Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-10
DEMON DRIVER WINS
TWO HUNDRED
MILE RACE
Louis Chevrolet Does Distance
Over New Atlanta Track al
Average Speed of u Miles an
Hour,


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lBy Morning journal Special Leased wireT
Atlanta Noy chevrolet.
H. stud, so.iss ri1ot of Rnick cars.
who hoa leaned mo racine proml-
nence during the last year, annexed
another hard earned victory here to-
dav when he captured the 90O-mile
stock chassis race, averaging about
seyenty-two miles an hour.
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Stfans mas the fastest car III nv
'he race.
Two ears OF greater power than
%Strang's are said to be in course OF
construction abroad, n in Italy, the
other in Germany.
me secon of Old1ieId's records TO
vanish was beaten in the ten-mile
handicap when John Aiken, in a Ma
tional sixty, starting from scratch,
forged ahead to third position in the
field of eight cars in :OS:02:41, actual
rUnning time. His elapsed time for
the race. which included 20 seconds
handicap. was .O9:12:41.
Oldfield, who made the distance at
INDIANAPOLIS in :~OS:15:09, also started
from scratch in this contest but broke
a steering knuckle in the first lap and
was compelled to withdraw.
Chevrolet's winning Of the big race
of 200 miles in 2:46:4S was a bril-
liant exploit. lowering Burman's rec
ord of 3.24.13 4-1O made in a Buick
at Indianapolis. The big pilot stopped
but once in the 100 lapS and the only
when his machine caught fire.
Chevrolet assumed the lead in the
first Ian and increased it slowly but
steadily for seventy-two miles.
As the sturdy Swiss flashed past. the
trained eye of Harding, the Apperson
driver. who was I'm the press box, de-
tected what escaped the Law observers.
ignoring the thunder of the others,
which drowned all other sounds,
Harding cried in his excitement:
you're on fire; you're on fire.
Louis"
Of the fact. but when he had gone
about a mile the smoke belched into
his face. Then he experienced his only
DELAY. During the few minutes it re-
ouired to e~xtinguish the blaze Ding
lev regained the lost lap and took the
lead by about thirty wards. His tri-
umnb was short lived. for Chevrolet
overlook him during the next lap. He
WAS never again in danger.
No serious accident married tho
DAVIS snort The nearest approach tc
such an accident occurred in IN,
4 eiphtv-fiftb Ian whom Harry StiIlman
whose Marmon had not experienced {
single DELAY. ran into the inner cut.
ter Of the track. Neither he nor hi.
< assistant were hurt beyond a few
. bruises. summary.
Y one mile trial ime-Fir Fla
|, (Strang). :37: second Benz Coldfied,
:40:1S: third. Christie (Christiel
43.22. fourth. Stearns CRutherford)
e :5O:S5.
o Ten miles. stock chassis. AL To co
cubic inches piston disbursement
q First National fAiken). S:o7:22: sec
y ond National (Eincaid). METH
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