Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-31
Auto Party Will Remain Here
Until 2 o'clock This After
noon When They Depart
for Goldfield.
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= The French car De Bion- =
. Bouton, in the New York to y
= Paris race, arrived in Tonopah .
= at 10 O'Clock last night, hav- =
= ing made the run from Ely to =
= this city, a distance of 220 .
= miles, in thirteen hours. The =
= car left Ely at 9 o'clock yester- .
. day morning. .
80 ~~~~~~ . 90 ~~~~%
With whiz and whirr the first
French car, the De Dion B0uton, and
the third in the New York to Paris
race to stop in Tonopah, containing
NJ. St. Chaffray and A. Antran, came
flying down Florence avenue to Main
and Brougher, where it came to a
halt, being signalled by Monsieur E.
Lascaris and Grant Crumley of the
Nevada club.
These gentlemen were on the point
of starting out in the Simplex ma
chine of Shorty Kutzkau, when the
keen ear of the French gentleman
detected the peculiar chug of his ma
chine. Boarding the car they piloted
the party to the Macdonald garage,
where the auto was housed for the
night. The auto party were then
taken to The Bonanza office, where
they dispatched several kilograms
and cablegrams announcing their ar
rival in Tonopah. Grant Crumley
then took them in hand, the party
being his guests at supper, after
which they retired.
This morning, it is presumeo, hey
will be shown the sights Of Tonopah
and visit one or two of the mines In
the afternoon they will proceed
"Goldfield, where the citizens of that
place will entertain.
E. Lascaris of the party, who came
by train from Ely to Goldfield and
thence to Tonopah in response to a
telegram to meet the auto here, is
"a prominent attorney of Paris. He
has also practiced in the courts of
New York. He is an accomplished
gentleman and has entered into the
race for the love of the sport. Yes
terday afternoon he visited The b.
nanza office and in response to in
quiries said that the people of the
United States were the most hospi-
table and generous people that he
had ever met and that no distinction
was made between the American and
French ears when in need of assist
ance. In speaking of the race, he
said:
The New York to Paris race was
promoted through the Matin, one OF
the leading Partisan newspapers
which is also the paper that promot-
ed the race from Pekin, China, to
Paris last year.
This race, although started in New
York, is really race across Alaska
and Siberia. and starts proper at
Valdez, Alaska. The cup will be civ
en- the car. which inside year, will
go the farthest north and covers the
most mileage on the ice. 1t is q
question of endurance and tests and
not a race for advertising purposes
as many believe it to be, as to ad
vertise in this way would be more
than any concern could stand. Oul
car weighs 5000 pounds and is
equipped with thirty-horsepowel
motor and costs in France $4,000
There are very few in America. as
the duty alone amounts to ovel
$4,000.
This car is the winner of the cuI
in the press race last year, which
was also promoted by the same news
paper that promoted this one. The
press race consisted of a run of 17Ot
miles on an endurance run and 50l
miles at speed. During the spec,
test the car acquired speed OF nine
ty-six miles an hour. The entire dis
tance was travelled in thirty hours
and averaged seventy miles an hour
We are thoroughly equipped for ou
race in the north. and will give tn
rest of the contestants hard run TO
the cup.