THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEK: FEHHUAUV 27, 1910.
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BELES FOR AUTO RACING
Effort Made to Popularize the Sport
by Stringent Regulations. -
GENERAL REVISION OF RULES
All Drivers Moat n.lster itllh the
Contest Hoard mm4 Safety of the
Fabllc la guarded la
Road flaring.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-For the flrnttlme
In the history of automobile racing, a -t
of rulfs lias leen complied emhrarln
vr.ry phase of th poi t. As aifiioimc'fl
hy Chairman Butler of tha contest hoard
of tha American Automobile association,
the 1!)10 contest code la wide reaching In
1 Ita scop. Not a point haa been over
looked and there are many amendments
that trill meet the popularity of those in
terested In tha motor car game. Well
' may It be aald that aueh complete provision
for the rovernlng of auto eventa In this
country has never before been at hand.
It promises ajreat racing for 1910.
The contest rules have been reclassified.
The divisions are known aa general and
apeclal rules. The general rules apply to
all forma of contests and cover common
points. The special rulas apply to road,
tr.iek. long-distance track and twenty-tour-hour
races, aa well aa hill climbs,
k 'liability contests and tours.
A number of new regulations have been
formulated In the general rules division.
One of the moat striking; additions Is the
adopting of a regulation requiring race
drivers to register. Stress la also laid on
the amateur quostlon.. The amateur driver
will have to register aa well aa the man
who Is In the game for money. Moreover,
special attention waa paid the question of
the amatetir'a status aa welt as a clear
and concise definition of the term being
given.
Restrictions are also placed on the ad
vertising of entries which do not subse
quently compete. The claiming of records
and certified trials are other points re
ceiving attention. Clauses are devoted to
the referee'a powers, promoter's liability,
unadulterated fuel supply, and delivery of
prizes. '
All racing drivers will be required to
register with the contest board. Their
registration cards will expire on December
JU of each year. A detailed record of each
draw's performances In conteata through
out the year will be kept. An unregis
tered driver may not compete In a sanc
tioned event.
Claim Recorded
All clalma far record must be made to
1 the contest board ten daya after their ac
complishment. A record cannot be adver
tised until acceptance by the contest board.
No record for, a distance of five miles and
under ahall be allowed unless taken by an
automatic timing device. The' registration
rule applying to profecslonal drivers also
hold good for amateurs. In the '"powers
of a referee" apeclal stress la laid on the
Tight of that officer to rule out of a race
any participants on grounds of physical
unfitness.
The special rules for road racing were
drawn up with. the safety of the public
and contestants in mind. Before sanction
ing; a race the contest board will have on
fit. permit or certified copy for the use
of Highways granted by the local authori
ties. Violation of the mechanical repairs
and breaches of the pit rules will mean dis
qualification. Any attempt at fraud in the matter of
the stock clause and status of a car will
mean the disqualification of car, entrant
and driver. In addition a complete set of
rules for the running of a. road race Is
provided. This Includes weighing In and
weighing out requirements, signal code for
contestants, international road aymbola for
making the courae, road regulations and
special dutlea of officers.
Special Track Roles.
The special track rules provide for the
division of tracks into three classes one
half mile, one mile and two miles or over.
The tracks will be Inspected by a repre
sentative of the contest board. If comply
ing with' all qualifications, '.they will be
licensed for one year. No licenses will be
issued for dangerous tracks. No sanction
will be granted for a track meeting of
more than three days' duration. No record
will be allowed which Is made on a track
less than one mile In length. Any con
testant who drives the reverse way of a
track shall be Immediately disqualified,
suspended and reported to the contest
board.
Several Important changes have been
made In the twenty-four-hour contest rules.
No driver will be permitted to drive more
than three hours at a time on the track.
Before taking up the wheel again he must
take one hour's rest. Twenty-four-hour
racing will not he allowed on a half-mile
track. Kepalrs and replacements arc also
restricted.
With the exception of a claiihc requiring
the promoter to file with the contest hoard
ten days before the holding of a litU-climb-Ing
contest a surveyor!! certificate of the
hill, the rules for this event are, with the
exception of a few minor points, un
changed. Work "on reliability runs atj'l
tour rules has not been completed.
A change has been made in the definl
lion of a stock car. T be a stock car In
the racing sense of the word Hie car must
be a certain per cent of the maker's total
output and must be built on the same
lines. The per cent varies with the total
output of the maker. In no rase shall It
be under twenty-five cars.
