New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-07-02
RACE FOR BENNETT CUP.
AUTOS START TO-DAY.
Irish Course Ready Competitors
Intricate Timing System.

Kildare, Ireland. July 1--Eyerything is now
in readiness for the international automobile
race for the James Gordon Bennett cup which
viii start at o'clock tomorrow morning. All
day long the counties OF Carlow. Kildare and
Queens. through which the course winds have
been overrun with motors At speeds varying
from fifteen to sixty miles an hour, cars Of
al sorts and descriptions have been going
along the course which is dotted with stands
and warning flags, and IS lined at interesting
points with spectators.
The weighing Of the racing cars at Mas to-
day resulted satisfactorily for the American
competitors, but badly for two of the French
automobiles, though their overweight ap-
pa-ently was partly due TO & defect in the
Weighing machinery and the lack Of an official
standard for reducing English measures to the
metric system II is announced that N Gabriel
viii replace Henry Fourier IN the French
contingent and NJ. Genatzy VIII take the place
OF H Braun IN the German trio The four
competing teams will therefore be as follows:
England-s. F. Edge, c. Jarrett and J. W.
Stocks.
France-Chevalier R de Knyf, NJ Farman
and ". Gabriel
America winton. P. Owen and L. P.
Moers
and NJ Genatzy.
All the cars are expected to start They will
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G-Farman I2-Genazy.
The race should be over late tomorrow after
noon. but the result may be in doubt until Fri
Gay The complicated system of stopping the
cars al the entrances Of the towns of Carlow.
Castlederrnot Athy, Kildare Monasterevan and
StradbaLy and deducting the time taken In
passing through the towns, the speed in which
must not exceed about fourteen miles an hour,
was shown by experiments made to-day TO re-
suit in great confusion, and unless the race to-
morrow is better managed than to-days re-
hearsal the winner Will not be known until Fri
day and even then will be the subject Of con-
troversy There was some talk tonight Of
abandoning al the last moment the more COM
pIcated features Of the timing system
More police than have been seen in any dis
trict Of ireland since the days of the Phoenix
Park murders are patrolling the course Great
precautions have been taken TO prevent casual
ties but the broiling sun and the wheels Of
hundreds Of motors, motor cycles and other
vehicles have created layer Of thick dust on
the course, the raising Of which by the racing
machines tomorrow viii add a great element OF
danger 10 the contest. Henry Norman, N. P,
who was present an Automobile Club official
Il to-day's arrangements, said there was gen
eraI feeling that the American competitors
might come TO grief if they attempted to cut
the corners too close.
Messrs Winton, Moers and Owen are regarded
rather as the dark horses in the race but none
Of them are much Iancied. Gabriel, who made a
new record from Versailles to Bordeaux in the
recent Paris Madrid contest and Jarrett gen
orally figure as the favorites, though there is
little or no betting.
The American team took a quick spin from
Mas to-day and al seemed in good condition
Foxhar P. Keene. on his German car, is ex-
pected to take all the chances that the extraor-
dinariIy narrow roads and the numerous curves
afford.
For the moment all Central Ireland is g1ven
up 10 the motors, whose peculiarities and colors
are no less remarkable than the babel Of tongues