Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

AutOmOOlle CIuD OIL AHitIiCd
IL will be run at Savannah, Ga,
Saturday, November Il, over
an ideal course approximately eighteen
miles in length Being truly lnterna-
tional contest in which the whole WORTH
is interested because America and sew
eral European countries are to be repre-
sented by their speediest cars and most
skillful and daring drivers, the event
promises to eclipse any road race ever
held anywhere.
The shattering of road records seems IN
eyitable as the contest this year Is an
out-and out free-for-all with no i1mlta-
tions as to size of motor AS the inter-
national Association of Recognized Auto
mobile Clubs has no formula for inter-
national racing in force this year. no
restrictions are made as to weight, GYM
der dimensions, etc, the only condltloh
being that all cars must conform 10 the
ruling of the technical committee of the
Automobile Club of America as to safety
requirements. Hence, the 'entry llst,
which undoubtedly will be smaller than
the Vanderbilt cup race. will have more
speedy machines Cars in the vanderbilt
were limited to 600 inches piston ols-
Placement.
Practically all the cars entered for the
grand prize race when it was scheduled
to be held on Long Island nave peen OF
will be entered for the contest at Sa-
vannah. and several OF the Venderni'
cup contenders also Will be entered
The race for the small cars, which Will
be run The day before the grand prize
event, promises to be a record-breaker IN
point Of the number of cars entered IL
is said that no less than thirty cars Will
compete for both the Savannah challenge
trophy, which is offered in the 231 10 3oO
cubic inches piston displacement class,
and the Tiedenan trophy. which Is onereo
in the lel to go cubic inches division.
In addition to these trophies the win
ners of the light car events VIII each re-
ceive a cash prize of 1000
This season the course will be some
what different from that of 1908. By
emitting the White Bluff road and Mont
gomery Cross road section on the west
ern side, and the Thunderbolt road. the
circuit Is shortened several miles In
1903 there were two separate circuits for
the light and heavy car races, which
courses conceded in part. AS now
ranged, the same course Will be used for
both contests.
The official grandstand and starting
point will be on waters roaa, near .ne
cars will run south along a smooth,
straight stretch for about four miles TO
the first double right-angled turn at
Montgomery Cross road, and south into
Whitefield avenue and Montgomery
road. A few miles further on a
..hairpin'' with a wide turn is form
ed, swaying the cars back In the OPP
posite direction along beautiful Ferguson
avenue for about five miles Continuing
on this section of the old course, there is
snaky turn northward into La Roche
avenue. which has few slight curves,
into the old Skidaway road. making
int IN
for a couple of miles. Switching off at
wide turn to the south again, the cars
shoot into the home stretch.
Much has been written about the beauty
Of the Savannah CONSEQUENTLY about
| which the drivers care little when tear
ing along at a ninety milean-hour clip
| nevertheless, It is highly interesting to the
visitor taking a Joy ride around the
course prior 10 the race, as most OF them
do. The pines are hung with gorgeous
boards of silvery Spanish moss and vista
after vista greets the eye along the high
| ways. Just at this season of the year the
| foliage is most brilliant The several
days trip makes delightful vacation in
deed
The International race for the grand
| prize of the Automobile Club of America
will be run November II The entrant of
| the winning car will have the custody of
| the fve-thousand-dollar gold trophy UNI
| til it is competed for again. The Fiat
Company is the present holder of the cup,
i it having been won in the 1903 grand prize
! race held at Savannah by Louis Wagner.
! Several cash prizes are offered for the
/, big race. The winning driver is TO receive
81 900: the second, 5000, and the third
$1,000. The total distance for the con-
i test will be 407 miles; the cars will have
to cover the 1S-5 miles circuit twenty-five
times.
| The race for small cars. which will be
run the day before the grand prize event.
promises to be the biggest race of It's
kind ever held in America, for no less than
twenty-five cars are pledged for competi-
ton already. Two trophies are offered for
the contest, the Savannah Challenge tro-
ply and the Tiedeman prize. The Savan-
nah Challenge trophy is offered to the
entrant of the winning car in the 231 &c
800 cubic inches piston class. Cars com
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