New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-31
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
Entries for Savannah Races
Pouring In Thick and Fast.
TWO MERCEDES CARS NAMED
Miss Roberta Marks Makes a
Clean Score on the Glidden
Tour in a Columbia.

1OGI III d SOlp uuUld'
savannah. oct 9o-whne the number
OF actual entries for the various races at
savannah on November q and so is yet
small the fact that there will be record
breaking list is attested by the letters be-
ing daily received requesting reservations
and quarters for the various racing teams.
IL now seems probable that there viii be
more than seventy-five cars entered in the
four races. Fred Wagner states that the
number may 80 as high as ninety
The latest team 70 obtain quarters IS the
Mercedes. which will enter two cars IN
the Vanderbilt cup race. Another Mercedes
entry has been previously promised. that
Of Spencer Z. Wischart. who owns his own
machine. II IS expected that Mr.. Wischarts
car also VIII be entered 10 the grand prize.
The Mercedes Automobile Company has &C
capted the assignments OF IT'S cars % the
place Of Robert saussy. at Donna Bella
where the camp will be located by the first
week in November
President Harvey Granger Cf the Savan-
nah Automobile club has been advised by
+. r. Richardson freight traffic manager
OF the Ocean Steamship Company. that the
rate Of 81 cents a hundred pounds would be
granted for automobiles for the races or
s. cents a hundred pounds for single cars
the minimum weight OF 250 pounds and
less than carload. whether Grated or not
knocked down cars. boxed or Grated less
than carload get the rate Of 43 cents q
hundred pounds Carload lots of not less
than ten thousand pounds get the rate or
Isl cents a hundred pounds
The club is IN receipt OF q letter from
Jesse F-oehIich. managing director of the
SEM auto Import Company. stating that
two new Grand Prize racing cars had just
arrived by the steamship Vaderland and
would be ready for shipment 70 Savannah
by November 10 Il is expected that the
cars will reach savannah at the same time
that Hemery arrives from Europe. Bob
Bu-man and Eddie Hearn will Re the other
Penn drivers The new car IS identcally
the same as the one with which David
Bruce Brown won the grand prize race
last wear. one OF them being the same car.
The sale Of reserved seats and boxes for
the Grand Prize. the Vanderbilt Cup and
The light care races far outstrips any pre-
v,ous one and the management is now
considering the construction Of one hum
dred additional boxes in order 70 meet the
demand
Box seats may be secured by address,
In. Harvey Granger Of the Savannah Au-
tomo5le Club and seats for the races may
be obtained IN New York City the Az
tomoaile club Of America.
The Chalmers Six" which has Just com
p'etsd q trip as press car in the Glidden
tour from New York 20 Jacksonville, left
Atlanta yesterday on a scouting trip for
the American Good Roads Congress. which
will convene .n Richmond. Va, in the near
future
Lee a. Foiser. Of Richmond, is IN charge
Of the Chalmers Six" and has agreed 10
ind FOR the congress the best route from
Atlanta 20 Richmond. The car Will again
be driven by Freeman Monroe. Of the
Chalmers engineering force.
During the Gudden tour the new Chai-
rers SIX" was one OF the sensations.
Every day of the trip the big Blue Bird
was first in al the night control, OF course
barring the oficia. car, which may not be
passed on the road.
The New York newspaper men VINO fode
~ the car pronounce il wonderful MIL
climber Its power was the occasion or
much comment. in one instance the Chal-
mers six" was the first car 10 attempt
a dangerous ford. negotiating the slough
on lbs own power. on another day. during
q run through heavy mud IL made ;ne
fastest time Of the day, being the only
car 20 do ten miles an hour or better
The Six reached Jacksonville in per
fect condition and left Immediately for the
return trip 20 Atlanta, where the work
for the Good Roads Association Will start.
nee0irr apace of drivers with years Of
endurance run experience, traversing the
worst roads in the country under the most
irving conditions. Miss Roberta Marks. OF
Athens Ga.. in her silver-plated Columbia
,a--.fa only woman contestant in the
-o.r-er.shed the l.454-mIle run without
penalty.
From the day the tour started IN Ne"
York until the cars were checked al the
finish lu Jacksonville, Fla, Miss Marks
never once faltsred. stories Of her pluck
F.. this run preceded Miss Marks, and she
was e1-erad by thousands who lined the
course That Il woman should triumph
where 6ftv-eiCnt out of seventy-tWo men
t5.led was much talked Of.
Gs- Marks was abroad when advised
that her friends mad entered her car I'D the
long run She hurried home. arriving tired
from the trip. d. day in advance of the
STA, She went over the car, found 10
mechanically perfect ana, with three OF
re- friends aboard. started for the South.
Having ratsroan its present quarters a.
40 .g Broadway. the Simplex Auto
mobile .ampany moved yesterday 20 ne"
and s1ar.o,s saleeroms iu the Ehret Build
INK r -e-1 street. cast OF Broadway.