New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-18
AUTO RACERS COMING
FOREIGN STARS ON SEA.
Fiat Driuers Start from Genoa-
Frenchmen to Sail Soon.

IN Thursday of last week twelve members Oh tue
Fiat team for the Grand Prize race at oavsnnan
on Thanksgiving Day left Genoa on tie hoe
I,uise Included in the team are Na%alio' 9
ner and Bordina the last named being spare
a,iver in case injury overtakes any OF the stars
during practice go ...r..
Nevt Saturday the French and German teams
will leave Cherbourg. Hemery, Hanriot ana Erpe'
of the famous Benz team. will nave week oi'
the OCEAN IN renew acquaintance with Duray the
De Dietrich expert Szisz, the little Renaut arl.er,
and the Bayard-Cl pilots, HautYast ana
Rigal -.
mower Italas will arrive about November j. wnlie
Pogge and Salzer expect to ship their big Mer-
cedes racers the same ship
1t is unfortunate that these drivers, who are the
pick of Europe's best will not get here IN unle
for the Vanderbilt Cup race, in which most Oh
them have participated in the past before that
event was converted into national race.
Before going to Savannah, however, 1t is plahiieu
to have the foreigners try out their cars on 'he
motor parkway, where next year Hl'eiIi"'i
gold cup will be held.
Saturday October 81 has been selected az the
tentative date for this try-out and DIG eIo"u
which through press of business, Will not De aoi7
to go TO Savannah, will doubtless be on manu- "
oct tho only look this year at the modern racing
cars and the best drivers that Europe can p'ouu
strong ol1intet of Americans has also been
entered Thomas Williams will drive the p L. ~
and Rergou will be at the wheel OF the Loconio
tive racer Kitchener will lead the well organized
Iozier team in a special of that make cyrus
Patschke will handle big Acme thal mas o
building for six months, while Chevrole' VIII co i
+;nue his whirIwind tactics in the Mathesoh- Le
strang in the Renaut, and Ralph &c rama ia '
Fiat are American boys who stahd at INC A0P
their profession, and there is no douo' 'H"' '
u,iu give a good account of themselves
The entries 10 date with two weeks iei' oei0''
the final closing, as follows
Fiat Felice Navarro
Fiat --''''''-'N Ralph De FalIh@
Fiat. Fourier
ITALIA Alexandra Cagno
Itala Victor Hemery
Benz. REEVE
Benz. .....--....-. ... Fritz Erie
Benz $500 -POegge
Mercedes. - - .SaZer
Mercedes .. Eiautvast
4 BayarQ tieIneiit' -'' F}igal
De Dietrich. Francois szsz
Renauit Lewis Strang
| RCnault : - Thomas Williams
| In
locomotive ..........L Louis Chevrolet
Matheson.- ........C cyrus Patschke
| Acme Harry Mtcheneor
Tho cars OF the various nations will be easily as
| .,,isbed nv the spectators on account Oh the
| 80 scbaue which with the usual numbers as
| nIaved on the radiator and sides OF each ca'' W."
| simplify identification ,,. .ho
| American cars Will be painted red ana Whlte, Tue
| French cars will be blue; virgin white VIII De Ger
manv's color and Italian cars Will De paihteu ie
| What with the City of Savannah and the Two Az
| ,antic Coast Line trains the Wall Street SpecIdI
| .pd the business Mems Limited there IS no douot
.bo+ transDortation facilities Will take care Oh Ie
crowds of Fasteners and Westerners who VIII 1cul
| nov, southwark to see the big race of the year,
| while an elaborate side track will take care u
private car parties near the grandstahd-