New-York tribune., 1908-11-12
GOVERNOR TO SEE RACE
READY FOR BIG CROWD.
Interest Gr0zCS in Big AutO Contest
for Grand Prize.

Word was received In this city yesterday that
Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia would attend
the Grand Prize automobile race o be held under
the auspices of the contest counmittee of the Au-
tomobiie Club Of America Savannah On No
vember 26.
Governor Smith has shown himself an euthusi-
ast in automobile racing. He was at the stock
car race held at Savannah last March After the
contest he delivered address in front of the
grandstand In which he told of the interest he
had felt in the race. and said he hoped that the
1908 Vanderbilt Cup race, recently held on Long
island, would be the next big contest at Savan-
nah. = There much doubt at the time that
enough of the Long Island Motor Parkway would
be completed to allow the Vanderbilt Cup race to
take place there this year, and II is known that
a few of the officials OF the American Automobile
Association. under whose auspices the race was
held, felt that If IL was not held Long Island
no better place could be found than Savannah
The time OF starting the Grand Prize race-s 30
o'clock in the mornng-has met with general ap-
proval. In speaking Of this A. ". Solomon sec
retary of the Savannah Automobile Club. says in
a letter:
II will not he necessary for persons to either
@ on @ me &c coqrse the night precious or get up so
half the pleasure Of the race. Ali details have been
grandsand. ushers will take them to their position
and there viii be absolutely no confusion This
and finish of the hs re s IS &fS b and cS the
lir1tts within easy access Of all lines, makes It
=, Special arrangements have also been made with
tor may leave the grandstand at any time during
the race and go 70 point on the course in order
TO see the drivers take the turns This can be ac-
complished in ten minutes
The Savannah course is lust as perfect on a rainy
day IS on clear day, and there Is danger of a
car sk1ddjng any more at one time than another.
have actual control Of the course, assures every
car of finishing No one will he allowed on the
course until the last car has crossed the tape.
The rules are 10 be strictly enforced in the mat
of keoDi1g he
A pass for that privilege will be honored un-
less it is countersigned by Major Stephens as the
commanding officer. No passes Will be issued
without release being signed. which absolves the
executive committee. the county. the military and
every one else from blame in the event that the
holder of it is injured killed. These passes are
to be issued to few it is said
Robert Lee Morrell. chairman Of the contest COM
mittee of the Automobile Club Of America, Will
leave here to-day for Savannah. accompanied by
Frederick ]. Wagner. the official starter OF the
American Automobile Association, who will act in
this capacity AT the Grand Prize race and for the
light contest TO be held the previous day
Details of the Lozer car entered in the big race
were announced yesterday. It is Of the stock
model type, of 45-horsepower.
The annual meeting of the board OF managers
Of the Association of Licensed Automobile Manu-
facturers was held yesterday. The following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year: President
Charles Clifton: vicepresident, Thomas Henderson;
secretary, l. H. Kittridge: treasurer Colonel
George Pope. The executive committee named
was Charles Clifton, s. T. Davis. jr-, Thomas
Henderson. G. H StiIweH and Herbert Lloyd.
Colonel George Pope, chairman Of the show COM
mittee, reported that all the details well ad-
vanced for the ninth annual automobile show at
Madison Square Garden, which will be held in Jan
uary S D Waldron. OF the Packard Motor Car
Company, appointed the associations repre-
sentative on the good roads central committee