Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-08-23
Saint Narg's Beacon.
[Rrom Our Regular Carrespondsnsl
PARIs. FRANCE. July 90, 1900.

PANS. FRAxcE...J July 90, 1900.
When returned to Paris after
IN absence Of three years | expected
TO see the streets and Boulevards
thronged with automobiles, ! had
heard 10 much about them. Trne
the automobiles are here, but the
cabs and carriages still ontnumber
them By at least fifty to one. The
French machine il not g ornate a.
the American, but it has decided.
" business-like and enduring ap-
pearance. They are under perfect
control and thresd the crowded
streets and get mixed without dam
age in the closest jams. Their en-
gineers extricate them from . tan
gle in the street with quite 90 much
ease % do the drivers OF other We
hicles. But. il the automobile does
not move in battalions through the
streets of Paris, ii 10 because its
real habitat 10 the parks and sur
rounding country there they trav-
cl.at great speed, often forty miles
On hour through dust and mud and
over small obstacles. A few days
ago, the annual international auto
mobile cup race was won by the
French. Charron, the famous adopt
in the automobile racing game,
covered the 566 kilemeters (about
352 miles) between the Vile d'Av-
ray and Lyons in 0 hours, 0 min
utes and 90 seconds with an aver
age Of about SO miles an hours from
start TO finish. Girardot, also
French, business partner Of Char
ron, with same Kind Of automobile
was second in 10 hours, SO minutes
and % seconds. The other contes-
tants, JenatzY Belgian) Winton
(American) and De Knyff, (French)
met with various mishaps and were
forced to abandon the race.
Winton, the sole American rep
resentative, was going we'll until
near Chateaudun. He arrived ct
that place with ono of the front
wheels Of his machine twisted IN.
ill il would scarcely turn, and one
OF the rear pneumatic tires pune
tured. lie managed to partially
patch mp the breakages and reach
Orleans. but at this place found it
necessary to stop altogether. At
several points along the route LIE
Vegh, who ran independent Of the
race, was mistaken for Winton and
this confusion led to the report
than Winton was second.
All the contestants had accidents,
and Oharron either had the fewest
or was more fortunate in quick re-
pairs. The real contest from first
to last vas between Charron and
Girardot. At Chateaudun, seven
~ five miles, Charron led Girardot
by SO minutes, bus ct Orleans, 108
miles, Girardot preceded Charron
by IL minutes, the latter having
bent his axle three kilometers be-
fore Orleans. Charron again took
the lead before La Palisse and kept
it to the finish. Near Monlins his
machine struck big dog, swerved
from the road. passed between two
trees completely cleared ditch and
resumed it's course in the road at
forty miles an hour before Charron
could regain control OF the steering.
81 thought | was . dead one'' said
Charron in relating his experiences
afterward. Henri Fournier, none
the less daring 90 an automobile
driver, was on the seat with Char
ron.
lt 10 no unusual sight to see O
small tricycle. automobile ridden by
lady and gentleman in the envi-
rons OF Paris or in the surrounding
country. The roads are excellent,
but sometimes there Ia rain and
mud and the machine, going at the
rate OF from thirty to forty miles
an hour, will cover q man and his
wife With thin mortar from head to
heels. They. a. q rule, anticipate
the weather and are covered With
water proof clothing, having their
faces and especially their eyes pro.
tected.
Many optimistic speculations and
prophesies are made in view Of the
new locomotor. The complete dis
appearance OF the horse from the
streets OF cities 10 only Q question
OF time. then when dogs are Danish.
ed the streets and sidewalks may
De kept q clean 10 o Datch parlor.
With the fiaannearanca NJ Aha horsa