Great Motor Race.
THE SPEED TERRIFIC. London, July 8. In the Gordon-Bennett motor race twelve competitors started. The weather was glorious. Crowds of sightseers camped all night along the line of route, paying huge prices for tents. Edge, on a Napier ' machine, led for the first two rounds. The speed was terrific. A later report shows that a German competitor is leading with a Frenchman next, accidents having stopped the Englishman who first led. Laier. The distance traversed was 378 J miles. The maximum speed attained was 80 miles. Edge w-s compelled to repair a tyre. Jarrell's oar snapped in halves owing to defective steering gear. The driver's collarbone was broken. Five competitors finished, Lenatzy (a German), with a Mercedes car, was first, covering the distance in 10 hours and 15 minutes, beating De Knyff (France), on a Panhurd car, by 10J minutes. The latter lost time in taking a wrong turning Farman (France) was minutes behind Knyff, while Gabriel finished fourth.
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Woodville Examiner, Volume XXI, Issue 3574, 6 July 1903, Page 4
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162Great Motor Race. Woodville Examiner, Volume XXI, Issue 3574, 6 July 1903, Page 4
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