The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-29
RACERS REACH HANOVER
FOURNIER LEADS THE BUNCH AT
THE END OF THE SECOND
DAYS RUNNING
PARIS BERLIN AUTO RACE
EXcites the Utmost Interest Among
French and Germans Alike
TricOIGr of France Floats
in Berlin

HANOVER, Prussia, June 28-Fourn!er
was again the first to arrive at the end
here OF the days stage Of the motor race
Dekneiff was second and Antony was
third. Fournier thus adds to the Grand
Duke of LuXembourg's prize, which he
won yesterday, the award offered by
Hanover for the quickest journey from
Paris to Hanover.
The weather was brilliant here today.
and among the thousands who assembled
to witness the arrival of contesting motor
cars were Duke Ratibor, president Of
the Automobile club of Germany; Baron
Rothschild and Count Sierstorff and the
Hanover municipal authorities When M
Fournier drove into the city at a high
rate of speed the band struck up
the 'MarseiIlaise. and the winner of
x-la-Chapell Hanover event was vo-
ciferOUsly cheered. The arrival of NJ
de Grais, on a car of German construc-
ton, was also heartily cheered. The COM
petitors in the race were given banquet
this evening, when the complimentary
toasts included one to President Loubet
of France, and another to Hanover's
French guests.
Speaking at this banquet, Duke Ratibor
expressed his recognition of what French
men had contributed towards the success
of the race, and thanked them for their
efforts. Baron Rothschild spoke Of the
possibility of a similar automobile race
in 1902.
Fournier arrived here at 2:13 p. M,
having done 20 miles in 9 hours 7 min
utes and 80 seconds. He practically led
his competitors all the way from Aix-la-
Chapelle.
ACCIDENT AT CASSEL.
At Cassel, Girardot got in front of
Fourier and in the struggle for the
leadership the two cars collided and a
boy was injured. Fourier then took
and maintained the leadership into Han
over Beyond the accident at CasseI and
a couple of punctures in the tires of his
car, Fourier had no mishap and his ma
chine is in good order. He ought to
have a good chance of winning the race,
although Antony and De Kneiff are run
ming him very close. De Kneiff arrived
here at 2:50 p. M, Antony at 2:52 and
Girard at 2:54, amid the greatest excite
ment and confusion. Maurice Faran ar
rived fifth. at 1925; Girarud sixth at 1886:
Chaurard seventh, at 3:37; Heath eighth.
at 3:45; Andre and Axt were ninth, at
4 p. M, Pascal tenth, at All; Henri
Ferman eleventh. at 4:18 Hercer
twelfth, at 4:22; Legs thirteenth, at APT;
OSmont fourteenth, at 1872; Ogier
fifteenth, at ABA; CharOn sixteenth at
$40; BerteuX seventeenth, at 4:47; Leme-
ipse eighteenth, at 4:4S; Reneult nine
teenth, at 4:49; Jerrot twentieth, at 1855
and Barraces arrived twenty-first at
4:57
De Kneif has forty minutes to catch
up on Fourier and nineteen on Antony
All three of these contestants are run
ming splendidly and if no accident oc-
ours, the last days race will be an ex-
tremely keen contest. A hot sun pour
ing down on the cars prevented their
making anything like records, but a
good average of from forty to forty-two
miles an hour was kept up, the light
machines. especially recording fine per-
formances. Nearly all the Renault-
Voiturettes did we'll
The race seems to snow that light cars
on heavy roads are more practicable
than the bigger and heavier machines
whose springs and tires gave way and
are damaged.
RenaUlt is leading the voiturettes and
Osmont the motorcycles.
Several mishaps have occurred. Pin
sons machine cOllided with a tram car
at Meiderich, in Prussia, both the tram
car and the automobile were wrecked
and some people We're injured. Ptnson
gave up the race. Rolls machine col
lapsed at Cologne, but after temporary
repairs he resumed running and arrived
here at 7:15.