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racers had to run down a steep, zig
rag, also marked dangerous, and up
a steep ascent into the village OF rs
.chenbach From there the racers had
to face long stretch of very dlmcult
road OF q varied character. some
times it rises and sometimes descends
suddenly; it contains many sharp,
awkward curves, and finishes up WIN
a steep hill leading down into ldsteln.
This hill is also marked dangerous
SPOT. Leaving Idstein the road Wlnds
I'm and down to EscI, which is follow
ed by deep descent. where the sra-
dent is u yards TO 100
On emerging from the forest, the
racers had to face the most danger
out part OF the route. This is a steep
hill where the downward gradient is
Is yards in 100. AT the foot OF TINS
difficult ascent the road is construct
ed on an embankment free on both
sides. The committee OF management
warned the racers in advance that
they would be precipitated over the
sides of the e-nbankment unless they
exercised the greatest caution AFTER
the embar llment comes another steep
decline and at the foot of the hill
there is an ancient, very narrow gate
way, leading into the town of We'll
burg. Immediately on leaving Well
burg. the racers had to face another
steep descent, with narrow bridge
in the valley below.
The total length of the circular
route is approximately SIS miles. The
regulations OF the Gordon Bennett
race requirethat the routes shall be
at least $50 lSilometers or approx
1nately $50 miles, SO that the racers
have to complete the circuit OF the
course four times today. The eight.
towns and villages on the route,
which are neutralized, and through
which the cars had to pass without
racing are Isingen, Weilburg, Lin
burg Idstein, Esch, koeniSstein, ODE
rusol and Homburg. The starting
arran yementS We're carried out with
mathematical precision, and exactly
at $50 the last car left the Saalburg-
the first racer to complete the hrst
round was Jenatzy, the German He
did it in one hour and &c minutes,
after deducting sc minutes, which
were lost in the eight controls. This
would make his actual driving speed
over a mile a minute.
Janatzy also led at the conclusion
the second round which he con
Guided in two hours and fifty-five min
utes. At the end of the third round,
Thery, the Frenchman, had wrested
the lead from the German, and com
p!eted the three rounds in four hours
and twenty-three minutes, ten minutes
faster than Jenatzy's time for the dis
lance. A remarkable. feature OF. the
race is the absence of dust all along
the route Realizing that dense
clouds of dust would vastly increase
the dangers of the course, the man
aeement had the entire length of the
route sprin kled with a special mix
ture of oil and water before the race
this morning The cost of this pre-
caution was $4,000.
The Kaiser, who arrived on the
course soon after six o'clock, watched
the progress of the race with deep
interest.
American Ambassador Tower ALI
son Armour and C. G. DinsHlore ar
rived at the starting point in cars
flying large American flags. The
Emperor invited the Ambassador and
Mrs. Armour to the Imperial box,
and conversed with both OF them at
some length. His Majesty also sum
,noned Mr.. Dinsmore, the owner of
the Mercedes car, which won the race
in 1909. His Majesty said:
i consider automobile races of this
Kind useful and benefi cial. They
teach the masses of the people the
possibilities Of automobiles. l am
convinced that motoring will prove
to be the sole road traffic OF the fu-
ture. I believe these races will make
automobiles more popular"
A rather amusing incident occurred
at the starting point Prince Henry,
of Prussia, had taken a stand near the
Imperial box to watch the start. Some
policemen, who We're ignorant of his
identity, ordered him to move, and
because his movements were not
quick enough. handled him rather
roughly.
Thery beat Janetzy, the German
by but few minutes. When he i'm
ished he was given a rousing ovation.
Several French ladies among the