The Washington times., 1908-11-26
100 Miles an Hour Exceed
ed in Record-Breaking
Race Meet.
START DELAYED
BY A HEAVY FOG
Americans Show Less Nervous
ness in the Getaway-Lozier
Makes Pretty Appearance.

SAVANNAH. Ga. Automobile Racs
/ Course. Nov. z6.-Over q crooked and
! sinuOus course. Z5-I3 miles in length, the
| greatest auto speed creations Of Eu-
/ rope and America this morning started
/ In the race for the grand prize Of the
( Automobile Club OF America and a
| purse aggregatinE nearly 5000 to an
/ American, and nearly $3.50 10 a for
/ eign driver.
Twenty Of the worlds fastest ma
chimes driven by daring men whose life
/ Is lived in Whirling sphere OF their
own, lined up 20 pfease a crowd OF
| about 5000 people.
| Racing autoists whose names are al
ways linked with great speed, fearless
running, and international success were
/ IN the line; winners Of the biggest mo-
lorlng meets Of the world were at the
wheels OF the cars.
Hemery' NazzaTro, Duray. Fournier,
Wagner, and Szisz are among the num-
Der whose names VIII be iu the minds
OF the whole world today. and defending
thls country were Haupt Seymour, Null
Iords Burnan, Zengle, and Harding
Come Many Miles.
Thousands Of people came as many
| miles to see the great event and as in
yesterdays light car race so in tn-
days the feature Of the contest almost
above the race itself was the sDIep.
did management and the fauItIess no
hcing- There was no confusion ar any
time snd seven machines were allowed
10 finish.
The scene before the start was als
exceptionally interesting slze for ras
racing cars we're required 10 be "a the
1 stand al O'Clock and Willie Hzu8t ia
1 Inc big Chadwick, TIE fagf rite OF Jhe
aulerlCeI team. was tna frsL OiJr The
/ cihers arrived iL rapid succession until
AZ halt past eight, all were on hand.
DLJ a AeaFy log hung over the entire
circuit and Il was impossible To see
more than 100 yards ID the course.
The start was delayed haIf an hour
The actions Of the drivers. all under
nigh nervous terslCni interested and
amused the fast uIling grandslauds.
The foreigners walked around, pulled
each others boards and mustaches.
hugged each other or ChaLtered excited
~.
Mulford at Wheel.
Ralph Mulf0rd was at the wheel in
stead OF Michener, who is not very
strong from his recent accident.
In the betting previous 20 the start,
Duray and Hemery were equal favor
ties. NaZzarrO next then Szisz and Erie
with Haupt highest Of the Americans.
The dampness Of the course caused
all OF the drivers 10 put on non-sdd
tires front and rear.
Even at g.SO a. IN. the road could not
be seen, but al gas the start had 10 be
made. and Rigal went away with tina
speed Of the veteran.
The LOZier was next. quickly going
through its gears and disappearing in
1 the mist.
The others followed in order. there
not being a single machine scratched.
The American boys showed less strain
and sat quietly in their cars. or stood
beside them receiving the felicitauons
OF their friends
The I'VE French machines were paint
| go blue the German ones white, the
Italian ones red. and the Americans
red with white running gear.
The LOzier made the prettiest an
I pearanCs OF the field with its trim.
| straight lines, red and white body,
and crew wearing the regular IgZi6r.
white with the name on their backs IN
red.
Willie Haupt waved TO the stands as
ne llcked up speed and got under way,
OF ali the drivers, however. Louis
/ SuaHgi in the lig Rsnault, the winner
o. the race last spring. received the
neaTuest cheers BY the time PiacenLa
was slapped on the back by Starter
/ Wagner. the sun was making a vain
and ineffectIal effort to disperse the
thick atmosphere.
II was just possible TO see a aagman
I down the stretch.
Mulford Appears.
Seven minutes later, AulfOrd appear
ed in the Lozier, and close behind was
Seymour IN the Simplex, all having
passed Rigal in the Clement Bayard.
Then came Willie Haupt in the Chad
wick. and a moment later Nazzaro. In
quick succession, they passed while the
fog lifted. and the great speed Of the
racers on the home stretch. nearly
nineJy-flVe miles an hour could be seen.
Rigal was about the eighth 20 fly
by The crowd realized that this race
was the longest international one ever
started, 402 miles, and that some of rhs
foreigners did not take risks at first
There was great excitement when
Hautvast and Hanrfot came up the
stretch nearly together. They closed
even more closely on the turn, and 0n
the back stretch at a high speed. not
under 100 miles an hour, like a canvas
back duck in a high wind, the white
machine was seen TO pass the blue one
PiacenZa passed on his first lap at
1880, the only one behind him, Harding
in the National
Ralph DePalma made the fastest lap
a a speed OF 6I5 miles per hour.
First Lap Scores.
First lap scores.
DePalma, Fiat, ZZ.1s.
Wagner, Fiat, 22.30.
! HanriOt, Benz, 2-28
SZisZ, Renault. Z2:u
Erie, Benz, 23:12.
Seymour, I'm the Simplex. was the
first around on the second lap. follow
ed close by the Chadwick. Nazzarors
Fiat, SZisZ and Hemery- The National
was reported az stopped for repairs.
RigaI went by fast, evidently trying
to make up lost time.
From the stand down the course for
mile. only four men could be seen.
one policeman and three fagnen, while
IN front OF the Erdndstand pits were
only nine, two militia men and the SUP
ply station judges.
Course Is Clear.
This is the way TIE course was kent
clear all around
The Lozier was the first 70 stan -