The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12

savannah, Nov. 12.-David Bruce
Brown, driving a Benz car, won the
grand prize race. ASP miles. over
Hemery In Benz, by one and forty
two hundredths seconds Bruce-Brown
gets $4,000 cash and the grand prize
cup.
Savannah, Nov. 12.-Today dawned
with fine promise for the grand prize
race, the big event of the automobile
world The weather was ideal for the
trial of speed and endurance Of the Is
cars entered and the skill and courage
of their drivers.
The distance in the grand prize race
was 415.2 miles, or "a times around the
1l.3 mile course. The prize is a $1,000
gold cup and $4,000 in cash to the win
ner with smaller cash prizes for those
finishing second and third.
OF the drivers, there were four or
i've whose names had for days been on
all tongues that had talked of the great
race. There were Nazzaro, Wagner,
Hemery, Bruce-Brown, Rurman, De
Dalma-masters of their craft. There
was great crowd.
Nazzaro, Wagner, Hemery and Bruce
Brown were favorites and their cars
Travelled freighted not only with the
hopes and prayers of the men at the
wheels and of the owners but with those
who had backed their efforts with their
money.
OOme DeLunS naQ II I1dt no American
car would win; others that time as fast
as IS miles an hour would be shown by
one or more laps Popular favor SEEM
ingly had fixed on the Fiat or the REM
as the most likely winner. Talk before
the race had it that the veterans
among the drivers, those handling the
big foreign cars had determined upon
a safe and sane policy. Wagner, gos-
sip had it announced that 70 miles an
hour sustained upon so winding a
I,o fIn Of e.
This, it was said, had been made the
policy of the veterans. but not of the
bold younger element who had deter
mined to hit up the pace
Fifteen Starters.
Scratches last night reduced the
starters to 15
Those eliminated were Washington,
Roebling's Roebling-Planche which had
developed carbureter trouble; Matson's
Simplex, which had gone wrong in it's
engine and Hughes Marquette-Buick
which it was said was to suffer for the
benefit of its sister entries, giving them
of its parts to meet certain imperative
needs. The Sharp-Arrow which had
drawn No. L place went out Thursday
when it left the track, killing it's me-
chanician and putting its driver in the
hospital
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 displayed in preparing the
course, under the watchful eyes of the
guards who stalked about with loaded
and the privilege of watching the
races.
The Race.
First to round the course was Chew
riolet. who retained the advantage of
his start. He made the lap in IA min
utes and g seconds, but Hemery was
next behind him in one second less
time His was the fastest time for the
lap that was made.
The sIowest was Mu1ford's, 90 min
utes and % seconds
Hemery's pace figured out as 72
miles an hour, which. If maintained.
promised a fast race. AS Hemery
rounded the grandstand turn on his
first lap a shout went up that he was
in trouble. at so slow a speed did he
take it. Whatever the cause, it must
have been removed Immediately, for
he gathered speed as he stretched
with waving hand to show that all
was we'll
On the second lap, Hemery showed
that he was out to win, making it in
13 minutes and 81 seconds He was
showing speed averaging IA miles an
hour. A spectacular burst for the de-
lectation Of the stand was shown just
in front of it by Mulford and De Palma.
the Fiat passing the Lozier as the
crowd whooped it's appreciation.
Nazzaro passed Grant. Completing
the third lap. fifty miles. Hemery had
a lead of 80 seconds over Wagner, who
was second with a half minute to the
good over Chevrolet. Bruce Brown
was just four seconds behind Chevrio-
let. The first stop at the pits was made
by Wagner, who quickly readjusted a
tire and was off again.
Chevrolet completing his fourth lap
had his first trouble, tire having to
be replaced. At about the same time
Nazzaro passed Dawson. Burman.
finishing his fourth lap, gave an ex-
hibition of quick tire changing. ON
his sixth lap NazZaro jumped into sec
ond place. Hemery still led by a min
ute and a half.
with 100 miles left behind them the
leaders showed the following order:
Hemery, Nazzaro, Wagner, Haupt,
Bruces, Brown De Palma and Grant
No reports on Dawson had been re-
ceived since he finished his fourth lap.
Fast Seventh lap.
Still forging to the front Nazzaro
and 80 seconds, the fastest of the race
I'D to that time. That put him only
40 seconds behind Hemery-
Burman in his seventh lap wrestled
once more with a bad tire, changing it
at the pits and making quick get
away. Dawson went out of commits
sion with a broken shaft on the back
stretch. No one was hurt. 1t was the
first car out.
Burman stopped to change his tire
the fourth time and despite that he
was in the lap with the leaders
Hemery, in his NTH lap, made his
first stop, Nazzaro having stopped also
but on the back stretch. Both changed
tires.
Nazzaro took the lead over Hemery
by two minutes and 20 seconds.