The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-20
STRANG, DRIVING
ITALIAN GAR, WINS
LONG AUTO RACE
Fully 10000 Persons Saw Ma
chimes Whirl Around 342
Mile Course.

SAVANNAH. Ca, March 20.-Fully
10000 persons saw the Italian car
Isotta, driven by Louis Strang, win the
$4,000 automobile trophy of the Savan-
nah Automobile Club over the Savan-
nah course yesterday. The twenty laps
of the course. measuring 342 miles, was
made in 6;21:20.
The Apperson No. 1, with Herbert
Lyttle up, was second. with the time of
6:44:37, and the Acme, of the Acme
Motor Car Company, M. Newsletter,
driver, went owe the course in 6:47:05.
The day was an ideal one for a race,
and an asotta car, with a Pole steering,
made one lap in 1916, making a course
record. The success of the races here
this week probably means that the
Vanderbilt cup race in October will be
run here.
Among the distinguished visitors at
the course today was Governor Hoke
Smith, of Georgia, who acted for a time
as honorary referee.
start at 10 O'Clock.
A few minutes before 10 O'Clock the
Apperson entry No. L pulled up to the
tape with Lyttle, the WHINE of
Wednesdays %runabout race, at the
wheel. HIS was started at exactly 10
o'clock. The Isotta No. 2, with many
odds on it as a fayorite, came up next
and got away clean at 10:1012. The
| American came next.
The Lozier, the car which has been
dubbed "King Cotton" made an i'm
preston on the spectators. The car is
painted light gray, AND both Michiner
and the mechanic wore white trousers,
white sweaters and long white stream
ers from the top of their heads. The
engine missed the spark at the start
and caused a delay of a few seconds.
The other cars all got away without
delay.
When the Stearns car, owned by
Ross Guerard. of Savannah, came up
to the tape the people cheered. 1t was
a strong favorite. 1t went out of the
race in the fourteenth lap.
The Acme. driven by Newsletter.
which came in third, attracted a great
deal of attention among automobile
men, as it was the. only six-cylinder
ear in the race. The first mishap of
the race occurred when both tires of
the American came off at the Isle of
Hope. Tone, the driver. is said to be
largely responsible for the accident, as
he did not properly blow up his tires.
He changed quickly, however, and only
lOSI SIWeeu SEVEN anu SiSnL HllilulcS.
1t wal on the third lap that the first
car was put out of business. 1t was
the Apperson No. 5, driven by McGulla.
McGulla was pressing the Isotta No. 6
very hard near the Isle of Hope, and
attempted to pass it on a turn there,
when his car turned completely over
and LANDED in the ditch. No one was
hurt. The car was badly wrecked in
the accident. This left seven cars in
the race.
Driver Has Trouble.
The American car finished it's fifth
lap when the others were making their
eighth, and it appeared as if the driver
was having all kinds Of trouble He
lost three tires up to this time, and the
engine was not working well. He with
drew in the eighteenth lap.
On the tenth lap, when half the race
was over, the first three cars had made
the following time: Isotta No. 2, 1:S5:15;
Isotta No. 6, 1881, and Lozier, 1876.
Taking out the stops made by each one
of them for necessities, the actual run
ming time was a great deal faster than
a mile a minute.
The Apperson lost third place by
stopping ton minutes to replace tires
and to get gasoline. The finish of the
race was very exciting. especially for
first and third -honors. The Lozier
pushed the Apperson n the Acme
very close for the distinction.