Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-03
LIKE THE WIND.
Jonatzy Wins the international
Automobile Race.
Just $40 Sd Miles Covered in 6
Hours, Sc Min., 9 Sec.
American Team Far Behind-con+es+
for Second-Few Accidents.

Grand Stand, Ballyshannon. Ireland
Ju'y z.-Ihe international race for the
James Gordon Bennett c,,n NO. ,.,,,
today. and won by Jonatzv n pnen,hon
vi the German team, who covered the
distance of 370A miles in hours 2c
minutes and seconds, including the
stops imposed bp the regulations. Two
iieinbers of the French team ran each
'i''' SO close for second place that if
WIZ not be known until Friday wheth-
behhyIt or Farman IS entitled to
me honor. Only one minute divided
them. N'ei
me most remarkable feature of the
sie'l race were its practical immunity
'"'ii serious accidents and the wretch
=" SHOWING by the American team. At
h''iiy summon no news had been re-
celVed. tonight, of any one being in
J.fcn,> except one of the contestants
the English crack, Jarrott. and his
'hauEetr. Jarrett had a maraculous
'S,'pe from death and now lies with
broken collar bone besides q broken
leg "ioiNeii
The accident occurred through the
''i"s gear or the favorite car get | !
t Qua Oh order going at full speed. | t
h VI turning a corner the auto r
49, ran straight into the bank at | n
','e SIDE Of the road and was smosbed =
clean in two. How the occnnonts as
'aped death Is more than thew them- II,
selves can explain. Stocks anothnv !,
fh&llshman, had his car dicobIod n
through the same cause, but was not :,
hurt. was iiot l'
aaron DeCaters after maxine ~
splendid race. broke the axle of bis
car ana Foxhill Keene retired becouso u
VI " slfnliar accident. Moers and Win ~
."i' vi the American team both failed
~ i,'hHn owing to arrangement in the
,r'' narlsfn or their cars and Owen. tho GO
i" inehber OF the team, ONLY COM n,
'eu I'VE out OF the seven laps of tho
race. Ihus only five out of the 10
'tartefs completed the course. Wv
i'ie poor showing of the American ~,
"i"letltors Is generally attributed to
ne excessive lightness of their cars -
'"en' who made the best SHOWING
mons them, when the race was over ="
''ld ne could not blame the roads az
"ess the reason l was beaten is tho
'h'e as That of the other fellows who
ere dcieated by the daring German "e
no ffenchmcn received some con-
'E''ion IN not getting the cup by gain T
* inc prize offered by Hon. ). Scott tho
""taSue MP. to the team whose nav
cmh"rs all finished. tn
ne general opinion is that the race roo
e.. 'iie MOST successful ever run and cab
~ no much to remove the an spe
Eohism towards similar contests and ~
otOrS 'h'
Irovb,u 1- not
natives of Germany, had a good tow
ahce of coming in amongst the load ori,
he |
lnrh IS generally described as one Of inno
most daring fetes in the history IF 49,,
''orinG. Turning a corner on tbn COO ~, o'o
Il round the tires of Keenc's n,,chino ~.
re ripped up and while ropaIr,no ace,
IN n" noticed that the axle was piv ,,,a.',
away. Instead of stopping. Keenn
we loo miles at the rate of over Ga | nv,
Tvs an hoir and only drew up when 1ont
on n woe, ra, "i.'ontroilable. sible
hin tbe sn,,ILt e 'iie aAie was inuu
being severed stS''
ron, o:,e Balfc
+ which ,o., o'''' vi view the con- mine
urt;I : % .L,a l''i'. : III the morn and
''i''S' VIII Always to on
"hienbered for the desperate atr1rr- out :
,,,,, (.a,.,. MI! H. frehch and than
;,hr;o, II 49, i' uaifh& driving in pr
''"'iel III the Paris-Bordcaux race Ho
,,,;I,h ,t, 'ouay' by the speed COVER
.o1 a. '"'l'S seven times differ
seq me judges stand at Ballyshan lain
,o,, a., whole
Ero, ,"iS between Germany time
,tz,, T"Ss $1,000 out. Both the p6
ivy and DeKnyff waved their win ,
IL wildly in answer to the cheers of
ohl'"kers and drove with what +
"a IKE desperation. AS the final
u approached and the gap between At lie
Two rivals lessencd, there waro
who thought that a collision was
'apie. but DeKnyff kept his lead san
minute or two and croeeoa 49,, burst.
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