The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-01
new RECORD
MADE BI BRI q BROWN
~ SAVANNAH AUTO RACE
Young american Millionaire in
Italian fiat taptures \erNe
Racking Contest.
Thousand, Madly Cheer Sensa-
tional Finish in speed Car
niNal al savannah.

-AtA>NAt Go Nos .o -FIyiuE
faster than rta blowing wind. which
sa~pf th- frozen rao. course. David
Do. Bruce Hruea. tl.. young American
millionaire. to-day established a new
eorI. record Tor AUTOMOBILE, road
pril. rur. boo 4- many s"ars a' an
average ri""d ~ go. mile. au hour
iiis average UtHI year us.r th@ same
course was -H .- miles an hour
Th" supr.m. honor again went 20
an American driver pli"une a foreign
car but ,his yrsr .f Aas an lfaI an
Flat instead uf g German BEN that
carried 'hr dauutlcs- Bruce. brown to
victor, IiI- elapsed time 90 i4s r1r
'H. 4iI.r miles Nas atf minutes and
-u and I.l.u .rconds
irar. iroNn captured tur ersaf-at
trophy nuF after nsr.r and nerve.
rl,kI.- sfrugE.-. u VIlcn Eddie
ii"ain'. driving % H'ut. Wss second.
tNn mluu'"s h~I uI Cd. .rs.33- lUn.
aui Ralph r" Palma thIt. go a1i 600.
$4,000
SO m.-nap- wlrr.l ths running ot
n haf probably 0.I tr flr lssf co. Tue
classic races at Savannah.
Thousands on Feet
Tu" exciting finish ot ta. Al.at con.
fe-f hro4Eb- thousands ut cheering
spectators 90 their fr-f. ro intense
Has fIe Interest So On. eIrutrr red
ear flashed .rII View mile from the
Ertuisttnd. 800 tUe home ~fretch
might ROAR u. upp.t.-- rene tLr air
tul Increased 100 volume a- the racer
crossed tu' iur 800 m"t,or.c burst
uf speed
pt fhr sixteen foreign and Amer
eau racing machine which darted
aNHy 90 % O'Clock This morning boz the
an iG mile contest. oulf -iV nuisted
The others could not undergo the
tearing endurance strain aRd we're
eliminated from time 10 tim" by the
breaking of vital parts Foreign ears
apparently surpassed che American
s~ not uu. o. fn- latte. finished one
$50. three ON tlr other hand
American driver. demonstrated su.
pcriortt over 90" foreign pilots
Favorites Finished Bad
Tho outcome of the race Was eur.
prise to automobile enthusiasts. as
neither off the $50 ftvoritc- of Yes
'erd1, Nrre in tuc running at Tho
finish
Victor uoue,l. .n- Iieuz driver.
vnu was heavily played. Us- not q
contender for th. honor. after the
seventh Jap Iouie NaEuer. tho
other n,urItr. retired Uis Fiat from
fu" contest iu fnr uIt-cuIn lap
The most thrilling moment. of the
-pyctaCui1. race Nrrs Witnessed af
.a# d.
Jap uu fHc prey .ou- Zap bruce. firuun %
aai flashed Dos ih" grand stand in
tIr lead with Eddie Ifaarnn thirty.
-.N seconds behind and Ralph Nul
Io,d fl.laa.u- closely
Three Cars HATED.
a. Hrurr HroVu.- TIa. ar...Ial ir
tr" distance a Eroan of dI-mas Nanf
our from Thou .aud- of throar- when
if "ss -"'I fnHf he vus slowing duuu
lur stop af the pits Scarcely had
DTS prrlictwruf become mlu.fest'thau
iieArn" burst into Niev and likewise
Shut nn fu stop y cheer vent uu
aHrn Ralph milford. Tho third OF fl.
.rAN'HE .r'o. halted af tho I.orier DIT
lN" -'oppiug of fhe three car. as.
on" signal f.r a spirited race between.
PM. respective drivers and nechari
'.hn- in taking ur gasoline srI mas
.uE repairs
Nu'furi us- .ls trat to rompIs-e
r'pf'r- and a minute and ha.f after
H" .HI halted fru fuf.cr Harf.f
ava. amid cloud off smoke
HFu't seconds after uu.f1rI
started BRUCE Brown md i.. mech
fn'.nr prtrr '1 frri- FIaf aud uar.
gone I." Benz team aH. nr .r f.r