The Washington times., 1911-03-21
MOTORISTS PLEASED
BY SAVANNAH CLUB
Application for Next Grand
Prize Race Made Early
to Get Entries.
FOREIGNERS TO BE
ASKED TO COMPETE
City That Handled Two Previous
Big Events Claims 1t Can Make
Success Of Next.
By HARRY WARD.

The fact that the Savannah Auto
mobile Club has made formal applica-
ton for the grand prize automobile race
is pleasing news to motor enthusiasts
all over the country.
No automobile race ever held In this
country was better handed than the
two grand prize races run over the fast
Savannah conrse in 1909 and 1910. The
drivers and manufacturers feel that the
big race should be awarded to the club
that has twice shown its ability to
handle II almost without criticism. 1t
is the belief of men closely identified
with the automobile racing game that
Savannah will land the big event The
club has asked for an early decision in
order. that IT may obtain many foreign
entries. In making formal application
for the race President Harvey Granger,
of the Savannah Automobile Club, said:
Prepared to Handle 1t.
I'VE are prepared to furnish for the
1911 event the same perfect military con-
troll of the course as We did in 1905 and
1910, and We are also prepared to fur
nish every feature, including grand
stands and other parapheTnalia. with a
seating capacity OF 1880 TO 1000, and
NSNAoS NhoN HoS AAC AANol ia llA6 NOull~
try.
For Foreign Entries.
"It is the desire OF our club that
prompt action be taken in connection
with this matter, for the reason that
previous events have been awarded to
US with such little time for preparation
that we could not do the race justice,
but We feel sure that IL this matter is
promptly decided we can place on the
Savannah course the greatest number
of foreign cars that have ever gathered
together in one race, as we'll as a great
number of shigh-class American cars
which have demonstrated their ability
to compete from every standpoint with
the foreign cars"
The Richmond Automobile Club held
meeting last night and completed ar
rangements fora good roads meeting at
Lo:;isa, Va, March q. This meeting
viii be continuation of the movement
inaugurated by the club TO secure a
highway from Richmond 10 Washing
ton. A fund is being raised to begin
the work on the proposed highway.
Three years ago the EMF Company
was simply an idea of Walter E Flan-
ders. To-day it is one of the largest au-
toinobile concerns In the world, having
eight plants. covering thirty-two acres
or ground IN Detroit, Mich. This fact
was brought out win telling ferce yes
terday by F.. Derov Pelletier, at the
luncheon rendered EMF dealers from
nearby States. The luncheon and con-
vention of dealers vas a big success,
aid the dealers departed for their homes
today more loyal than ever to the COM
pany.
James J. FLYNN. manage OF the ZeII
Motor Car Company. discussing the ten
dencv toward simplicity. which char
all of the better class of cars,
said:
The whole tendency in automobile
Is to get away from the
All designers are making an
effort to make their cars easy for the
driver to handle and easy to take care
Of The Chalmers 80 is built so simply
that a woman or child can handle il
with ease. The single pedal control of
the Chalmers 30 is one Of the greatest
devices ever perfected for simplifying
and making safe automobile driving.
All the driver has to do is push on the
pedal and his clutch is thrown out If
he follows up the first push, the brakes
are applied. There is only the one pedal
to think of. 1t is such devices as these
which have made the automobile so
popular. 1t does not take a mechanical
engineer to drive the better class of
cars nowadays"