Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-21
NO ACCIDENT MARS SECOND DAY
strans, In Buick, Goes One Hun
dred Miles in an Hour, Thirty-two
Minutes Forty-eight and a Fraction
Observation-Disclosures Association
Satisfied.
(By Associated Press.}


Strang and Zengel shared the honors
OF the second day CT the automo-
bile race meet on the New In
dianapolis motor speed way. Strang
won the fastest 100 miles race even
run in this country, while Zengel es-
tablished new ten mile record.
No serious accident marred the
days racing, the only injury reported
was a bruised arm. sustained by
Barney Oldfeld. Some $4,000 specta-
tors crowded the two big stands and
hundreds Of automobiles filed the
parking spaces. The crowd was con-
siderably larger than yesterday.
The feature OF the day was the easy
victory of Strang, with Buick in the
100 mile race, the star event of the
cay. Strang led all the way from the
start, and won by about ten miles in
the exceptional time of 1:34:4S 5;10.
At first it was thought this was a new
record for this country, but the Of
ficials announced that they had decid
ed to allow the mark of 1:32:1S $40
made by Chevrolet in the fist 100
miles of the ESQ miles race OF yester-
day. to stand, despite the fact that
Chevrolet did not finish the race.
Strang. however, beat Chevrolet's
record for nearly all the distances
between 20 and 100 miles. Strang's
time was more than IL minutes bet
ter than the 100 mile track record
made by Burman on mile track at
Columbus, Ohio. on July 8.
Dewitt, in a Buick, finished second
IN i'm tho long raCa In A. -
$40 and Sillman in Marmon was
third in l:42:3z clio. Marroun. in
Marmon was the only other of the
seven starters to finish. The Buick
(Chevrolet). Marion, jMonson) and
Marion, (Stutz) dropping out early in
the race.
Strang never stopped once during
the 100 miles, his car working per-
fectly all the way. His pace was
uniform throughout. He increased
his lead all the way.
The American Automobile As
scciation will not withdraw it's sane
tion from the meet, as it's officials
are satisfied that the motor speedway
owners have done all in their power
to make the course safe.
Before Strang started on his Won
derful race. the hoBors had gone to
Zengel, who established a new 10
mile record in his Chadwick. Cbevro-
let reduced Cldfield's old mark Of
9:12 3-5 yesterday. when he won a
10 mile free-for-all today, while Ak
en-. in a National finished second in
1892 s-1O.
The SO mile race was a walkaway
for Wright and SchTitzer in the
Stoddard- Dayton cars. They were
the only drivers to finish out of the
five starters.
The 1--WE mile free-for-all handicap.
the most closely contested race Of
the day. resulted in victory for
Mcrz, who drove a National His
team-mate Aiken, finished one tenth
II second behind him, according TO
the electrical scoring machine. Aiken
really made the better time. as his
handicap was ten seconds. while
Nerz had an allowance OF 90 seconds
Miller in a Stoddard- Dayton. with 20
second handicap was third Thirteen
cars started
The ten mile race for machines
that will compete in the 900 mile
race tomorrow. resulted in a great
victory for the National. Aiken wo1
in the crcditabie time Of 1926 $40.
herbert T-yftle finished second IN hts
kppcrson. nearly ten seconds behind
Aiken. milford In a Lozier vas third.
The trial for a new mile record was
disappointing. As Walter Christie ;
freak racer. 81 which much had been
expected. refused to show any desire
70 speed. and Christie finally gave NJ
after being unabie TO get tic rakish
machine around the track once IN
warming up. Oldfcid carried OF the
honcrs Of the trials. as he covered
the mile in o:43 z-ro. only LILO Of ,
second slower than the worlds re-