The Washington times., 1911-12-01
By HARRY WARD.

Motor racing history was made this
week at Savannah, when two American
drivers hung up new worlds records
for automobile road racing and defeated
the pick Of foreign drivers. Followin
Ralph MnlfSrds nrs,, signal victory Monday Nc
ney Bruce Brown, twenty.four-year-
old millionaire driver of New YORK.
yesterday, for the second time. won the
International Grand Prize race. Driving
831 minutes 1913 seconds, an average
speed of 74.45 miles an hour, new
worlds record for road racing.
Closely pressing the winner came
Eddie Hearne, another millionaire am
ateur, driving a Benz car, who fnisheu
second In 1893 minutes 33N seconds, while
ished second in the Vanderbilt, was
third. his time being 334 minutes 4O.S,
seconds. The showing of the American
cars was disappointing, Louis DisSrows
Pope-Hartford being the only one to
finish. fifth place going to him, the time
being 1856 minutes A seconds. The two
Abbott -Detroits, however, were still
running running when the race was declared
Bruce Brown took the lead In the
twentieth lap and a battle royal ensued
between Hearne. Mulford and DePaima
to wrest this advantage from him. Null
ford was right up in the running unit
the last lap, when his car developed
steering gear trouble and the n'uci-
vanderbilt ,. winner was tSsn cGpeso inmess in 70
third position and maintained 1t to the
finish.
Hemery and Louis Wagner, two French
men, plotting a German and Italian car,
respectively, were hardly in the run
ming, the former retiring on the seventh
route until the end Of the fifteenth lap.
the Grand Prize race at Savannah in
1905 the 1Ss whp to .ns
ride the heads off the other drivers
Hemery had the honor of making the
fastest lap. On the fifth round he made
the seventeen-mile circuit In II minutes
46 seconds, which is a fraction more
than eighty-two miles an hour.
BY winning the big 3S.
Harry aqGsncHan Grant e"f'S of winning vim a famous
classic twice in succession. Grant won
the Vanderbilt in 1909 and 1910.
was born IN 10 Nsw Td Ssf tSa
year broke the worlds one-mile straight
away mark at paytona. Fla, lowering
it, to SO 3-5 seconds: The following year
4 the record. Since then he. has made
numerous other records. his greatest
achievement being the winning of last
years Grand Prize race.
!. 1t is expected large number of mo-
torists viii be on hand this evening to
Eigr ahZe the opening OF the new motor
supply shop known as Reeds, 1918 Con-
necticut avenue. Manager w. Elkins
Reed has sent out invitations to the
motoring fraternity to attend the open
ing OF what is conceded to be one of
the finest motor supply establishments
In the country. T: Lamar Jackson.
agent for Stevens -Duryea cars, has
taken part of the store, and will dis
play several 1872 models Manager Reed
has spared no expense in; fitting up the
new establishment. and constantly car
ries in stock d fun line Of foreign and
domestic automobile supplies and novel
ties. :, 10 .a . -. 3. ..
Members Of the Society of Automobile
Engineers to the number of sixty-five,
who have been inspecting the motor
car factories In England and France,
are on the ocean homeWard bound. Ac-
cording to cable advices the trip has
been successful in every way. 1t is be-
Meved that international, automobile in
6ustry will receive great stimulus
tfom the interchange OF scientific and
commercial knowledge brought about on
the tour now ending.
Over 1000 Ford cars were shipped from
the Ford factory In Detroit during No
vember, according to advices received
today by Miller Bros Ford agents
here. Ford delivery wagons made up a
large portion of the shipments.