Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1907-12-08 | Page 16 | Safe and Sane Auto Racing

SAFE AND SANE SANf AUTO RACING New Rules Drawn Up to Gov Govern ern All Future Speeding on Circular Tracks S Chicago Dec 7 Automobile racing which last year resulted in a large number of ot fatalities and serious acci accidents accidents accidents dents to spectators and participants is isto isto isto to be shorn of a great part of its ter terrors terrors terrors By the adoption of a revised set of ot rules and restrictions the American Automobile association believes that automobile races will become as as safe as any strenuous contests may be beIt belt beIt It lt was as at a meeting of ot the sanctions committee which w ich later reported to the executive committee of the national or organization organization organization at its meeting at the Coli Coil Coliseum Coliseum seum automobile show yesterday that the new rules were drawn up up The new provisions specify that the new organization will not sanction any race that Is not riot given in accordance with all of ot these rules Prior to the granting of a sanction an investigation of the tracks must be made by a com corn competent competent committee and photographs of all turns and fences on it must be sub submitted submitted submitted to the national body There also must be drawings of the buildings b and stands for spectators with their descriptions It further Is provided that the racing board shall decide in what places spectators shall shail be permitted and then only after they have made a thorough study of ot the peculiarities of the locality in which the race Is to be given There are many other stipulations regarding the judges guards and other details of the tracks but the commit committee tee gave most of Its attention to the study of ot safeguards against accident