The New York herald., 1922-07-16
Felix Nazzaro Winner, and
Biaggo Nazzaro Meets With
Fatal Mishap.

SrRAseouRo. July Is ASSOCIATED
Press) ALL French automobile road
and Grand Pr.x records were smashed
to-day in an eventful running Of the
Grand Prix. won by Felix Nazzaro of
Italy In Fiat car after two Of his team
mates who had helped him make the
running had come to grief only a few
laps from home.
One of these team mates, Biaggo Naz-
zaro. was killed. while his mechanician,
Germano. suffered fractures Of a leg
and arm when their car turned turtle
going around the Entzheim hairpin
curve
Just before this accident Biaggo Naz-
zaro had passed the third Fiat driver
Bordino, who. after leading from the
start to the fifty-ffth lap. was having
trouble with his motor. Biaggo was
sure of second position at only moderate
speed. but did not slacken down and
met with his accident In going after the
lap record of 5 minutes SO seconds made
by Bordino in his fifty-second lap for
an average OF s73 miles an hour.
Felix Nazzaro's time OF s hours II
minutes 2 seconds was the best ever
made In a Grand Prix competition.
averaging 1914 miles or 1911 kilometers
an hour for the distance Of fraction
under 500 miles. Jimmy Murphy set the
record last year at le5.72 kilometers an
hour.
While Bordino and his mechanic were
working feverishly upon their motor
they had TO stand by and see Deviscaya
and Marco. In French Bugatti cars. who
had been several laps behind. go whirl-
ing around the track and snatch second
and third places. Deviscaya's time was
7 hours Is minutes seconds and
Marcos was hours 4S minutes Sec
onds.
There remained only one entry on the
track after Marco had finished and the
judges stopped The race. owing to the
poor time being made.
The day proved disastrous for famous
drivers like Goux. Guyot, Hemery. Wag-
ner and Chassagne, all falling by the
wayside at various stages of the race.
Goux went through the fence on the
thIrty-third lap. He was uninJured. but
decided to quit.
The track was slippery and care had
10 be taken TO avoid disastrous skid
ding In making the turns. Huge crowds
attended the event.
Fast average time was made by the
contestants In the first few laps. Bor-
dino, the Italian, in fact approximated
the record during the early laps.
Eighteen French British and Italian
cars crossed the line In the pilot-paced
flying start. the system employed in the
indianapolis races and used to-day for
the first time In France.
The race was for sixty laps clock
wise around an eight and one-third mile
triangular road, reconstructed at cost
OF 100000 francs into fast track,
making a total distance OF fraction
under 800 miles.
There was heavy rain this morning
and although Il ceased at the start OF
the race. the course was skiddy and the
turns dangerous. II was the first Grand
Prix under the new regulations limit
ing the competing cars TO two litres
or 122 cubic inches. piston displacement
and weighing more than 1880 pounds
empty.
Felix Nazzaro was in the lead wher
the thirtieth lap was reached, with the
race half finished, the speed maintained
being an average of 124 2-s kilometers
an hour.
Bordino. who had led throughout the
earlier stages except for two laps wher
he stopped to change plugs. was run.
ming second. with B. Nazzaro third. AL