New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-27
NOW FOR GRAND PRIZE
MORE CARS ENTERED.
Interest Centres i'm Big Automobile
Race at Savannah.

With the Vanderbilt Cup race over CHIEF inter
est among automobilists now centres IN tne mt
national race for the grand prize oHereo oy ne
Automobile Club of America at Savannah on NO
ya,,ler "a II was announced yesterday that hve
more cars had been entered for the light car race
which will be run the day before the ois HA'ui ..
Two of the five were Buick cars. two OF WHICH AA"
been entered previously, while the other three were
Oldsmobne machines entered By F. L. smith VICE
president and general manager OF the oldS Mo'0f
Works.
The entry OF the Oldsmohile cars was noie -
less Of a surprise, It was UNDERSTOOD 'ha' INC
manufacturers of these machines were opposeU ~
racing General John T. Cutting explained. now
ever that II had been decided enter the cars IN
the race as the quickest way to establish 'ne qua
ity and reliability of new model when Is oeliis
built this year The drivers have not peen ot-
termined upon yet, although Wlnlan foiiOu1 IL
is likely to be of the pilots
Another entry was also received yesterday Tor
the grand prize race-on italia car-tWo OF winch
had been named before These machines -are no"
on their way to this country, and are expected u
arrive this week. Piacenza will drive the car en-
tered yesterday. while the other 1taIas VIII DC
handled by Henri Fournler and Alexander Cagho.
1t was learned yesterday that HautVast ana
Rigal, Of the C1ement-Bayard team ana buraS
who will drive a De Dietrich car, sailed on the
French Line steamer La Lorraine which ieft
Havre on Saturday Szisz will sail for this coun-
try on La Touraine on October 81, while the three
Renaut cars Will be shipped on the Majestic
Entries for the grand prize race Will C4oso Oh
November q with H r. Clinton, secretary OF the
contest committee of the Automobile CLUB OF
America
IN. National Retail Automobile Dealers Associa-
ton has selected ninth international autooble
show In Grand Central Palace as Its headquarters
In New York during exhibition week. winch opens
on New Years Eve and runs until January Z. Inc
association is made up Of the dealers ana agents
for the leading American cars. The president OF
the association Is c. F. Jensen, OF JoNet' III.
Word reached the Oldsmobile Company OF Ne"
York. Yesterday that two Of the new cars were
shipped east from Lansing, Mich, on Friday THIS
means General Cutting said, that the cars would
be on the floor tomorrow Thursday.
Associated with L. NJ Bradley, manager OF tho
publicity department of the American Motor Car
Manufacturers Association which will hold tho au-
tomobile show in the Grand Central Palace VIII
be Charles E. Duryea, one OF the best known me-
chanical engineers in this country.
A representative Of the Knox AutornoblIe Coh-
nanv said Yesterday that Car No 20 In the van
derbrt cup race on Saturday did not have any
magnetic trouble, as reported, at the grandstand
and that It was running on the ninth lap when the
race was called Both Knox cars showed to ad-
vantage for stock car models, as the other entr!
was on the tenth lap when the race was over.