The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-31
An INTERNATIONAL
AUTOMOBILE RACE
win BE Held November 18th
on the Race Course at
Savannah, Ga.
KILLINGS ARE EXPECTED
EVENT MAY % A REPETITION OF
THE OLooov VANDERBILT
RAcG-FAMovs DRIVERS ARE
TO COMPETE.
(Amsrican News Service)

(Amsrican News Service)
Savannah. Ca. Oct. 3i.-The ap
proach Of November 18th. the date OF
che second international road race for
the Grand Prizc OF the Automobile
club Of America brings to mind the
bloody result Of the recent Vanderbilt
Cup Race. That coming contest will
result In driving whose recklessness Is
certain 10 product casualties Is pre-
dicted.
II has been asserted by q prominent
racing driver that . car could not be
made that would attain the speed OF
90 miles an hour with any degree OF
safety and when IL In remembered
that those entered for this event will
often reach . rate OF 90 miles per
hour there II small wonder that con-
siderable anxiety II felt In sporting
circles for the welfare not only of
those participating in the event but
for the innocent bystander.
Every precaution 10 being taken to
control the crowds who will witness
the contest. The chief Of police to-
day issued IN order to engage and
swear IN 200 men who will augment
the city's police force and has stated
that NO safeguard will be neglected
that will tend to make this event less
dangerous to life and limb than was
the last high-powered auto contest.
Proo.eor.All Evant.
p. The shattering Of road records
seems inevitable ~ the contest this
year 70 IN out-and-out free-for-all
with NO limitations ~ to size OF motor.
A. the International Association of
Recognised Automobile clubs has no
formula for international racing in
1orce this year NO restrictions are
made a. to weight. cylinder dimen.
sions. etc.. the only condition being
that all cars must conform to the rul.
1ng Of the technical committee Of the
Automobile Club OF America az to
safety requirements. Hence. the en-
w list, which undoubtedly will be
smaller than the Vanderbilt Cup race.
viii have more speedy machines. Cars
= The Vanderbilt, were limited to 500
inches piston Displacement
The raca foe the small cars which
Win b run the day before the Grand
Prise event, promises to be . record
breaker In point Of the number OF cars
entered. Il r. said that NO less than
30 cars Win compete for both the
Savannah Challenge trophy. which Is
offered In tho 231 to 800 cubic inches
piston displacement class. and the
Tiedman trophy. which Is offered In
the 161 TO $50 cubic inches division.
In addition to these trophies the win
ners OF the light car events will each
receive cash prize Of one thousand
dollars.
(; This season the course will be some
what different from that Of 1908. BY
emitting the White BLUM road and
Montgomery Cross road section Of the
western side. and the Thunderbolt
road. the circuit II shortened several
miles. 1908 there were two separate
circuits for the light and heavy car
0aceo, which courses coincided In part.
"A now arranged. the same course
viii b used for both contests.
A "halrpln" Loop.
: The Official grandstand and start
ING point VIII be OF. Waters Road. near
the northern extremity OF the circuit
ana cars viii run south along .
smooth straight stretch for about four
miles to the first double right-ansled
turn ct Montgomery Cross road. and
south into Whitefield avenue and
Montgomery road. A few miles fur
ther on . "hairpin" with . wide turn
- formed. swaying the cars back In
the opposite direction along beautiful
Ferguson avenue for about five miles.
Ccntinuing On this section Of the old
course. there II . snaky turn north
ward into La Roche avenue. which
has . few slight surves, into the old
Skidaway road. making . right-angle
turn west into Dale avenue for cou-
pie Of miles. Switching OF at .
wide turn to the south again. the cars
shoot into the homo stretch.
Much has been written about the
beauty Of the Savannah coursc{beau.
ty about which the drivers care little
whom tearing along At . s0-mile an
hour clip-nevertheless II IL highly
interesting 10 the visitor taking .
10Y ride" around the course prior to
The race. - most Of them do. The
pines are hung with gorgeous boards
q silvery Spanish moss and vista
after vista grests the eye along the
highways. Just at this season OF the
year the foliage ID most brilliant. The
several days trip makes . delightful
vacation indeed.
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