Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-05
INTERNATIONAL
AUTOMOBILE RACE
One for the James Gordon Bennett
Cup Won by NJ Th.ry
French Champion,
GREAT CROWD WITNESSED START
Five Regiments Of Infantry and Three
OF Artillery Cleared the
Track

Las champ Department " ruy be
Dome, France july i..Thcry won the
international automobile race for the
James Gordon Bennett cup over tho
break.necR Auverpcnc after pn cS.
citing contest IN which the Italian
champion LaD"iu hold the lead mtIl
n bfcok.doNr occurred noor the nuish,
IherY WAS Urlurougly acclaimed as h.
crossed tho line Commerce Minister
Clomcnicl decorated Thory ls an ".
ntcr Of the French academy I'm rccopnl-
ton " Ms bringing the cmutlonul
trophy back 90 Franco
ThcryN time was hours ana 70 min.
uloe Tho oniclal classification showed
that CoPno was second, with Z hours
ana % minutes No21nrl third, hours
ana 81 minutes, Callloia fourth, hours
ma % minutes and carp MN with 4
hours ana 30 minutes.
Las champ, Department Of Pay DO
Dome, France, July d. NJ rhory, the
French champion automoblNU. won
the International automobile race for
the james Gordon Bennett cup. nnish.
lng the fourth ana last mp about 81
miles, In hours 10 minutes elapsed
time
lie received a tremendous ovation,
The race started At o'clock this
morning Tholy the French champion,
was The FIRST on lolluWol by the on.
llrc ~ contestants, Including tho three
Americans,
A great crowd, including Minister NJ
commerce Clomenlcl ana Cen, Brugcro,
lhc commander Of the French army,
witnessed the start ana gave the con.
lcstanls an enthusiastic greeting as
they Numbered past IN the start Tho
day opened cloudy ana threatening, and
the trlbunos ana streets prcsnted "A
desolate appearance after the hurrl.
cane OF yesterday which stripped on
the decorations, awnings and flags The
crowds began 10 arrive before daylight,
\ formidable force NJ military compos.
od or nNo regiments Of infantry and
ihree regiments ~ artillery cleared the
track NJ $3.50 a, m,
Thery received an ovation when ne
appeared ana the Americans were
warmly applaudcd, The three Amorl-
can machines were painted rcd, tho
French blue the English grcon, the
torman white ana Italian black and
the Austrian yellow
The crowd increased us the hour for
the start approached many aulomo-
bile parties, Including Americans being
among the lhrongs The hugo machines
qulvorcd and rnowed while awaiting
the moment ~ departure, st exactly
q o'clock ThcE shot on amid loud
cheers the other contestants following
IN order ana tlmo 1s follows,
carp English G0j, JcnhlSy, German
6.lO, IOnciu, Italian G,l5, Drawn Aus.
man. $50, Lyttlo United states G.2j,
CnilloiR France, $50, Rolls Eugl0nd
G3b, Docutcra Germany, $40, Caguo,
Italy Gao llyerunimuA Austria, 600;
pcnRloN United states, Gt,, Duray
France, 800, Bornochl linglonl, 1908,
Wornor Germany 40, Nus2lrl Italy,
i!lj, Barton Austria, i'?O, Tracey,
United Stotos, 1893,
Coon after the start Jonatsy the Ger.
man champion, suffered q delay OF 10
minutes which threatened 20 put him
out NJ the race Thcry finished the tOgt
lap, about 81 miles, nt 80 a. m.
elapsed time ! hour ~ minutes Lam,
Ella made the hrsl lap IN hour 30 min.
utos, showing faster time than ThorN
The Americans made u poor showing
I'm the FIRST lap Lytllo's lapscd tImo
was ? hours, 81 minutes
Neither pmgloy nor Tracey hnd coy.
crcd the nrel lap when Thcry com,
plotod the second nj $3.50 A. M and
lanou nt 0,2S Iluch continued
gnlnng he Wns leading but suffered
breakdown IN the mira lap Thcry
leading again, LanCin was viz mine
ulcs ahead Of Thery when the break
down occurred,
The mpsod times VI the leaders AT tho
end Of the thhd lap were as follows
ThcrN 3 hours, IS minutes, raGno,
hours, 80 minutes, Gallons, 3 hours,
Al llaInAInn