Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-27

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SAVANNAH, Ga, Nov. 26:-The Grand
Prize race was started at 9:45 o'clock this
morning in a. dense fog. The race was
postponed from 9 o'clock, the hour origi-
nally set, but as the fog did not show any
signs of Hitting It was decided forty-five
minutes later to make the start. The twenty
cars in the race were sent away at one
minute intervals.
Conducted under the auspices of the Auto
mobile Club OF America, with the sanction
and approval of the European racing asso-
Citations, today's Grand Prize has taken
rank with the most notable of motor events
planned on either side Of the Atlantic. II
is the longest and most difficult race ever
arranged in this country and has been ex-
pected to mark q new record of speed FOL
American roadways. Everything that could
possibly conduce to record-breaking speed
has been lone and the citizens here have
done all possible to make the meet sue
c~essful.
II was exactly 94b o'clock when the blue
Clement No. / sprang away from the tape
With the release of his foot pressure or
the groaning clutch Victor Rigal brought
100 horses into life and his car disappeared
into the enveloping mist like tine preverbia
blue streak.
Cars Plunge Into Fog.
At one-minute intervals the cars were sen
pitching into the gray murk to find the!
way as best they could about the dangerous
course, made doubly hazardous by the fog
There was a rousing cheer for each Of tn,
drivers as he sped away.
Four American cars followed the Frencl
machine, which was first to catch thu
track. Then came the first Of the rec
Italian machines, followed by another
American. The first of the German car
started in eighth position with Oar Devil
Hemery the favorite OF the betters, at tn,
wheel. 80
The first lap ended with De Palma o
the Italian Fiat car No. 18 leading tn,
race In the matter of elapsed time. H
drove through the fog banks on this la
at the rate OF sixty-sevep miles an hour
Wagner, in Flat No. IL, was second; Hen
riot. in a Benz, was third, and szisz. in
Renault. was fourth. The Chadwick mad
the best time OF the American cars on tn
first lap and stood seventh In the race
1t was announced that the National ha,
stopped for repairs on the first lap.
De Palma Holds Lead.
De Palma held his lead of the rae
through the second lap, his average spec
for the lap being seventy miles an hour
Wegner still held second place, Hanrio
was third and szisz fourth.
At IL o'clock, en- hour and a quarter afte
the race started, the sun was shinln
brightly and there was an unclouded blu
sky overhead.
De Palma had some trouble on the thir
lap and lost the lead OF the race to Hanrio
with Szlsz second. De Palma was soon re
ported ON the road again and began to driy
herd after the leader.
The standing Of the six leading cars at tn
end Of the third lap was:
Benz. No. is; Renault, No. 10; Benz, NJ
IS; ITALIA. No. IL; Fiat, No. 6; Benz, No. g.
The leading American car at the end
the third lap was Chadwick, No. s, whic
stood ninth.
The six leading cars at the end Of ii
fourth lap were; Benz. No. Is; Benz, N
10; Flat, No. s; Fiat, No. IA; Renault, N,
10; Benz, No. 5,
Chadwick. No. s, eleventh in the race. sti
led the American cars at the end of II
fourth lap.
The race was very close in its early stag,
and at the end of the fourth lap when II
race was o~nesfourth concluded Hanriot
the Benkf No ~. HHu All auFahtaBe u i6i
than one minute over his teammste. Erie,
the Benz. No. 10
9he Buick No. Abroke down on the THU
lap and dropped out OF the race. No OF
was hurt. = ~
At the end OF the fifth lap Hanriot WI
still holding his slight lead. wegner ha
rushed into second place, Navarro WI
third and szisz fourth. There was a ii
ference, Of only 81 seconds between fir
and fourth cars, ana all OF them We
going at the rate of sixty-Eix miles 8
hour. tNG
lAsAmePISaRa Fall Behind.
The American cars were quick TO fan b
| ind their foreign rivals. Two of the
broke down, on the 4tird lap, md, after Il
. fifth, none mad a chance to win.
Curing the running OF the sixth lap the
were several changes amorg the four lea
ing cars HanrIot kept his Benz No. Is
the lead n gained a material adyantas
-. as wagner In his Fiat dropped back fro
: seeeLd 70 fourth place. Hemery jump
his Benz Ne. 8 from fifth TO second plaS
while N6zaro continued third. The Sir
plex eompletea is sixth lap soon aft
/ the leaders m the race had finished IN,
. seventh. The Simplex was leading 4
American cars by a safe margin at Il
uTe.
AmerieAh HOpes =
A Al 1870 D. IA. the Chadwick No. 6, driv
Z by HauDt broke down. This was the c