The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-26
VICTIMS OF AUTO RAGE.
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 M. Rodolphe Darzens and his machin- ist were thrown out near Bordeaux and were practically unhurt, though the car was destroyed.
 Louis Renault telegraphed as follows tonight:
 Marcel is better. Bringing him to Paris tonight. Deny report of his death officially"
 Bordeaux reports that many of the competitors, including NM. Charron, Thellier and Passy, desired to abandon the race, but others insisted that their honor required them to resume it at the Spanish frontier, if possible; but the Spanish government later forbade the race and thus compelled its complete abandonment.
 The manufacturers have agreed that as road race is impossible the meet- ing will be resumed within a closed course.
 The correspondent of the Associated Press interviewed a number of the leading American and French automo- bilists and they all expressed horror at the series of accidents, and added that, in their opinion, it would end speed races in France and at other points on the continent.
 Foxhall Keene said: "The killing or nlaiming of so many persons is a ter rible blow both to individuals and to automobiling. Marcel and Barrow were both of the highest class of drivers and good sportsmen. Barrow was frequent ly taken for an American, but I believe he is an Englishman. The effect will be serious, if not an irreparable, blow to fast automobiling. I had hoped to drive my siXty-horse-power car. It was a wonderful machine, showing 112 kilometres without effort, but at the last moment we were unable to com- plete the necessary repairs"
 There is not the slightest ground for the suggestion that Henri Fournier, W. K. Vanderbilt, jr., and Baron de Forest withdrew from the race on account of the dangers. Each had a damaged cy- finder and could not proceed. J. B. Worden, who arrived fifth at Bordeaux, is the only American remaining in the contest. He has only touring car, but nevertheless made fine race. The speed limitations which have now been fixed by the French and Spanish gov- ernments will put an end to any chance of fast time being made between Bor- deaux and Madrid, and the balance of the race will be run under tourist con- ditions. The stretches of road beyond Bordeaux are more difficult than the route covered yesterday from Versailles owing to the many hills and sharp turn ings.
 Clarence Moore, of Washington, the whip and authority on sports, has re- turned from an inspection of the track, for which unusual facilities were grant ed him by the judges of yesterdays race. He gives a graphic description of the traffic of the speed of the racers. He timed Louis Renault's car as it passed him and he found it was making seventy-four and half miles an hour. The automobile of M. Gabriel, yester- days winner, he says, gave forth deep bass roar as it leaped the steep incline near Chartres, like huge rabbit bound- ing up hill. He saw Jarrott approach ing at lightning speed. A huge black mastiff got right in the path. Jarrott realized that to try to avoid the dog would throw his car against tree and he steered directly for the dog. He struck the dog squarely and it was pinned in front of the automobile for half minute and then dropped to the ground between the wheels. M. Moore and others examined the carcass of the dog and found that there was not 8 bone left in it's body over two inches long.
 Concerning the effect of the accidents MT. Moore expressed the opinion that it will stop the excessive speed of races and that this would really be beneficial to true sport. He says the ParisMad- rid race is less a contest of sportsman ship than a competition between rival makers seeking to- gain reputation.