The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
All Eyes Now Turned
on Savannah Races
ham County, Winning Drivers to
Get Fortunes in PrizeS

the nonstock category, ranging from 301
to $50 cubic inches and from 451 to 600.
The distance is seventeen laps around
the IVA miles course, approximately 81
miles. The entry fee for each car is $500.
To the winning entry will be awarded
the William X. Vanderbilt, jr., Cup,
which carries with II an additional award
of 5000 in cash. The cup is a perpetual
challenge trophy, which must be defend
ed each year a race is scheduled, but
there is also awarded to the winning
entry a special donors trophy for per-
manent ownership.
Just preceding the Vanderbilt early on
the morning of November q, there will
be run the Savannah Challenge Trophy
and Tiedeman Trophy events. These will
be started simultaneously at daybreak,
and the Vanderbilt Cup race will not be
begun until the two smaller races have
finished. The competition for the Sa-
vannah Cup is open to Glass c, division
&c, 23l-3O0 cubic inches piston displace-
ment Thirteen laps are to be covered
over the same circuit as the larger races,
making a total distance of approximately
do miles. In addition to winning the
Savannah Challenge Trophy the first
driver across the line will receive $1,000
in cash, and the entrant special donors
trophy, to retain permanently. The Tiede-
man Trophy event is for small cars OF
c, ten laps, or III miles. AS in the other
two races of the same day, there is an
additional award OF $1,000 in cash.
All these races are under the auspices
of the Savannah Automobile Club. run in
accordance with the rules of and sane
toned by the American Automobile As
soCiation inasmuch as they are national
events.
The Grand Prize race. however, being
a n nj ffair - a
by the A. A. A. but instead By the
Automobile Club of America, which con-
trolls international road racing in this
country. All cars entered in this event
have their entries made through the club
in the respective country in which the
car Is manufactured. Thus three ma
tionS-AmeriCa, Germany, and Italy--will
be officially represented.
The race for the A. G. 4. gold cup is
for a distance of nearly fo9 miles. or
twenty-four laps 1t is a free-for-all. and
cars are not limited as regards piston
displacement. In addition to the 5000
gold cup, there is first prize of $1,000
for the winning driver. second prize
of 5000. and $1,000 to third best
Savannah enthusiast offers also a special
prize of $1,000 for the first American car
to cross the line.
Fortunes for Winners.
OF course. in all of the Savannah events
there are additional emOluments for con-
testants. offered by accessory manufac-
turers. making the total amount at stake
close to So, 90. Winners of the various
races will earn veritable fortunes.
The makers OF the red head spark
plugs offer prize of $3.50 for the Grand
Prize winner. and the same amount in
the Vanderbilt Cup. provided that make
OF plug is used. In the Tiedcman and
Savannah trophy races the "red-head"
prize is 800 under the same conditions.
c. G. Stoe, representing the makers of
monogram oil. offers $50 for first place.
$3.50 for second in both the Vanderbilt
and Grand Prize. and 800 each in the
other event, provided the winners use
MONOGRAM. The manufacturers of the
Bosch magnetic. SpltdOrf magnetic. RAJ
field Carbureter, SChebler carbureter,
Michelin tires. and other accessories also
offer prizes. w. G. Mckenzie offers
cup for the mechanic on the winning car
in the Vanderbilt Cup race. and 3. II.
Levy, of Savannah, makes the same OFFER
in the Savannah Challenge Trophy class.