Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-11-25
AUTO RACES
AT SAVANNAH
THOUSANDS OF AUTOISTs IN THE
CITY AWAITING THE RACES
10 BE RUN TOMORROW OVER
THE 1878 MILE COURSE.


Savannah. Ca. Nov. 25.-The In
ternational grand prize race. to be
run here tomorrow has attracted to
savannah thousands of automobile
enthusiasts from every part of Ameri-
ca. The number OF visitors is far
in excess of the anticipations.
The samll car race today is a sort
or appetizer for the great contest to
be decided tomorrow. There are
II contestants in the small car race
representing the leading manufac-
turers Of America and Europe.
But 1t is the Grand Prize race to-
morrow that public interest is GEN.
tered In. 1t is expected - he a
struggle that for speed and daring
has never been .eGualled in this or
any other country. The circuit OF
26.73 miles on the outskirts or this
city includes in part the excellent
, course used last spring in the first
Savannah race which was won by
Ssrang with an Isotta. The old cir
cult has been heightened and i'm
proved, and 1t is believed to be the
fastest course ever offered for a
race. There are no railroad cross
ings and the sharp turns have been
banked sufficiently so that the cars
can take hem at ton speed. There
will be Is laps OF the course for the
race and at the start and finish a
grandstand seating 10000 people
has been erected. The local author
titles have made ample provision for
guarding the course and protecting
he crowds of spectators.
The first car In the big race will
be sent on at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning and theother machines will
follow at one minute intervals.
OF the drivers who will pilot the
American machines Willie Haupt,
who will handle the Chadwick car.
is perhaps the best known. He has
taken part in many big races ard
piloted one Of the cars in the Van
derbilt cup contest. Michonor. the
Lozier pilot, drove In the previous
Savannah race and In the Briar-
cliffe trophy contest, and he has
been prominent in ~ hour contests
in the vicinity OF New York Zen
gle and Harding are less widely
known than the others, but they are
counted as worthy rivals to ths for
eigners.
The foreigners present formida-
BILE array of expert race drivers and
In each team are to be found win
ners OF important contests. Per-
haps the moot conspicuous team IL
that from italy for it contains Naz-
faro, winner OF last years Grand
Prix. German Emperor's Cup and
Florio races, and holder of the rec
ord for the tastes. average time ever
made in road race. Wagner, also
Of the Fiat team, won the 1906
Vanderbilt Cup race with OAR
racq. and De Palma the third Fict
driver, has notable victories in the
races on this side of the water. Gag
no Of the italia team was third in the
last Florio cup race, averaging &C 4
miles and hour, and Fournier, his
! team mate, also competed in the
| Florio cup race but was ditched In
| the fourth lap.
| The French team contains Louis
Strang who this year has won the
title of leading American driver, b,
capturing the Savannah. Briarclint
and Lowell races. Szisz. who will
also pilot a Renault in tomorrow
race. won the Grand Prix race In
France in 1906. Duray, the DeDie
trich drive was third in the Wander
bilt Cup race and also drove In thu
same race the year previous. Tit
Clement team, consisting OF Rega
and Hautvast. is not as well known
here as some of the other drivers.
On account of the excellent show
ing made by the German drivers II
the last Grand Prix race, the Ben
and Mercedes teams are cOnsidere'
very highly by those who are igur
ing out tomorrow's winner. Hemer
will handle a Benze machine an
Henriot will be his team mate
Hemery and Henriot ware secon
third in this years Grand Prix rae
and Earl. the driver Of the third Ben
I en-