The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-26
MACHINES ATTAIN OVER A MILE
A MINUTE ON ROADS OUT
SIDE CITIES.

that these tOmODlle covered sixty.
two miles an hour on the road outside
the cities. These victories, however,
were clouded by a series of accidents,
having in one case at least, a fatal re-
suit. At least two cars were wrecked
and Marcel Renault, the winner of
the Paris-Vienna race last year, Lor-
Taine Barrows, a very we'll known au-
tomobilist, and Renault's chauffeur,
were seriously, and it is believed, IA
tally, injured, while Barrows' chauf.
feur was killed.
The most terrible accident occurred
near Bonneval, nineteen miles from
Charities, where machine No. 243,
driven by NJ. Porter, was overturned
at a railroad crossing and took fire.
The chauffeur was caught underneath
the automobile and burned to death,
while two soldiers and a child were
killed.
A chauffeur was badly injured by an
accident to his motor car near Au-
gouleme. A woman crossing the road
in the nighborhood of Ablis was run
owe by one of the competing cars and
killed.
Two Are Still Alive.
Nj. Stead and his chauffeur, who
were first reported to have been killed,
are still alive. 1t seems that their
automobile collided with another car
with which Mr.. Stead had been rae.
Ing for several kilometres, wheel to
wheel, and was completely overturned
In a ditch near Montoguyon. Mr..
Stead was caught under the machine,
Vile his chauffeur was hurled a dis
tance of thirty feet and had his head
and body badly cut. Mr.. Stead al
r"onscious when he was picked up, but
hplained OF suffering great pain.
2 was conveyed to the nearest farm.
This number of accidents has not
caused any great surprise here in view
OF the number of contestants in the
race and the great speed and power
of their machines.
1t is stated that Louis Renault's au-
tomobile attained at Beourdiniere, be-
tween Charities and B%onneval, a maxi
mum speed of lightweight and three
fourths miles per hour.
In view of the number of accidents
In the first stage of the Paris-Madrid
automobile race from Versailles to Dor.
deaux, Premier Combes has forbidden
the continuance of the contest on
French territory. The second stage
of the race, which was to have been
continued on Tuesday, included a run
W French territory from Bordeaux
to the Spanish frontier. Premier
COmbes' action will probably lead to
the race being abandoned.
Forbidden on Spanish Territory.
1t is reported that the Spanish gov
eminent has also forbidden the con-
tinuance Of the ace on Spanish terri
tory.
w. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., Henri Four
nier and Baron de Forest withdrew
from the race together before reaching
Chartres. All of them suffered break
downs and having lost three hours,
they decided that it was useless to
continue. Mr.. Vanderbilt and Baron
de Forest returned to the Hotel Ritz
at II o'clock in the morning. They
laughed and made light Of their with
and w. j. Dannat, the American artist,
when their turn was reached and con
sequently did not take part in the
race. G. Gray Dinsmore is thus the
only American left in the race.
Versailles passed a night of wi
excitement. 1t is estimated that
100000 persons crowded into the lit
tie town to witness the start of the
race. Soldiers with fixed, bayonets
lined the track for some distance from
Versailles. A bomb was exploded at
1885 a. m. as a signal to get ready,
and Immediately Charles Jarrot's car
drew into place. Another bomb was
fired at a quarter to 4 o'clock for the
start and then the enormous machine
shot forward amid the shouts of the
thousands of spectators. The other
cars followed in quick succession.
Only Woman in the Race.
Nine. De Cast, the sole female com
petitor in last years Paris-Berlin rae
was again the only woman to partici.
pate in the present contest. Her ma
chine was decked with flowers and her
departure was the signal for a great
ovation. She made a splendid run,
passing five of ner competitors before
reaching Charities. The crowd around
Mr.. Vanderbilt's machine prevented
him from reaching the starting line in
time and he was further delayed by
controversy with the judges, finally
starting two minutes late. The last
9departure was at GAS Sunday morn
Ing.
The reports along the route soon
gehowed that Louis Renault was MAX
ling q great rae and before Charities
WAS reached he had o%vertaken and
D0ssed Charles Jarrett and NJ. Reno
|1o Kny6 and gained a lead which he
ever lost afterward. Dispatches.
xnm Vendome, Tours and Poictiers
M Of his passing through ahead, and
>1rdeanx sent the announcement of
arrival first at 12:14:25. He had
I'm Henri Fournier's record of s
minutes. Charles Jarrett
El7econd at 1890, having Gov
f6o coarse In s hours A minutes.
0nbrisl arrived third ct 1908. his