New-York tribune., 1910-10-08
SAVANNAH WANTS RACE
Motor Contest for Grand Prize
Likely to Go South.
MORE ENTRIES PROBABLE
Motor Cups Holding Company
Busy Refunding Money Paid
for Seats and Entrance Fees.

There is considerable confusion az 20 tns
exact status Of the Grand Prize auton1obIs
race. which has been declared or. 80 FAR az
the Long Island Motor Parkway course.
where II was scheduled for Saturday. Octo-
be- Is. is concerned The MOTOR cups Hold
ing Company had contrassd with the
Automobue Club OF America 70 run the
Vanderbilt Cup race which II has done. ard
the Grand Prize race. which has been De-
ciared OF.
Now the AutornobiIe Club n America nay
either take the running % the Grand Prize
race awsy from the management ot the
Motor Cups Holding Company and award u
elsewhere. or II may require the Motor Cups
Holding Company TO run the race el.e-
where itself.
In either contingency. the plan TO hold t1s
race at Savannah. where II was conducset
for the first time two years axo. r. fo- thS
moment the most probable solution oT tns
problem Il IL also unlikely that tas M5to-
Cups Holding Company VIII r1anass the
fixture II u IS held az Savannah. but r1uc.
more likely that the Au-onoote CnrS .
America will ask tie Savannah sn-nDr-t.es
70 assume control and r1ans<er~nr or ths
contest
W X Vanderbilt. II. prooaoiY vi aSE
TO be relieved OF tns burten % tho ocacrare
to manage the race. according 20 A n
Pardtnzton. the general rAnaS-r OF the
Motor PARKWAY. This tbs Aurornosfse Club
OF America viii undoubtedly grant. which
will leave the feld open 70 any otae- pro
motion management that can satisfy ~
club OF IT'S ability 70 handle the raos AZ ~
should Be run
Personally. Mr. Psrdinxton saya Is ta
or 70 any other place. o. % vfrhdr~w en-
tirely
His ofHcs force IN the rhorous4far>
Building was busy yesterday sending Back
money paid m for zrsndstand s.Ass ana
boxes and returning the fsss Of enraneA
The postponenent OF The ras7e 20 late-s
date will not be without IT'S s.v7nr1Ses -
Il Is arranged 20 run it sor1swrsrs else-
without doubt there would Be many more
entries. and some VII be made Arre- chs
race ar Philadelphia over the Fafrrnouns
Park course to-day.
The enthusiasts around town sre alr-st -
talking OF the possible date or the rscs
II IL is held at Savannah Most % them
agree that November "a. the Saturday BE-
fore Thanksgiving. would be the most ad-
vantazeous date for all concerned A dele~
CATION OF Savannah men IS expected 20 ar
rive In New York to-day 20 take n, q1es-4
ton up with the governors OF the Auto
mobile Cub OF America
There Is no possibility OF either Atlanta
Or Indiana polls holding the Grand Prfzs
race. because the deed OF trust Of The cup
ard conditions Of the fixture insist than
the contest shall be held over actual roads
OF an extended parkway. such as the Van
derbiIt Cup course Both Atlanta and In
dfanapoIfs can offer only a tvvo-r1iIe cir
cuIar track
Jesse Froehlfch. managing director Of the
Benz Auto Import Company OF America.
stated that II Savannah holds the Grand
Prize race he IS ready 20 nominate thrse
Benz cars. He added:
Il think the action the Motor Cups Hold
ing Company has taken IN declaring or ths
race was an excellent move. ard one that
Will be appreciated not only BY the con-
testants but the trade and public IN gen.
sraI who love the sport OF autOmooiis
racing when II can be conducted IN safs
manner In the Grand Prize race held in
1898 the people OF Savannah showed that
they were truly able successfully 20 handle
a race OF this kind. and I sincerely trusc
that proper negotiations can be made q,
take the race 20 that city"
Savannah. Oct. IA cou1rfcte. Of p-or1f-
nent Savannah men Will leave here to-
morrow for New York 70 try to bring ths
Grand Prize race here II "a proposed To-
hold the race during the week IN which ths
Oglethorpe monument Is unveiled. which,
is scheduled for November e There vas
great enthusiasm at a mass meeting today
20 make temporary arrangements ror se~
curing this big sporting fixture.
Los Angeles. Oct An invitation 70 ho1
the Grand Prfx automobile race az the Los
Angeles MOtordrone. a utle course &C
Plaza del Rey. WAS teiesraohed 20 New
York to-day. II is proposed 70 bring tbs
racers here under the same conditions as
would have prevailed on Long Island ana
with the same prizes
uyarrrp tn rpv AGAIN