Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
THE STARTERS.

! SAVANNAH, Ga, November 30.-The
| third international road race for the
grand prize of the Automobile Club of
America. run here today, was open to
all cars Of American and foreign manu-
facture. The winner Of the great event
not only captures the $1,000 gold trophy,
but also wins approximately $4,000 in
prize money.
Eddie Hearne. driving Benz. broke
the worlds record for 205 miles, about
one-half the distance of the race
averaging 1872 miles an hour, against
74.9 miles an hour average for 202
miles in the Vanderbilt cup race
The race, covering a distance of Alias
miles, requires the circling Of the grand
prize race course Of 1714 miles twenty
four times.
The sixteen cars entered in the event
started at intervals Of thirty seconds
The surface of the ground became frozen
over night. rendering the course much
faster and safer than had been an
ticipated.
Weather Bitter Cold.
Although the day was bitter cold. the
sun shone out brightly.
Starter Fred Wagner sent the racers off
promptly. The crowd gave each driver a
rousine cheer as they got under way at
thirty-second Intervals. beginning at 8
o'clock. Ralph Muiford. winner of the
Vanderbilt cup. received an ovation.
Some fast time was made on the first
lap. Bragg made it in 13.O1-thirteen sec
pfds faster than the fastest lap inA the
Vanderbilt. -Bruce-B Brown made 1t in 13 .07.
and Wagner in 13.Oe. all in Fiat cars
Ralph de Palma made the round in Is. Is
and Hemery in 1917.
Bragg's time was almost seventy-nine
miles an hour. .ss,lz
Record-breaking time was also made in
the second lap, which Bruce-Brown made
in 12.47, Wagner In 1888 and Bragg in
1850. .Hemery made it in 1906. Bragg
was leading the race three seconds ahead
of Bruce-Brown.
Bragg Leads at Third.
Bragg led the race at the end of the
third lap, one second ahead Of Bruce
Brown. The formers time was 1851
and the iatter,s 1852 De Palma was
third with 39.49. t@-f-,s ,s.s
Cobe. driving a Marquette Buick. was
forced out Of the race by broken steer
ing gear No one-was hurt.
Eddie Hearne took the lead in the fifth
lap with 66.33.
Caleb Bragg was second with 81. 23
fourth with Is 10. sWishart is back In
the race after repairing his engine. Hem
merry and Bob Burman both reported de-
lay by engine trouble.
Hearne led in the sixth lap with S0.15.
Patschke crept into second place with
S1.32 Wagner was third with, 81. 40
Mulford fourth with S1.J4. Burman and
Hemmery abandoned the race on account
of engine trouble.
Eddie Hearne took his Benz to the
front in the ninth lap which he finished
in 122 minutes and three seconds. Wag-
ner In his Fiat was second with 12225
Mulford was third with 1888, Bragg was
fourth with 122.5j.
Hemmery Is Not Out.
mery flashed by the stand during the
tenth lap after it had been announced
! that he was out. Hemmery was six laps
behind.
| Hearne finished the tenth lap in the lead
with 1878, Wagner was second with
1855 Bragg was third with BILL and
| Bruce Brown fourth with 1919.
i Patschke was out of the race when his
car jumped the track at Montgomery
crossroads on the ninth lap No one was
| hurt. -s - Esa elai
Hearne passed Wagner on the eleventh
j lap when the latter was forced to stop
at the pits for Oil. 1t was the first time
/ Wagner had been passed. SO
/ Hearne Still led Inv the eleventh lap
/ with I4S.4. Wagner was second with
15z "A. Bruce-Brown5 was third with
/ 15z 30. De Palma was fourth with 152 "a.
There was a pretty brush down the
4 stretch on the twelfth lap between the
! two leaders, Hearne and Wagner. The
latter. passed the former when the Benz
Hearne In the Lead.
Hearne was leading Wagner by
"a seconds at the end of the fourteenth
lap. Hearne's time was 1922; Wag-
ner's. 1896. De Palma took third
| place with 1s4.19. Mulford was fourth
with 1s4.50. Bruce-Brown stopped for
gasoline and a nfw tire. His time was
i.rins The other Baick entry, driven by
head on the Eleventh lap and retired
/ Eddie Hearne still was leading at the
end of tHe fifteenth lap, at 20657.
Ralph Ve Palma was second. at 208. 90
and Mufford third at .2S Luis Wag-
ner by6ke his steering knuckle and had
to retire from the race.
i Mulford Passes Hearne.
rhe crowd cheered wildly when Ralpl
Mulford. hero Of the Vanderbilt cup race
dashed ahead OF Hearne as he struggled
with a new tire at the pits Hearne stop
4 ped less than minute and was on II
n hot pursuit of the flying. Lozier. Hearn,
had crossed the line before he stopped
so he appaarsAto have been first on tn,
! lap. f4is time was 2. OF. Mulford' * Tim
81 was 24O2e: Brown. tlifd, witt