The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-10
AMONG IHB AUrONOBILISTS
SAYANNIH NEN MERE tn GET
THE GRAND PRIZE RACE.

COmmities WIN Make Fsrmal Applieat tic,
60 Beard % GoVeSnors % AutomobiI'
CIub 90 America To-day to sanetlsS
the Contest FOE . Date IN November
/ There l. nov every indication that thsr'
will h two great road races a. Savannah
In November the second internationa
contest for the Automobils Club of America
grand prize and he other an internationA
light car event for which . great field oi
| American and European cars IL already
assured. The delegation Of savannah men
arrived in this city yesterday afternoon
and held an informal conference ~ the
waldorf Astoria with representatives OF the
| Automobile club Of America.
The representative OF the Georgia city
present we're Mayor George ". Tiedeman.
Judge A. u Moore. chairman OF the chat ham
county commissioners Judge oliver 7.
bacon. road commissioner % Chatham
county, Harvey Granger. chairman Of the
executive committee Of the savannah
Automobile club. Judge George I. Cam of
the Superior Court. and Arthur ". solomon.
secretary OF the Savannah Automobile club.
The representatives Of the Automobile club
OF America were Robert lee MOrrell. chair
man r. r. Hollsnder and A. n. Whiting
OF the clubs contest committee.
The savannah committee will make
formal application 10 the board Of governors
OF the Automobile club OF America to-day
for . sanction for the race over a circuit
AZ the Georgia city on some date in Novem-
her 20 he selected. The Savannah men will
ocer a much improved circuit for the second
international race for the grand prize gold
cup More OF their roads have been i'm
proved since the first race for the cup there
In November. 1903. and they can offer o.
splendid circuit that can be made either
1. miles or is.S miles as the cOnts ~ com
m DI - Antnmnnllsa nf
wisheN
The new circuit which was prepared
Offering " for a second Grand Prize road
race Ia the fall OF lSO9. has a great many
,i,rIi, 40 SsiI as hsVtns tweIVs L. - ,,,rns
than the course formerly used The sec
tion Of the old circuit through the Isle
the new course. which does away with not
only = number of abrupt turns but also
gets rid Of several Winding stretches over
which cars could not be driven AZ full speed
Before they left savannah for this city
the members OF the committee autographed
order out troops TO protect the course
during the race Gov. Brown sent an
,eiesram 70 the commiitee
city saying he would send troops ana wish
inR them success In their efforts to get the
There 10 every indication that the entry
lis for the second Grand priZs race a.
SAY annAh will be larger than that for the |
10 certain that the three Flats, three Benze-,
three Marquette Bucks and three Mar |
mons will he sent to savannah. AZ we'll as |
ne angle entries OF Alec, Mercedes. Ford |
and sharp Arrow cars hat were named for /
h" race when u Mas planned To run u on |
Nationals and one or two LozieT cars will |
also be entered
None Of the men at the conference would ,
discusS the chances Of the Grand Prize race |
being run either in Paramount Park al |
or on the ., mile speedway
with the subject said last night |
that u was very unlikely that Philadelphia
40 QUO 10 InSisnsnSlts h.. Jsclsr. ,b sT rae.
just as much chance Of the race being
run over 'he - mite brick track at the
HooseT metropolis IS on the one mule
dirt track at Brighton Reach. which ~ none
AZ all
Tn. New Jersey Automobile and No,o,
CLUB demands reciprocity for the motorist.
Of the state and country, says Clarence n
,atiCn our AUTOMOBILES laws should he in
harmony with those Of our sister states and
such AS 20 secure 20 our motorists a. many
whils provincial notions concerning the
IL is now recognized A. one o, our great.
.st benefits and the man Who owns and
our STATUTES az a criminal When NOR.
lrIs' and conrdenc. are rrpCsed ia the
most potent factor in suppre-sinH rockies.
driving and wanton disregard OF human
IL has been urged that the rural COM
nunitie- are conpelled 10 maintain high
rays over which the motorists travel 10
and from the many summ@r resorts for
> hlch our state iN famous throughout the
.ntire land II j. consequently urged tba,
he municipalities IN which long -ttatche.
u roads exist reap NO benefit from the
our1sts
This contention IL not borne out bv IN.
acts The advent of the AUTOMOBILES hhS
brought rural properly into the market and
increased prices several hundred per cent
Nothing u advertising and setting our
COUNTRY properties like the pleasure which
IuiOmobilisis derive from their g,de.
h rough our rural communities
ThIs Con,sniion !. family IN a,o,h.,