Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-11-12
TO START
IN GRAND PRIZE
RACE TODAY
Dawson Wins Savannah ChaI-
'Ienge Event and Knipper the
Tiedemann Trophy Only One
Boy Killed,
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savannah, Ga, Nov. 11.-Neither
death nor injury OF driver or meehan
ician marred the First day of the races
of the savannah automobile meet held
under the auspices of the Automobile
Club of America. The day did not
pass. however, without levying its
possible toll of life, but the casualty
was but incidental. William Rice, II
years old, watching the races, had his
skull crushed by a falling sign posi-.
He is reported dying.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the starters
in the savannah challenge race, and
the eight in the Tiedeman trophy race
were called to the mark by starter
Fred Wagner at the same time. First
on the line was Hughes in his Falcar.
At thirty seconds intervals the other
entrants for both races We're off.
First to show at the end of the
first lap was lou Heinemann in his
Marmon. Starting second, he passed
Hughes. In quick order they came
with Dawson showing the fastest time,
sixteen minutes and twenty seconds
for the first lap. The start he got in
that lap was never lost, maintaining
mis- advantage to the end of the race.
soon ii was cies kat the trophy.
barring accident, would fan to Daw-
son. Frank GetnaW in his Falcar or
Roebling in his Mercer
The ninth lap saw the elimination
of Getnaw. His steering gear went
bad on a turn, he lost control and his
car went at tremendous speed along
the soft ground at the edge of the
road, plowing through one bank,
leaped upon another and only came to
stop when it had been battered al
most to pieces. He and his meehan-
ician escaped injury.
Getnaw's mishap left Roebling as
Dawson's chief competitor Roebling
lost nearly a minute by stop for fuel
and was going strong until the last
lap, when his car skidded, crashed |
into tree and damaged the gear and |
control. Undaunted they sent the |
car on, finishing second after
being reported out Of the race.
When Hughes finished third Heinc- |
mann was on the back stretch of the |
lap. The race was then de- !
clared finished. Another contestant |
w. II. Pearce in q Falcar, had broken |
an axle in the ninth lap, after some |
spectacular speeding
At about 2.35 o'clock the winner of |
the Savannah trophy finished. Nearly !
an hour before Knipper had finished |
in front OF his competitors in the !
Tiedemann race. From the first lap |
he had kept a lead, and without stop
ping once for trouble of any kind, !
with a margin he might have |
made much wider had he cared.
Witt, in his little T.. M. T., was GO
ing weGl, but never had Knipper un-
easy. The best he could do was sec
Dnd with a good lead over Costello in
4 Maxwell. only seconds separated
Costello and his team mate, Wright,
also driving a Maxwell
When the races We're over the win
lers drove before the grand stand
bouquets by Governor Brown of
Georgia.
With fair weather though bit
'ooler than today, predicted for to-
morrow. the grand prize is expected
o prove of thrilling interest
scratches have reduced the starters to
fifteen, but among them are some OF
he most famous cars and drivers Of
he world.
The race is to start promptly at
'clock. The distance IS 415.2 miles.
Summary:
Savannah challenge trophy, 16 laps
If 1876 miles each, 276.S miles
first, Joseph Dawson (Marmon). 4
lours, 23 minutes and 80 SO seconds;
econd, w. A. Roebling. Jr (Mercer)
hours, S5 minutes and 25 seconds
hird Hughes (Falcar), hours, SO
minutes and 11.34 seconds.
Tiedemann trophy, II laps, 1903
Billy Kipper Nancia)
hours, 8 minutes and 22.67 sec
,nds; second. f. A. witt (E. NJ. to, |,
hours. 26 minutes and 34.22 seconds:
bird Thomas Costello (MaxwelD, |;
lours, SO minutes and 1906 seconds.