The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-16
AUTOS IN SAVANNAH
RAGING COURSE IS READY FOR
 GREAT EVENTS.
Contest for Grand Prize wilI Take Place Thanksgiving Day-Entries
 for the Big

Place Thanksgiving Day--Entries
 for the Big
 Stakes.
 Savannah. Ga. Nov 15.--The princi- pal sporting event in the automobile world this fail will be the race for the Grand Prize under the auspices of tIie Automobile Club of America at Savannah, to be held on Thanh nksgivinE day and the small car race which is to be run on November 25 the day be- fore Thanksgiving.
 Both races will be run over the public roads of Chatham county the short car race being over a course practically ten miles in length and that for the lasSer cars being over a specially constructed course of twenty five miles. The big race will be 400 miles in length and that for small cars 200 miles. The prize in the big car race will be gold cup valued at s5 900 donated by the Automobile Club of America. Both events are inter national in scope and there are now on the grounds drivers from Italy, France Germany and America. The big race Is known officially as "Tha Grand Prize Race" and the smaller one as the International Light Car Race -.-t -..-, .. ..,
 The greatest interest is felt in the grand prize race in which the most famous drivers and ears in the world will compete. There are twenty-two entries in this race and the drivers and. the machines are already on the ground getting in shape for Ill The course is closedto to the public for two hours each day and during this time 1t is occupied by the drivers who are learning it's curves and getting acquainted with it's general conditions Camps have been located, at different points along the course by all of the entrants and from this date until the day the race is run there will be busy times in all of these. The course is a perfectly level one which was built by convict labor and surfaced with Augusta gavel a composition that admits of very rapid speed being made, It Is expected that several new worlds records wili be hung up on the course in the big event 2. Those who have witnessed races oyer the Vandervilt Cup course and at ornrond Beach de- clare that the best time on these coureseswilI be readily .eclipsed by the drivers on Thansgiving Day. The ormond Beach record is 77 miles an hour. It is believed that at least s6 miles an hour will be made by tho winner of the Gold Prize over the Savannah course.
 To be Guarded.
 The course for the long and snort races will be carefully guarded by state militia who have been ordered out by the Governor of the State for the two days. That this is the only practical method Of guarding an auto mobile race course has been demon strated Last spring when there was an automobile Face in Savannah the course was guarded perfectly by the same body of men wlio will guard 1t for the events of this month and there was not the least trouble not tncon- veninnce in handling the big crowds. There will be none this year, either, if the plans of the Governor and the mili- tary committee having the event in charge are carried out
 Being international in character the race will attract attention widely be- yond the confines of the United States. Invitations have been extended the President of the United States and the members of the Cabinet to attend, and also to the Emperor of Germany. the King of Italy, and the President Of France. There will be numerous visi- tors from all sections of the United states, New York especially being well represented. Special steamers will run from New York and Philadelphia to bring the large crowds expected' and there will be sSesial trains from