New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-27
WAGNER WINS GRAND
PRIZE FOR ITALY
Continued from first page.

DEMONSTRATION FOR sTRANG
Rrt the greatest demonstration of all was re-
served for Lewis Strang, also in Renault
Savannah remembers that he drove the lsotta
70 victory here last March. and followed up that
race by FIVE victories at Briarclif and Lowell
Ralph De Palma, another American, driving
Fiat was also warmly greeted A great Cheer
went I'D when the first came in sight, and
The enthusiasm was simply terrific when it was
seen that Milford. in the Lozier. and Seymour.
in the Simplex both. Americana drivers and
American cars had passed Rigal on the first
round. Haupt was next around and Nazzaro.
in a Fiat. the first foreign car
Bernerv passed three cars On his first round
with Szisz right behind him and just ahead Of
r1uray. who, started ahead of him. Rigal was
slow on his first round and. though he started
first was ninth man around. Just after Rigal
rasse5 the sun began 10 get some strength into
its ravs and the fog was gradually dispelled 50
that the cars could be seen coming down the
stretch This was in time 10 let the crowd see
F4autvast in the Clement Bayard. and Han
-iot,s Benz come tearing down together in the
first brush Hsnriot passed the -Frenchrnan
lust after the turn and still in sight Of the
crowd.
A bugler announced the coming Of the cars
- the crowd in the big stand, and his services
were valuable in the early rounds before the
had
could be seen miles away. and the damp crowd
began 10 stew in the hest. which was intense
Ralph De Palma was the fastest man on the
first round. covering the course in 22:18. an
averase speed Of about sixty-seven and one-hah
miles an hour. The announcement was greeted
with 9 cheer. for the young Brooklyn driver
was great favorite with the crowd. as we'll as
-rith the mechanics and drivers who. like George
Robertson, were not in the race. The arrange
rrents for announcing the times and positions
Of the cars TO the crowd and in the press stand
prre vveIlnish perfect and IN this respect IS in
ranst others. the -sce far ahead OF anything
ever seen in this country.
sevmour's Simplex the first car around
On, the second lap having passed the Lozier. but
Ess1p+ss Chadwick was right its trail MAJ
yaro's Fiat was right behind, with 2 fast lap to
tts credit The first car reported in trouble
vas Earding's National which finally got around
In five minutes less than sn hour Milford and
the rsoz5er had 20 stop at the pit on the second
round 70 shift new tires and take water.
having been badly delayed by tire trouble De
Palma had the fastest lap in the second round
again his time being 1856. at the rate Of nearly
seventy miles sn hour. Haupt and his Chad
wick stopped q moment On his third round after
8 little magnetic trouble. He had TO stop for
new tires on his next round. Wagner had tire
trouble on his third lap and had to stop for
new s1rply. 70 his chagrin
ZENGLE IN ACCIDENT.
The first accident reported was 70 Zengle in
the Acme who broke q spring at Burnside
his third lap. One man in the press stand bet
81 to s1.ooo on Harding's National. which was
foolish in the first place. He figured that he
lost SIS q second on Harding's first lap but took
81 cooIly.
E~fc he Lead --1r7- ma
the I,ozier in front Of the stand his fourth
round in the closest brush the crowd had Yet
seen The Itala had 70 stop to change tires
on this round The same trouble caused Szisz
tn make his first stop on completing his fifth
lap
An automatic timer the stretch below the
zrandstand gave idea Of the terrific speed
that was occasionally attained a hundred miles
an hour was frequently reached and Strang and
Hanraot both made that speed in early laps
F=re cars were less than minute apart. and
raazny others from one 70 five minutes backwere
Fsr from out Of Il. De Palma was doing the
fastest work, but slow third lap handicapped
him terribly and tire trouble stopped him again
on the fifth round. Hemery and Nazzaro both
had 70 stop Is they completed the eighth lap.
sn6 each for the first time. The italia wanted
water and gasoene. but Hemery had to get tires
SIS well He made stay Of about 40 seconds,
z
jumping into the lead for the first time the
compilation Of the eighth lap Wagner had
trouble On his ninth circle and had to stop for
the third tine on account of his tires and for
water oil and gasolene- II was not d long stop,
and thousands who cheered Wagners victory in
1908 roered q greeting as he got away.
! COURSE WELL PATRoILED
The differences between the crowd that poured
cot here for the Grand Prize race to-day and
the ones that have swept over the Long Island
roads for Vanderbilt Cup races are many
that every New Yorker is struck at once BY the
change There were no more men here TO guard
the course to-day than the Vanderbilt Cup COM
mission had rnassed about the Motor Parkway a
month ago: in fact. there were not as many.
Just as many people were massed about the
stand-there were eleven thousand more actual
y seated IN tbs two big stands-but they kept
perfect order. OF course. no such crowd as
the Vanderbilt Cup race was out to-day. II
takes a huge city like New York to send q
crowd that can swarm at every turn of q o.
mile circuit but right here in Savannah, and for
The two OF three miles of the course that lead
up 10 and from the stands. the crowd
big and as dense snd thoroughly as reckless of
danger as any that ever saw a Vanderbilt
struggle.
The difference. Of course. is in the handling
of the crowd There isn't eleven miles Of wire
fence over which any is allowed climb
There is = little wire fencing here and there
and eny one who had tried to climb it
YESTERDAY would have been arrested. II he had
rrfea 70 run on the course ne would have been
calr4Iy shot. and every one knew it
Is all very simple when you know how. and