The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-29
Great Ado Over the Automobile Race
from Paris, Which Will
Terminate To-Day.
FOURNIER STILL IN THE LEAD
FIRST TO ARRIVE AT HANOVER YES
TERDAY AFTERNOON.
Cutlery in the French Chamber of Dep
uties gains Fast Running
Several Casualties.

BERLIN, June 2S.-The automobile race
from Paris to Berlin is responsible for the
fact that for the first time since 1870 French
and German flags were peaceably flying
together in Berlin. The wtri-color is seen on
nearly every street and on the hotels, and
it has even been raised over public build
ings. The French and the German flags
were entertained over the gate of the bar
racks of the crack Guard corps. where
some of the competing auto cars will be
housed tomorrow. The entire city of Ber-
lin is agog with excitement about the race.
The contestants are due here tomorrow.
Bets are freely made on the winner. and
NJ Fournier is the favorite. The police of
Berlin are tonight making extensive prep
a~rations safely to handle the immense
crowds who will witness the finish OF the
contest and TO avoid collisions and acct
dents. There are thousands of visitors in
Berlin from outside points and two extra
trains have arrived from Paris, bringing
those interested in the event.
A succession of minor accidents marked
the middle stage of the race. The petrol
cum motor blew up while approaching Dus-
seldorf and it's occupants were slightly in
iured. While the French consul, with a
party, was going to meet the racers his car
overturned. Count De Perigord, the fourth
racer to arrive at Aix-la-Chapelle, was so
seriously ill from the strain that he has
been compelled TO abandon the contest. One
of the automobiles to-day ran over and Sc
riously injured a child near Ruhret, Rein-
ish Prussia, sixteen miles north of Dussel-
dOrf.
The weather was brilliant at Hanover
to-day and among the thousands who as
sembled to witness the arrival or the CON
testing motor cars Were Duke Hatpor'
president of the Automobile Club OF Ger
many: Baron Rothschild and Count Siers-
torff and the Hanover municipal autn0fla
city at a high rate of speed the bann
struck up the Marseillaise and the winner
of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. was VocIL-
erously cheered. The arrival OF M. De
Grais on a car of German construction was
also heartily cheered. The competitors In
the race were given a banquet this even
ing, when the complimentary toasts in
Guided one to President Ioubet OF france
and another to Hanover's French guests.
Speaking at this banquet Duke Ratlbor
expressed his recognition of the fact that
Frenchmen had contributed towards the
success of the race and thanked them for
their efforts. Baron Rothschild spoke OF
the possibility OF a similar autonoplie ldCe
Fourier arrived at Hanover at 2:1S p. m,
having done 20 miles in nine hours seven
minutes and thirty-nine seconds. He prac-
tically led his competitors all the way from
Aix-la-Chapelle. At Cassel, Gierardot got
in front of Fournier. and in the struggle
lot the lcdUtI mp ~ wv NoAS IN
and a boy was injured. Fourier then took
and maintained the leadership into Han
over. Beyond the accident at Cassel and
two punctureS in the tires or his car Four
nier had no mishap and his machine is in
good order. He is thought to have a good
chance of winning the race, although An
tony and De Kniff are running him very
close. De Kniff arrived at ESQ p. m, An
tony at 2:52 and Gierardot at 2:54 amid the
greatest excitement and confusion. De
Kniff has forty minutes TO catch up on
Fourier and nineteen on Antony. All
three Of these contestants are running
splendidly, and if no accident occurs the
last days race will be an extremely keen
contest.
A hot sun pouring down on the cars pre-
vented their making anything like records,
but q good average of from forty 10 forty
two miles an hour was kept up, the light
machines especially recording fine perform
ances. Nearly all the Renault voiturettes
light cars on heavy roads are more prac-
ticable than the bigger and heavier ma
chimes, whose springs and tires give way.
Et-nault is leading the voiturettes and Os-
mont the motor cycles.
Several mishaps have occurred. Prisons
Panhard machine collided with a tram car
at Meiderich, in Prussia. Both the tram
car and the automobile were wrecked and
some people were injured. Pinson gave III
the race. Rolls machine collapsed at
Cologne. but after temporary repairs he re-
sumed and arrived here at Ills.
At almost every town passed great en-
thusiasm was displayed towards the racers.
The 'MarSelllalSe was played ana lowers
were showered on the competitors. Nine.
Dugaste's machine was completely filled
with flowers.
Shortly after 5 o'clock this afternoon only
twenty-five cars had arrived. They were
all smothered in dust and many of the
drivers were so exhausted that they could
hardly speak. Fournier was so excited
that he forgot TO sign his time register and
drove on to the city park. at the farther
extremity of Hanover, whence the start
tomorrow morning will be made. Four
nier pODnnlained of the terribly had Nondi-
ton of the roads, which he said explained
his late arrival. He predicted that the
others would be equally or worse delayed
than he was. Antony has made better
time from Paris than Fourier and at the
restart tomorrow he will be first away,
followed by Fourier. y