The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04
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AMERICAN SPORT
Automobiling lis Too Tame;
Yankees in Paris Make Trips
Through Air.
MACHINES POPULAR THOUGH
a Banquet in Honor Of Henry
Fournier-Racing on
Auverg11e Circuit.
Especial Cable to The Times. Dispatch and
s}sss3y New York Herald y f;5sj

Especial Cable to The Times. Dispatch and
New York Herald)
Copyright BY The New York Herald COD y
PARIS, June 3.-Among Americans now
touring Europe in their automobiles are
Mr.. and Mrs. " Nilmerding OF New York,
who are touring Italy with Mercedes; !;
Mr.. Charles w. Gates, who has gone to
Frankfort on a Mercedes, and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Magec, just returned from
Italy on Panhard. and will soon pro-
ceed to Germany. Mr.. Charles Fl. Tweed e'e
has been in the Touraine district on q
I2cnault; Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley McCor-
mick returned from tour Of the south
3 OF France on a Panhard. and Mr. ort-
flandt Bishop will soon have a new forty
horse power Bollee. ytS q, III X "a,
The Hotchkiss Company gave banquet
In honor or Henry Fournier at the G sfe
voisin Wednesday night in celebrat.on&of
his various Victories, notably the three
nutoboat races-namely,a tho Coupe Men
i Ter, Coupe des 6Quatre- -Cantons and the
Coupe du Salon. These objects dart were
placed on the table attthe banquet.
il The dinner was presided q over BY NJ:
Lawrence Benet, managing director OF
the Hitchkiss Company. Z.
a "matinee artistique', was y recently
given at tho Dion -Bouton factory on be-
i1alf OF the mutual benefit soc ETY. rmed
aby the employees. Part OF the shops was
transformed into a theatre, and promi-
Encnt actors and actresses took paTt.-ss35S
The automobile gymkhana. at the Paris
Polo Wednesday proved an unqualified
success, from the spec ctators, standpoint:
The feature Of the programme was an
,"elopement race wherein the compett-
tors, maintaining an inflated lady IN
one hand. had to steal in and out 9
series Of posts and return to the starting
point without losing the dame. Nj Eds Eds
gard de sincay, who also won the '.ele-
gance competition" for petrol automo-
hiles, was awarded the first prize
Great Polo Match. 5s
An impromptu polo match followed be-
tween tho Madrid f team. consisting OF
NM e. Escandon. Duque de sanbona,
pi1iar1e3a and It therDuque5 de
/ Albe. and Bagatelle, represented by
| Comto de Jauconrt,, Due Blsa ccia.s NJ
Louis Bischofrcheim and NJ y. Mailet.
/ Madrid won, to I.
"A new organization. known as the
Academic des Sports" held its first
meeting Wednesday at the Automobile
Club, under the presidency Of Prince
Pierre D'4Arenberg. The members pres
ent included NJ. Paul 2Ad am. Baron Henry
de Rothschild. NJ Henry 5Deutsch. Comte
de la Vaux, NJ. Pierre Cafitte, Comte de
CastlIIon: de st. Victor. NJ. AIarius Du-
bonnet, NM Victor Breyer. "a. Balm. g.
A1ors and Franz Reichel. was decided
to organize three sections. these being
athletic sports, mechanical sports and
riding. and hunting.
! Much disappointment has been caused
! by the ministerial prohipltion of practic-
ling on the Auvergne Circuit til after
the elimnatory race In June. The six
teen competitors however, will be allowed
5 to familiarize themselves with the course
/ Loubet5 and N. Rouvier will be unable to
be present, but NJ. Etienne, Minister OF
,tthe Interior, and other Cabinet Ministers
are going. Twenty-nne competitors will
! participate in the race. Beginning at
| fA,3 NJ, there will be four minutes inter
| val between each start. tSs
Americans coming to Paris are no long
en- satisfied with automobiling8 as a sport,
but are also taking to ballooning. This
week Mrs. Ncwbold L. Redgar and Mr.;
and Mrs. Loullard Ronalds, OF New York,
made their first trip In the Contaure,
piloted by Comte Henry de la Vault
| They started from st. Cloud and landed
at Dreux three hours later. III
s3s An automobile which followed the bal
loon brought them back to Paris.