The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-03
NOT IN 1T
WITH AUTOS THEY RACED AT
BALLYsHANNoN.
THEY MADE NO SHOWING
AGAINST THE FAST CARS OF THE
FOREIGNERS.

The James Gordon Bennett Cup Was
Won by Jenatzy, a Member of the
German Team-Hc Made the
$40 "a Miles in Hours 80 Min
utes and 8 SecOnds-Accidents
Were Few--AuthOrities ON Auto
MODELLING Well Pleased With the
Race.
Grand Stand, Ballyshannon, July a.
The international automobile race for
the James Gordon Bennett cup was
run to-day and won by Jenatzy, a
member of the German team. who COW
cred the distance of S7Oa4 miles in six
hours SO minutes and 8 seconds, in
Guiding the stops imposed by the reg
ulatiors. '...
Two members of the French team
ran each other so close for second
place that it will not be known until
Friday whether DeKnyff or Farman is
entitled to the honor. Only one minute
divided them. 1t is thought likely that
DeKnyff's claim to second place will
be upheld. 4
great race were its practical immunity
from serious accidents and the wretch
ed showing by the American team.
Jarrett Had n Fall.
At Ballyshannon, which is the head
quarters for the race, no news has
been received tonight of anyone being
injured, except one of the contestants,
the English crack Jarrett and his
chauffeur. Jarrett had a, miraculous
escape from death and now lies with a
broken collar bone and badly bruised
body. His chauffeur also has a frac-
tured collar bone, besides broken leg.
Both, however, are doing we'll. The
| accident occurred through the steering
gear of the favorite English car get
ting out of order when going at full
| speed.
Instead Of turning a corner the auto
mobile ran straight into the bank at
the side of the road and was smashed
| clean in two. How the occupants es-
capped death is more than they them
| selves can explain.
Stocks, another Englishnaan, had his
car disabled through the same cause,
| but was not hurt .s-e4ss.
Baron DeCaters, after making a
| splendid race, broke the axle of his car,
| and -Foxhall Keene retired because OF
a similar accident. Moers and Wintcn,
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 one 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.
American Cars Too Light.
The poor showing of the American
competitors is generally attributed to
the excessive lightness of their cars.
All the arrangements for the race
worked we'll, and the Irish peasants
tonight are once more venturing on
the roads, though with fearful eyes
and keen ears for the rear motors as
they come down the hill of Kildare.
The Frenchmen received some con-
ISOLATION in not getting the cup, by
gaining the prize offered by the Hon.
]. Scott Montague, NJ. P, to the team
whose members all finished.
The general opinion expressed by
Earl of Mayo and Henry Norman, M.
p, is that the race was the most
successful ever run and is likely to do
much to remove the antagonism to-
wards similar contests and motors in
general.
Keene Was FOOIhardy.
FoxhalI Keene, as one of the rep
resentatives of Germany, had a good
chance of coming in amongst the lead
ers. Before giving up he ran risk
which is generally described as one Of
the most daring feats in the history of
motoring. Turning a corner on the sec
ond round the tires of Keene's machine
were ripped up, and while repairing
them he noticed that the axle was CIV
ing way. Instead of stopping, Keene
drove a hundred miles at the rate of
over sixty miles an hour and only drew
up when the car became almost I'M
controllab1e. Then it was found that
the axle was within the smallest frac-
ton of an inch of being severed
Keene admitted that ut was as much
like sitting on a box of dynamite as
ANYTHING / ever tried, but it was an
awful pity / had to withdraw, as really
l had not begun to let myself out"
Keene's mishap caused the greatest
regret, next to Jarrott's accident, of