The Washington herald., 1910-10-30
GRAND PRIZE RACE
At SAVANNAH, GA.
Course Now Said to Be the
Fastest in the World.

Great preparations are being made for
the international light car and grand
prize races at Savannah on November u.
All the foreign drivers are out for prac-
tice spins daily. and the sharp brushes
between De Palma in the cyclone Fiat
and Bruce in the 9O0-horsepower Benz
made Il almost as interesting as If a real
race were going on.
The new addition to the foreign entries
is l00-horsepower Renault car, entered
by G. L. Waggoner, OF Fort Worth, Tex.
which car holds the worlds record in
this country. Mr.. Waggoner wired that
the car had been shipped from Fort
Worth and was billed through TO reach
Savannah to-day. the driver of which
has not been named
Willie Haupt. the third and last driver
for the Benz car has reached Savannah.
and says that with the eleven turns elm
mated from the old course there is no
doubt that his car will average seventy
two miles an hour allowing for gasoline,
oil. and tires 10 be replaced
The following teams are on the ground
and have arranged for quarters:
The Fiat team, with Drivers Nazzaro.
Wagner. and De Palma, Is located at
Doyle's Driving Park
The Benz team. headed by Baron Won
| Gienanth. with Drivers HUNGRY. David
| Bruce Brown. and Willie Haupt, also
Mechanician Fritz Kramer. is quartered
at the German Club
The Lozier team is located at Wilson's
| Castle, on White Bluff River.
The Marman team. consisting OF Joe
| Dawson and Ray Harron. is located at
| the Casino. and is now behind the bat
/ terry that was once held by Savannah
famous Chatham Artillery during the
stormy days OF 81 To 80.
] 'fhe Buick Marquette team, consisting
! of Berman and the two Chivilariers. has
| selected one OF the most advantageous
positions along the course.
The Savannah Automobile Club has
made an innovation in having separate
F, telephone wires to each station along the
/ course so that in case ~ an accident
| the hospital corps. which Will be divided
/ into siX sections can get 10 the scene
Of the accident without having to cross
the course or interfere with the race.
| The two grand stands under construc-
| tion each have a seating capacity Of
! 20.000, and the arrangements this year
will exceed those of two years ago. The
| course, with the eleven turns eliminated
| from those OF two years ago, is said by
]
| In the world, Nazzaro claiming that IL is
/ even better than the Floria course OF
! italy.
/ In view of this fact. 1t is asserted that
| the motoring world must prepare itself
| for wonderful speed and the setting OF
/ new records on the occasion Of the race.
| Ralph Milford the successful driver OF
| the Lozier cars, says that the new course
| Is a wonder, and that new world s
record will be set.
| 1T is from six TO eight miles faster
| than formerly" he said. ION account OF
the elimination of the Isle OF Hope and
| Thunderbolt turns. With the improve
ment in the speed OF cars in the past two
years. the old Savannah time of 65.0S
miles per hour viii be badly broken.
IF my LOZier stock car. with which
I won the national stock chassis cham
| pionship at Elgin, finished fifth in the
Vanderbilt and was only beaten by less
than six seconds in the Fairmount Park
race. is able 10 go the route. it should
| average seventy miles per hour. and the
| big foreign racing cars ought to beat
my stock car time at least four or five
miles per hour"
| The days upon which the races are TO
be run at avannah-November II and Il
are 10 be general holidays in the Geor-
gta city. All or the merchants or the
city have agreed 10 close their places OF
business while the races are being run.
and even the drug stores are 10 be clos
ed. Judge Speer, OF the United States
Court. has issued orders that the court
| will be closed on these two days.
The Motor Racing Association OF New
York has chartered the famous Wall
Street Special" train de luxe New York
| TO Savannah and return, which Will be
operated over the Atlantic Coast Line.
leaving New York at 4:50 p. m. Noyem-
Der 0. and passing Washington about 1C
F., o'clock.