New-York tribune., 1910-10-23
SMALL CARS TO COMPETE
Notable Entry List in This Class
at Savannah.
MAY MAKE NEW RECORDS
Teams Already Gathering for
Struggle for the Grand
Prize Cup.

The race Tor small cars. which viii be
run al Savannah on November 4. the day
before The Grand Prize race. promises 10
be a record breaker in point Of the number
o. cars entered II is said that no fewer
than thirty cars VIII compete for the Sa-
Val nah challenge trophy. which is offered
81 the 81 10 coa cubic inches piston dis
piacement class. and the Tiedeman trophy.
which is offered in the l6l to go cubic inches
div.sion. In addition 10 these trophies, the
winners OF the Iieht car events VIII each
receive q cash prize of S-ooo
This season the course VIII be somewhat
airerrrt from that OF 1885 BY onittinE the
V--ite Eluf Road and Montgomery Cross
Rad section. cn The western side. and tn
saunde~h0lt Road THE circuit IS shortened
sqsc craI miles. in 1908 there were two sep
szTate circuits for the light and heavy car
races. which courses conceded III part A.
TOW arranged. the same course WiA ne
used for both contests
The Official crandstard and starting point
--iU be or Waters Road. near the northern
-a1r-eutty os TIE circuit and cars viii run
aSouth along a smooth. straight stretch ior
ssbour four miles 10 the first double right
zl-cled turn. at Montgomery Cross Road
and sou.h into Evhitedeld avenue and Mont
sg0mery Road
few miles further on a ''hairpin'' with
n wide turu is formed. swayinE the cars
E@sk in rhe opposite direction along beau
ezIul Ferguson avenue for about hve miles
CoutinuiuE on this section q the old course
There is a suaIzy turn northward into La
Roche avenue. which has a few slight
curves. trto the old Skidaway Road. max
ing q rsCh--anElc -Eru west into Dale ave
me for a couple OF miles. switching on
s3r a wide turn 20 the south again, The cars
Shoot into the houestretch.
Nuch has been written about the beauty
isT the Savannah Course-beautT anout WHICH
-ene drivers care little when tearing aloA-
s1 q 1liie-au-hour clip. NeveTIheieSs,
. is highly Interesting TO visitors tax
.rg a .1ov ride around the COURSE prior
70 rhr race. as most Of them do The pines
-re hung with boards OF silVery Spanish
-ross and vista after vista greets the eye
along the highways. Just al TINS season
s1t the vear the foliage Is most brilliant
In the Grand Prize race the shatteT-
sn- of road records seems ineF1taole' as
-re contest this year Is an out-and-our free
ror-all .vlth no limitations as 20 size o1
motor. As the International Association
uf Recognized Automobile Clubs has no
formula for international racing in force
mis- wear. no restrictions are made as 70
weight. cylinder dimensions, etc. the only
condition being that al cars must conform
10 The ruling Of the technical committee
Of The Automobile Club Of America as 10
zzfe-- requirements
Hence the entry list. which undoubtedly
VIII be smaller than The Vanderbilt cup
race VII have more speedy machines
cars u the Vanderbilt were limited TO
F1G-iuch piston Displacement Practically
ali -he cars entered for the Grand Prize
-ace when i- was scheduled 10 be held
on Long Island have been Or viii be
entered for the contest al Savannah, and
several Of the Vanderbilt C.p oOntenders
also VIII be entered
III The drivers who VIII represent the SEM
ream IN Savannah for the second Grand
prize race are Victor Hemery, who is al
ready IN Savannah with his car David
Eruce Brown. the successful amateur d-lT-
a. or the Benz. and Willie HaupL q Phila-
Eell.aia- who made a. excellent showing il
rhe Fai-u0uu- Park races Brown anG
Haunt left on Friday for Savannah Baron
Walter Won Gienanth, of the Be1z com
Ca-v, accompanied the team