New-York tribune., 1911-11-12
SAVANNAH COURSE FAST
Speed Kings Arrive and Daily
Try Out Their Cars.
GRANT SEEKS TO REPEAT
American Pilots Say Foreigners
Will Have to Burn a Lot
of Gasolene to Win"

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of Gasolene to Win.
THE road race meet Of the century -
/ that is what the Savannah fixture IS peihe
| termed When thousands gather from all
/ parts of the country TO see the Vanderbilt
Tiedeman trophy. Savannah trophy ana IN
ternational grand prize races, II Is fore
gone conclusion that the carnival viii be
pronounced the most wonderful ever held
on a road course.
Fred J. Wagner, the official starter now
in the Middle West as special envoy Of the
Savannah Automobile club lining up moro
entries. wires that within a few days he
will announce a list of additional contest
ants.
'Wild Bob" Burman and Victor Hemery,
the Benz pilots, are due to arrive from
Europe to-day, accompanied by r. A
Moross. Burman's manager. and crew OF
mechanics The speed King made the
trip TO the factory at Mannheim. Ger
many, 10 secure the new S0N-horsepower
Jumbo" Benz. with which he will assail
more worlds records at Florida this winter.
In the Grand Prize he will drive a 100
horsepower Benz. and in the Vanderbilt
Cup a high-powered Marmon. f. a. Hearne.
the third member of the Benz team ar
rived in New York last week, and is tuning
up Betsy" the car which Bruce-Brown
drove 70 victory in the last Grand Prize.
Entrants who have not hitherto made
known their pilots are announcing them
right along now The Abbott Motor Com
pany has picked a team composed OF
Mortimer Roberts, Leland A. Mitchell,
Carl Lmberg and Harry l.. Hartman.
Mitchell, who has driven in two Wander
bilt Cup races, VIII handle one of the a.
horsepower Grand Prize Abbott candi-
dates and Limberg. who is a veteran. will
guide the other These cars have a cylin-
der bore Of AZ inches and a 512-inch stroke.
Roberts. who has piloted Abbotts all sea-
son. and Hartman will drive in the Tiede-
man trophy event.
The accident TO Jagersberger. in which
he sustained a broken leg at Columbia,
s. c.. last week. eliminates him from the
Case team, and Jay McNsy the California
| pilot who has driven cars of this make
with considerable success lately, is the
! only spcedster now definitely selected for
/ the Case entries. The outfit in charge Of
/ J. Alex Sloan reached Savannah last Tues
day shortly after the Fiat retinue ar
rived. Jagersbergers wrecked Case Eagle
! is now being repaired for the contest.
Mulford and Grant are preparing their
I,oziers to give the foreign stars a battle
| "yVeU make that French-Italian-Germ
outfit burn their gasolene this time" Null
1 ford said incidentally. just imagine what
a fight Grant the two-time winner OF the
Vanderbilt. will put up TO get his hooks on
il a third time!
The Marmon hornets Will leave Indianap-
oils for the South-Dawson, Patsche, Nix
rent and the whole racing crew-pTepared
for war in three races. the Vanderbilt, the
Savannah trophy and the international
race Rurman. the Vanderbilt Marmor
driver. will meet the team in the South
AS Teddy Tetzlaff. the Pacific Coast pilot
Is suffering from injuries RECEIVED in a
sn,asb-up in the Los Angeles-Phoenix road
rsca = few days ago. and will he unable
~ drive the Vanderbilt Cup Fiat for which
he was slated. another driver may be sub
stituted within few days.
OficiaI practice has not begun but the
drivers who have taken flyer or two
around the 171i-mile circuit are amazed al
Las speed possibilities. II thought th'
course was some class last year, Dave
Rruce- Brown remarked after his first trial
"but this season the road surface and turns
are wonderfully improved. II is undoubt
edlv several miles an hour faster.
Tho Marquette Buick entry for the Crane
p,izo made the middle Of this week, viii
charles Basle nominated as the driver, car
bc looked upon as dangerous factor. In
llae+ seasons International race this car
with Burmsu up. was the first American
car across the line, running third after
eighteen tire changes Basle has an. inter
national reputation as daring pilot and
has heen a winner in several twenty-four-
80 races. although unlucky in road
events.
vJtb tie squad Of Mercer entries in
,.c,scd from pair to four-two in the
N-.rdcrbilt and two in the Savannah chal-
-, trophy class-the quality OF the fields
:, these is further strengthened. Hughes
a,d other drivers, including De Palma
ltave beon cleaning up 50O-inch class races
,,,i,b these doughty little cars all over the
oc,,ntrv. The new six-cylinder Mercer
,,.bich Hughes will drive In a race for th'
Ct ,;n,e Is bound to attract the attention
- tho fans" Its motor will be just lik,
~ ree,lar four-cylinder model, save tha
an have six cylinders on Longer
.,sbaft the wheel base. ignition car
Ter etc. being altered 10 accommodate
,.,,.or motor. Two Of the Mercer pilot
- NOT vet been selected. W f. Barnes
r. viii have one OF the Savannah trophj
entries.
ro,us Disbrow is hard at work on th'
- hummer. which Is being Tilted will
new splitdorf ignition. He u some"ha
handtrapped with his burned hands Vhicl
80 INJURED when his new 2"-horsepowe
rscer purchased by him a few days ago
caught fire. .,.
ne Palma. the lion of lest years con
,d ,oung Wisharl his team mate
exnect 10 go south win their h's Mer
cedes cars to-day or tomorrow DE Falm'