The classes are divided into A, B, C D,
K, K, O and II Class A has the price
classification basis. There are given divi
sions In this class. There are seven divi
sions In this class, ranging from cars Hal
ing at and -under lo l.00 and over.
Class it haa piston displacement and mini
mum weight stock cars. There are six,
divisions here, ranging from 1.100 pounds
and a piston displacement of 100 cubic
inches and under to a 2.500-pound weight,
with 601 to 750-inch displacement. Class
C Is known as the "piston displacement
class without minimum weight restrlctlona
or stock ear qualifications."
This is known as the experimental class.
Its six divisions have the same piston dis
placements as class B. Class D Is open
to any car complying with the definition
of motor car. Special events not coming
under the aforementioned groups will be
known as class E. Class P events will be
open to gasolene stock cars of tha solid
tire buggy type. Electric car competition
la restricted to class a. Class H haa the
commercial cars, caba and trucks.
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WHERE THE, TROUBLE BLEW IN
Fate of a. Farmer Who Took a Flyer
la Live Stock High Fi
nance. Speaking of the present prosperity of
the farmer. Assemblyman Warren Pine of
Riverside, N. J., related a little story at
Trenton the other day, which would aeom
to indicate the agriculturist is not al
ways farseelng with regard to his fi
nances. Some time ago, Mr. Tine said, he was
on a train and overheard the conver
sation of two farmers who were on their
way to Trenton. First they talked about
the dry spell they had last summer, then
the game laws, and finally one of them
remarked that he had heard that Joah
Hanklns had had his annual hog killing.
"Taaa." returned the other with a
chuckle, "and he didn't do a gosh dasted
thing but bunko himself good an' plenty."
"How did he bunco himself?" queried
the first, .wonderlngly. 'He got a good
price for 'em, didn't her'
"Taas," answered the other, with another
gleeful chuckle, "that was ther whole:
derned trouble. He got such a' good price
for 'em that he sold ther hull bloomln'
lot, an didn't keep none for his own catln'.
"Ye hev kind o' got me. Bill," was the
puzzled response of the first "Ye will hev
ter come agin."
"It is as easy ter see as ullppln' off a
greased log." aaid Bill. "He sold all them
hogs at 19 a hundred an' now he is
buyln 'em back for his table In pork chop
an' scrapple lots at somethin' like 20 cents
a pound." Philadelphia Telegraph.
When Mo Snakes Off the Chalaa.
("McOoozler, - the first baseman, la put
In' up a big holler because base ball play
era are slaves."
"Is he? What's his salary?"
"Thirty-five hundred."
"Well, If he quits being a slave he has
his old profession to fall back on."
"What a that?"
"Washing bottles In a pop factory at
seven a week." Cleveland PlaJn Dealer.
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(Cadillac once more
proves itself most
economical car
record submitted by 75 Cadillac "Thirty" owners in
New York metropolitan district who have driven'their cars
398,884 miles at a total cost for mechanical repairs of
$52.21, averaging 71 cents per air.
Equivalent to If times around the
world-a,84 miles-at a total repair
coat of 153.21.
That is tha amaalng record revealed by
statistics Just compiled from the exper
iences ot 75 Cadlllao Thirty" owners in
New York City and Vicinity.
It Is doubtful If the entire history of
travel and transportation -ateam, electric
or gasoline can ahow a case of parallel
economy.
There was In this Instance no special
striving to attain a minimum.
The 75 owners went their separate
, ways with . their' 75 Cadillac "Thirty"
cars, each without reference to the other.
They took no special precautions, but
drove where they pleased, when they
pleased, how they pleased, without the
slightest idea that ' their . experience was
to be made a matter of record.
At the close of ISOs statistics were
collected and compiled Vrom tut signed
statements of the 76 users.
It was found that the 75 cars had
traveled a total distance of 398.881 miles,
or a distance equivalent to ll trips
around the world.
Forty-six of the owners had no repair
cost whatever not a single penny in
spite of the fact that aoma of them had
driven their car aa much as 18.000 miles.
The highest Individual repair charge
fo' the entire year was that of one user,
ee car cost him for special reasons
which did not reflect upon the construc
tion in any way 810, tha distance it car
ried being (.000 miles.
Eleven of the others expended during
the year from ii rente to (0 cents. Tha
average distance traveled was 5.318 miles
per car. yet the average repair expense
waa leaaan 71 cents each.
