Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-12
GREAT MOTOR DUEL
Cars in Terrific Struggle for
Savannah Grand Prize.
WILLIE HAUPT IN LEAD
Nazzaro Only Eleven Seconds Be-
hind at 200th Mile.

SAVANNAH GRAND PRIZE RACE
COURSE. November l2.-With fourteen OF
the fifteen cars that started still valiantly
fighting for victory, the grand prize race
at the end OF the 2O0th mile had its re-
suit about In as much doubt as when
the race began. Speeding at seventy
five miles an hour. the average, Willie
Haupts in a Benz, was in the lead, hold
ing only eleven seconds over Nazzaro' $
Fiat, who was second. Then came Wag-
ner OTiaO, Hemery (Benz). De Palma
Hiat), ruce-Brown QBenz). Grant (Alco).
Others apparently were distanced
But one car had gone out-the Mar
mon. driven by Dawson. He broke a
driving shaft.
Drivers Have Tire Trouble.
No casualties had occurred. Tire trou-
for some of the drivers, notably Bur-
man.
Scratches last night reduced the start
ers to fifteen. Those eliminated We're
Washington Roebling's Roebling-Planche,
which had developed carhureter trouble;
Matson's Simplex. which had gone wrong
in its engine, and Hughes Marquette-
Buick. which, 1t was said, was TO suffer
for the benefit Of its sister entries. CIV
ing them OF its parts to meet certain i'm
perative needs. The Sharpe-Arrow which
had drawn No. place went out Thurs
day when 1t left the track, killing its
mechanic and putting its driver in the
hospital.
Convicts See the Race.
Assembled at the course were many
convicts, negroes in their stripes and
chains, who had been working the roads
AS a reward for the diligence they had
shown and the enthusiasm they had DIS
played IN preparing the course, under the
watchful eyes Of the guards, who stalked
about with loaded shotguns, they were
given 4 holiday and the privilege OF
watching the races
As starter Wagner on the dot of
o'clock gave the count Of ten and slapped
4. Chevrolet, driving Marquette-Buick,
the first car to leave the mark. on the
stands gave series of yells, and the
race was on.
Chevrolet First Around.
First to round the course was Chevro-
let, who retained the advantage of his
start. He made the lap In IA minutes
and 10 seconds, but Hemery was next be-
hind him In one second less time. His
was the fastest time for the lap that was
made. The slowest was Mulford5s 20 min
utes and 23 seconds. Hemery's pace ng-
ured out as, seventy-two and a half miles
an hour. which if maintained, promised q
fast race. As Hemery rounded Inc grand
stand turn on his first lap shout went
up that he was in trouble. at so low a
speed Gid he take it. Whatever the cause
II must have been removed immediately,
for he gathered speed as he stretched
away for the straight run and passed
with waving hand to show that all was
well.
Disbrow Drops Out.
With 100 miles left behind them the
leading contestants showed the following
order at 1926 o'clock:
Hemery, Nazzaro, Wagner. Haupt,
Bruce-Brown, De Palma and Grant. Dis
brow went out of the race after finishing
the eighth lap. Some trouble developed
Al the end Of the fifteenth lap the race
testants-Naxzaro, De Palma, Bruce
Brown. and Hemery. Five minutes Gov
cred the difference in time between the
first and the fourth.
De Palma Takes Lead.
In the seventeenth lap De Palma took
the lead by nearly q minute over Naz-
xaro. The race then had gone nearly 200
miles Naxxaro was second, Bruce
Brown third and Hemery fourth.
Tonight formal application will be made
by the Savannah Automobile Club for
the grand prize race next year.
Two Are Badly Hurt.
Wagner's car overturned on Skidaway
road, his seventeenth lap. He and his
mechanician, Louis Ferro. were thrown
out and injured. Two years ago Wagner
won the grand prize race here.
It was announced that both Wagner and
his mechanician were badly hurt and were
taken to a hospital