New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
AUTO CLASSIC IN SOUTH
Vanderbilt Cup, Grand Prize and
Two Light Car Races.
SAVANNAH COURSE IN TRIM
Experts Believe That Worlds
Records Will Be Low
cred in Contests.

-Four great automobile races on the most
wonderful road course In the world are in
store for those who visit Savannah from
November q to 80 The meet under Sa-
yspnah Automobile Club auspices. doubt
less will 20 down i'm history as the most
sensational Of all speed carnivals. here or
abroad Latest advices from indianapolis
state that seven Marmon cars viii start in
three Of the fixtures.
Announcement just made tha; Ralph
ne Palma will have one OF tho 90-horse-
power Mercedes mounts and Spencer f..
Wishart the other has set motordom talk
ing The definite decision Of the I.ozier
company TO enter four pairs--s pair in both
Vanderbilt and Grand Prize. with Muford
and Grant piloting-is welcome news. SIX
Flats arc entered. said 70 be the fastest
that ever left the Turin. Italy, factory
The Benzes. with speed King Burman
the world famous Hemery and Hearne pi-
loting viii be entered Disbrow will have
the pope Hummer with which he broke
g. many worlds straghtaway records last
winter This is to be entered in the Van
derbHt only The Marmon hornets-the
stuff that won the great 5Oo-m!le race at
Trlianapolis-are factors So are couple
o. others-for instance. some OF the six
Abbotts. two of which are in the Van
derbllj
Additional entries 10 the already long list
are being lined up By Starter Fred !. Wag-
rer almost daily. and IT is safe TO predict
that between seventy-dvc and hundred
starters will fight for gold and glory on
tho dates mentioned With such q galaxy
of famous foreign drivers as Wagner
Hemerv. De Palma. Jagcrsberger and
others. and such boys as Bruce Brown,
Rurman. Grant, Disbrow, Mulforl. Bragg,
Hearne. Wishart. Dawson Patschke.
Hughes. Parker. Cobe and other American
products. the fields each day Wiz be
.hummers
While the general ru0hc knows that
there will be road racing at Savannah
within q few weeks. probably comparative
ly few fully realize what monster meet
g. will be There is that famous national
classic-the Vanderbilt Cup-to 5e run on
Southern soil for the first time. Eight
years ago this fixture had its inception
the birth Of automobile racng-and six
great struggles for the prize have been held
on Long Island. Unquestionably Il IS the
best known automobile speed race I'm th
world
On November q, the same day as the
Vanderbilt the fourth Savannah challenge
trophy race, Of 22l miles. will be run, cars
OF 23l-30) cubic inches competing in this.
Likewise the battle Of the lehtweights,
1920 inch class. for the Tiedeman trophy,
offered by Mayor Tiedeman Of Savannah.
Incidentally. If any persons are under the
Impression that these light car races do
not produce some sizzling speed and keen
competition they ere misinformed.
OF course. the piece de resistance is the
thrilling international Grand Prize event
Thanksgiving day In this 40S-nle battle
Of the fastest speed creations on earth.
American drivers, with American cars. will
match their skill against the foreigners,
and endeavor TO bring the gold cup back
10 these shores, and incidentally win a
princely amount Of gold dollars.
On the bona fde paid entry list at present
are the following cars. Numerous other
tentative entries are on tap. about which
there is no doubt Of starting, but which
cannot be officially entered until checks
have reached the treasurer Of the Savannah
Automobile ClvN Foreign entries, OF
course, have 9, eme through the recog-
rized automoN ub in the country from
which the entry mes, and this, Of course,
causes some DELAY. The list now includes:
Grand Prize-Three Fiat, three Benz, two
Marmon. one Mercedes. two Lozier.
Vanderbilt-Two Mercedes, three Fiat,
two Marmon. two Abbott, two Lozier.
savannah-Two Case. two Abbott, three
Marmon, two Mercer.
Tiedenan-Two Abbott, three EMF.
There have been two Grand Prize races
the first I'm 1898. won by Louis Wagner In 4
Fiat. and the second. last season. captured
nv David Bruce Brown in Benz-;wo Of
the most III not the most phenomenal
races ever run. The international race as
IS well known. is sanctioned by the Auto
mobile Club OF America, whereas tie ma
tional runs, including the Vanderbilt, are
sanctioned by the American Automobile AS
sOciaton.
1t is practically assured that the world 6
road race record will be broken, inasmuch
as the course has been reconstructed, and
50 greatly improved, and the sharp turns
eliminated. Experts predict that the win
ner Of the Grand Prize will be forced 10
average scventy-ive miles an hour for the
entire distance, for the pace forced by the
speedier pilots will be teTrihce.
The Fiat team sailed from New York for
Savannah yesterday morning. Dsbrow
says he will sail about the latter part Of
the week with ahe Hummer Others viii