New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
HEARNE Wins AUTO RACE
Drives Benz Car to Victory in
10O-MIle Contest.
WILCOX SHOWS HIS SKILL
No Records Broken on First Day
of Meeting Over Indianapolis
Speedway.

Indianapolis. Sept. s.-Eddfs Hsarue Of
Chicago pilOtsd his big Benz car 70 victory
in the 1oe-rrIfe free-for-ail race and the
teu-r1iIe open contest for the Speedway
Helmet. and so carried OF the chief honors
in the first day Of the anaI race Meeting
over the Indianapolis Speedway here to-
day Hearne's victory in the 10o-r1iIe bat
tie netted him S1ooo in cash. and by winning
the short frse-for-ar he retained posses
sion Of the Speedway Helmet. which he
captured ar the July meeting with the same
machine and which bears with 10 salary
of $50 a week-
The second 1O0-miIe race on the pro-
gramme was open 70 stock cars under 40
cubic inches piston displacement. and the
Blue National driven by Howard Wilcox
won without stop in the fast time OF s3
minutes 8 seconds. Charles Merz, IN the
other National entry. was good second
The Speedwen. driven by Jap Clemens.
finished third
Wilcox is new star among racing
drivers. and by his remarkable Nonstop
victory in the stock chassis race. he gained
possession Of the silver brassard. which
carries a salary OF s-5 a week until the end
of the Speedway contest season. and also
takes into the NatiouaI camp 3 coveted
trophy.
NS SIOCA Gar race WdS TDDEC CAOS-Ay ~O3A-
tested than the free-for-au. The two Ma
tionalz and Marmon. driven by Joe Daw-
son. battled around the 21z-rniIe circuit until
the Marmon incurred motor trouble as II
was coming into the stretch at high speed
and so was forced TO retire IN the sixty
seventh mile.
The WestcOtt car. driven by knight. took
second money in the long distance free-for-
all competition and Livingston hurled a
stock National across the wire for third
honors-
Hearne's Benz was not crowded az any
time. He did not experience any tire
trouble and stopped only once for oil The
Chicago youngster and his foreign car ar-
eraged - miles an hour for the entire LOG
miles. but his time Of - minutes 5s-i sec
onds did not lower any record
The entire programme % ten events
failed TO produce a new mark. and no acci-
dents marred the sport The racing Will
! continue on Monday. when the z0o-n1ils
stock car race Will end the motor racing
' season over the local course
Ralph De Palma, in Fiat car. made two
attempts 10 lower the American Speedway
time was IS seconds. Oldfeld holds ths
record at 35 seconds
The summaries follow:
Cars OF 100 cubic inches disrIac.rnen. ttvs
miles esJ-Won by Emmons tHerreshocl. Smith
I (HerreshoTl. second: Mccormick CHerreshor),
third Time, .404
Cars OF 161 70 230 cubic inches displscsrnsnt
five milssl-Won by Edmunds (Cois); Grsi-
ner (Staver), second Endicott (Col9)- third
Time, $50
Cars OF 231 to 800 cubic inches dispIacsrnsas
(hve mfles)-WCn by EarroU1 lAarr1oDt;
Pierce tFaIcarl, second GaInsw CFaIcar),
Cars Of 3o1 to $50 cubic inches dispLace.nens
five r1iIssl-Won by Aftken CSationaI). DeT-
son tMarTnon,. second; Greiner (NaftonaD. third
Time +.O5
Cars Of 45f 10 500 cubic inches Displacement
five miles}-Won by wilcox National. Merz
CNationan. second: MathesOu (BaSle)s third
Time 400
Ten-n1f1e frse-for- -all-Von By Hearne Benz. .
Livingstone tSationap, second. De Palma CFfatJ,
third. Time. 7.03.