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THE WINNER’S VIEW.
Mr. Jenatzy, the winner of the race, in the course of an interview
expressed himself well pleased with the course and with the arrangements
which had been made in the various controls. The course, he said, he
looked upon as a very pretty one, but a very difficult one to negotiate.
He was considerably pleased with the manner in which the Mercedes car
had behaved, and he was not surprised that it was the winning car. The
course, he said, offered a severe test to any machine, both in the matter
of endurance and in the quality of the car. Next year he would again
compete for the Cup if there were any challenges for it, but he did not
think that a competition of this kind would be held in Germany, inasmuch
as the Kaiser was not in favour of them.
KEEPING THE COURSE.
Members of the Royal Irish Constabulary were engaged all the
day in keeping the course clear. At times this was no easy matter,
as spectators would occasionally encroach on the racing track,
despite the many warnings they had received of the danger thus
incurred. It is only fair to state that the Constabulary men
performed their duties most efficiently, and to their tact,
good temper, and watchful efforts may be attributed no small
share of the success, which attended the proceedings.
THE ACCIDENT TO JARROTT.
The accident to Jarrott occurred on the Stradbally side of
Dunamese[sic] Hill, which is very steep, the gradient being
one in thirteen. The steering gear went wrong, and the car wheeled
to the left and ran fully twenty yards along the ditch before
it capsized into the middle of the road. Jarrott was pitched
out, but the mechanician, Bianci, was held by a strap round
one hand, and he got caught under the car. Nothing could exceed
the promptitude with which the road was cleared under the direction
of Sergeant Hally, of Gorey, who was in charge of the section.
He first gave the danger signal to stop the race, but in four
and a half minutes the car and injured men were removed from
the road, and the signal was cancelled. Surgeon Blayney, of
the Meath Hospital, Dublin, was on the spot close by, and was
down in a few minutes. He found Jarrott with his left collar
bone dislocated, and Bianci crushed, but no bones broken. Both
were subsequently removed to Rheban Castle, Athy. Subsequently
Surgeon Ormsby and some of the officials arrived at Dunamase
from Bloomfield Cross. There was no accident at Bloomfield,
as reported.