Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

part Of the country. He was 26 years old
and unmarried.
Kellum was a resident Of this city and
had been working for the National COM
pany for several years. He was IS years
old and leaves a widow and two children.
Nineteen Cars in Race.
Ninteen cars faced the starter, Wagner,
at the beginning OF the three hundred
mile race and were lined up across tn c
track in three tiers. They were concealed
behind a misty curtain Of smoke and vapor
as they prepared to get under way. The
suffering, gurgling and cracking Of the
machines resembled a mimic battle.
As the starting shot rang out the nine
teen started like cannon balls and there
was a moment of breathless suspense
among the spectators, as the daring driv-
ers endeavored to secure advantageous
places, going round the south turn.
Collisions seemed sure several times, but
none came and the mass soon untansled
itself into a procession as the machines
tore around the first lap.
Aitken in his National, appeared in front
as rounding the turn and was not headed
again until after he had covered los miles
at the rate Of 65.4 miles an hour. Then
suddenly one of his cylinder heads cracked
and he was out OF it. At 100 miles Aitken
was leading Burman and his Buick by
more than four minutes. DePalma and his
Fiat were closely pressing Burman.
AppersOn Car Second.
Herbert Lyle, driving an Apperson was
going well and finished second at the end
Of fifty miles. Shortly afterward his steer
ing gear broke while the car was high on
the banked turn at the south end OF the
track. When the steering apparatus broke,
the car skidded dow the track and
plunged into the soft earth at the side Of
the track. Neither Lyle nor his mechani-
clan was injuged, A woman tainted when
the car plunged off the track, thinking
she was about to witness another accident.
He later re-entered the race. but was out
when the event was called off.
After Aitken dropped out, Burman went
into the lead and held It for about 40
miles, when a cylinder head cracked and
he was forced to withdraw when he was
leading Reed in a National, who was sec
ond, by 81 minutes, Chevrolet and Strang
had already withdrawn and the dropping
out of Burman left the Bucks without a
representative.
OIdfield wins Trophy.
The twenty-five-mile, free-for-all, which
was won by Barney Oldfield in a Benz,
was the feature OF the early events of the
day. This race was for the Remy Grand
Brassard, an emblem to be worn by the
winner, and he will be paid S75 a week
as long as he successfully defends II. He
must race whea called upon and IL he
loses 1t the S75 a week goes to the new
holder. zengel. in his high-powered Chad
wick, made a hard battle for the coveted
trophy, but Oldfield maintained a sensa-
tional pace OF more than a mile a minute,
negotiating the twenty-five miles in
21:21 7-1O. DePalma, in his Fiat, main
tanned a steady pace and passed Zengel
near the end OF the race.
Amateur Championship Race.
The ten-mile race for the amateur cham
pionship Of the country was easy for F..
A. Hearne of Chicago, who drove his high
powered Fiat. His only other rival to
finish was Jimmy Ryall of New York
with a Buick. w. w. Cameron of Chicago,
in a S~tearns, and A. w. Greiner, also of
Chicago, with a Thomas, also started, but
neither was able to complete half the dis
lance.
Kinkaid, in a National, won the fifteen
mile, free-for-an handicap, after a hard
battle in the last lap with Ralph DePalma
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one minute, while DePalma started from
scratch. Dewitt, in a Buick, was the limit
man with a handicap of 2:15. but he was
passed by the other three cars in the race.
Kinkaid passed Dewitt before they had
five miles. DePalma gained
slowly on Kinkaid, but he could not make
up the minute start the National had, and
finished about ten seconds in the rear.
Stillman, in a Marion. took third place In
this event.
Summaries:
Twenty-Five mile free-for-all: Benz odd
field, first; Fiat ode Palma), second;
Chadwick (ZengeD third. Time. 21:2II.
Only three starters.
Fifteen mile free-for-aIl handicap; Ma
tional (Kincaid). handicap one minute.
first; Fiat (De Palma), scratch, second;
MaTmon (StIlman), handicap 1:15, third.
Time: 1898 Buick (DeWitt), handicap
2:l5, also started.
Ten miles amateur champion OF America:
Fiat (Hearne). first; Buick Ryal), second.
Time: 9:H.3 Thomas (Greiner), and
stearns (Cameron). also started, but did