Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-07-24

from 1eklHS W Tdlls twenty elSH
large motor cars of various makes
and differing power are rushing mad
~ over the rutted roadways of North
China. the caravan routes of Mon
golia and the steppes of Siberia, in a
mad race begun at the Chinyuen gate
of the great walled capital of Asia to
end at the French capital on the
Seine.
PETROL SUPPLY
For weeks before the great motor
race across half the world was be-
gun at Peking on June 10 camels
laden with petrol were sent in cara
vans across the scoriated sands of the
great Asian deserts to make supply
depots in the great wastes; great
numbering Peking carts with their
yoke of oxen and spans of mules
we're sent to the west from China S
capital laden with gasoline that junks
had brought from Takubar, where
Zig ocean freighters had brought it
from San Francisco for the grea+
race; station masters at small way
stations of the great Trans-Siberian
road received supplies of petrol or
gasoline which they stored to await
the coming of the racing motors
across the plains.
For weeks the wondering Chinese
oil Picking have seen great touring
motors with spare tires caught like
life-buoys at their sides dashing
about the dust-laden ways of China S
capital; they have grown used to Soc
ing the two great staring eyes Of
some strange fire monster hurrying
from the darkness under the fret
worked arches of the Picking high
ways. For the royal scions of Italy
and mobiles of France who are en-
tered in this greatest of all automo-
bile races have been practising with
their high powered cars for many
weeks to be prepared for the great
lace that is to occupy from two TO
three months and traverse roads that
have never before been used by auto
mobiles.
ARISTOCRATTC RACERS
Prince Scipion Borghese of Italy is
enc of the contestants, the Marquis
dc Dion of Paris is another, Baron
Duquesne, another noted French mo-
torist, will compete; SO will Luigi
Barzini, war correspondent of L'Cor-
riera de Sera, of Milan-in all there
are twenty-eight enthusiastic motor
lists and small army of chauffeurs
and assistants, cooks, &C., madly dash
ing across the deserts from Picking to
Paris.
1t was through the Italian Min
ister at Picking, who is brother of
Prince Borghese, and that prominent
that the race was organized.
Fhe Italian Minister had to overcome
much objection on the part of the
the Chinese Foreign Office,
which was opposed to the race. The
Chinese argued that accidents might
occur, that ignorant nomads who had
never seen motor car might mis-
AXE the mad-rushing things that
'hurned their way across the desert
lands for some devil-thing and attack
md kill all it carried. But permits
ion was ultimately secured and when
he Minister cabled the news to his
BROTHER Prince Borghese arranged
With other enthusiasts like himself
o enter, and the Matin of Paris or
gdnized the race
In order to cope with the extreme
leat expected on the way across the
desert second ventilator
las been placed on most of the cars,
nd other appliances have been add
I'd; for instance, electrical cooking
appliances, tented covers which can
'e equipped when necessary, search
lights and many other things.
Soon after leaving Peking a num-
,er of fords were made by the racing
airs, but, fortunately for the racing
machines, the great heat of summer
Tries what are in spring and autumn
torrents to shallow
treams. Then the Inshan Garjan
ange, in which these waterways
lave their source, is to be crossed.
Beyond lie the great deserts.
Here great dust storms are to be
which will handicap the