Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-08-18
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GERMAN PROT6 WAS
FIRST CAR IN PARIS
BUT AMERICAN CAR WINS

PARIS, France, July 81. The
German Protos car i'm the New York
to-Paris race reached the French cap
ital at 6:15 O'Clock last night, escort
ed by enthusiastic Automobiles, COM
plotting a remarkable run from Vlad-
ivostok and winning the trophy Of
fered by the Grand Duke Vladimir of
Russia to the car which should ar
rive In Paris first.
The Thonms car . expected to ar
rive In Paris on Tuesday.
The German automobile was greet
ed with loud cheers by the Sunday
promenaders as 1t swept up the
crowded boulevards to the finishing
post, escorted by a large number of
automobiles. Lieut.. Koeppen, the
veteran of many a hard-fought bat
tie with terrific Siberian roads, look
ed travelworn. but declared himself
In good condition.
American to Win Race
In spite of the Protos leading the
way into Paris, 1t is not the winner
OF the race. In America It was ship
ped by railroad from POcatello, Idaho,
to Seattle In order to sail with the
Thomas car for Siberia. II failed to
cover 100 miles of road in the Unit
ed States, and was 20 days behind
the Thomas when IL was loaded on
the train. The committee having
the race in charge decided not to dis
qualify the car, but to penalize It Is
days on the run from vladivostok to
Paris. The Thomas car receives an
allowance of Is days for its journey
from Seattle to Alaska and back.
In order to win the race the Protos
therefore had to lead the Thomas
into Paris by 80 days, so that tho
American car is practically certain
Of victory.
Zust Could Be Second
Indeed, II the Zust could arrive
here within the next fortnight, 1t
would be in second place. since 1t
gained Is days advantage over the
Germans in America. There would
seem. however. very, little chance OF
the Italians making any such remark
able time on the road. as they were
last reported at Tomsk five days
|ago, with over 5000 miles still to
travel.
Besides the trophy offered by
Grand Duke Vladimir grand prize
of $1,000 in gold was offered to the
driver who should first carry the
American flag from New York to
Paris.
American Car Leaves Berlin
BERLIN, Germany, July 27.-Dri-
YER Shuster of the American Thomas
car, which arrived here this morning
and departed almost Immediately for
Paris, charged that Lieut.. Koeppep
shortened his run materially by taxi
ing "A train through IA part of Japan.
Other charges of Sinking the stip-
uiations of the race were made by
Shuster against Kocppen. and were 1t
not for the fact that the Thomas wins
the race on account of its Is days
time allowance and the Is days PEN
atty imposed on the German, Shuster
said he would protest the race.
Shuster expected to arrive in Paris
early Tuesday morning. He was dis
appointed that he could not be the
first to reach Paris, but said that the
lays stop ut Viatka with n broken
Steering gear put him out of the
RAINING. Until that mishap the
Thomas car had safe lead. and
would undoubtedly have won the
race without the aid of its time han
dicap.
. /. u II II :: ;, II u :: y n Il /. q 3: u
young horses trainer as follows:
Charley Dean, who is not given to
overestimating his horses. says that
Minor Heir could right now pace
mile In 1900, and ! use his own ex-
preston when state that he regards
him as the fastest living PAGER"
These statements were printed upon
Tuesday, July IA, and on Friday, the
18th. Minor Heir at Terre Haute pac-
ed first heat in 2;01 1-2 and a sec
ond in 2:01 fiat, being pulled up at
the finish of each, and then, after
losing the next two heats, owing to
breaks, won the fifth In 2:O7, pacing
the last half in 100 Ia and demon
strating extraordinary gameness and
stamina, as well as speed.
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