New-York tribune., 1908-01-23
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS.
Interest Gro5cing in SaUannah Meet
ing-Nr. Terry to Speak.

Adviccs received from the secretary of. the Sa-
vaImah Automobile Club indicate remarkable in
terest on the part of automobsts throughout the
South in the coming stock chassis races over a
course that city on March IS and 49, He
writes that he is in receipt of many letters from
owners and users of machines in the South
questng information to what cars Will take
part in the races and stating that they intend to
visit Savannah TO see these cars in operation.
There is little question that the large class of
buyers in the South eXpectantly waiting to see
this test Of the cars, and the secretary believes
that a great deal of the interest is shown with
view TO purchases be made later.
In fact" writes the secretary. lit seems 70 me
that these races will be the first step toward prop
erIy opening the Southern markets to American
manufacturers and importers Heretofore the states
south of the Mason and Dixon line have, with
few exceptions been carefully overlooked fields
for sales, and believe that we are going TO see
change in the situation with the carnival of next
March"
A number of manufacturers have written ex-
pressing their approval of the meet at Sa-
vannah. II. o. Smith said in part:
We were in hopes that the race would be SO
classified 10 make it attractive TO cars ranging
from s. A. horsepower There is no doubt that
the slightly smaller car is gong 70 reeve rec bIi ois Re
greatly interested IN cars ranging from 30 70 50
rules such as 10 make it practically prohlbitlVe
for makers of such sized cars TO enter F9rtheT-
more, Larger entry lists could be procured WIN
My understanding OF the SITUATION Is tlaL TINS
Of making il the annual testing ground of stock
such we certainly ought to be as much inter
esred in the touring cars produced in probably the
largest quantities. excepting the very cheap cars
The regular monthly meeting of the Long Island
Automobile Club will be held on January %. This
meeting will be especially interesting through the
fact that Charles Thaddeus Terry, chairman Of
the American Automobile Association legislative
board. has consented to address the club the
and ba mi
motor vehicle BILL drawn by him and to be put
before the legislators of the nation and state for
action this year.
AT regular meeting of the board Of governors
on January S Il was decided that the club be EN-
powered to secure surety company bail bonds for
the use of members. the to be fur
nished upon request of any member arrested for
alleged violation of the motor vehicle law, and that
the expense thereof be regularly charged TO the
account Of such member securing the use Of the
bonds
The dinner committee of the Automobile Club Of
America has completed arrangements for the clubs
annual banquet which will be held in the assembly
bal of the new clubhouse, in West 54th street, on
Saturday evening. The following addresses VIII be
made:
France the Mother Of the Automobile" by Jules
J Jusserand, the French Ambassador; America. the
Tser of the Automobile" by Chauncey NJ. Depew;
Automobiles by Job Z. Hedges; The Automo-
bile and the Pedestrian" by Augustus Thomas.
Among the invited guests are General Nelson A.
Miles, Senator Jotham p Aids of New YORK;
William II. Hotchkiss, president of the American
Automobile Association; Oliver A. Quail president
of the New York State Automobile Association;
Charles Jerome Edwards, president OF the Long
Island Automobile Club Patrick Francis Murphy,
and the Rev. Wilton Merle Smith.
II \. Harding. who finished third in Haynes
car in the elimination trials the Vanderbilt Cup
race in 1906 has been engaged to drive an Isotta-
Fraschini car in the westchesteT stock car race.