The Washington times., 1903-07-02

j. w. Stocks, the English driver. His
wheel was broken and he was forced TO
retire from the race Following this
came the intelligence that Charles Jar
rott. one of the Englishmen. had also
met with an accident. The first report
had il that he had broken his knee cap.
but this proved untrue, as he was not
badly hurt. His car, however, was COM
pletely smashed.
The accident occurred while the Eng
lishman was trying TO take a bad cor
ne- too quickly. The car overturned.
dashing Jarrott and his chauffeur to the
ground. Baron Decators, who was com
ing right behind. narrowly escaped coll
liding with the Bnglishman's car. The
baron Immediately stopped his car and
inquired Ii Jarrett was badly hurt. When
he found he was not, he continued on
his way, bringing the news to the Of
fcials here Jarrott' accident occurred
at Stradball.
Jenatzy in the Lead.
AT IL o'clock. four hours after the
start the official timekeeper said thai
rough reckoning gave Jenatzy, one of
the German riders. the lead by three
minutes. He cleverly pushed past Bdge
the Englishman. and the present holder
of the cup.
Foxhall Keene, the American sports
man, who is riding for the Germans, was
at this time finding favor as a possible
winner of the race. On the first round
Keene broke the record for the distance.
The American trio were showing up
bn
booked to cross the finish line last. Win
ton was doing faily well, his gross time
for the first round being hours and i
minutes, % seconds. which. substracting
his handicap for forty minutes, makes
him now eighth. Owen was passed on
the first round by Jenatzy. who started
seven minutes after the American.
Into Barbed Wire Fence.
The intricate method of taking the
times at the different controls and al
lowing for compulsory slowness at the
turns. made anything but guesses at the
exact position of the competitors i'm
possible.
Stocks accident occurred at Castle
Dermot. The Englishman ran into wire
fence while turning a corner at bali
epeed. His front wheels were smashed,
but II was said he escaped injury Great
excitement was caused by report that
Edge. the one Englishman remaining In
the race, had met with a mishap. He.
however, passed the first round fifteen
minutes after the time he should have.
He was then making fast time.
Americans in Trouble.
Mooers. the American. had not passed
the club inclosure at the end Of the
first. round. ga hours after he started.
and the officials thought he had dropped
out Winton was APPARENTLY having
trouble. as IT took him hours and
minutes to complete the second round Of
ffty-eight miles.
AT O'Clock. with the race almost half
over. Jenatzy. the German. had in
creased his lead by a minute. Rene
de Knyff. the Frenchman. was second.
with the others scattered. Edge, the
present cupholder, was practically out
of the running. Foxhall Keene, who was
at one time a favorite. was also drop
ping back
Mile in Fifty-three Seconds.
The Americans continued to struggle
for the consolation prize. All the driv-
ers, with the exception of the American
trio. had completed the third round by
! o'clock At that time Percy Owen had
completed two rounds. and Winton and
Mooers one each The best time for a
mile was made by Gabriel, of the French
team. who made that distance in 50
seconds. His average work, however, is
not as well as 1t was expected to be.
At the end of $50 miles Jenatzky was
leading de Knyff by minutes % sec
onds. Farman by minutes 81 seconds,
Decators by 13 minutes seconds. Gabriel
by 10 minutes Z seconds, and Edge by
AZ minutes % seconds. 1t looked as IL
the race would be completed in the mud.
as rain began to fall shortly after /
o'clock.
Keene Gives Up.
FoxhalI Keene gave up the race at
KiIcuIIen shortly before finishing the
second round. He discovered that the
axles OF his car were weakening. Keene
had covered 100 miles in 4 hours 26 min
utes. gross time. when he dropped out.
winton and owen Completed the third
round over 100 miles behind the leaders.
winton was then going the better of the
two.
Mooers Drops Out.
Mooers, the American, Is out Of the
race. His machine broke down at Athy.
four hours after the start. De KnYff. the
French driver, was the first TO enter on
the last rourd. He was followed min
utes and 81 seconds later by Jonatzy,
the German. Barring accidents. the lat
ter should win the race, inasmuch as he
started il minutes after De Knyff.
37o-Mile Run.
The course was in the form of a figure
8. the lower portion. called the Eastern
circuit. having circumference OF near
ly forty-six miles. and the top part. and
the western circuit. being ffty-eight
miles around.
The journey consisted of three times
round the entire figure. and once around