Show FAST BUT NO ACCIDENTS I IFOR FOR FIRST DAY AT SAVANNAH I Savannah Ca Oa Nov 11 Savannah challenge trophy troph 16 laps lap of or 1733 miles each mil mUM Jos ph Marmon larmon 4 hours 23 3 minutes and seconds VT V A Jr Mercer 4 hours 35 minutes and 25 5 seconds third Hughie Hughla Hughes 4 hours 36 minutes and 1134 seconds trophy 11 laps lap 1903 1003 miles First Billy Lapela Lanola 3 hours 15 16 minutes and and 2377 2277 seconds second F A Witt Itt E M F 3 S hours 26 6 minutes and seconds third Costello Castallo Maxwell S 3 hours 33 39 minutes and 1906 Neither either death nor injury of ot driver dziver or marred marr d the first day of ot mr races of ut th Savannah Savnah Automobile Automo club held beld under the of ot the Automobile Club Cub of or America The day cid doJ not pass however howe without levying it Its possible toll of ot ute life itt but the casualty was as incidental William Rice Rica 12 11 sears jears fars old watching W the races had his hv lit ill crushed by b a railing falling sign post Hf i is reported dying Promptly at t 10 the six start starl starlet et eis 48 s In tn the thO Savannah challenge race and the eight In the trophy ra rt raf f were called to th tha mark by Start C t Fred I red Wagner Wanner at the same sarna time At AtS S thirty seconds Intervals the tho entrants fi I v both races mc were off First to te show at the tho end of ot the first lap was Lou He Ht Hennemann in his Mannon Starting second he ho passed Hughes In Quick cuick order they came with Daw Dawson son showing the fastest time 16 min minutes mm utes and 20 seconds for tor the first lap The start mart he got in that lap was never nevor lust liSt maintaining his advantage to lo the theAd HId end Ad of oC the race The ninth lap so saw saN the elimination of Gelnaw Ills His steering gear went bad on a turn he lost lest control and his lila hiscar hiscar car wont went at tremendous speed along the soft sott ground at the edge of ot the load plowing through one bank banle leapIng leap eap leaping ing upon another and only coming to toa toa toa a stop when it had been battered al at most to pieces He and his clan cian escaped o injury Q mishap left eft as Dawsons chief competitor lost nearly a minute by b a stop for tor fuel and was wa going strong until the tho last lap laps when whan his car skidded crashed into a tree and damaged the gear and con control control control Undaunted they sent the crip crippled crippled pled plod car cai on finishing second after be being being beIng ing reported put of the race At about 23 2 n the winner of ot the Savannah trophy finished Nearly an hour before bet re KnIpper had finished in front of or Ills his competitors In the TIe Tle demann From the first lap laD he had kept a lead and without stopping once for tor trouble tr uble of ot any tu kind finished with a margin he might have hae made much wider had he cared eared Knipper averaged miles an hour and an could have bavo done better betterIn In the Savannah race rac with higher power ca than in the race Dawson showed average speed of ot which was considerably more than It was thought would be bo shown by b bany any of ot the cars In the race With j fair weather though a bit cooler than t an today toda predicted for tor tomor tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow row the grand prize Is expected to prove of ot thrilling interest Scratches have reduced the starters to fifteen but among them are some of ot the most famous cars ears and drivers of the world The race is to start promptly at 9 The distance ia is I miles |