New-York tribune., 1908-07-18

places have four cylinders cast In pairs: domed
cylinder heads and valves at 45 degrees: 100
millimetres bore 175 mllimetres stroke: 116
horsepower gear driven pump, Benz honeycomb
radiator. high tension magnetic. leather faced
cone clutch four speeds. three gear shafts, chain
Transmission and Michelin tires
The French Bayard-Clement car which came
in fourth, has motor OF four cylinders,
ranged in pairs with domed heads and valves on
top. inclined at 45 degrees. driven by single
cam shaft on top of the motor. The bore is LOO
millimetres. the stroke 40 millimetres. 10
horsepower. centrifugal pump Megevet honey
comb radiator, Simms Bosch high tension mag
neto igntor four speeds, three gear shafts, steel
disk clutch. Cardan transmission Michen tires
and single Jet carburetor.
The German Opel car. that arrived sixth in the
race. has four cylinders cast in pairs 155 mlli-
metres BORE 16O mimetres stroke, 116 horse
power, centrifugal pump honeycomb radiator,
Simms-B Bosch high tension ignter. leather, faced
clutch. four speeds. three gear shafts, chain
transmission and Continental tires.
1t is noted that the race proved to be very
successful for the Michelin tires. OF the twenty
three cars that finished the race, sixteen were
provided with Mchelin tires, including the five
cars that came in first The Opel car, that came
in sixth. had Continental tires.
Heath, the American driver of the Panhard
that came in ninth In the race, became tenn
porarily blind when he drove his car into the In
closure where ii had to be weighed. He was led
to the hospital established by Baron Henri de
Rothschild. and his eyes were there treated with
dilutons OF ether to allay the excruciating pain.
Ten other drivers suffered in the same way, and
were cared for in the hospital Hemery, the
driver of the German Bentz car, that came in
second in the contest showed magnificent pluck.
In the fourth lap stone from the road struck
his goggles and broke the glass. fragment of
which injured his right eye. When he drew up
in front of the grandstand where the supply sta
tions for the cars are only allowed, he called for
a surgeon. and in four minutes the surgeon ex-
tracted the splinters of glass, washed and
dressed the eye, and Hemery, suffering intensely.
started OF again. and although he had not yet
completed half Of the AIS miles that constitute
the total distance Of the race. he nevertheless
continued at full speed having only the use OF
his left eye. which itself was half blinded with
tar dust, finished second in the contest, coming
in only eight minutes and forty-one seconds be-
hind the winner
The driver who was forced to change tires
more than any other Caillois, in his Renaut.
The tires used were Michelins. and he changed
twenty-one times The average time that Call
lois took to change his tire two minutes and
ten seconds The quickest change Of tire was
recorded for Hautvast. who drove Bayard-
Clement car. The tires employed were the Dun
lop. and the most rapid change was accomplished
in one minute and ffty-five seconds. 1t should
be remembered that during the stops for repairs
except the driver and his mechanician
can touch the car or any Of its parts, and every
thing must be done by these two men, fatigued
and half blind as they are owing to speed and
tar dust. c. 1. B.