The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-08-05
THE INTERNATIONAL AUTO RACE
Jefferson Bee Tells Of Finish Of Great Race
Claims to Have Picked Protos as Winner.

Claims to Have Picked Protos as Winner.
Jefferson Bee: The New York to
Paris automobile racers. who were
the cynosure of all eyes in Greene
county last March. as they plowed
through mud. snow and slush on their
journey around the world to test the
speed and endurance of their ma
chimes. have reached their destination
at last. At least one of them has.
That is the German car. ''Protos. y
1.-The American car, Thomas, still
( fingers somewhere in Germany. but
with some thirty days time to
which the Thomas is entitled by
reason of the fact that the Protos
was shipped by rail from Idaho to
the coast, in order to catch certain
steamer. it would appear that the
Thomas car is really entitled to the
victory.
In spite of the heavy advantage
noted above for the Protos. the
Thomas led in position as we'll as in
time through the most of Siberia.
until an accident crippled her. and
her driver, Schuster, was obliged to
wait several days in some unheard of
and unpronounceable corner of track
less Siberia until the break could be
repaired. 1t was at this time that
the Protos gained the first position,
and maintained it to the end, rolling
into Paris last Sunday afternoon. At
that time the Thomas was in the
neighborhood of Berlin.
All Germany was thrown into an
uproar last week by the coming of
these two cars. the survivors of the
six who set out from New York last
February. Notwithstanding the fact
that when the Thomas car entered the
Fatherland. the Protos sped across the
Rhine and was approaching the Bel
gian frontier. there was some anxiety
less break down should delay the
German car in the last stages of the
race. and allow his American COM
petitor to outstrip him at the last.
and carry the stars and stripes into
Paris first. This however, was not
to be. Lieutenant Koeppen. who
swore to the Kaiser when he left
Germany to make this dashing trip,
that he would finish it if he lived,
made good his word, and also made
more than 500 miles during the last "a
hours of the race. just prior to
reaching Paris.
The Protos was the fourth car to
pass through Jefferson. arriving here
Monday afternoon, March Is. The
Bee said Of her that week:
"Of all the cars that passed
through here the German "Protos. -
which arrived in Jefferson at 80.
Monday afternoon. was probably the
most business like in appearance.
The tonneau part was completely
housed in canvas like camp wagon,
and arrangements made so that the
occupants could easily spend night
on the road. in absence of hotel ac-
commodations. This machine is also
the largest and heaviest among The
racers, and Maurice Hutchinson.
who was enlisted as pilot to Carroll.
tells US that it fairly plows into the
roads, and on that account rides with
the same ponderous soldity as a
threshinp engine. -
The Thomas car, to which must be
awarded the honor of winning this
round about world race, having
made every mile of the distance lex
; cept the Pacific voyage) by her owl
power and on her own wheels. is sale
to have been stock car, no better
and no worse than those made anC
sold daily by the Thomas company
The story of the experiences encount-
cred by the racers. which will b.
published shortly, will be awaited
with great interest.
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