The Homestretch. 



By N. Lasarnick, 



Brasier car, won the cup back for France 

 last summer in Germany, after a fierce duel 

 with Jenatzy, driving a Mercedes.* 



Recently the French club instituted a 

 new contest, "The Grand Prix," and de- 

 cided that this and the Gordon Bennett be 

 run at the same time. This action aroused 

 the' other clubs and protests were filed by 

 England, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, 

 and America, the principal objections being 

 these : a double race would subordinate the 

 now famous Gordon Bennett ; a large num- 

 ber of cars competing at the same time 

 would be too dangerous ; the conditions of 

 the double race would give France more 

 competing cars than any other country. 



In some respects the French club was 

 right, and Charles Jarrott, one of the best 

 racing men in England, could see many 

 advantages and no objection to the double 

 race. At all events good judgment has pre- 

 vailed and the Automobile Club of France 

 has recently yielded to pressure and an- 

 nounced that the two races will not be held 

 over the same course at the same time and 

 the Gordon Bennett event will run under 

 the us ual conditions. 



*In 1899 and 1900 the Cup was won by France. 

 In 1902 England won it, and the race the year 

 following was held in Ireland and won by Ger- 

 many. 



Last year no American car competed 

 in the Gordon Bennett race in Germany. 

 This year three entries have been made, 

 two Pope-Toledos and a Locomobile, and 

 it is to be hoped that these cars prove ac- 

 ceptable to the Automobile Club of America 

 and give a good account of themselves in 

 France. It is high time that America won 

 the coveted trophy ; that we will secure it 

 eventually is a foregone conclusion, but it 

 is not pleasant to have to wait. American 

 touring cars has been demonstrated and 

 substantial proof of the excellence of the 

 American racing car is just as necessary 

 as it is possible. 



INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE 

 CALENDAR FOR 1905. 



March 3-1* — Motor Cycle Show, Liverpool, Eng- 

 land. 



March 5-1 1 — Buffalo Automobile Show. Buffalo 

 Auto Trade Association. 



March 13-18 — Boston Automobile Show. Boston 

 Auto Dealers' Association. Chester I. Camp- 

 bell, Manager, 5 Park Square. 



March 13-18 — Importers' Show, Boston. Sym- 

 phony Hall. 



March 15-April 9 — Copenhagen (Denmark) Cycle 

 Show. Cycle Manufacturers' Syndicate. 



March 18-25 — Agricultural Hall Motor Car Exhi- 

 bition, London, England. 



March 27-April 5 — Washington Automobile Show. 

 Washington Auto Dealers' Association. B. C. 

 Washington, Manager. 



