Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-17
BY w. j. MORGAN

That something will be done and
done possibly quickly in regard TO
the competitive rules in racing TINS
side of the water is now almost GER
tain. The present rules, according to
EXPERTS and those who have followed
racing closely, have done much to
completely smother automobile COM
petition. AS is we'll known the OLD
rules defining stock car entries were
somewhat abused and left the con-
test board of the A. A. A. and pro-
motors with lot of trouble on their
hands before and after a race was de-
cided. The manufacturer usually had
something on his car that COM
petitor declared was non-stock, and'
therefore. the car was not eligible for
its class.
Tins the contest board after many
wrangles and indeed one expensive
suit brought by manufacturer
against the board for taking a cup
away from him and giving him I'M
pleasant notoriety in the press, be-
cause he had a special oil pump at
tached to his car which was not
stock according to his catalogue, but
which the manufacturer declared
would be part of the next stock series,
said: LET us cut out this stock non
sense and adopt non-stock rules, ana
let them put in what they want TO,
but they must not advertise their
wins as being by and with stock
cars" This effectually doused the
glimmer of competition, as no manu-
then be not able to announce to the
public that the car that won the race
was not stock, such as they would
buv. So competition dwindled and
the promoter of today cannot possibly
arouse interest in anything of @
stock car nature competition. the
Chica go-to- Boston nonstop engine
test. by the Chicago Automobile Club,
is liable to fall through because the
manufacturers will not enter nom
stock competition, but would enter
a stock car race, so they claims
The British automobile engineers
are due for a fine time in the national
metropolis from the moment they set
foot on the dock at New York. They
will be rushed around on high-gear
| entertainment plan before they leave
for Detroit and the jollification Which
will go with their visit to the manu-
featuring automobile centre of this
country. If not of the world. The
DAVIS they will spend on the lakes in
the palatial steamer will be some
thing to be remembered, and / feel
t1fs Of NJ n
! Engineer men get through with them
| they will be glad to get back on
board at New York for rest before
they reach their native land again
| We are especially looking forward
| with interest to a revisit from the
capable engineer. Mr.. Brewer, who
made many friends during his visit
last summer.
The plan to combine the Nationa
Association Of Automobile Manufac-
! turers and the Automobile Board Of
Trade, the latter being the temporary
1 stop gap for the Association of Ii.
/ censed Automobile Manufacturers
which closed it's doors after Mr.. Sci.
den had his patent claims settled ad
versely by the courts, has been con
summated. The Automobile Chamber
of Commerce is to do the ruling fol-
the manufacturers of this country
and the new organization has no
been made without a good deal O
careful thought and a good deal o
give and take by the two old asso
Citations. S. A. Miles will surely be
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