Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
ENTRIES FOR THE GRAND PRIZE
AUTO RACE CLOSED LAST WEEK.
Complete Rules and Conditions Which Will Be Con
Quoted Thanksgiving Day-Weight Regulations and Size
of Engines in Conestng Machines

Entries for the grand prize race to
be held at Savannah Thanksgiving
day closed October l. Within few
weeks stories will be floating about of
the fast trials of the racing cars and
announcements of the securing of ia
nous drivers will be made.
The rules for the race will prove or
pinterest to all autoists. They follow
in full:
1. The Automobile Club of America
has organized an international contest
entitled "The Grand Prize of the Au-
tomobile Club of America for gold
cup a perpetual trophy, and to be COM
peted for annually in America under
the rules adopted each year by the
International Association of Recog-
nized Automobile clubs, of which it is
the American member.
2. The entrant winning the cup
shall have possession of it until the
next years race and shall deposit with
the Automobile Club of America a
bond of indemnity of not less than SIX
thousand ($6000) dollars.
The name of the winner each yeaT
shall be inscribed on the cup, together
with location, date, distance and time
of the race; and upon its surrender
he shall be presented with replica
thereof for permanent possession.
d.
tance of not less than 800 miles, in the
fall of each year, the conditions to be
announced by the contest committee OF
the Automobile Club of America as
soon as decided upon by the Interna-
tional Association of Recognized Au-
tomobile clubs for the succeeding
years race. The exact date, location
and distance of the race to be an
nounced not less than four months
previous to the holding of the race
each year.
A. The first competition for the
grand prize will take place on Thanks
giving day, November 26, 1908, under
the regulations adopted by the Inter-
national association of Recognized Au-
tomobile clubs at Ostend July IA, 1907,
over the public roads of Chatham
county, Ga, adjacent to the city OF
Savannah.
S. The length of the course shall be
twenty five miles, which shall be COW
cred sixteen times, making the total
distance of the race 400 miles.
6. No more than three cars of any
one make can be entered.
7. The amounts of the entrance fees
for 1908 are as follows: $3.50 for one
car, $1,000 for two cars of the same
make, $3.50 for three cars of the same
make.
s. Entries close with the contest
committee of the Automobile Club or
America on October 1, 1908. After
that date and up to November 1, 1908,
entries will be received at an increase
over the regular fee of $3.50 per car.
Entries made after October 1 are not
valid unless accompanied by the full
amount of the entry fee, including the
increase of $3.50 per car.
g. The amount of the entry fee VIII
in no case be repaid, but will remain
as part of the funds of the race.
10. A deposit of 5000 per car must
accompany each entry when filed with
the committee The balance of the
entry fee must be paid on or before
the date of the closing OF the entries,
October /. If the balance of said fee
is not paid on or before October l the
contest committee shall have the right
to declare the deposit forfeited.
IL. The contest committee reserves
to itself the right to reject any entry
or entries
12. If the number of cars entered is
too great, taking into account the
length of the course, the contest COM
mittee shall decide, If need be, to pro-
ceed to eliminations. In this event the
date and special arrangements con-
cerning these eliminations will be sub
sequent1y fixed by the committee.
13. These eliminations will be run
over a distance not less than one-half
that of the grand prize race
IA. All cars taking part in the race
must have a motor comprising four
cylinders, with q bore Of 81 inches
(155 millimeters) maximum, or the
equivalent in effective surface, !. e.,
75.467S square millimeters. That is to