▁Ath y , ▁County ▁K ild are , ▁and ▁the ▁winner ▁is ▁Camil le ▁Jen at zy ▁( Bel g ium ) ▁driving ▁a ▁Mer cedes ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁Gordon ▁Ben nett ▁cup ▁that ▁international ▁racing ▁colours ▁are ▁formally ▁adopted ▁with ▁Italy ▁taking ▁red , ▁Germany ▁white , ▁France ▁blue ▁and ▁Great ▁Britain ▁taking ▁its ▁British ▁racing ▁green ▁( BR G ) ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁choice ▁of ▁green ▁is ▁partly ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁event ▁being ▁held ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁UK , ▁and ▁to ▁preced ent ▁as ▁the ▁winning ▁Nap ier ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁had ▁been ▁painted ▁o live ▁green . ▁Ar den nes ▁Circ uit ▁ ▁Second ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁Ar den nes ▁Circ uit ▁race ▁around ▁Bast ogne ▁is ▁won ▁by ▁Pierre ▁de ▁C raw hez ▁driving ▁a ▁Pan hard - Le v ass or ▁ 7 0   hp ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 5 : 5 2 : 0 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁total ▁distance ▁is ▁ 5 1 2 . 0 5   km ▁( 8 5 . 3 4   km ▁x ▁ 6 ▁la ps ). ▁ ▁Row ing ▁The ▁Bo at ▁Race ▁▁ 1 ▁April ▁— ▁Cambridge ▁wins ▁the ▁ 6 0 th ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Cambridge ▁Bo at ▁Race ▁ ▁Rugby ▁league ▁England ▁ ▁Championship ▁– ▁Hal if ax ▁ ▁Challenge ▁Cup ▁final ▁– ▁Hal if ax ▁ 7 – 0 ▁S alf