SAVANNAH COURSE READY

Topics:  Grand Prize

The Indianapolis Star
15 November 1908

FINISHING TOUCHES PUT ON.

EVERYTHING WILL BE DONE TO MAKE GRAND PRIZE RACE GREATEST IN HISTORY OF SPORT IN THIS COUNTRY.

SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 14.—Continuing the enormous amount of preparations being made for the races at Savannah on Nov. 25 and 26 the amount of small detail work that each committee is perfecting is amazing. In order to keep the vast throng that will crowd the 2,000 feet of grandstand and parking places intelligently posted of everything taking place on the entire course, six large score boards with sliding ladders have been erected. The scorer can ascend the ladder and place a figure on the board quickly and will keep the board obscured from view but a few seconds.

The scorer will receive his information by telephone and will work with an operator's hood over his ears receiving from different parts of the course the time made by the different cars. The six scorers will be connected with one wire and will receive their information simultaneously. The pits in front of the grandstand have been equipped with large water mains and a radiator can be filled from them in five seconds. Air pressure has been provided in the gasoline tanks so no time will be lost on the filling proposition.

Today the several military commands of Savannah were assigned to their positions on the course and the adjutant general has sent riot ammunition for the new Springfield rifles the men will be armed with. Two artillery and cavalry commands will also be armed with revolvers.