New-York tribune., 1908-11-23
DRIVERS STUDY COURSE
LIST DAY FOR PRACTICE.
Hundreds of Cars Ont on Grand
Prize Circuit at Savannah.
fBv Telegraph to 7h- rr4bun. !

Savannah Nov Z--By = ruling announced TO
night tomorrow will be the dav allowed
for practice for the light and Grand Prize
races OF the Automobile Club % America ~ ne
decided here on Wednesday and Thursiay The
COMMITTEES has decided that the course needs -
pafr and Chatham County has offered the ser
vices of its convicts. who viii work on the course
for both races on Tuesday.
One might look FOR peace and quiet here on
Sunday even with the Grand Prize rare only
three days away but would have 70 isave
Savannah to find either and ~ g doubtful y
Georgia can really furnish much Of them Racing
ears barred absolutely from the course -
day. but every racing driver was out IN touring
car. making Of his kuovledge Of each OF the
thirty-four turns Those parts Of the course IN
and near the city particularly about the grand
stand. packed with people all the afternoon
Hundreds Of those lucky enough to own or have
friends who own automobiles circisd the course
tried their speed without much as a hint
speeding restrictions and generally made them
selves so familiar with the path the racers viii
follow that bulletins rom various parts Of the
course will bring Definite and plain mental pict-
IRE on Thursday TO many of those who hear them
Like the Vanderbilt Cup course the circuit here
has its well defined danger points and its recoE-
nized crisis II has overhead bridges. too. but N
This Il resembles the course ror the Grand PriV
race in France rather than the scene Of the
Long Island rare
Crowds filed both the grandstands to-day, the
one that was here for the stock race last
spring as well the huge one that has been
built by Savannah
The favorfte for the Grand Prize race tonight -
Hemerv winner OF TIE 1905 Vanderbilt Cup race.
who will drive i Benz The odds quoted
against him to I, but they ara not likely TO
remain at that figure II IS Henery and not MS
car that inspires the odds. for the Fiat team -
held At shorter odd~~as team Wagner winner
Of the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup IS held at 70 L
while Nszarro. winner Of the Targo-F1or1o and
Emperors Cup races last year, and De Palma are
quoted at to I each
Jauhasz. the driver Of the s. P O. car who was
hurt yesterday when his uechanician was killed
resting easily at the Savannah Hospital TO-
day.
The Grand Prize race. Thanksgiving Day
which il is declared will eclipse any road race ever
held in this country, and which contains many OF
the worlds most famous cars and divers. viii be
started at a n Eastern time The total distance
Of this Is 402 rs mile, OF sixteen laps OF
course which measures 25-1S miles In this race
an average speed or from s. n miles an hour Is
looked for and the running viii require ABOUT SIX
hours bringing the finish 10 D m or after
The strain OF hurting a car forward at bursts OF
speed which will exceed one hundred miles al
hour and around high banked turns WheFe IiI7
slightest deviation means disaster ana Po7siOi-
death is nerve racking experience at any time
but 70 keep up the terrific pace for six CONTINUOUS
hours covering distance almost great as from
Boston to Washington. railroad run IN W2lch
four different train crews would De employed. y
placing task upon the drivers n which hazard Is
the predomnatinE element
The Savannah course is calculated 70 coax the
utmost speed from IN. drivers Immediately after
the start following a snort turn to the left there
Is a straghta~ay stretch OF four miles down the
White Bluff road. Snort stretches and easy Turns
soon lead q second arrow flight stretch three
and half miles IN length and sixty feet wide Ihls
part or the specially constructed for the
race cut being made through virgin forest o.
towering pine
Along this stretch. known as Ferguson avenue
Nsza--o one Of the italian drivers. has declared
the leading car should make speed of 10 miles
a., hour The hor1es-ratch The third Of rha long
straight reaches the course, * three niles long
and the z-ands-snds are - placed that the cars
can be seen coming down slight incline for nearly
miles