New-York tribune., 1912-08-16
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
Future of Contests May Depend
on Detroit Meeting.
ELGIN LIST FILLING UP
George Clark, with Mercedes,
Latest to Nominate for Iii.
nois Road Races.

The regular August meeting or the
general rules committee of the Mann
facturers Contest Association is at pre-
ent being held at the Pontchartrain Hcts
in Detroit Howard Marmon, chairman
of the general rules committee, is pre-.
siding, and II is expected that some I'm.
portant matters regarding the contest
situation will be decided.
This is the yearly meeting at which
members Of the NJ. c. A. make recon-
mendations regarding changes In the con-
test rules, etc, which are submitted later
IN the contest board OF the American
Automobile Association as suggestions.
In order to ascertain the opinion Of
automobile manufacturers in general re.
garding the holding Of contests etc, the
NJ. C. A. recently sent to members, non
members and importers several questions
m no answered in the affirmative or mega
tive, among them being the following:
DO Won consider properly conducted con.
tests, endurance runs, races, etc, pene-
ficial 10 the furtherance OF the lnteres.
of the motor car industry?
Are you in favor OF the control OF motor
car contests through the proper ENFORCE
Are YOU in favor of bona fide stock car
events? During the past year isrgs
portIon OF the major events held nays
been non-stock or special car compen-
tions)
DO YOU favor non-stcck or open cornpe-
titlon?
The outcome OF this poll Of the manu-
facturers is eagerly awaited. The results
N date indicate that all manufacturers
recognize the value OF rigid cohuoi o'
motor car contests through the proper
an arforcement of we'll drawn rules. There
IS q difference Of opinion as to the reis'
,,ve value Of endurance runs, races, etc.
and also as 20 tho desirability OF STOCK
or non-stock car events.
George Clark. who recently bought
Mercedes racing car has entered for ths
rlS,n road race. Clark drove the car a.
the recent Galveston Beach carnival ana
now has Il en- route for the Illinois course
He will be a contender for the Ign
,ronbv and also will drive In the S''
mile free-for-all. This entry makes a
total Of nineteen cars entered thus tar'
7, has been decided by the executives
~ the Chicago Automobile club ana the
r,lo,n Automobile Road Race Association
m have the races start each morning II
II o'clock ON Friday, August ~ t''ef
races will he reeled of-the small car Ta''
for the go inches and under class u'
152Ik-nile Aurora trophy event f"r u'
%, -2no-inch division, and the Illinois cup
M 203 miles for the 20l-i5l-inch cars lh's'
will be run simultaneously.
Saturday. the following day. the Elsin
Tronhv for the 6oO-inch class. a distance
of 254 miles, and the free-for-aH. GOVERNS
thirty-six laps of the course, Or abo'
3s miles. will be staged. The two os
races will start together, and proV'deu
contestants of the 6OJ-inch class en'e
both races. they NAV continue from the
shorter event into the long one
4 plan for designating the various
highway routes throughout the sia'" ny
colors for the convenience Of motorists i
belng worked out by Frank d. Lyon
secretary of the New York state Autom
bile Association. 1t is proposed Ior m
stance. to designate the main highway
between New York and Bunalo VIA ~
bany as the Blue" route; from Aoah'
10 Rouse's Point, etc. as the Red" route
each main route 10 be designated ny
distinctive color and the less treQueh'eO
routes by combination Of colors.
The "color!ng" process. II the plan !
carried out, will be undertaken by the
State Highway Department and the va
rious local automobile clubs. Mr.. Lyon
at a conference to-day with Superinten'
dent Reel, OF the Highway Department
suggested that the department paint tne
top rail OF all the fences erected by tle
state along improved highways the colo'
assigned to that particular route. Al
present these fences are white 1t Is aS'
proposed that the department paint a.
elghteen-inch strip OF color on bridges
along the highways.
! The telephone and telegraph eompahle'
have been asked to permit their po'e'
along the various routes TO be adornel
with a band Of color TO be applied by va
rious automobile clubs In their respective
territories. Round color discs will be used
along streets in cities to indicate the way
| to tourists.