The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-19
WITH LYTTLE At !,
WHEEL APPERSON
CAR WINS RACE
Western Entry Captures Run
about Trophy at the Savan-
nah Meeting.

SAVANNAH. Ca. March 19.-The
Apperson runabout owned by Apper-
son Brothers, Kokomo, Ind. and driven
by Herbert II. Lyttle, won the run~
about automobile race yesterday, going<
the $50 miles in 3 hours 35 minutes and
Al seconds. After the first lap there
were but two cars in the race, thee
Pennsylvania, driven by L. ]. zengle,
breaking, an axle on the second lap,
which incapaeitated the ear. g
The Thomas-Detroit driven by j. B.
Lorrimer. fought gamely to the last
but a mishap to the engine, a lost tire
and trouble with the gasoline a put
1t out of the running. Lyttle gained a
lap on the car during the fourth and
fifth turn, and Lorrimer was never
able to catch up. =
While the Apperson car worked like
a watch, a great deal of the credit for
the victory is given to Lyttle. the
driver. He stopped twice in making
the race. Once at Isle of Hope to
AXE on gasoline and oil, and another =
time at the same place to put in spark
plugs. Something was wrong with
one of the plugs. and instead of trying
to find which one was bad he changed
all of them. He stopped about ten
minutes during the race, which makes
his average speed about one mile a
minute.
In one OF the gayest scenes ever WITT
messed in Savannah the stock car races
started yesterday at 10 O'Clock. Amid
strains of Dixie" snorting Of hum
dreds of automobiles, coupled with tlIet
picture Of a beautiful course lined withss
men and women, the latter bedecked
in stunning auto costumes, the Penn
/ - SO Irtrrar Naanfxrol Tho ftrAr1 ~
and the Savannah automobile races
had begun. There were 5000 persons
in the grandstand, but many more than ,
that were along the course. hanging
on the fence or in trees. on tops Of
houses. and, in fact. every place where
a good view of the course could be had.
1t was intended there should be four
cars In the race, but in practise the
Thomas-Detroit which was to race as
No. 3, blew out a ~cylinder-head and
was ~ineapacitated. The race was not
a large one with three cars in. out It
was destined to become smaller.
on the second lap the Pennsylvania.
the first starter, broke an axle on the
Montgomery crossroads. three miles
from the finish of the race. No one
was injured when the accident hap
pened.
At 2 o'clock the second event with
but two starters. was begun. They
E were the Thomas six" driven by
J George sSalzman. and the Stearns
six driven by f. w. Leland. On the
second lap the connecting rod In the
Stearns broke. driving a partgof the rod
through the ram basing. and so badly
injuring the car hat 1t was with
drawn from the race.
This left only the Thomas to run the
; race by itself. The judges decided to
let 1t run the full limit of the race. 1t
went the course in 3h. Pm. 25s.
; Thus the Apperson car won the run-
about trophy and the Thomas car the
: Southern six-cylinder trophy.
= The most distinguished visitor to at
tend the race today will be Governor
;, Hoke Smith. who will arrive in the
F.: morning to act as ar honorary referee.
The Studebaker car, which has been
:, racing a Pullman car from Philadele
phia to Savannah. arrived yesterday
:, afternoon.