El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29
RECENT RULINGS At SPEEDWAY
AFFECT FUTURE Of MOTOR RACING
Bob Burman to Make Fight the Ruling Against the
Entry of Rebuilt and Renamed Cars; Barney oldfied
Heads the Formation of Union of Racing priv
ers; Want More of Promoters Money.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 29.-Rul-
ings OF vital Importance to the
Il automobile racing game have been
handed down by the American Automo-
bile association with reference to cars
entered for the next Indianapolis 500
mile race to be run Monday.
The first is that wherever elimina-
ton trials for race are held, the
driver or relief driver Of a car must
qualify his own machine. no man belng
allowed to qualify more than one car.
Previously, as in the case Of Burman
at indianapolis last year. one man
could qualify as many machines as h'
wished.
The second does away for all time
with the practice Of entering car
under any name than its own. for the
purpose Of squeezing in a fourth car
when three Of the same make are al
ready entered Under this ruling the
Harroun special entered in the In
dianapOlis race must compete as
Maxwell and the Burman-Peugeot as
Peugeot. This automatically eliminated
one Maxwell and one PeugeOt from the
running.
Bob Burman has declared war TO the
hilt against the association for having
declared his Burman-PeugeOt entry
PeugeOt, and refusing to let him start
the car under any other title.
The car is not a Peugeot." says Bob,
but literally what the name implies,
a Burman-PeugeOt ] spent $1,000 re-
building the machine, so that 1t IS half
mine. To class II a Peugeot is rank
injustice TO Alphonese Kaufman, who
entered three Peugeots and one OF
whose cars would have to be with
drawn II beat them out in the elimi-
nation trials. For this reason I shall
fight the matter to a finish"
Changes in Entry Blanks.
other important rulings. and these
are, perhaps the most vital, mas
much as, If carried through, they estab-
1ish the right Of the American Auto
noble association TO change the entry
blanks OF promoters at will, are an
amendment Of the speedway rule re-
curing front axles Of all cars to be
new two days before the race.
The rule has been modified to refer
only to steering arms. spindles and con-
Meeting rods.
The speedway has as yet not stated
an opinion about the matter, Carl g.
Fisher. president Of the institution, be-
ing out Of town. and no one else being
empowered to make a statement in his
absence. It is thought, however, that
serious friction may result. as MI
Fisher usually insists on conducting
his business in his own way, without
the unlimited interference Of out
siders.
An organization Of racing drivers,
comparable TO the Players Fraterni-
~" in baseball, is being promoted by
several racing stare now in Indianapolis
for the speedWa race Barney Oldfield
Bob Burman and Earl Cooper are said
20 be leaders in the movement The
object Of the new association is denoted
b. its title Auto Drivers Protective
association" with its chief duties the
protection Of drivers lives and prop {
IL 20 Of raj
geenral financial interest
The latter object IS one which. It is 4
thought. viii give other factions in the I
racing same, notably the promoters, 4
much concern. It is thus rumored that !
lue Of the first acts Of the new Organi-
ration viii be to ask the Indianapolis (
motor speedway to split with drivers
sU gate admissions collected during
practice for the race The drivers fur
1ish the attraction, IL is argued there
fore should profit in proportion
Another point to be raised, IL is said,
IS the matter Of entrance fees and /
appearance money Promoters have no
right to ask entrance fees of the men
who furnish their show, 1t is stated
but should. on the other hand, maket
iefinite guarantees to drivers, said
guarantee to be uniform to everybody.
30 that everyone may have an even
chance.
A number OF other minor points are
under discussion, such as the problem .
u properly fencing dirt tracks, stand {
7rdization Of racing contracts etc.
These are to be definitely settled in the I
near future and incorporated in a set /
u bylaws.
A Safety Wall.
The safety wall Of the speedway has
lverted its first accident George Bah
cock, driver on the Peugeot team in 4
he next race, blew a shoe in a work
but for the contest, and slid over the
,Ourse into what ordinarily would have 4
been a strip Of soft earth had the re-
aiming wall not been there to stop him
Instead OF digging the front end OF 1
his car into the ground and turning \
! flipflOp, as so many drivers have 4