The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-09
SIDE LIGHTS or AUTO RACE.
LESSONS 10 BE LEANED FROM
GRAND PRIX CONTEST.

Prenchsnen nathsB Indifferent Because II
Was Tee Easy Ter Them -AmeFicsns
Study Management VIM idea or PF0Ats
. ing IN the Vanderbilt Cup Rsee.
Prom TIL suN's Special Correspondent.
PAnIs. June -, --That the frst brand Prlx
race Of the Autoniobils Club Of France. I'm
ished yesterday on the circuit do 10 sartho.
was o great race may not DO disputed. On
the contrary, he disoussion about the trib-
unee tgfpnd stands et the etart) raised the
question whether Il was not too much Of o
reos-toc' long b course and extending over
too many hours. II was o contest Of mag
rfi6cent distances, and many Thousands Of
pereons aaw the racere from many points
along the oohrse. But tho spectators were
mainiya liatisss lot. II was difficult for the
thronss In and about the tribunea TO work
up the necessary energy to cheer sven when
o good tour OF the course was complsted or
whom the winnsFa came'in. Il was the band
which seved the day when esiss arrived
winner By supplsmentins the polite but not
vigorous applause and "bravos" with Q
splritsd outburst Of ia MarseIlialse."
There may have been many contributory
causes for the listleseness. Thousands of
the spectators had been up ell or most Of the
night for one or mono nights to DO on hand
for the o A. NJ. starts. Both days Of the
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oar solsmnly and fervently declared: If you
can only cay that's It's hotter than hell youu
surely be telling the greatest truth
Then, a. has been mentioned In tho cables.
II was too nearly q race Of French manu-
features alone TO rouse the people to the key
Of suitable enthusiasm The French among
the spectators were proud Of their manu-
fsctursrs' skul-perhaps It were more &C.
s .,,.s., 70 describe ss,s :, their a. s;sisud. as one s..,,. Of
Sns ! sny w Insn,r 1nss sl saa,at1 Of ano . tssaans
And yet II is not to be overlooked that the
practical way for cars not made in France.
chimes starting, only seven Of the eleven to
nnish the contest were French cars. The
Italian and German entrants had four Of the
hnehers-two Fists and two Mercedes.
IA, Another s.sm Of ~. tn. element not .st.I making nI for
the long course--the cars did not pass the
tnsssss S sSsse ' II t. s az su.s'sn sfN =. 90.
3, h ssss.! gs,fI b. sSs Im snsS tss u sSSI IsIs, q (
have Commenced not spprovinsiy upon the
e gsf tel ,o ,ss sSs.. T ,Dssd si,, wsi1 n a a ds x,IspsS
used IN she ssrtSe race which increased the
explosions Tremendously. but motorists pres
ism. TO sueh an extent that the oars would 30
useless after the race, Nevertheless, they
Sejoiced In the race as it was run. '
The mixture OF tar. oil and other thInRs.
which was used on the rosdbed came In for
some talk among the Americans and others
who were on tie course. II II said thet
the mixture ID an experiment, and whiIs
superfoIally it would be held to be preferable
TO the otherwise greater degree OF dustine ss
over the couTBe, yet II 10 90 awful In It's effect
upon tho eyes Of The drivers as to cause judge
tiously or withheld. .
jefferson De Mont Thompson. chairman
mobile Hssoeistfon. and A.. 9. BstSheidsr.
Of tSe raoins board were looking carefuiiy
into ali tie elements Of The race and its man.
which would benefit the Vanderbilt CUP race
on Long Island Ii viii undoubtedly be utilised,
Mr.. Thompson was not prepared on the oouSse
to say whether there were any lessons for
the American association In this contest or
notc. OF course y goes without saying that
tho American euthOsiaSts would be delighted
II they could hGvc such control Of the roeda
A. 10 9rsntsd. here. bat that Ia beyond poesI-
bllity "a the United States. with every foot
OF The 600 kilometre coNrse enclosed Id wire
and wood fencing, controlled by the soldiery
from the moment the rates at ~crossings were
put IN place each morning. not 90 much as q
ny GOULD GROSS the course without wings,
until the expiration Of the time limit on the