The Washington times., 1912-04-09
THREE AS RULES
AGAINST EVILS IN
MOTOR GAR RACES
New Code Promulgated to
Prevent Possibility Of
Accidents.
BY HARRY WARD.

Spurred to action by the number Of
deaths and injuries which characterized
automobile racing on dirt tracks last
year, the contest board OF the Ameri-
can Automobile Associations has legis-
lated against evils which made the kill
ing Of twelve persons at Syracuse pos
sible. The coliopse Of the erandstand
at Elgin last year during the running
Of the national stock chassis champion
ship, which endangered the lives Of
hundreds of spectators, Is recognized py
a ruling which provides that the official
In charge of the race may delay tits
progress whenever the exigency de-
mands.
The new code was promulgated by
William Schimpf, chairman of the C )n-
test board. Immediately following hrs
selection to head the board another
year. II followed a searching, investi-
CATION OF defects in the old laws gov
erning speed contests. The Oldfield
tragedy at Syracuse caused the most
radical change. The new rule to pre-
vent similar accidents follows:
I'm meets on mile and haif-mile
tracks II now Is imperative to remove
the top rail from the inner fence of
the track and to establish a neutral
zone, on either side of the track from
Is forty feet wide at the end curves and
thirty feet on the straightaways."
The flag code has been standardized
90 that IL now Is the same for road
ing means clear course; white nag. stop
next lap, and green and checked fiags.
for last laps and finish.
The Chapmsn-Love Automobile Com
pany has been formed by J.. Edward
q nj Dnk
have obtained temporary quarters at
1909 Fourteenth street, and will handle
the King line of cara in this section.
The car Is built at Detroit by the King
Motor Car Company and is known as
the King ''33." 1t Is equipped with
les, as desired. The first models will
be received this week.
Miss. Julia Atkinson has purchased a
self-sts rting Pullman car from Theo-
dore Barnes Co.
B. M. Clinedinst has purchased an
American tourist from the Marion
Motor Car Company. This company also
reports the sale of Marion touring cars
to Harry Birge. II. NJ. Baker. and a
roadster to C. G. Stewart.
DIR. John Madert has placed an order
with the Storm Motor Car Company for
HuQSOn TOdubteT. Wnlc FRANK
Hough has purchased Hudson touring
car
A gathering OF sales managers of the
variofis automobile manufacturing com
panies forSrrffe discussion OF trade con-
ditions will be held in the near fu-
ture The call for the meeting win be
issued by the Automobile Board OF
Trade.
THE president of the R-C-H Corpo-
ration, makers cf RICH cars, has
suggested a ihotor car testers parade
as a feature of the big celebration to
be held In Detroit this year. and known
as 'CadiIlaqua.' said !. II. Earle, of
Earle & Allen, agents for the R-C-H
and IIupp- Y sat3 electric. "Che land
| parade of 'Cadillaaua' uill be composed
| ia mart of 300 automcbil and will
bc Witnessed by nearly a million spec
tators. The automobile tester IL really
the cavalry man OF the Industrial
world rhc Cossac<s OF Russia, and
The !,eduuinS of the desert are not a
whit mere nj sturesdue. Can ycu picture
| u division 1T the head OF the smammoth
motor car parasls for .'Cadillaqua' COM
posed of those daredevil testers logged
| ip their mud and dust-stained khaki" I"
There are piphably I,5e0 of these men
| in Detroit, and thev will be spectacle
people would travel miles to. see, The
! .eslcr is To the automobile what the
cowtov was TO the horse, whose place
\ The sasolene vehicle has taken.