New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-29
FOURNIER STILL LEADS.
SECOND DAYS RUN OF THE RACING
MOTORS ENDS AT HANOVER.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS OF THE FAf'i'-
BERLIN ROAD RACE-BERLlN IN
FESTIVE GARB

ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS OF IRE F<aiS
BERLIN ROAD RACE-BERLIN IN
FESTIVE GARB.
Hanover Prussia June 2s-M. Fourier was
again first 70 arrive at the end here Of the day $
- :. she motor race Dekuyff was second
90 c,rardot was third Altogether. seventy
,hraa motor cars completed yesterday the hrst
,,ave of the race. Paris TO Aix-la-Chapelle' ana
&c A,x-la-chapelle at O'Clock this morning Tor
Hanover. 276 miles distant
Erournier thus adds to the Grand Duke Oh
fuxerbourg's prize, which he won yesterday
the award offered by Hanover for the quickest
tourney from Paris TO Hanover
t,o,,r,ier arrived here at 2:13 p. m. having
5one go miles in hours minutes and % SET
ends He practically led his competitors an INC
way from Aix-la-ChapeIle. AT Cassel' 0lrai uO'
90, an front Of Fourier and in the struggle Tor
the leadership the two cars came INTO ooiiiei0i,
and a bow was injured. Fournier then took ana
-.a,r,o,,ad the leadership into Hanover Be
vond the accident at Cassel ana coupie u
,,unctures in the tires Of his car, Fournier had
M rnisban and his machine is in good oroer'
Ne Is thought TO have a good chance Of winning
the race although Antony and De hnyt are
running him very close. De Knyff arrived mere
AT $50 .. M Antony at 2:52 p. m and Glraroot
a. 2.54 o. m. amid the greatest excitement ana
confusion
Maurice Farman arrived fifth at 3:26 p m;
riraud sixth at 1886; Chaurard seventh at 5;oi
Heath eighth at 345; Andre and Axt were
ninth at 4: Pascal tenth, at All; Henri faI-
man eleventh. at AIS: Brasier twelfth. at ~
&C ,b,rtaentb AZ d; Osmont fourteenth, at
40. Ogier fifteenth at 4:34; Charron sixteenth
a. 4,40. Rerteaux seventeenth, at Az; Lemel-
ire eighteenth. at AIS: Reneult nineteenth at
4 40: Jarrot twentieth. at 400; ana barraces
arrived twenty-irst at 4ioI.
AT shortly after o'clock this afternoon only
TWENTY-FIVE ears had arrived; they were an
smothered in dust and many of the drivers
were SO exhausted and nerve shaken mat tHes
could hardly speak. Fourier was so eAcl'eu
that he forgot 10 sign his time register ana
drove on TO the city park. at the further eA-
tremity Of Hanover, whence the start 'o-liioi
ROW morning will be made. Fourier COM
,lainad of the terribly bad condition Of the
roads which he said explained his late arrival
He uredicted that the others would be equally
or more delayed than he was. Antony mas
made better time from Paris than tournler'
and at the restart tomorrow he VIII De nisl
away followed by Fournier.
De Knyff has forty minutes 10 catch up on
Fournier and nineteen minutes on Antony All
three of these contestants are running spien-
didlv. and if no accident occurs the last days
race will be an extremely keen contest
A hot sun pouring down the tires Of the
cars prevented their making anything like rec
ords. but a good average of from forty TO forty
five miles an hour was kept up. the light ma
chimes especially recording fine performances.
Nearly all the Renault voiturettes did well. The
race seems 10 show that light cars on heavy
roads are more practical than the bigger and
heavier machines. whose springs and tires give
way and are damaged. Renault is leading the
voiturettes and Osmont the motorcycles.
Prisons Panhard machine In collision
with a trarncar at Meiderich. in Prussia: both
the tramcar and the automobile were wrecked
and some people were injured. Pinson gave up
the race. Rolls's machine collapsed at Cologne.
but after temporary repairs he resumed run
ming and arrived here at 7:15 p.
At almost every town passed great enthusiasm
was displayed toward the racers. The Mar
seTaise" was played and flowers were showered
on the competitors. Nine. Dugast's machine
was completely filed with flowers
The weather was brilliant here to-day and
among the thousands who assembled to witness
the arrival of the contesting motor cars were
Duke Ratibor, president Of the Automobile Club
Of Germany; Baron Rothschild and Count Siers-
torff. and the Hanover municipal authorities
When NJ. Fourier drove into the city at a
high rate Of speed the band struck up the Mar
\ seiles" and the winner OF the Aix-la-Chapelle-
Hanover run was vociferously cheered. The ar
rival of NJ. Degrais a car OF German construc-
ton was also heartily cheered. To the competi-
tors In the race given banquet this even
Ing. when the complimentary toasts included one
10 President Loubet Of France and another to
HanoYer's French guests Speaking this ban
quet Duke Ratibor expressed his recognition OF
what Frenchmen had contributed toward the
success of the race, and thanked them for their
efforts
Baron Rothschild spoke Of the possibility Of a
similar automobile in 1902
An automobile competing in the race ran over
ana seriously injured child near Ruhrort
hhenish Prussia, sixteen miles north Of DusseI-
dorf
Berlin, June 2s.-A succession OF minor acct
dents marked the middle stage Of the race. A
petroleum motor blew up while approaching
Dusseldorf. and fits occupants were slightly en-
Jured While the French Consul, with a party
was going out 10 meet the racers his car over
turned Count de Perigord the fourth racer TO
arrive at Aix-la-ChapelIe, was so seriously i'll
from the strain that he has been compelled Ia
abandon the contest
BERLIN HANGS OUT THE TRIcoLoR,