Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-02
Italian Automobile Champion
Covers AT Miles in 6 Hours,
46 Minis, 80 Secs.
Szlsz CAME IN SECOND.
First Round of Course OF About
Att Miles Was Made in 81
Minutes, 80 Seconds.
Thirty-eight Contestants Entered. but
Only Nine Finished--Race Marked
BY no Serious Accidents.

bieppe, July 2.-Nazzaro, the italian
shampion, today won the automobile
grand priS, covering about Az miles
III . hours, IS minutes. 80 seconds.
The race was run over a heavy track
in the presence of u vast concourse,
with IS participants, chiefly French.
Christie, the only American participant
driving an American machine. had
trouble early in the race and did not
figure among the leaders Szlsz was
second in hours, SO minutes, 10 sec
onds; Lancia third.
The race was marked by no serious
accidents, although minor collision
occurred between two OF the cars.
Only nine Of the contestants finished
Shepard doggedly persevered to tbs
snd finishing last in hours, 80 min
utes, 35 seconds. The English. Bel
sian and German racers made almost
SIS poor showing as Christie.
Contrary to expectations, President
Eallieres was not present. The cabi-
net was represented by Minister ot
Public works Barthou
Glorious sunshine favored the start
of the grand priX automobile race to-
DAY Fifty thousand persons marched
In and around the tribune and saw the
machines 80 forward on their dizzy
tourney. while 10000 others were con-
centrated in other villages along the
"oute to view the race.
The roadway dried up nicely during
No night, and as the start was mad
looked to be very fast Going to the
most. the nilatc nf .g ,.
~n~erful machines were doubtful as t.
'Ahether they would be able to COM
plete the course with the amount of
gasoline allowed them The betting
odds on the Fiat cars heightened on
this account. Some of the experts
zen went go far as 10 predict that
one-third of the cars would be strands
ed upon the roadside before tbs race
VAS finished.
HIGH PACE SET.
Lancia set very high pace in the
inst round. but Duray nevertheless
soon overhauled him. Wagner, how
ever, passed both before the first round
was completed. He eventually COM
pleted the first round of about AT
miles in 80 minutes and 80 seconds, ana
steadily maintained his place In the
front, leading Duray by / minute and
20 seconds at the end of the first round.
BY this time accidents had already
begun Eight contestants We're soon
reported as having been crippled and
having dropped out of the race. Chris
tie, who AT the end OF the first round
came in with a clutch damned. was
having more trouble and was consid-
cred as ANONYMOUSLY beaten, but he
was bravely trying to patch his ma
chino for another start. Duray, one or
the favorites in the race also had his
measure of bad luck. While repro
visloning he over-tipped his receptacle
and lost quite quantity of the preci-
GUS petrole.
Wagner was in difficulties In the
fourth round and was compelled to
surrender his lead which was taken
by Duray and Lancia In second place.
The race at this stage seemed, barring
accidents, to have narrowed down to
Duray and Lancia.
AT the end OF the fifth round Duray
was going at n killing pace, and aa
he passed the tribune, his elapsed time
was hours "A minutes. So seconds, .
minutes, "a seconds ahead OF Lancia.
DURAY INCREASES LEAD.
In the sixth round Duray increased
his lead over Lancia by % seconds and
Nazzaro closed up strong third SO
seconds behind IAncla. Szisz was
fourth and the rest were strung ont
most hopeleasiy beaten.
Christie. one of the American com
the race. He said he was sure he
would be able to control his machine.
and he declared that IL his gasoline
held out he would show Europe q
clean pair OF haels.
SIGNAL TO START.
The signal 10 start was given by six
small cannon mounted opposite the
Tribune. With the sound of the hrst
report Lanela In Fiat car, shot BY
the stand. the first away. He was sent
off with roar of applause. Tho
other competitors followed at minute
intervals. Dura In a Torrine Deit-
rich. was fourth, Szisz. driving for
the Renaults, was ninth. w. G. Chris
tie In his American machine. was
twelfth; Nnzrsro In another Fiat was
eighteenth. another American driving
Panhard. was twenty-hrth and
Shepard. also an American. was the
thlrty-sscopd man to get away.
The lodges at the tribune were
crowded with mobiles. including Count
Forez. commanding the Third army
corps. the troops. kept the road clear,
Prince aud Princess Orloff Diaron
Bnron HothSchild and scores OF pro-
minent Automobiles from both sidcs
OF the Atlantic.
From the tribune almost n third
OF the course was visible, tho red dots
where the French soldiers stood
IenAcape From the starting point
the lying racers shot ahead Ike arr
rows for half q nile, whore they
doubled back sharply, Swimming over
the undulating road past the forest
OF argues before entering the narrow.
dangerous shaped chute ia the bridge
az Alcourt. Thence the road Is a sue
ocssion or low hills 10 I.cndlneres.
There ~ found he fastest portion OF
the course 70 Europe, whence a beau
takes the racers back 10 the starting
point.
Bablot's car collided with the car
driven by Rlchez. while descending the
Ancosurt Court slope Both were
ditohed but neither NJ them was SER
louAy injured
Elllot Y. Sheppard IN spite Of three
petty accidents, was we'll m towards
The leaders.
NaEkaro, driving furiouAly, GOV
srod the seventh round IN re- miU
utes 40 seconds, taking serond p'r
nom I.encia Duray's machine h
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