The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-07

Grandstard. BaIIishannon, July q
The International automobile race for
the James Gordon Bennett cup was run
today and won by Jenatzy, a member
of the German team, who covered the
distance Of $40 34 miles in six hours,
thIrty-Six minutes and line seconds,
Including the stops imposed by the reg
uIatiOns. Two members of the French
team ran each other so close for sec
Ond place tina it Will not be known
until Friday whether Dekineff or Far
man is entitled to the honor. Only one
minute divided them. 1t is thought
likely that Dekinef's claim to second
place Will be upheld. The most remark
able features of the great race were its
practical immunity from serious acct
dents and the wretched showing by the
American team. At B~alyshannon
which is the headquarters for h race.
mo mes had been received tonight Of
any one being injured except one Of
the contestants, the English rae Jar
Irett Il his chauffeur, jarrett had a
miraculous escape from death n now
lies with "a broken collar bone and u
badly bruised body. His chauffeur
also mas a fractured collar bone, be-
sides a brOken leg. Both, however are
doing well. The acciden occurred
| through the steering gear of the favor
tie English car getting out of order
| when going at full speed. Instead of
turning u corner the automobile ran
straight INTO the bank at the side of the
road and was smashed clean in two.
How the occupants escaped death is
more a they themselves can explain.
| Stocks, another Englishman, had his
car disabled through the same cause,
but was not hurt.
Baron de Caters, after making a
splendid race, before the axle of his
car, and Foxhan Keene retired because
| of Il similar accident. MOers and Win
ton of the American team both failed
to finish owing to arrangement in the
mechanism of their cars, and Owen the
third member of the team only COM
pleted five out of the seven laps of the
race. Thus only five out of twelve
starters completed the course. One Of
these. Edge, the holder of the cup. came
in long after the race was officially de-
clared over.
The poor showing of the American
competitors is generally attributed to
the excessive lightness of their cars.
All the arrangements for the race
"OIh veil, dIlo Tic II 1911 pScLoihIS u
night are once more venturing on the
Dads, though with fearful eyes and
keen ears for the rear motors as they
come down the hill of Kildare. The
FrenChmen received some consolation
in not getting the cup by gaining the
price offered by the Hon. j. Scott-Mon-
tague. NJ. P. to the team whose mem
berS all finished.
The general opinion expressed by the
British authorities, including the Ear
of Mayo and Henry Norman. NJ. P, is
that the race was the most successful
ever run and is likely to do much to
remove the antagOnism towards SINH
lar contests and motors in general.
Foxhall Keene as one of the repre-
sentatIves of Germany had a GOOD
chance of coming in amongst he lead
ers. Before giving her any risk which
is generally described as one of tn
ImoSt daring featS in the history o
motoring. Turning a corner on the
lsecond round the tires of Keene's ma
chine were ripped up, and while repair
ing them he noticed that the axle wa!
giving way. Instead Of stopping
Keene drove a hundred miles at tn
rate of over sixty miles an hour an
only drew up when the car became al
most uncomfortable. Then it wa
found that the axle was within tn
smallest fraction of an inch OF DEM
severed. Keene admitted that 1T wa
as much like sitting on a box OF dyna
mite as anything | have ever trlec
/. but il was an awful pity l had to with
draw. as really 1 had not begun to lie
myself out"
Keene's mishap caused the creates
regret next TO Jarrott'S accident of an
incident of the day.