The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-16
Grand Prize is to Be Raced
for in tie City Of
Savannah.

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SAVANNAH. Ga. Nov. 162The
principal sporting event IN the auto
mobile world this fall VIII be the
race for the grand prize under the
a1sptces of the Automobile Club OF
America at SayanuRh to he held on
Thanksgiving DAY, ana the small car
race which Is to be run on Novem-
Der 25. the day before THANKSGIVING.
Both races will be run over the pub
lie roads of Chatham county, the
short car race being over a course
practically ten miles in length and
that Tor the largest cars being over
specially constructed course OF 25
miles The big race Will be 400
mics In length and that for small
cars 200 miles. The prize IN the big
car race will be gold cup valued at
$4,000, donated by the Automobile
Club of America. Both events are
international In scope and there are
now on the grounds drivers from
Italy, France, Germany and America.
The big race Is known omcially as
The Grand Prize race and tho
smaller one as the International
Light Car Race"
The greatest interest is felt In the
grand prize race in which the most,
famous drivers and cars in the world
will compete. There are % entries
In this race and the drivers and the
machines are already on the ground
getting in shape for It. The course
is closed to the public for two hours
each day and during this time 1t is
occupied by the drivers who are.
learning the curves and getting ac-
quainted with its general conditions
Camps have been located at different
points along the course by all of the
entrants and from this date until
the day the race is run there will be
busy times In all of these The
course is a perfectly level one which
was built by convict labor and sur.
faced with Augusta gravel, com
position that admits of very rapid
speed being made 1t is expected that
several new worlds records will be
hung up on the course in the big
event. Those who shave Witnessed
races over the Vanderbilt Cup
Course and at Ormond Beach de-
clare that the best time on these
courses will be readily eclfpsed by
he drivers on Thanksgiving Day
The Ormond Beach record is n
miles an hour. 1t is believed that
at least 50 miles an hour will be
made by the winner of the Gold
Prize over the Savannah course
The course for the long and short
races will be carefully guarded by
state militia who have been ordered
out by the governor of the state for
the two days. That this is the only
practical method of guarding an au-
tomobile race course has been dem
onStrated. Last spring when there
was an automobile race in Savannah
the course was guarded perfectly by
the same body of men who will
month and there was not the least
trouble nor Inconvenience in hand
ling the big crowds. There will be
none this year, either, If the plans
of the governor and the military
committee having the event in
charge are carried out
Being International in character
the race will attract attention wide
~ beyond the confines of the United
States. Invitations have been ex-
tended the President of the United
States and the members of his cab
met to attend and also to tho EN-
peror of Germany, the King of
Italy and the President of France.
There will be numerous visitors
from all sections of the United
States, New York especially being
we'll represented. Special steam
ers will run from New York and
Philadelphia to bring the large
crowds expected and there will bel
special trains from New York and
other points in the East.
a feature of the occasion will ne