The sun., 1908-12-16
AMONG The AUlOMOBILISTS
GRAND PRIZE TROPHY rs DE-
LIVERED TO WINNER.

Automobile Club OF America Gold Cup
Received by Representative OF Fiat
Concern-May0r T1edeman and Dele
cation OF Savannah Clubmen Present.
Several hundred members and invited
guests were present last night at the formal
presentation of the Automobile Club OF
America Grand Prize gold cup to the Ameri-
can representative of the winning en-
trant, tho ceremony being held In the large
assembly room in the A. c. A. clubhouse.
on Fifty-fourth street west Of Broadway.
George W. Tiedeman. Mayor of Savannah:
Frank c. Battey, president Harvey
Granger, W. b. Stilwel and william Latti-
more OF the Savannah Automobile Club.
which cooperated with he Automobile
Club of America in conducting the Grand
Prize race on Thanksgiving Day, were
the guests of honor.
Judge L. II. Gary president of the Auto
mobile Club of America. had been expected
TO make the formal presentation of the
splendid gold trophy. but he was unable TO
be present. Henry Sanderson. first vice.
president. made brief opening address
in which he said that Robert Lee Morrell
third vice-president OF the club and chair
man OF the contest committee had done
the Grand Prize race and was therefore
entitled to make the presentation speech
and turn the trophy over TO the winner.
Mr.. MoTrell told what great race there
had been at Savannah on Thanksgiving
Day, when there had been witnessed the
closest finish ever seen in a great inter-
national road race. He told how Nazzar o
had seemed a sure winner when he started
on his last round and how the report came
In that Nazsaro had thrown a tire, then
Hemery had raced past the stand. jubilant
over the belief that the had won. and how
q few minutes later Wagner had finished
and the timers had announced that Wagner
had won the race by fifty-six seconds.
He said he would like to have seen an
American car win the race but failing that
he had been glad to see such good sports
man as E. r. Holander victorious. ii e
then formally presented the Grand Prize
gold cup to Mr., Hplander as representative
Of the Fiat company Of Italy, which had
entered the car driven by Louis Wagner.
Mr. Hollander made a few brief remarks
and was followed by Winthrop E. Scarritt.
4 former president of the A. &. A.. who pro-
posed trinity OF cheers for the driver
the sportsman--the car.
MIR. Morrell then said he had secured
some medals to show the clubs appreciation
Of the drivers who had finished or were
still running when the race was stopped
tboss Sn1 %bo Ssee SeeeSed cash przes He then
called for Ralph De Palma. Fiat; Lewis
Strang, Renault; Joe Seymour Simplex;
and Ralph Mulford, Lozies, strang and
medals and De Palma and Milford will
receive theirs to-day.
Mayor Tiedeman OF Savannah made an
the Savannah people had had In helping
Chairman Morrell and his associates con-
duct the great international contest over
Then a group picture of Henry Sanderson.
Mayor Tiedeman, Chairman Morrell, F. c.
Battey; Il r. Hollandisr, Harvey y Granger.
ton H, !" was % taken as they stood near the glass
case that held the Grand Prize gold cup.
The. Grand Prize gold cup is a big solid
gold bowl with an easle, perchaed pa s on It's
the base, the 1908 shield being inscribed
won BY Fiat car, driven by Louis Wagner,
de Turino. Savannah, November 20. 1905
The Fiat racer with which Wagner won the
race was exhibited near the glass case con-
rssadds rsised So ent the 0 engine could be inspected
aud great many Of those present examined
the big racing machine with great deal
Of hs psntsd s on nat is s
fuel tank and bonnet.
Dave Hennen Morris and Ge orge T.
former presidents Of the club.
and W. G.. McAdoo. second yice-president
Of the club and a former Georgian. was
present when the cup t. vas turned ever;
Coltellettl and Charles Raoul Duval, the
ofiioal delegates Of the Italian and French
automobile clubs to the Grand Prize race;
selieman, g. M Robert Graves, Elliott r. shepard.
G. n. Tangeman and Harry Fosdick, en-
trants. OF the Lancia that won the Light Car
race The day before Eth. the Grand Sn Prize con.
Mi Nstioas asFn racer Wie Haupt. % drVsT @ Of the
Chadwick: Joe Seymour, the Simplex pilot.
and Tom Pspperdayi his I mechanic s John
PAGE. Percy owen. David Bruce Brown,
A. H. Whiting, A, l.. McMurtTy. F. j, Wag-
ner,, Henry southsr. . Joe Tracy: Frank
Rsf5epI <, B. cra1fafd, W. &. Alien, {: NJ Hamii.
ton, Robert Fulton and r. A. Field.
clifI entrants S had decided TO place III The bore
limit at 5K inches for next years race
and to require that all cars have at least
ITO inches wheel base and not to have any
There Is to be big endurance event in
the East next year. for the Motor Club of
onss III. ySh yesr snd N @
a four day reliability run for the first week
in May. 1909. 1t Is generally. understood
Automobile Association will start from
Chicago and go over Western route and
the Harrisburg club will aim 70 make its
contest the most important Eastern re-
liability tour OF 1909. The route for the
tour has not been determined upon, but
New York and Philadelphia will likely be
two OF the night stops and many Important
TO be selected for the run.
With the idea of making the contest the
big Eastern event Of the year the club is
now planning to enlist the cooperation OF
the AUTOMOBILES clubs IN the big Eastern
cities, which will be asked TO name some