' The slgn4 statement of these 75 users j
showed further that the average gasoline
consumption for the touring car was one
gallon for each 15 miles of travel and one
quurt for oil for each-17G miles of travel.
The Peml-Tonneau car showed an average
of 17 miles for each gallon of gasoline
and 290 mllea for eacli quart of oil. Some
users obtained 20 or more miles for each
gallon of gasoline, but the figures first
given are averages.
Therela no disguising the fact that
this record has proven a revelation, even
to automobile manufacturers themselves.
It proves beyond a doubt what the
Cadillac company lias always maintained,
that the elements in motor car construc
tion which ajo absolutely necessary to
economy and Immunity from repairs
are, scientific dejilgn. standardization, ac
curacy of workmanship and correct align
ment. Also that necessity for repairs la
the result of poor design. Inaccuracy of
workmanship, Ill-fitting and Incorrectly
aligned parts.
A year or more ago they proved Before
the Royal Automobile club of London that
three Cadilluca could be torn down; all
the part thrown In a pile; a portion of
these parts discarded and new ones sub
stituted, and the three cars built up again
from the heap of parta to run with ab
solute sweetnesa and without so much as
an lota of looseness.
For this the Cadillac was awarded tiie
Dwar Trophy.
And now comes another demonstration
which simply emphasizes the fact that
the 'convictions of the Cadlllao company
as to the essentials of a long-lived, ser
viceable and economical car are correct.
Cadlllao measurements are finer in a
greater proportion of essential parts than
those of any other car in the world
finer than tha cuatllest cars made.
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"7"OU don't guess when you buy a Regal "30"you know it's a
good car. The only five-passenger, four-cylinder touring
car at the price that can point to a record of three years success.
Licenced under the
Sehn Patent.
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Three Models
Five-Passenger
Touring Car;
Baby
Tonneau
and
Roadster;
107 inch
Wheel Base;
32z3inch
Tires;
"Weignt
2,000 lbs.
Specifications of 1910 Regal "30"
Motor: Four cylinder, four cycle,
cylinders cast in pairs; 4-in. bore, 4-in.
stroke, three-bearing crank shaft, 30 h.
p. Cooling: Water; on exceptionally
efficient thermo-syphon system of cool
ing and large sized fan placed on adjust
able bracket on motor. Ignition: Remy
high tension magneto and batteries..
Lubrication: Splash system. Carbu
retor: Scheblcr. Clutch: Leather face
cone with spring inserts. Transmis
sion: Sliding gear selective type; three
speeds forward and ieverse; drive, direct
shaft. Brakes: Two internal and two
external, operating on rear wheel
drums, double acting and compensating.
Wheel Base: 107 inches. Tires: 32x3i.
Tread: 56 inches. , Springs: Front
semi-elliptical, rear full elliptic scroll.
Speed: Five to forty-five miles on high
gear. Upholstering: Genuine leather
over curled hair and deep coil steel
springs. Equipment: Two gas lamps,
three oil lamps and gas generator, Remy
high tension magneto, horn, set of tools
and complete tire repair kit.
WE POINT TO OUR RECORD!
The Regal "30'' is the original touring
car of its size and power to be sold for $1,250.
Other makes may claim equal simplicity,
style, power and strength, but no other
maker of a car at our price can point to a
record of three years' success.
What does this three years' experience in
the hands of the user mean to you? It means
that when you buy a Regal "30" you get a
finished product not an untried, experi
mental feature. A car that has gone through
the most severe and exacting tests in the ser
vice of users and come out triumphant for
three years.
When you buy a Regal "30" you get a car
without the "kinks" that cause trouble, an
noyance and expense; a car that, by a series
of progressive refinements, has been devel
oped into a harmonious, reliable unit a ma
chine that is well nigh perfect, with an estab
lished reputation for satisfactory service and
low cost of operation.
In every essential the 1910 Regal "30V is the same
car that braved the terrors of Rocky Mountain roads and
Western deserts, and now holds the touring car record
from New York to San Francisco. Story of this trip
mailed upon request.
We wish to announce to all interested automobile agents and
prospective purchasers that C. H. Shore of Lincoln, Neb., former
ly with Nebraska Buick Co., has been app6inted district manager
for Nebraska as our district representative with temporary head
quarters at 1121 P. St., Lincoln, Nebraska, where a full line of Regal
Cars and Supplies will be carried at all times.
DETROIT, 1VUCHIGA.IV.
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