The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-12-17
5000 See
Savannah
Auto Race

SAVANNAH, CA, Dec 1.-the
semi-annual automobile race held
Thursday Of last week at the Fair
grounds by the Negro Mems Auto
mobile Racing Association attracted
a crowd OF about eight thousand peo-
pie. The first automobile RACE and the
ten mile motorcycle contest were very
spirited and furnished thrills galore
The original racing program for the
afternoon was comprised OF three au-
tomobilc races and one motorcycle
event. but this had to be shortened by
eliminating one oil the former caused
by bad spill in the first race i'll which
two of the cars we're put out OF COM
mission.
The ten-milc motorcycle race was
the first contest to be run. There were
five machines to pull up at the get
off. There we're Thor, ridden by Joe
Butler; a Harley Davis, ridden by s.
Morrison; a Reading Standard. ridden
by Eddie Giycns; Harley ridden by
Saxon Robinson, and Reading Stand
ard with Joe Walker up. The ma
chimes got off to perfect flying start
with Givcns leading the field at the
turn and continuing in the lead until
the finish OF the race. Joe Butler was
closely trailing him until the four
tccnth lap, when on the back stretch
Of the half-mile track he was thrown
high in the air by his machine. He
was only slightly hurt, but his ma
chine was put out OF commission. Alter
the accident Givens had things all his
own way. A beautiful duel however,
for second place developed between
Walker and Morrison, the latter lead
ing the way until the last lap, VIII 4
they went around neck and neck III
Walker pulling up at the hnish Iess
than a wheels length ahead.
The next event was a ten-mlc auto
mobile race. There we're seven cars
by Dick Nicely; a Dodge special, driven
by Willie, Waters; an Essex, driven
by W. MeKelvyc; Packard, driven
by Z Stiles; a Buick, driven by II.
Broadway; a Packard, driven by \.
Jenkins. and another car. Vt the crack
OF the gun, Waters in his Dodge shot
in the lead with Necly's Packard close
behind. followed by Stiles and jenkins.
The Essex, which had developed en-
CINE trouble, was left at the post get
ting off slowly few seconds behind
the others. AT the completion of the
first lap Waters had increased his lead
over the field and was going like a
house afre when he passed the grand
stand On the farther turn the Essex
went dead and was blocking the track.
Waters bent on further increasing his
lead was pushing his little gray Dodge
for all 1t was worth. He was running
like mad and his iron steed was re-
spending beautifully to all the Juice"
he was pouring into it,
But he failed to sufficiently see the
Essex directly in his path until too
Gate. When he did observe it he was
but a few feet away and only by the
most skillful driving did he shove the
front OF his car past the danger only
to have the rear take a dirty skind and
crash into the dead Essex. The inn
pact was terrific and caused great
clouds of dust to rise about the two
entangled cars. On came the speeding
Nicely, who by a beautiful bit of driv-
ing safely passed the two crippled cars.
The ambulance was rushed over to the
scene of the accident but its services
were not needed. the intrepid little
driver OF the Dodge only having re-
ceived minor bruises about the head
He was able to walk to the pit and
as he passed the grandstand he was
given a great ovation.
The accident seemed to take all the
pep out of the drivers and the crowd
as we'll and Nicely had things his own
way during the remainder of the race,
winning in easy fashion Stiles com
ing in second and Jenkins. third.