The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-28
Steering Gear Breaks and Bar
ney Barely Misses Going
Over Track.
DESPERATE DRIVERS
BREAK MANY RECORDS
KiRcaid Wins the 0ne-Hundred-
Mile Event, Greatest Race
of the Day.

INDIANAPOLIS. Nav 27,-Records
went down before the onslaughts of des-
perately driven cars in today's races
at the motor speedway, and the new
course, the only brick track in the
world. justified all hopes of its con-
structoUe.
In three different classes for Ameri-
can stock cars, records were hammered
down. The greatest victory of the day
was the OOmile race for cars Of 3Ol
to 405 cubic inches piston displacement,
won by Kincaid in a National in
'23:43. The previous record set by
Chevrolet in n Buick at Atlanta was
Ill-fortune took this race awav from
Dawson. driving Harmon He led
the field from the tenth to the eighty
fifth mile and lost the lead by the
foullng of spark plug and could not
regain it. Kincaid. pounding down the
home stretch, barely escaped crashing
into tho press stand when one of his
rear tires ripped of and was hurled high
in the air BY sheer strength and
nerve he held his car TO the track.
Kincaid Gets Record.
In the ive-mile race for cars Of the
caid broke another record, winning
over Dawson and Harroun, both driv-
ing Marmons, by q tremendous burst of
speed in the home stretch His time
was 4:05 better the former record by
forty seconds.
Harroun held his inning in the ten
mile event for cars of 231 10 500 inches
displacement. He won in SIG, smash
ing the former record of 9:03. Chev-
rolet. driving n Buick in the fvc-mlle
race for the little cars Of 16l TO go
inches displacement, won with bril-
liant dash in AL, breaking the pre-
vious time of BIB.
The Withdrawal Of all Inc Buick and
Jackson entries because the technical
committee had barred several cars said
to exceed classifications of power,
threatened the success OF tho meet, but
after several conferences the Buick
owners consented to re-cnter those Of
their ears that meet tho American Au-
tomoble association rules rs interpreted
by the technical committee. Chevrolet
and Burman thus were saved TO the
meet.
Oldfeld Is Lucky.
Good luck avertcd any serious acci
dent TODAY. The steering gear Of Bar
ncv Oldfcld's Knox broke as he was
trying out his motor before the first
event was called and he ran 10 the
high edge of the bank. but stopped
safely. The accident put him out of
the races today. but he is expected to
be ready for tomorrow programme.
Fox, driving a Pope-Hartford, also had
narrow escape when the steering gear
of his car broke andt he car shot into
the inner ditch but Gi6 not Jurn over.
The feature of tomorrow IS card will
be tho 200-mile race, which was called
off last year because Of death dealing
accidents.
Today s summary:
Klncaid won the 100 miles race I'm
1:23 :i5.l2. McrZ (NatiouaD was sec
ond; Lynch (Jackson) was third; DaW-
son (Mamon) fourth; iiarroun MAR
mou). fifth.
I<ncaid's time was 25 seconds better
than the former record for 100 miles,
which was 1:2iOS. made by Chevrolet at
Atlanta.
The first event run was for ten miles.
IIarroun JMarmon). won Dawson
CMarmon). second; Fox pope Hartford).
third Time. sizes.
with a sensational burst Of speed in
the stretch. Kincaid CNationaD. won the
second event. five miles: Dawson tMar-
mon), was n close second. and Harroun
CMarmou). was third. Time. 1867. Kin
caid lowered the American record by
forty seconds.
Five miles, free for-al handicap
Grciner (NationaD scratch, Won Tousey
(NationaD. 30 seconds. second; Green
(Stoddard Dayton). scratch. third. Time.
Five miles-ChevroIet (Buicll) ran
away from the field and won easily;
Fcndicott (Colc). second. Prayer (F!re-
stoue). third. Time. i;3l.7.
This time lowers the previous Ameri-
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