The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-11-07
HUP NOBILE TOUR
STARTS THURSDAY
Little Car Will Attempt to
Traverse the World Be-
fore Return.
By HARRY WARD.

The eyes Of the motor world viii be
focused on Savannah this week
The international light car and grand
prize races are scheduled for Friday and
Saturday on one Of the fastest circuits
ever constructed for automobile road
racing, and in the opinion of the drivers.
all American road records Will be shat
tered The sport viii begin each morn
ing at O'Clock, and It is expected near
~ 100000 people Will be on hand
The conditions of the big race 10 be
run Saturday are familiar to most en-
thusiasts. 1t is to be for the famous
gold trophy of the Automobile Club of
America, valued at 5000. now held by
the Flat Automobile Company. which
secured it when Wagner, driving a big
Fiat racer, defeated a classy field on
the Savannah circuit on Thanksgiving
Day two years ago.
The distance this year viii be 4I26
miles, or twenty-four laps around the
l7-2 miles course. There IS no restriction
on the size of the cars entered. and any
size bore and stroke is permitted
In addition to the gold cup, there will
be cash prizes awarded to the first three
drivers. 5000 going to the winner, 5000
to the second man, and 81 900 for the
driver who gets the show place. As
an incentive to the drivers Of American
cars. the citizens of Savannah have sub
scribed a fund Of $1,000 10 be given the
driver Of the first American car to fin
lsh II is said the winner OF the grand
prize viii secure from 5000 to $4,000. as
the tire and accessory manufacturers
are are onerlng liberal prizes 10 the winners
using their equipment.
While not so important the internal
uonal light car race on Friday promises
good sport II will be divided into two
classes, appropriate trophies being the
prizes IN each class, together with sub
stantiaI cash prizes for the drivers.
Taking the drivers of the grand nrizA
race team by team. IL is obvious that no
group OF men Of any higher driving cal
der could be found anywhere in the
world Americas best are represented
WINE the foremost drivers Of Europe
VIII also be in the lineup.
The famous course has been a Dano-
rama OF activity during the mast few
Gays and VIII continue to be SI1ch until
the day Of the first race. The racers
nave been tuning Up their cars, and an
are OF the opinion that the course Is in
the finest possible condition Harry =
Grant, winner of the Vanderbilt Gun. in
speaking of the course with Robert lee
Morrell. chairman Of the contest com
4AibIet OF me Automobile Club of
America. said:
The circuit will be too fast for Some
or the cars Every driver can LET HE
car out TO the full speed limit. The hard
part about racing, find, Is to hold q
car back when the course is not fast
The Savannah course is n dream and
records are bound to be hung up
A sensation was created in the auto-
mobile world this week when the Forl
Motor Company announced q reduction
IN the price Of its production for 1eII-
the model I touring car from SQ50 70
$3.50 and the I roadster from SQ00 70
$3.50. THE reasons for these rad1,c-
TONS" said Claude Miller. of Miller
Bros Auto and Supply House. ARE toll
in few words The Ford Motor Corr,
pany is in a position to do business on
q small profit The great factory IN De-
troit is now completed, and the COM
pany has facilities for easily making
$4,000 completed cars IN a year. This
factory has already established a record
Of 2S5 finished cars in one day
Some Idea Of the extent of the Ford
business may be gained from the fact
that there are 80, soc Ford owners TO-DAY
During 1910 the Ford companv's bus;
ness tOtaled $4,000, 600. The COMPANY at
the present tine holds unique distinc-
ton in the automobile industry, in that
Il has maintained its personnel and
unchanged since the first
day of its organization in June, 1903