Salt Lake Herald | 1906-02-15 | Page 7 | Americans Are Motor Mad

AMERICANS ARE MAO MAD Since Yankees Captured World Record Paris Knocks s sAuto Auto Game G mer Paris Feb 14 A journal named Hos Hospital pital pHal devoted to medical and scientific studies in referring to the recent American auto races says sas It is ex cx extremely extremely important that any attempts on this side of the Atlantic to emulate the performances which have just tak taken en place In the United States should be strongly condemned In one case the American owner ovner of ofa a steam propelled automobile covered a amile amile amile mile in 28 15 seconds and in the other an English amateur driving a ninety horsepower Napier Nater covered a hundred miles in one hour and fifteen minutes Both these feats were accomplished in Ormond Beach Fla and it is stated that nobody expected either of the rec to come from the race alive One found that his eyes were out and his face hurt by the rush of wind ind and the other who ran seventy five miles at top speed Without the tire of one of his rear wheels was admit admittedly admIttedly admittedly saved from destruction only by magnificent steering and presence of mind It is we fear useless to appeal to the motor madman in America but It may not yet be too late to warn those who are ambitious to pose as his rival here that driving at an excessive rate of speed Is perilous to the motorist even though he may achieve daredevil deeds and enjoy enjo hairbreadth escapes Such a pastime cannot be Indulged In without serious danger of encroach encroaching ing on the integrity of the central nerv nervous nervous nervous ous system