LONG MOTOR RACE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12828, 12 June 1907, Page 7

LONG MOTOR RACE.

FROM PEKIN TO PARIS. United Press A«_o_i_tion—Br Electric Telegraph—Copyright. PARIS, June 10. Three French motors ono Dutch and ono Italian, started in tho race from Pekin to Paris. The automobile raco from Pekin to Paris, organized by '.bo Martin," of Faris, will provido something new in tho history of tho motor car (say. tho "Tribune"). Iho difficulties to bo encountered on the road aro such aa an automobile lias never before been called upon to overcome. Wl-ether or not they are insuperable remains to bo soon, but tho competitors are starting their hazardous undertaking in a happy and' hopeful framo of miud. "Mous arrivons," thoy say, "pairceque 'Le Matin' a dit. .. ." That is surely a somewhat unsatisfactory reason for their hopcfiuness. And the scarcity of information eona.ruing the oountry tJi rough which the cars will need to travel to reach their goal is oven more unsatisfactory. "Le Matin has collected a superfluity of details refuting to tho habits of the natives, descriptions of towns, and so forth, but very littlo information of real value to men retting forth on a trip across a practically unknown continent. The fact ,t__at tne _,y con.pe.__-.__ propose _o carry half an arsenal of guns, swords, pistols, and rifles_, proves that trout..© not of a mechanical nature connected with tho cans is anticipated. Tho route is across Mongolia, the Gobi desert, Siberia, the Ural Mountains, South Russia, Germany, and finally Franco. Cormier, the winner of tno Paris-Bordeaux race, will take charge of a camel caravan from Pekin wi.h supplies of petrol, to be distributed long the route. The Asiatic Petroleum Company will also give help on the Chines? route. In Siberia and Russia the Nobol firm will e_tablL4 small stations en route for the convenience of the competitors. It is hoped that the motors will cover hte "dit-suice between Pekin a_nd Pans, about GSOO miles, in oO days.