The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-03

| TO u mercedes car during the DAY.
Charles Jarrett, the English popular
Stradbally and his collarbone was broken
His driver, Bianoi, had his leg smashed
and sustained severe internal injuries
The steering gear Of the machine broke
while the car was descending hill, and
the car broke in two. Jarrett was able
to lift Bianci from under tho wreck.
Baron de Caters, ono of the German
racers, did very sportsmanlike thing
after the accident to Jarrett, whom he was
following. Knowing the anxiety OF Jar.
rott's friends because of runors in regard
to the accident, he pulled up his car at the
grand stand in order to inform them that
the mishap was not serious one. He lost
several seconds by doing this He was
| loudly cheered by the spectators.
Jarrett. on quitting the contest, asked
| the newspaper men to minimize the extent
of his injuries, saying that he did not wish
to spoil the enjoyment of the spectators
| by letting them know he had been hurt.
Stocks, an English rider, took the wrong
course and rushed into wire fence. He
was not injured, but his car was damaged
and he was compelled to retire.
The car OF Mooers, of the American
team. broke down early in the race near
MARLBORO.
The Americans seemed to have bad luck
from the start. Winton was unable to
start at the proper time owing to trouble
with his machine He got his carburetter
set right and started at $50.
Winton reached the Athy control at 954
He lost thirty five minutes because OF dirt
in the gasolene clogging the inlet OF the
carburetter.
In addition to the mishap to Winton at
the start, by which he suffered heavy
handicap, Keene and Farman both had to
dismount to rectify their engines, and each
lost few minutes. 1t is learned that VIM
ton had trouble with his machine two days
ago.
At the end Of the first round the Belgian
Jenatzy, riding Mercedes car for Germany.
appeared 10 be making the best time.
The doctors car went forward after
Gabriel, who was on the second round, owing
to a report that he had met with mishap.
AT 10 o'clock the race was going at full
stride, with all the contestants holding
their own in remarkable style except the
Americans, who had had very bad luck.
just before the start at O'Clock Winton's
carburetter went wrong and it took forty
minutes to rectify the trouble This time
Winton loses. He changed places with
Owen and started eleventh instead Of third.
Owen himself was overtaken at lightning
speed by the Belgian professional Jenatzy.
Edge Of the English team, last years
winner Of the cup, finished the first round
just about 10 o'clock and seemed to be
holding his own.
At lI;28 Chevalier do Kny6. on French
Panhard car, shot past the post, entering
had covered $50 miles and had passed Edge,
who was then the only English candidate
left in the race. Ii had now become
Franco-Gernan struggle.
The speed OF the racers on the flying
mile near Ballyshannon on the third round
showed that Edge and JenatZy were going
at the rate of sixty-four miles an hour.
Edge had then lost over half an hour, as
compared with Knyff and Jenatzy.
The racers were well on the fourth cir
cult shortly after noon. AT that time none
Of the American racers had completed
the third round
On the first round Foxhall Keene had the
best gross time-l23. After that Jenatzy
did each round faster than any.of the other
racers.
Keene rushed through on entering the
fourth circuit at 1854. AT that hour he had
been riding 4:37 elapsed time from the
start He started an hour and twenty
four minutes after Edge.
On the fourth circuit Knyf passed Bally-
shannon at 1925 and Edge at 1855. Edges
mishap was due to the bursting OF his tire.
He was compelled 10 stop and repair it.
When Owen took Winton's place as the
third starter there was a sufficient number
Of Americans present TO give him hearty
cheer.
The highest speeds made over the meas
ured mile at Ballyshannon were: Edge. "a;
Baron de Caters, 90, and Jenatzy, "a miles
an hour.
Rene de KnyfY completed the fourth
circuit at los p. M, and was driving In
determined fashion At the end OF the
third circuit Jenatzy had led by two min
utes over De knyff and at the end OF the
fourth looked like the winner Gabriel at
that time was third and WAS improving
his position.
As neither Mooers nor Winton had then
completed the second round they were viz
tually out OF the race, and owen had not yet
finished the third round, which left him
q very poor chance
De Knyif and Jenatzy were very close at
the end Of the fifth circuit. De knyf made
the circuit in l19:i0 and Janetzy in l:2lI6.
Jenatzy finished the sixth circuit in l:Sl:S2.
De knyff in 1880, and Gabriel in LAP 6s
There was brilliant assemblage IN the
stands here and along the course, which
was strongly guarded by the Royal Irish Con-
stabulary.
Earl Dudley, the Lord Lieutenant Of
Ireland. arrived at Ballyshannon at noon.
He was received by the band playing the
national anthem, which was sung by the
people. The band then played the national
airs OF the four countries competing.
The course over which the race was run
il in outline two irregular triangles set
together 80 as to form an eccentric figure g.
The cars went four times over tho larger
loop of the and three times over the smaller
loop, covering the base line between them
seven times The total distance is SeS
miles 7G5 yards. The winner will be
the man who covers the course in the short
est time, and this will be figured by de-
Quoting from the total time Of each car the
time consumed in passing through towns
where controls are established and re-
duced rate Of speed is imposed. The cars
were started one at a time from Ballyshan-
non Crossroads near Old Kilcullen.
The distance around the eastern triangle
is forty-seven miles and around the west
ern, ffty-six.
The official net times OF the racers have
not yet been issued as the returns from the
controls are Incomplete. The gross times
OF the first four are officially given as fol-
lows
n ~ g.,
JendtZy .''.'-'.'''''''''' ~ lo
he hnyH' ~ 6o Ufo
Fhrfnan AZ Eu 1t12
Cab rlcl ~ - %
1t IL reliably stated that Jenat2y's time,
after the control deductions, will be hours
n l., H.