The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-06
SAVANNAH MEET
RECORD EVENT
Worlds Road Racing Record Is
Expected TO Be
Broken.
CLASSIC VANDERBILT RACE
Speed of Sevcnty-hve Miles an
Hour Will Be Necessary
to Win.
CLASSIC VANDERBILT RACE

savannah. November 5.-Four great
races on the most wonderful road
course in the world are IN store FOR
those who viii visit Savannah. Ga,
November 2T-SG. The meet, under Sa-
vauuah Automobile Club auspices.
doubtless viii go down in history as
the most sensational of all speed car
nivals here or abroad.
Announcement has been made that
Ralph he Palma will have one OF the
ninety-horsepower Mercedes mounts,
aud spencer Il. Wisliart, the other.
The Lozier Company VIII onter -four
cars-a air in both Vanderbilt and
Grand Prize, with Mulford and Grant
plotting. six Flats. said 10 be the
fastest that ever loft the Turin. italy.
factory, Viii compete. Three Benz.
with Speed King Burman the world
famous Henory and Hearne driving.
are entered. Disbrow will havc the
Pope Hummer" with which he broke
so many worlds s~traightnway records
last winter. This is to bc entered in
the Vanderbilt only.
Additional entries TO the already
long list are being lined UP by Starter
Fred J. Wagner almost daily. ana il
is safe TO predict that between seven
ty-fvc and one hundred starters VIII
fight II u on the dates mentioned.
While the general public knows that
there viii he road racing at Savan-
nah within a few weeks. probably
comparatively few fully realize what
2 monster meet 1t Will be. There is
mat famous national clgssic-the Van
derbtlt Cup-to be run on Southern
soil. Eight years ago this event had
its inception-the birth OF American
automobile racinG-and six great
struggles for tho prize have been held
M n-E- L.,
is the best known speed event in the
world.
on November %, the same day as
the Vanderbilt, the fourth savannah
challenge trophy race. a 22i-mIe
event, VIII be run-cars of aai-soO
cubic inches competing in this. Like
wise the battle OF ltshtweights. 16l-a3o
inch class. for the Tideman trophy. Of
fered by Mayor Tidcman, of savannah
incidentally, il any persons are under
the impression that these light ca,
races do not produce some s.zzIInC
speed and keen competition they are
misinformcd.
or course, the piece de resistance is
The thrilling international Grand Prize
event, Thanksgiving Day. In this .os-
mile battle OF the fastest speed cre.-
lions on earth, American drivers. win
American cars, will match their skin
against tho foreigners and endcavor IN
bring the gold cup back to mos.
shores ana Incidentally win n nrinccIy
amount Of gold dollars.
There have been TWO Grand p,i,o
rnces-the nrst in 1905. won bv Touls
wagner. I'm a Fiat. and the second
iaSt season, captured by David Brucn.
brown IN n Benz-two OF the mos,
u not the most phenomenal races avnr
run. Tn" iniernational event. as Ia
VII knoWn' is sanctioned by the Au-
'ofnohlie Club OF America. whereas m.
national events, including tho VIM
uerollt' are sanctioned 10y the Ama--
lchn Automobile Association.
~ Is practically assured thar INC
world road race record win he
broken inasmuch as tho couree has
heen reconstructed and greatly i'm.
I!oNeH' and the sharp turns eliminated
Experts predict that the winnar =,
- 'Iand frize WIN be forced TO aver
NC Seventy-fve miles an hou, for
we entire distance, for the pace fn,raa
rife. go DC 'r
me Flat team sailed from New Y-o,p
y savannah Saturday morning. NO
Neihher !, on the City Of ST Louis of
we SaNannah"Sfne. .2Disbrow saws no
MHi san aptht'1he latter part OF IN.
week with the Hummer" Other III,
follow about that time.
on the bonahde paid entry Zoe ..
present are the following cars.
Pfahd Pr!Zc-three Fiat, three RAN
'"o harmon. one Mercedes. two L,ozinr
Nanderbilt-two Mercedes. 49,
Ilai, two Marmon, two Abbott, two
sayannah--two Case. two Abbott, two
harmon. two Mercer. 80
ridemHn-,wo Abbott, three e. NJ
Numerous other tentative e,,,,o
on tap. about which there q. mo- do,i,
o. starting, bur which canno, be on.
orally entered until checks have reach
ca me treasurer Of tho Savannah All
I~oinooile Club. Foreign entries have
- come through the ~recoenizea nn-
'omohile club in the country from
wn'ch thf entry comes, and this causes