Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-10
FRENCH SAY THEY WILL WIN
st. Chafray Declares They Will Show
Their American Rivals.
CHAUFFEUR COMES FOR REPAIRS
Oar Breaks Down In Iowa ana He
Runs Into Omaha 20 Get Fix
tures-sOre ON the
Iowa Mud.

tures-sOre ON the
Iowa Mud.
st. Chaffray. intrepid driver on the De
Deon. the leading French car in the New
York-Paris race, arrived in Omaha Monday
morning in search OF part Of his machine.
He had lunch with Dr. Despachet.
I'VE will win this race and show the
Americans who are the best drivers" said
ST. Chaffray with some show OF feeling.
He does not altogether try to conceal the
animus between the French and American
car men.
iowa mud has broken one record" said
st. Chaffray at the Kimball garage Mon
day noon. Iowa mud broke a shaft on
our car and that Is the first time one OF
those shafts ever broke. The first in 10000
That ia a good record for Iowa mud"
The French car broke shaft east Of
Cedar Rapids and a new one was made
Of as good piece OF steel as could be had
at Cedar Rapids, but that did not hold.
but twisted in two before Marshalltown
was reached. so st. Chaffray hurried to
Omaha to open some OF the numerous boxes
which have been shipped ahead for the
French car to see II a shaft is not in one
OF them. He hurried back TO Marshall
town.
What the plans of the entertainment in
Omaha for the occupants of the French
car will be depend on the time of arrival
and the condition OF the car. II It needs
repairing the men will have more time. If
everything is in good shape St. Chaffray
says he can stay only long enough to eat
bite and then must hurry on.
Many are planning to take an automo-
~ IL to Ha pA ~ Inf
Omaha.
italian Car starts West.
Completely overhaule6 and cleaned from
stem to stern the Italian car zust, holding
second position In the New York-Paris
race. left Omaha at 10 o'clock Monday
morning and the occupants of the car
hoped to reach Fremont in time to lunch
with the Fremont Automobile club.
From the time the car pulled into the
Kimball garage at $40 Saturday evening
until It left Monday morning, day and
night, Heaga, the expert machinist with
the car, assisted by two Of the machinists
of the Kimball garage, have been con-
stantly at work putting the machinery in
shape for a fast run across the prairies
of Nebraska. Monte Roberts moved along
so swiftly Sunday with the American car
while the Italians were laying off that 1t
is UP to them to go some IL they wish to
stop the American car from making a runa-
away race IN this country.
One OF the springs Of the zust was broken
so two new and heavier leafs were made
at the Union Pacific shop. This and a new
rear wheel were all the new parts which
were added in Omaha. All parts had
thorough overhauling, however, A. N. Ru-
land, sales manager in New York for the
H.. rr4xr Dat
The French car spent the night at Alta,
Ia, having made fifty miles from Cedar
Rapids Sunday The frame of the French
car broke in two when a rut was struck
and this caused quite delay for repairs.
The second French car and the German
car have crossed the Mississippi river and
all should reach Omaha in a few days.
70. r. Cuddeback Of Fremont left Omaha
in the italian car and will act as pilot
to Grand Island
Breaks Drive shaft.
MARSHALLTOwN, Ia, March 9.-The
first French car broke a drive SHAFT one
ana one-half miles west Of Legrand. Ia.
last night. The crew secured teams to haul
the car TO this city.
St. Chaffray reached Marshalltown at
o'clock this morning and left at $50 a. m
for Omaha either to purchase or have
made a new drive shaft. His car probably
will be here two or three days Three
teams bringing the car here have not yet
| arrived.
Before leaving for Omaha st. Chaffray
gave orders to have the car brought to
this city by teams Three teams were sent
to Iegrand this morning, but Autran re-
fused to allow the car to be moved. He
said that St. Chaffray was the first to
protest against the American car being
propelled by other than its own power.
Autran declared that the French car would
have to remain where II was until II could
move itself.
| CLINTON, Ia, March 9.-French car No
2 shipped into Clinton today; win remain
for several days for repairs.
DIXON, ILL.,, March e.-The German car
passed Dixon at 10;2O a. m.
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. March 9.-After re-
ceiving all necessary repairs, the American
car in the New York-Paris automobile race
left this city at II o'clock today. f. Linn
Matthewsen of Denver will drive from
| Cheyenne to Ogden.