The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27

ton at s:3O another postponement was ordered.
 Hautvaat the Frenchman. at the wheel of the Clement No. 13, was one of the most picturesque drivers on the course. Short and rather stout. he wears typicaliy French beard and his hair stands In a bristiing pompadour. The misfortune that befell car No. t3 on the very first lap of yesterdays race | centered attention in the big blue racer bearing the fated number in huge white numerals today. Louis Strang. the young American | driver. who won the best Savannah 1 race last March and probably the most popular driver on the course. was at the wheel of the French Renault No. 16. Strang was put out of the run because of the failure of his Renault engines to catch the explosive spark | until after full half hour of frenzied cranking by the neehanician. At 9:35 1t was announced that the start would be made in spite of the fog and drivers and mechanicians tun- l bled into their seats. Cars No. 1 and were brought side by side at the line. Above the roar of rushing en- zines. the last ten seconds were count cd into the ears of the drivers and at I NhG 0OA0 IO tAS 6Su~ egI & AS0 w o0 ner gave a slap to the chauffeur's shoulder.
 The Word To .Go.. It was exactly s:46 o'clock when the blue Clement No 1 sprang away from the tape. With the release of his foot pressure on the grooming clutch, Vic- tor Rigal brought 120 horses into life and his ear disappeared into the en- veloping mist like the proverbial streak of blue.
 At one minute intervals the snap ping. snarling cars of the different na- fons were sent pitching into the gray murk to find their way as best they could about the dangerous course made doubly hazardous by the unfavorablc atmospheric conditions. There was a rousing cheer for each of the drivers as he sped away.
 Four American cars followed the French machine which was first to catch the track. Then came the first of the red Italian machines followed by another American. The first of the German cars started in eighth posi- tion with Dare Devil" Hemery, the favorite of the betters, at the wheel.
 When the last of the cars had been sent on it's way silence which seemed oppressive after the noise the auto mobiles had made during the long wait, fell upon the crowd. Speculation then became rife as to the probable speed of the first lap, 1t being general iy conceded that the drivers would use caution in going through the murlS and not attempt even the speed at- tained in practice.
 The waving red flag of the watch man nearest the stand set up the cry of "car coming" There was a throb of engines and out of the gray dis- tance down the stretch came the white clad figures of Mulford and his me- chanician in the Lozler car No. 2, which was almost immediately follow cd by the Simplex. They had both passed the Clement No. 1 on the first lap.
 The race had not been under way more than half an hour when the sun began to break through the banks of fog and the mist began to disappear.
 Soon after the first two cars had passed in completion of their first Ian the sun began to make it's way through the mist and the gray blan- ket covering the course began to dis appear.
 The cars came tearing by the grand stands at frequent intervals thereaf- ter. the waving red flags and tfle blast of the bugle telling of the approach of each car.
 The First Lap.
 The first lap ended with Depalma of the Italian flat car No. IS leading the race in the matter of elapsed time He drove through the fog banks on this lap at the rate of sixty-seven miles an hour. Wagner in Fiat No. 10, was second. Hanrot in a Benz was third and sziss in . Renault, was fourth. The Chadwick made the best time of the American cars on the first lap and stood seventh in the race. It was an- nounced that the National had stoppea for repairs on the first lap.
 First lap--Car No. ?, time. 25I1: Car No. 3; time, 94:25; Car No s, time, 2S:51; Car No. 6. time, 23:42; Car No.
 time. 2s:54; Car No. 10, time, 22:41; Car. No. g, time, 24:05; Car No. I time 32:2s; Car No. 2, time, 37:22; Car No {, time. Sl:A4; Car No. 12. time. 24:II; Car No. 14. time, 22:so; Car No. i3. time. 24:s6; Car No Is. time. 22:3s: Car No. 1s, time, 25s1s; Car No. I7 time, 24:SO; Car No. 1S time. 22:Is; Car No. ls, time, 23;12; Car No. 20, time.
 The fastest time of the first lap was mace by Depalma in Fiat No. 1S. He averaged sixty-seven miles an hour.
 The Second Lap.
 The Lozier had tire trouble on tha second lap and stopped for a spare tire and water when passing the stand for the second time.
 pePalma held his lead of the race through the second lap which he neEo- ttated in 21:S6, the fastest time uu to this time. His average speed for the dap was seventy miles an hour. Wag- ner still held second place, Hanrot was third and Szisz fourth.
 Second lap-Car No 8. time. 4s:23: Car No 5. time, 47:17; Car No, 6, time. 46:45; Car No. 10, time, A5:16: Car No. 8, time, 4S:24; Car No. 8; time, 47:4e; Car No. IF, time, 46:46; Car No. 1, time. 57:0O: Car No 1b. time 45:0a; Car No. IS, time 4S:41; Car No. is. time. 43:54; Car No. II. time. 55:01; Car No. 2. time, sa:07; Car No. 4. time, 59:5e; Car No. time. 54:04; Car No. 1s, time 47:33: Car No. 1s. time. 45:40; Car No. II, time. 4s:45: Car No. 20, time. 51:$1.
 The Third Lap.
 The Chadwick stopped for repairs in front of the stand after completing the [.