The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-11-09
GRAND PRIZE VISITORS
Need Have No Fear Of Lack Of
Accommodation.

who attend the Grand Prize, Van
derbilt Cup and light car races at
on November 9th and
Both need have no fear Of lack Of
accommodations. The Savannah
Automobile Club and The Savannah
Chamber Of Commerce have regular
ly organized bureau through which
to secure accommodations for those
who fail or do not care to make re-
servations at the hotels. Mr.. w.
r. Finegan, who is in charge OF
this bureau, and to whom all APP
piications should be addressed, has
a directory Of all rooms and other
quarters and can give detailed in
formation regarding same. At
both of the previous Grand Prize
races at Savannah there has been
plenty os room; in fact, each time
there were many rooms in the Bu-
reau Of Publicityss Directory that
we're not taken. This year the list
of .places is larger than ever before
as a much larger crowd is expected
and the list is being augmented
about as reservations are made.
Thdse accommodations may be Sc
cured very reasonably There is
yet lots Of room at the garages for
storing automobiles, in addition to
which there are stables and garages
available at any many Of the pri-
vate homes. An arrangement has
also been made whereby visitors
may keep their machines in the
Park Extension, Savannah's big
military parade ground, where they
will be quartered free of charge I'M
der police protection. Savannah
ians are with one accord throwing
open their homes to their visitors
aud no doubt is entertained here o.
the city's ability to properly care
care for the enormous throng thai
is sure to come to witness the big
double-header blue ribbon event Of
automobiIedom, the Grand Prize
and Vanderbilt races.
All Of the profits Of the GRAND
Prize, Vanderbilt Cup and light cal
races to be held at Savannah or
November 9th and Both will go tC
the military of Savannah. The
Savannah military. which is com
posed of commands having a long
and proud history, six of the Il
companies being more than 10O
years old, has always co-operated
actively with the officials Of the Sa-
vannah Automobile Club in pro-
noting past events. To their eff
ficiency in guarding the course in
the previous Grand Prize races is
attributable the securing of that
race and the acquisition of the
Vanderbilt cup race this year In
none Of the three big races held in
Savannah has there ever been an
injury to spectator, except to one
man who received the point Of 4
bayonet in bis side when he insist.
ed in an attempt to cross the course
during the progress Of the first
Grand Prize race. No oneis allow
ed on Or close to the cours who is
not armed with a pass signed BY
Mayor Tiedeman and countersigned
by Col. O'Leary, commanding the
volunteer militia. The roads over
which the races are run are closed
by the ORDER Of the Commissioners
Of Chatham County and the Gov
ernor Of Georgia issues an order,
predicated on this action Of the
Commissioners, uuder authority Of
which the military guard the
course. Their authority is never
questioned and orders arr executed
to the letter.
All preparations are now being
made by the military for the guard
ing of the course this year. The
detail will consist Of six companies
of Heavy Artillery, a troop Of cav
airy, a battery Of light artillery and
two DIVISIONS of naval reserves.
They VIII be disposed about the full
seventeen miles Of the course and