The Washington times., 1911-05-12
MOTORISTS TONIGHT
WILL TAKE UP -FOUR
LEAF CLOVER RULES
Big Doings Expected at the
Automobile Club
Rooms.
BY HARRY WARD.

Bib doings at the Automobile Club to-
night when the drivers and observers In
the Four Leaf Clover Run meet to dis
cuss the rules and regulations governing
the contest. Referee William D. West,
one of the best known motorists in
Washington, will be on hand to explain
any doubtful points in the rules. Mr..
West has acted as referee of a number
of automobile endurance contests, and
is thoroughly conversant with the rules
formulated by the American Automobile
Association, under whose sanction the
contest Is run.
One of the big problems of a reliability
contest Is to get the officials and con-
testants to understand the rules. For
tunately, the officials connected with
the Four Leaf Clover Run are thorough
ly conversant with all the rules. Referee
West knows every detail of the rules
and tonight he will expound them to
the nineteen drivers and an equal num-
ber of observers. The referee Is ths
captain of the ship of contest from start
to finish and on his choulders hangs
every criticism. Consequently he shouH
be the tutor of every one connected witt
the work of the contest.
The automobile racing schedule foi
the 1911 season has just been issued bl
the American Automobile Association
1t is divided into two parts-the so
called national circuit list and othet
dates sanctioned by the three AS. %
circuit dates there are seventeen. Tho
other A. A. A. sanctioned meetings in
oyf nj
liability. The track events number TWEEN
ty-ive. There are six hill climbs and
two road races. Twenty reliability runf
are also scheduled.
The national circuit list begins WITH
the 500-mile race at Indianapolis or
May 30. II ends or November 8, witt
light car race at Savannah. This lat
ter date is particularly noticeable. Thert
Is no mention made of the Grand Prizt
for Savannah. 1t was stated in these
columns some weeks ago that the
Grand Prize was not for Savannah uR
less the promoters were driven there bI
circumstances. The Motor Cups Hold.
ing Company wants to hold the Grand
Prize on the Long Island motor park
way. Consequently the Grand PriZt
could not be placed on the racing sched-
ule. AS yet the promoters are not In a
position to say that they can hold thS
event on Long Island. If Albany decides
to allow the militia to guard the course
Ling Island will get the Grand Prize.
otherwise IL will slip in at Savannah or
November along with the light cal
race. Another parkway race to be omit
ted was the Vanderbilt Cup contest Al.
though not on the schedule the date o,
the Vanderbilt is October THAT is II
the race is held. The failure of ths
schedule makers to include both thu
Vanderbilt and Grand PriX dates was
not a coincidence. Both contests hinge
on the question of troops for policing
purposes. If troops are available the
Vanderbilt date will be October 1 and
the Grand Prize October IA. This Is alb
solutely authentic, providing Albany
grants the troops
The Cook and Stoddard Company re-
port the sale and delivery of Cadillac
cars to the following: r. W. Hender-
son, r. U. Geib. J. NJ. Schneider. L. W.
Todd. W. c. Blundon. E. H. Wales. F.
J. Cleary. J. NJ. Rothwell, E. J. Quinn,
and J. F. McAuliffe.
Edgar Spencer, of the waverIey
Company, Is in the city for a day or
two. and is visiting the Carpenter Auto
mobile Company, agents for the Waver-
ley electric.
w G. Whit1ock. travelling representa-.
awe of the Empire Tire Company, is
spending a few days In Washington.