The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-20
SPORT HILL AUTO DRIVER
 LOSES LIFE
tsurque Killed While Going 80 Miles ah
 HOuf in West.
fendish Srsrs Continues Today ir Wake of the Dead-l25 Miles an
 H0ur Predicted.
Special from United Press.)

Indianapolis, Aug 20.-Notwith- landing the fatalities of the first day assault upon speed records when two Ives were sacrificed to the ambitions H fearless drivers, the Indianapolis notcr speedway presented an even nore animated scene today when the weed Aends assembled to tune up their lerves for the second day.
 The races yesterday were pronounc- ,d by experts the greatest ever seen sn the American continent. Drivers and team managers are divided in heir criticism of the track but all lgree that when it is entirely complet- Id it will far surpass the Brooklands track, it's only competitor
 Racing drivers, hardened by inti- mate acouaintances with danger say today regarding the death of Bour- fue and Holcomb, that their sympa- lhies are deep and genuine. The Heath of these two men, brought about by Driver Bourque turning to zee the car behind him when he him. belf was making a sharp curve was no more tragic than the way the news of the accident. was broken to Denni- bon. for years his Knox teammate.
 Dennison was near the Judges stand when the cry of Car wrecked'' was repeated down the course. Dennison put his hands over his eyes "Bour- uue,n he cried. That's Billy. My God. boys, Binys been killedI He minute ago. Dennison knew no one could escape death in machine wrecked at 30 miles an hour. Chevrolet In Buick 31 left by 5 miles and was of Boarque- The latter's Knox No. swerved, Chevrolet tried to avoid Actually seeing the double tragedy <but Bourque's car came dangerously
 
 Starter Wagner, expert on automo- bile tracks, suggested to the manage uaent that the entire course be oil- ed The drivers, however objected. because the oil is thrown on their Eogxies and can't be wiped off easily like dust Carl Fisher, president of khe speedway company, declared to- hay he is satisfied with the records 6e making 125 miles an, hour on this course" he said
 William A Bourque. who with his mechanician, Harry Holcomb was a6M yesferday's races at Indianapo- ll6 HaS known in this city having con tested in both the Sport Hill Climbs in . Knox car Robert Burman, who won the event in which the tragedy occurred was also a contestant at the recent climb here in a Buick car.
 The accident was witnessed by a large number of spectators who saw Inc car speeding at the rate of 30 niles an hour, swing from the track, kut down about 100 feet of railing, then rise in the air. turn a half som ersault and drop on the two men. Beveral thousand people rushed to the tcene, but were driven back by mili- hamen using the butts of their rifles. Both men were alive when taken from under the ear. but died while being carried to the emergency hospital hear the track
 Two records were broken, Barney Dld1eld driving Benz mile in 43 1-10 seconds and De Palma making a new mark for ten miles of S.56 40. More thrilling than these feats, however, was the i've mile race, the last con- teSt fn which Bourqre crossed the fin- fehing line and in which he was beat kn by only 1-1O of a second