Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-23

I form the rules are eferred back 10 the
/ committee Of five who then turn them
over to the contest board Of the American
Automobile association. which association
Is the board that ;ntcrprets the rules and
sanctions automobile contests Of all kinds.
A working agreement in the form OF a
legal contract is executed between the
Manufacturers Contest association and the
! American Automobile association.
Briefly stated. the results have been to
purify automobile sports. For the coming
year a paid technical committee Of the
American Automobile association has been
provided for. and all automobiles which
have entered into any contest held under
the American Automobile association rules
must first be registered with the American
Automobile association on n certificate OF
description blank at least thirty days prior
| to the time that such car engages in the
contest
! The technical committee will visit fac
tories and check up these certificates Of
description with the cars themselves. 1t
is manifestly impossible under the present
mode Of procedure for stock car listed
as a stock car not to conform in every
part with the stock cars that are regularly
sold to the public.
mittee of five Of the Manufacturers Con-
test association In devoting a considerable
amount of time to the formation OF rules
for covering contests between trucks and
delivery wagons. II is the aim OF the as
soelation to so standardize competitions Of
this kind as to permit OF the merchant
drawing an accurate conclusion from the
! result of these contests as to the reliability,
/ economy ETC., of the competing CONNER
oial vehicle
One of the hardest problems the associa-
ton had to solve was formulating the
proper definition Of a strictly stock car or
stock chassis. II is generally believed by
all interested and we'll informed persons
identified with the automobile industry
1 that much has been accomplished during
the last two years by the Manufacturers
Contest association through their working
agreement with the American Automobile
association.
Although in the past Apperson cars have
competed In q great many races-ln fact
an Apperson competed in the first legally
organised race ever held In this country, on
Thanksgiving day, 1Ses-it will not be the
policy OF Apperson Bros. to enter largely.
II at all. In racing during the coming year.
as the Apperson company believes that the
reliability, speed, endurance and hiil-clmb-
ing powers OF Apperson cars has already
been generally established throughout the
country
For two years Mr.. Strout has served on
the general rules committee of the Manu-
tacturers' Contest association, and during
the current year he is serving on the active
rules committee Of the association.
Hugh Chalmers president of tn,
Chalmers Motor company whose famous
Chalmers 80" touring car is sold by tn,
II. f. Fredrickson Automobile company
Is Of the opinion that there is not goinI
TO be any material reduction in the price,
Of good motor cars; at least not undel
present conditions nor for some time t
come. This opinion is concurred in by AIR
Fredrickson. and If these two men do moi
know-well, who does know?
The Chalmers go received a deal Of At
tention from the throng OF visitors yestsr.
DAY.
An auto salesman who has Travelled over
many states and been in attendance al
hundreds OF shows was free TO say that
the Omaha exhibition looks like one OF
the best ever held in the west. You'll
have to give 1t to Omaha; this city il
surely a conner. There are lots of peopl,