Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-25
Many Previous Records Smashed
But With Fata Results,
AMERICANS WERE NOT IN 1T
FoxhaIl Keen. Tod sloan aud W. j..
Dannsnt Failed 10 start speeIa-
tors and Contestants kiIied,

Paris. May A-Rep1r,s from along the
route OF the great paris-Madrld automo-
bile race are to the effect That previous
records have been smashed, However, the
hand Of death appears 20 have interviewed
IN a ltW instances ana a cloud has been
cast over the affair by series Of acct
dents In one case II Is certain that the
race has had fatal result II Is esu-
mated that some automobiles covered "
miles an hour ON the road outside the cit
les AT least TWO cars were wrecked
and Marcel Renault, the winner Of the
Paris Jenna race last year ana Lorraine
Barrows, a very well known automobillst
and Renault's chauffeur, were seriouslyan
It is believed fatally, injured, while Bar
rows Chauffeur was killed. Moreover an
unconhrmed report says that serious
accident occurred near Angouline, In
which the two occupants Of an autono-
bile. the owner Of which is not yet known,
were seriously injured ana Two spectators
were KILLED. Ihls number Of acCuents nus
not caused any great surprise mere IN
view Of the number vi contestants IN The
race and the great speed ana power OF
their machines.
foxhal Keene Tod Sloane and W. J,
Dannunt the Amencan arust, did not
appear al the starring line this morning
when their turn was sedCncd and cunse-
quentiy dld not take part in the race.
{. cray Dinsmore Is mus the only
American lett m.
Versailles passed a night OF wild excite
ment. IL Is estimated thar a hundred
thousand persons crowded into the little
town to witness the start OF the race.
track for some distance from Versailles.
Soldiers with fixed bayunets lined the
A bomb exploded at 1885 q. IN, as signal
to get ready ana Immediately Charles
Jarrots car drew into place Another
bomb was hred at a quarter TO 4 O'Clock
for the start ana then the enormous ma
chine shot forward amid the shouts Of
the thousands OF spectators, The other
cars followed In quick succession
Nine. DE Cast, the sole female competl-
tor In last years parls-Herlin race was
again the only woman to participate In
the present contest Her machine was
decked with flowers and her departure
was the signal for great ovation She
made a splendid run, passing i've OF her
competitors before reaching Chartres.
The crowd around Mr., Nanderbilts ma
chine prevented him from reaching the
starting line IN time and he was further
delayed by 4 controversy with the judges,
finally starting two minutes late The
last departure was a quarter to seven this
morning The reports along the route
soon showed that Louis Rcnault was
making great race and before Charities
was reached he had oyertaken and passed
Charles Jairot. NJ. Renee dc kynif and
gained lead which he never lost after
ward
Dispatches from Vendome, Tours and
Poictiers told Of his passing through
nh nm l.
ment Of his arrival first at u hours IL
minutes 40 seconds He had beaten Henri
Fournier's record Of hours "A minutes
Charles Jarrett finished second at 1880
having covered the course In hours a
minutes NJ Gabriel arrived third at 0S
his time being hours Z minutes. The
other contestants who made fast time
were j. Salleron, 5 hours 40 minutes,
Baron de Crawher, hours 80 minutes;
J. 3. Warden, hours 20 minutes, and NJ,
Noight hours 81 minutes.
During the afternoon word Of the ac-
cldents began TO arrive and cast gloom
over the event. A dispatch from Bor-
deaux announced that Lorraine BaTrows
had met with a shocking accident near
libourne. Il miles from Bordeaux, at a
quarter TO this afternoon. IL appears
that Mr.. Barrows had tried 70 avoid dog
which was crossing the track and his
monster car number 1--WE In the race,
struck a tree with terrific force His
chauffeur was killed outright. Barrows
himself was picked up unconscious but
still breathing and was taken TO u hos
pital. where his condition was declared TO
be critical. His car was dashed 10 pieces.
Shortly afterward news came that Mar
Gel Rcnault has been overturned In deep
ditch beside the road near Coupe. % miles
frop Poletlors ana that he was danger
ously injured
The automobile club Of Bordeaux re-
Ceived dispatch at 4 o'clock saying Re-
nault was unconscious and 1t was feared
dying Louis Renault. Marcel's brother
was deeply affected by the news and at
once started back to HIS brothers assist
ance.
orders were given to withdraw all the
Renault cars from the race, Many lesser
breakdOwns and casualties are reported.
An early report that one OF the two Far
man brothers had been injured Is uncon-
iirmed.
Late In the afternoon an unconhrmed
report came from Bordeaux that a serious
accident had occurred near Angouleme.
two occupants Of an automobile being
thrown out and injured and two specta-
tors killed. No names or details were CIV
en-.
The time ana position OF the winners
Of the first stage deducting the time al
lowance for slowing down inside the cit
Gabriel hours 70 minutes; Louis Re-
nault, hours % minutes; Saleron, hours
4g minutes Jarrott hours 81 minutes.
Wirden hours minutes; Baron dc
Crawher hours minute; Vogt. hours
2 minutes. Barras, 6 hours " minutes;
Rougier hours 10 minutes, and Mouter. |
g hours II minutes.
In view Of the number Of accidents. |
some fatal. In the first stage Of the Paris |
Madrid automobile race, from Versailles |
to Bordeaux, Premier C0mbes has for |