The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05
IHERY WINS THE
BENNETT TROPHY
French Chauffeur Again Carries
Off the Honors in Interna-
tional Race.

Laschamp, July 5.-M. Thery, the French
champion automobilist, won the international au-
tomobile race for the James Gordon Bennett cup,
finishing the fourth and last lap in seven hours
ten minutes elapsed time. He received tremen-
dous ovation.
The international automobile races for the
James Gordon Bennett cup started at
O'Clock this morning. Thery the French
entire Is contestants including the three Amer
leans. great crowd. including Minister OF
Commerce Clementel and Gen. Brugere, the con-
mander of the French army, witnessed the start
and gave the contestants enthusiastic greet
ing as they Numbered past at the start. The
day opened cloudy and threa tening and the trib-
unes and stands presented desolate appearance
after the hurricane of yesterday, which stripped
on the decorations, awnings and flags. The
crowds began to arrive before daylight. for
midable force of military composed Of five regi-
mentS OF infantry and three regiments of ar
tillery cleared the track at $50 a.
Ovation for Thery.
Thery received an. ovation when he appeared
and the Americans were also warmly applauded
The three American machines were painted red
the French blue, the English green, the German
white. the Italian black, and the Austrian vel
low.
The crowd increased as the hour for the star
approached, many automobile parties, including
Americans, being among the throng. The huge
| machines quiYered and snorted while awaiting
the moment Of departure. At exactly O'Clock
Inery SHOC OIL dm1Q lOuQ cDeerS, the Other con
testants following in order and time as follows
carp, English. sos; Jenatzy, Germany, 6:1O
| Lancia, Italy, 6:15; Braun Austria 500; Lyttle
United States. 6:25; Caillois. France. $50; Rolls
England. 635; De Caters. Germany $40
Cagno, Italy. 6:45; Hyeronimus, Austria, $50
| Dingley, United States, $3.50; Duray France. I
Bernachi, England, 1905; Werner Germany
| $40; Nazzari, Italy. 7:15; Barton, Austria
1920; Tracy, United States, 7:25.
Delay for German.
Soon after the start Jenatzy, the German
champion, suffered delay of 20 minutes whic
| threatened to put him out of the Their
| finished the first lap, about 81 miles, at a
a M, elapsed time one hour Al minutes. Lar
| cha made the first lap in one hour 35 minutes
| showing faster time than Thery.
| The Americans made poor showing in til
first lap. Lyttles elapsed time was two hour
| 81 minutes. Neither Dingley nor Tracy ha
! covered the first lap when Thery completed til
| second at $50 a. m. and Lancia at $685.. Lanci
continued gaining.
The time of the leading contestants at the en-
of the first lap of the international automobi
race was:
Lancia, 1 hour 30 minutes Thery, 1 hour 4
hour 40 minutes; Werner, l hour 80 minutes
Cagno, hour "a minutes; carp, hour "a mil
utes; Braun, 1 hour Sc minutes Lancia, wi
was leading suffered a breakdown In the THU
lap, Ihery again securing a commanding lead.
| The Third Lap.
The elapsed times Of the leaders at the er
of the third lap were follows: Thery, hou
IS minutes; Cagno, 5 hours 80 minutes; Cailloi
5 hours Al minutes. Lancia was six minut
ahead of Thery when the breakdown occurred.