The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31
AT A l2O.MILE GAIT.
Henri Fourier Expects to Make a
Mile. IN Half a Minute in
His Auto.
Says There Is No Limit to the
III. Speed Of the Modern
Machine.

Henri Fourier. says that he fully ex-
poets to do a mile In his automobile in
half a. minute this season. Fourier has
covered a mile on straightaway road
fetal record at a fraction more than that.
He says that he has often travelled at the
rate of mile in forty seconds; although
not for a long distance.
There is no limit to the speed of an
automobile, said Fournier in an inter-
view recently. cat least it is not for me
to say where the ingenuity and scientific
Of automobiles will stop. And the auto
mobilist? Well, no matter how fast a
machine is going, there will always be
men willing to take all the chances in
svolved in running at full speed. Really,
the danger Is not SO great If you are care
full and quick and know the game thor
oughly. -. III $50,
How does it feel to run a mile in forty
six seconds:'' Fourier was. asked.
1T is like flying" replied the king of
the chauffeurs as he smiled Perhaps
am wrong, though. I have never flown.
No railroad train has ever gone at such
a terrific pace. I suppose if a man could
sit astride Of the projectile Of thirteen
inch gun he would feel about Is we did
in that record making trip the other day.
You look straight ahead, intent only on
the road that lies directly in front; and yet
somehow your eyes manage to take in the
general effect of the country as you pass
it. And the result? You are intensely
cold from passing through the air at such
a high rate Of speed And you are hun
cry. O, so hungry! 1 wonder how much
a. gourmand would pay for the appetite
| of a man just in from a record breaking
fight Of the automobile?'
| Fourier to Race Winton. 4
| Fourier and Alexander Winton, - the
Cleveland expert, have agreed to race
three 25-mile races for 1000 trophy cuI
offered by the Empire City Trottins Club
Eof onkers and the Cleveland Driving clut
of Cleveland. ~ .*',t $500. /.
: The date for the first race was set fol
July IS, or, If delayed, on the following
Saturday. The second race will take place
week or so later on the track of the
Cleveland Driving Club, and it was agreed
to- hold the third on the fastest track Of
| the two on some date to be selected.
| The contestants will start from opposite
sides of the track and pace one another
| Fourier has a record ON a track Of
1.06;4-5 and a road record Of 45 seconds
while Winton, who has no road record
lis credited with mile in track In 1.0219
-. :: 100000 for RACING Autos.
One hundred Thousand dollars will b'
expended in America In the manufacture
| ing of racing automobiles for the interna
tional cup race. Alexander Winton ha:
three cars on the stocks, of which TIVE
! will be used by himself and Percy Owen
C. w. aMatheson has three others, two, o
which. will be used, one by himself AMI
the other by J. B. Hedges. For L. P
Mooers Of. Cleveland, there are three Peer
less cars under way. Harry Hardness il
reported to have three, but will give NJ
! information. '. 80. .+'.
Where more cars are being made thai
| can be used the fastest will be selected
while the others may be entered for tn
Paris Madrid race with other drivers
America: is constructing twelve cul
racers, but only three will be used in tn
Gordon Bennett trophy race, for which
this country challenged England and il