The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-19

been received by the secretary OF the
Richmond Automobile club for the
racing meet to be held the last two
days of Jubilee Week" on the state
fair track, that the offer to the CLUB
members had to be declared temper
arily closed, last night, at the reSk
lar monthly meeting of the club.
The meeting was held in the new
headquarters of the club in the JEFF
ferson hotel, with President f. =.
Pelouze in the chair. After the usual
preliminary business had been dis
posed OF communication from the
American Automobile association,
calling attention to the Federal Aid
Good Roads convention in Wasning-
ton, next March. was read and lald
on the table until the next mSstine'
H. Grim Peck was named as ciuo
delegate to the A. A. A. annual con-
ventiou In Chicago, with preston
Eelyin, president OF the Virginia state
Automobile association.
A communication from William
Todd. secretary OF the Westhanapton
Citizens association, was referred 10
the committee on good roads ana
Chairman Simms, Of the special rae
ing committee. acting for the CLUB ana
the Automobile Dealers Show ASSOC
citation. reported
Boxes Are Sold Quickly.
Nj. Simms said that while the rae
Ing meet was to be open 10 the gen
ersl public. yet the committee han
thought IL proper to reserve aoou.
seer. OF boxes for the officers OF
the club, Mayor Afnslie= OF Richmond.
All Governor Mann. IL the governor
eo,,l.i arrange to attend. Five min
u.es after the announcement hao peen
made the secretary had to declare maj
All reservations had Nsen filled.
Pres icent Pelouze. DIR. III. =. Corey,
vice u, esident OF the club; Chairman
TaIruatary and the members OF the
! executive committee Moses Thai
hefner. Claude J.. Batkins, IL Grim
Peek. and. pr, j.. Fplmer Rright. n
&c. Williams, chairman OF the grievance
| committee; Fred Sitterding, Jr-'
chairman of the committee on con-
tests and tours: Il. A. Blenner' cnaH-
man Of the Automobile Dealers SHOW
committee; r.. b. Airport, chairman OF
fsssY committee on publicity; ard enter
talnment, Preston Belvin. chairman
| az the good roads committee; Ia VI
| Foster. president of the Autonf9oiie
/ Dealers Show association: ID. h. ben-
| ton Archer Jones, Ashby Jones. ).
| " Meek and G. r.. Splitter, all asked
| for reservations.
| Holding On to NEGOTIATIONS.
These applications took up an the
| boxes available at the present umt
| ana possibly ali that Will be sold
/ az special rates This will be de-
csded upon at the next meeting OF
| the COMMITTEES Wednesday night, bn'
| i, ts not likely that any further sales
az either boxes or seats Will De made
/ until the reserved seats are regularly
| nIaced on sale week before the mrs.
/ day Of the meet.
! n vas announced at the meeting
last night that the greatest field o
! racing cars that ever faced Fred Nas
ner. the official starter of all the OH
! meets. would he seen In the Rlchfnoh'
/, races. Among those named wer'
/ Louis Disbrow, who holds all recoro
for a mile track from two mics
nifty miles. Ralph M1lford. van
! derbilt cup winner; spencer MissaaI
who defeated Mulford al Brighton
beach, Erwin Bergdoll.. winner of tn
LAS, Fairmount park race in Pniia
delphia. and one of the weaithiest mel
who owns a racing car, Johnn'
Minker, of the Kline kars; |. c. bar
/, Der, driver OF Warren record hoid
| er. and cars from the Fiat. Merce
and Case factories.
Action On New Bylaws.
After the business connected Wit
the racing meet was disposed of IN
members took up the consideration
the new hy laws which were vote
upon section by section. The nes
code argues a larger sphere of actio
for the club as not only is the socia
land general welfare side OF motorin
considered. bus good roads work, law
and ordinances, and other matter
calling for united action for speeih
purposes are enumerated.
President II. L. Pelouxe. of the Rich
mond Automobile club. reported
adventure he had Sunday on the Tele
graph road leading to Ashland. Nea
Elmwood, he stated, the bridge owe
stony creek has been taken dowr
leaving an embankment OF four or fiy
feet on each side OF the creek. TIL
read has not been barricaded. aithoug
lin the daylight one may see wher
vehicles leave the highway to ford tn
creek. In the dark there is little tim
or opportunity to notice this, and Nj
Pelouze. Sunday. before he was awar
of Il had driven his automobile ove
tho emhankmefit.
The car narrowly escaped taking
header into the creek and the occu
pants were severely shaken up.
took a mule team with a stout rop
to draw the car back to the htghwa,
land the president Of the club said this
{ HI WIN be a long time before he take
party through this particulars POI
ton OF the Hanover county again.
The cost Of repairs to Mr.. Pelouze
J automobile has been somewhat hig
this year.
system in Racing.
The men may be many who hay
witnessed automobile races, but the
lare few who have seen more systeI
displayed by any one team than this
perfected BY the drivers OF the Kiln
/. Kar speedsters. which win appear
1.-THE various non-stock events to |
held In this city. November 2sth an
, 10th. in connection with "Jubile
Week"
1.-THE racing game has been so pc
, fected nowadays said Charles
Sweeney, publicity agent for the kllr
Motor Car corporation. who arrive
, In the city last evening to make a.
, rRngements for the Kline team an
, to open his headquarters at the Kill
, plant on the Boulevard. that Il
driver who does not receive some q
sistancc In his work Is considerab
handicapped. To accomplish this or
q ret OF signals are employed. ju
, ~ In baseball. football or 9TH
. sports"
livery manager OF an automobi
/ racing team has his own peculi'