided a circuit
satisfactory to all, which will not in
Nolve a prohibitive financial outlay on
the part of automobile manufacturers,
can be decided on. A large number of
recommendations for changes of minor
nature in the contest rules for 1911 were
passed upon and will be made public
when adopted by the contest board of
the American Automobile Association.
The association will hold its next meet
ing during the automobile show in Chi
CagO next month.
J. Pierpont Morgan and his son-in-
law, Herbert Satterlee, were in Wash
ington yesterday, and during their
lumbia limousine, furnished by the
United Motor Washington Company.
Both are large stockholders in the
United States Motor Company.
The annual meeting Of the Automobile
Club of Washington, scheduled to be
held last night at the Grafton, was post
poned until January a. Owing to the
fact that large number of the mem |
bcrs are in New York attending the |
get a quorum, and President W. S. Du- |
vail was forced TO postpone the meeting. |
A. Stanley Zell, president. of the Zell |
Motor Car Company, who returned yes |
terday from the New York automobile |
show, said: The new HupmObile has |
more attractive lines than ever before |
since the introduction of the torpedo |
type of body. The car proved popular
al the show, not only among those seek |
ing a car at moderate cost, but among
men of wealth. Among New York own
ers of Hupmobiles are many prominent
persons. including Mrs. w. X. Wander |
hilt, jr.; f. H. Hartman, jr.: Thomas |
Havemeyer, A. Won Brunig, G. Barton |
Wfllings, and Charles Tiffany"
Henry Ford's latest production. a tor |
redo roadster listing at s725, is one of |
car made its debut in New York last |
week, and was well received by motor |
lists. Miller Brothers automobile supply |
house, agents in this city for the Ford |
are expecting shipment of this type |
Of car within the next few days. The |
victory of Henry Ford in the Selden |
patent case lends additional interest to
the new Ford car at this time.
For the first time in the history of the
motor car trade of this city an auto
mobile is being exhibited in the lobby |
of one of the hotels. The Rambler Auto
mobile Company. or washington, which |
has just taken the Rambler agency, is
showing a 1911 seven-passenger Rambler
touring car in the lobby of the Riggs
House, and it is attracting the attention
of hundreds of people. J. f. Selden,
general manager of the company, will
make the Riggs House his headquarters
Until the company's new SalesrOOms are
completed.
The Chicago Motor Club wants this
years Gliddeu- tour, and has made ap
plication to the contest board of the
American Automobile Association for a
sanction to hold the classic tour. The
club has sent the following telegram to
the board: IF the Manufacturers Con-
test Association does not care to in
dorse and furnish entries for the Glid-
den tour. would the American AutomO-
CHICAGO I1i Motor Club to conduct the
event? The club is well equipped TO
manage the national affair with credit"