The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-16
Governor and Governor
Elect of Georgia Among
Honorary Referees.
CALL UPON JUDGES
FOR FINE POINTS
Judiciary of Chatham County Will
Give Sporting Decisions in
Case of Disputes.

The list OF officials for the Grand Prize
race was given out by the Automobile
Club Of America yesterday,
At no sporting event held in any part
Of the country, have so many men.
prominent in the world Of politics, fin
ance. literature and art, consented to
serve as officials. The honorary ref
erees who will each be oTnamented with
a bTaSsaTd arc:
The Hon. Hoke Smith. governor OF
Georgia; Hon Joseph NJ Brown, gov
ernoT-elect OF Georgia; Hon. George w.
T1edemAn. mayor OF Savannah; Frank
@ Battey, president Savannah Auto
mobile Club: Harvey Granger. chairman
course committee. Savannah Automo-
bile Club; r J. DaVant, chairman ex-
ecuuve committee Savannah Automo-
bile Club; Hon. T. II. Gary. president
Of the Automobile Club of America;
Henry Sanderson, vice president of the
Automobile Club Of America: jefferson
Do Mont Thompson. chairman racing
board, American Automobile Associa-
tion.
The working referee will be Robert
Lee Morren, who has acted in a similar
capacity in a previous Vanderbilt and
IA the BrtarCiin. Nineteen people Of
prominence viii do the Judging OF
these Harlan W. WhippIe. T. r
Schwartzlopf, A. r. Pardington. Jobn
r.. Roosevelt and Peter Fogarty are all
experienced and have acted in a similar
capacity at all the prominent race
meets The others are:
John Gerry, l.. II. Hearne, Reuben
Ii23 li{i's' y, V. Hartford. Guy Howard
W IKE Brown +. D. Hancock. Waller
Alion, J. H. Allen, Lee Butler. r n
C0rn"eu. r. X. Courtney, George W
Allen Herman Halstead.
New Idea in Judging.
The judiciary has been called upon to
act as honorary judges should any fine
points arise requiring decision. These
officials viii be the following: Hon.
Walter C. Charlton, Judge Of the SUI
perior court Of Chatham county. Hon
Davis Freeman. judge OF the city court.
Savannah: Hon. Henry McAIpin, Judge
OF ordinary court Of Chatham county.
Hon. Paul E SeabroOk, judge Of At
lautlc circuit; Hon. j. +. Schwartz
judge OF TeCOTdeTeT's court
A new kind OF official has been Great
ed who viii be known as an inspector.
The inspectors viii be stationed az the
turns 10 see that no fOul.ng tactics are
pursued by the contestants The In
spectors are. Theodore Z Stelnway.
William X. Steiuway, II. r. Leiding,
James ROukes X. II. Oakman, George
l. kearne, Monroe r Roth.hfld
Charles c. Wilkinson, II. II. Gaines, w.
F. BeTrien.
5. VI. Butler will be the chairman Of
the timers, h. Il. Clinton will De clerk
OF the course, while +. J, Wagner. will
wave the starters dag
Tom Moore, assisted by ". J. Dom
ian, OF the Savannah Chamber Of Com
merce, viii be In charge of the press.
The military patrol will consist Of eight
regiments Of National Guard and viii
be under the command Of Major VIII
liam 3. stephens. The following regi-
ments have been ordered TO guard the
course.
Savannah Volunteer Guards. Georgia
HussaFst German Volunteers. Irish Jas
per Greens, Chatham Artillery, OgIe-
thorpe Light Infantry. Emmett Rifles.
republican Blues, Savannah Cadets.