The Washington times., 1911-12-02
GRAND Prize ENDS
MOST SUCCESSFUL
RACING YEAR
Fast Machines Will Be
Stored Away Until
Next Season.
By HARRY WARD.

The curtain has been rung down On
the lsl automobile racing season.
Wnen David Bruce-Brown flashed across
SDe ime winner in the Grand Prize
Isce AZ savannah on THANKSGIVING
Day, hanging up a new worlds record
for road racing. he brought to q con-
ciunon the greatest season OF motor
racing this country has ever known.
IL was q season replcte with new
worlds records, the best Of which WIS
Bruce-Brown's mark OF NA5 miles an
hour for 4l1.3s miles. Never before has
an automobile kept a sustained epeed Of
tnie rate on q public highway. and the
come.
Big Question Now.
The burning question of the hour ia
whether 6avsnnah will again stage an
other series Of races. The Southern
city holds the palm for having run four
automobile races in two days, the COM
bined distance OF the events being more
than one thousand miles, without a
serious accident to drivers or spec
tators directly IN the race. In the pre-
ltr,tnary Practice one driver was killed
and two others seriously hurt, hut when
with 100 National GnaEdsmen e1netisor: u ueor:
gta to guard the course, the four races
were run without q single accident.
This ie record to be proud of, and Is
race last year, when accidents galore
occurred because OF the lax guarding Of
the course.
Up to the People.
The question Of whether Savannah
ever bas another international automo-
bile race IL left entirely to the people
OF Savannah. according to the state
merits made by officials Of the Sa-
vannah Automobile Club. II is pretty
certain that application will not be
rade for some time for another race,
Tut in the event the Savannah Auto
mobile Club decides to DO 81. later on
Will re1uest the governing powers TO
rophy nss' Iss TfSe%sn Tepsy
Vanderbilt Cup. and Grand frize races,
Just as IN the past week. -.
Race followers think t would b.,
Of the splendid records made during the
week. In this connection the advocacy
Of shorter course and the Invita- ton
plan has heen generally talked among
himself as favoring the shorter course
Traffic uniformity in all of the large
cities throughout the country is Of as
ton of traffic. Motorists are con-
stantly touring from one city to an
other and where minor differences exist
signals used by police officers, the result
Is likely to be confusion. frequent en-
barrassment to the motorist who seeks
to comply with the law and sometimes
q suspicion on the part of the authori-
ties and the public that the visiting
tourist Is deliberately evading the mu-
nicipal requirements. This question was
one Of the important subjects under dis
Richmond.
AS q result Of the discussion on road
users day at Richmond. and with
sw Which Sf arawnEa WoaEa OF tsf c
officials and users of city and public
thoroughfares. the committee on resolu-
tions selected by the Touring Club OF
| adoption by the road congress OF some
ton.
the muirler cut-out in thickly settled
sections. the avoidance of unnecessary
warning signals. the adoption Of uni
form speed regulations by all States
marking Of ali travelled roads. and the
requirement that all slow-moving We
hicles should drive close to the curb. In
order that the faster-moving vehicles
fsrs. nss pass In the center OF tho 'n0f'osn-
Bruce Emerson. Of Emerson & orme.
left yesterday on q trip to the Apper-
son factory In Kokomo. Ind, and the
Detroit electric factory In Detroit. The
object Of his trip is to hurry up ship
ments Of these two makes Of machines.
! d. H. Torrey. of the Hupp Motor Car
Company. is in the city for q day or
two.
The Cook & Stoddard Company re-
ports the sale of 1919 Cadillac self
starting touring car to G. L. Baker.
Of Douglas & Baker.
Large Olympic Entry.