Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-10
CHEVROLET WINS.
Captures 2oo-Mi|s Race
At Atlanta, Ca
Averages About Il Miles an
Hour for the Full Distance.
Two Of Barney oIdfieId's Worlds
Records Are Beaten.

htIohto, >Iet., NOV i>'N'
rolet, pilot of the Buick cars, annexed
a hard earned victory today when ne
captured the 2O0-mile stock chassis
race, averaging about Y miles an nour'
Chevrolet came as a climax III rec
ordbrealing contest in which Atlah-
ta's new tWo-mile speedway was
opened
Two of Barney Oldfeld's records
"ycre lowered one of them by Louis
Strang, who reduced Oldfield's mile
mark of 1871 more than five seconds.
TO do it Slrang used the big 200-
horsepower Fiat which made a worlds
record of IS seconds over the 312-mile
track at Rrocklands, Eng, last sum-
mer. Oldiield took the limit out of his
hitherto unbeatable Benz and took
nearly three seconds off his own pre-
viOus record
The second of Old6eld's records van
ished in the 10-mile handicap in which
John Aiken in National 81, starting
from scratch. forged ahead to third
position in the field of eight cars, in
S:02:41. Oldfield, who made the distance
at Indianapolis in S:15:90 also started
from scratch in this contest but broke
stcaring knuckle in the first lap and
was compelled to withdraw.
George Robertson, who was to have
appeared in two events with his Fiat
SO, broke an oil pipe before reaching
the mark and was out all day. In
practice before the races he made the
two miles in :32
ChevroIets winning of the big race
of 200 miles in 2:46:4S was brilliant
exploit. The big pilot stopped only
once during the 100 laps and then only
When his engine caught fire.
Chevrolet assumed the lead in the
first lap and increased il slowly but
steadily for - miles. The two Chal-
mers-Dctroit cars took his exhaust at
distances which seemed to increos Sc
only by inches, but in the first 10 laps
these inches had multiplied into almost
d milo.
AS Chevrolet flashed past, the train
ed eye of Harding, an Aprerson driver.
who was in the press stand, detected
fire and he cried You're afire, Louis
chevrolet apparently was ignorant
of the fact at the time. but when he
had gone about a mile the smoke
belched int, his face. Then he eXpe.
rienced his only delay During the few
minutes that it required to extinguish
the blaze Dingley regained the lost
laps and took the lead by about 80
ards. His triumph was short, for
Chevrolet took after him and passed
him during the next lap. He was never
again in danger. No serious accident
marred the days sport. The nearest
approach to such an accident occurred
in the Soth lap of the 200-mie grind.
Harry Stillman, whose Marmon had
nor experienced a single delay. ran IN
to the inner gutter of the track Neitn-
er he nor his assistant was hurt, be.
You'd a few bruises. The accident oc.
CURED on the back stretch. An over
strained rear tire softened and sent
the car into the ditch.
Three wheels flew off, enc of them
rolling 200 yards into the paddock. At
this time Stillman seemed certain to
beat the CnalmersDetroit drivers for
second honors, having worked to the
fore of these machines while one was
replacing a tire and the other was re-
newing it's fuel
Sfl'man'S withdrawal left the two
Chalmers-Detrots to fight it out for
Se'onI place. charles Basis Rcpault
stayed hop elessly to the finish. many
miles behind, but the other cars had
gradually been eliminated Both Ma
tionals, the etiquette Rebault. and the
Rainier had quit