The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-01
REFEREE ISSUES rules
FOR AUTOMOBILE RACES
Charles H. Cross Informs Entrants Of
Conditions Under Which They
viii Compete.
DRIVERS CARDS NECESSARY

Referee Charles H. Cross. who will be
in charge of the automobile races at Ben
ming on July 4. warns all drivers who
desire to enter in these races that they
must secure a drivers card from the
American Automobile Association before
their entries will be accepted.
The races will be run under the au-
thority of sanction No. 5s3, issued by the
American Automobile Association contest
board. and all contest rules OF the as
sociation must be complied with. Prom
inent among these rules is one requiring
that all racing drivers be registered. The
registry fee Is nominal, only 81 being
charged. and all drivers who wish to
enter should address the contest board
Of the association at 46 Fifth Avenue,
New York City. at once. ..
All three automobile events which are
carded for July ( are class z. non-stock.
and the entire body Of the car can De
removed with the exception of the hood,
and special seats built on the chassis.
Entrants are warned not to remove the
hood or running boards of their car, as
TO do so will disqualify them. Ignorance
of this fact caused the withdrawal OF
the Independence six from the May DO
races last year, as the car appeared at
the track equipped with canvas shield
for the engine instead of a hood, and
the referee was compelled to rule the
car of, as not properly equipped.
Referee T. o. wansleben informs all
entrants in the motorcycle events that
no entries will be taken except from
members of the r. A. NJ, and the entry
blanks must carry the members number
and date of. affiIiation with the +. A. NJ.
Any one. not yet an +. A n. member
who desires TO enter the races can Sc
cure application blanks from any local
dealer. or from Mr.. Wansleben.
On the entry blanks for the motor
cycle races, 1t will be noted that Event
I, for novices, is for stock machines
only. BY this is meant that the ma
chimes must have all regular stock equip
ment as ordinarily furnished by the fac
tory. The other three events are for
stripped stock machines ON stripped
stock machines no change can be made
in engine or frame OF the MACHINE, but
racing wheels. tires. handlebars. and sad
dies can be fitted.
The race meet committee of the Ma
tionaI Capital Motorcycle club is busily
engaged in the preparations for carrying
out their determination OF making this
race meet the greatest ever held here.
At a recent meeting of the committee
il was decided to make no change in the
price of admission, which will be so cents
for adults and q cents for children, with
no extra charge for grand stand seats.
Tickets have been placed on sale at all
automobile. motorcycle. and sporting
goods stores for the accommodation of
the public and in order to lessen the
rush at the track ticket windows on
the day of the meet.
The COMMITTEES has donated the use Of
the track, after the regular programme
has been run of. to the members of
the Maryland MOTORCYCLE Club of Bal
timore, who will be here in full force.
Several members of the latter club have
requested the use of the track for the
purpose of settling some long-standing
speed rivalries among them, and the
committee has courteously complied with
their request.