The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-30
SLOAN AND FoURNIER ARRIVE.
They Reach New York to Participate
in Automobile COntests-

NEW YORK, Aug. 30-TOd Sloan. the
jockey, and Henri FOurnier. the record
breaking automobiles, arrived from Eu-
rope yesterday. together with a valet
They came on the intoxicating eamship
Deutschland sloan comes here TO act as
manager for the fearless motorist and 10
enjoy himself in automobile sport. while
the FrenChman visits America TO compete
in the automobile contests and to subse-
Queutly start an automobile establish
menI in this city, with Tod Sloan as
partner
Tor many months stories have been
aSoat to the effect that Sloan had fOrsak-
en- the horses to give his attention 10 the
automobile, and indirectly he virtually
confirmed the rumor 10 a reporter yester-
day. The diminutive jockey looked in the
best of health. and his Immaculate ap-
pearance in a suit Of French fashion be-
spoke the careful attention Of his valet
Primarily Sloan and Fourier came here
20 contest in the Buffalo Erie race. that
was unfortunately called of owing TO the
failure OF the Pan-Americau people To
secure permit 10 exceed the local speed
limit Nevertheless. both the machine
operators VIII contest in the various races
scheduled Tor the fall.
Sloan was more taIkatiye on the subject
Of motors than anything else, and seems
to euthUsc every time the matter Is men
toned While in France Sloan operated a
forty horsepower AIOrs vehicle and on
one occasion negotiated a kiiometre. or
tive-eighths Of mile. in % seconds. which
is better than a miIe-a-miuute clip.
Henri Fourier visited America a couple
Of years ago. and was the first man to in
troduce motor pace in bicycle races It
was Fourier who paced the cyclists that
lowered the records in 1883 Al one time
he was the champion bicycle Splinter Of
France, and carried everything before
him until defeated by Zimmerman. He
4 learned L. operate a motor vehicle while
acting as mechanic for Rene de Rnyff
His most remarkable Victories as a rae
I ing chauffeur occurred a couple Of months
ago, when ne won the f2S mile race from
Paris 20 Bordeaux IN hours a minutes
and # seconds and in June Travelled from
Paris 10 Berlin at a speed averaging A.
[ miles an hour attaining ut times the ex-
I traOTdinary speed Of So miles an hour
For this last great work Fourier re
ceiFed prize from nearly every town
through which h. passed. and the race
Eetted him close 10 10000. aside from in
Vulnerable medals. one OF which was a
special prize offered by Kaiser Wilhelm
Fourier seems 10 De- somewhat heavier
than two years ago. The French chauf-
feUr is six feet high. decided blond. al
ways smiling and presents an imposing
figure when in the costume II his calling
. He is a daredevil in every sense of the
word. and those who Witnessed his per
fOrmanCeS on the motor taudems i'm rSgq
could not fail to be- struck by his inter
TeckleSsness Of the consequences that
might result from his dashins rides on the
bicycle track
In about week three Of the 41-hOrSe-
power MOTS motor cars Will arrive. the
motorists being unable to secure them in
time to bring on the steamer
Tonight. at Madison Square Garden.
Fourier VIII try for the mile record on
3 a motor bicycle As there VIII be auto
mobile races in al least half dozen cities
during the next two months. Fourier
and Sloan viii have ample opportunity 10
show their skill Whether they will con
l test in the fali run Of the Automobile
Club Of America. scheduled 10 start Sep
( TENDER 2. is doubtful That event will
not be race. bur mon, . journey pro
NOTED with the view of proving the sta
/ bility Of the automobile Nevertheless. g.
! is not improbable that Fourier will speed
! over the grounds from here To Buffalo in
order 10 establish a record