New-York tribune., 1910-11-14
BIC AUTO RACE ECH(R|
Hemery a True Sportsman Wh
He Loses Grand Prize Contest
BOB BURMAN DRIVES WILDyy
Bruce Brown, the Winner. c...
Champagne Bath-How u.
Militia Protected Course

In year OF extraordinarily close a-,-.
OF automobile races the race for tas g-'.
Prize OF the Automobile Club % 4-N
at Savannah last Saturday fJs7nfshes =
closest finish ever recorded IN a co7fss.
this character.
Beginning with the Vanderbilt rae.
October 1. when Joe Dawson lost 70 f.
Grant by Is seconds, the next close -.
was week later on October a. ne ~.
mount Park race at PEiladeI phia. vs-
Ralph MUlford lost the fixture 70 Zs.v
BY scant six seconds Last week AZ =
lauta there was another racs OF the szr
kind and less than three seconds sepazs~
the first and second man
All the comment on the Grand Prizs -.
has eulDhasized this feature of the cous~
But a careful analysis Of the score ssss
shows some more interesting facts Fo-z
stance the best indication OF hox ciese.
the men were driving Is found i0 this ssr
Hemery led for eight laps ou ais alar-
round ne was forced 20 change tires a. =.
grandstand pits. IN the b-ief interval !.
spent there. certainly not more Llan IA
minutes. four men passed him On sials.
that when he came round again 1e Uas II
running first. bur ffrh. and II -as on
fight after that for him 20 win back % n
place az second
Poor Hemery- Two vesTE 40 ar Z.
Grand Prize race. also - Savannah. he ls-
70 Wagner by about * seconds r ae1
came back 70 tle paddock foT -1e tecaz
cal inspection on Satu-da~ Samuel S-sv-
OF the contest board Of The Autcroos
Club OF America. rushed I'd 20 pilot l,m
Mr. Stevens does nor speak German :
ne could only hold up one finger 20 9=
cry. VINO thought II meant H@ had lCss =
race by one ulinurs Eur vrsn -oid n
he had lost by one second he ssId
wouldn't have minded one minute b,i. n
second is hard luck
That was the oniv comment he 77sds
the race and ne was among rhe -ary II
u congratulate Bruce Brown. T1ich =
did in characteristic Continental fashio-
b,- pouring a bottle Of champagne svg
Bruce Browns head. Bruce Browns uss--
~ was Ie5 down 70 the paddock and 7ssnss
IN TO her son. Wild With emotion and e.
-i+auaut. Bruce Brown drives u--l soof
envA1opinz his face nor unlike ~ aia,gTs
hood II was. Of e0Irs@- r0-s~sd va
grease and dust re tried hard 20 p
off 50 he could present clean face fo- p
mothers kiss. but s1s would uc- wait a
ar7braced him. grease dIrr and ali. 70 =
damage OF her white serge gown r 2lsas
TIE crowd immensely
Wild Bob Buruan drove most Tsu
d4-471l race He had much troucis Tr-
-f-ez stopping - The p--z 1--een IRE
for changes. That took seventeen nllnlls
In addition. he Icsr some TINE On ne pan
swatch with adjustment Re 1-ls1sd On
t5 minutes behind the leader
vood--fuI thing happened On Brz1s
R-oun,s car. which was no- discovered z
/ La finished. His rccl box. carried on =
-,1nntns board. orened and dropped :
tIc, zc-av driver The -ooI m1st hzs
=--,1cL the car and rIcoche--e1 + Y
4o,,1d buried n one q the emergency H-s
I abor7+ four inches L was embedded
firmly that II was pulled cut only VII
greatest difficulty
One OF the most no-abls features q =
s--angemenrs and general handling q =
-.cs u-F-f-r V-ere pevoud c-t-lc-s-- was =
,;sA oT the militia as course Pa-rols
: soldiers were stationed about O-e n11,'s
-ards aparr around The entire Us TIE
/ c,,i- TnAv we're N command q colos
/ C-T ea-v OF the state guard On Sarr1
! -,,o-,ine- before the race ne started arm
+ha course IN an automobile ~i-h ss-s
/ Stevens and . 4 ForsdIck, sec-sa3
-ha Automobile Club Or AUe-1ca
colonel vas IN the front scar beside
driver. and the Two club o-1cla-s Vsss
re ronneer1- Colonel C-Laa-v spent =
NJ -he time leaning back explaining .
ruAsrs how he had planned % nsrNis
I situation The guards failed To recosl
their commanding officer - r1-s pes@
\ and the automobile was held up -oe- =
with presented bavoneIs- N zen LEE
/ OF, cary turned about they salitec aa-
,ou,ed him 70 pass The Official TspoH
the Two 6avs' operations OF t1s liz
made note OF FIVE dogs shoT on tas oo1
and one automobile stopped only ara
shot had been dred over ths car LiIs1.
no one crossed the course o1 sii1sl
while the races were IN progress
One OF the pIeasau-es- features q
--+n NJ the Wall street special Jra11 Tzs
dinner given TO Mayer TIece-la-l- eoe1-
Brown OF Georgia M Bar-y aro hs
I Granger. president o. the Chamber ~
mere bv rhe guests OF The t-alr- - "
Arno- Brown vas present AZ -le -acss
davs. and was an enthusiastic ace
The crew Of the Wall SLrsst spscia
serves : paragrap1 OF It's oTn. 6sca-se
did a great deal TO add 20 jHe eo'lI.--
pleasure OF those who went on -
train George WashlnSto7 Baiis''
the wins king needs a n-cl'0
i hall OF fame Il a dining car "a-.
be admitted He presided over 20
end OF the dining car and he pres'l--
brfIIiance and judgment Els HA1.
y seems. are known 70 SccE
those who travel private N'ti
pont Morgan and the Pres'den' :
United States.