The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-28
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indianapolis, May 27.-Records went
down before the onslaughts of desper-
ately driven cars in today's races at
the motor speedway and the new
course, the only brick track In the
world, justified all hopes oi its con-
structors
In three different classes for Aneri-
can stock cars, records were ham
mered down. The greatest victory of
the day was the 10O-miie race for cars
Of 3O1 to 450 cubic inches piston dis
placement, won by Kincaid in a Ma
tlonal in 1:23:4S. The previous record,
was 1:24:OS.
III fortune took this race away from
Dawson, driving a Marmon. He led
the field from the tenth to the eighty
fifth mile and lost the lead by the foul
Ing OF spark plug and could not re-
gain it. kfncaid, pounding down the
home stretch, barely escaped crashing
into the press stand when one of his
rear tires ripped off and was hurled
high in the air. By sheer strength and
nerve he held his car to the track.
In the five-mile race for cars of the
same class as the 10O-mile event, Kin
caid broke another record, winning
over Dawson and Harroun, both driv
ing Marmons, by a tremendous burst
of speed in the home stretch His time
by 40 seconds
Harroun held his inning In the ten
mile event for cars of 231 to 800 inches
displacement He won in S:16, smash
ing the former record of 9:03. Chevro-
let, driving a Buick in the five-mile
race for the little cars of ISL to 230
| inches displacement won with bril-
liant dash in 4:41, breaking the previ-
Gus time of 5:13.
Buick withdraws.
The withdrawal of all the Buick and
jackson entries because the technical
committee had barred several cars said
to exceed classifications of power,
after several conferences the Buick
| owners consented to re-enter those of
their cars that meet the American Au-
tOmobile ass ISOLATION rules as interpret
ed by the technical committee. Chew
rolet and Burman thus were saved to
the meet.
Good luck averted any serious acct
dent today. The steering gear of Bar
ney Oldfield's Knox broke as he was
trying out his motor before the first
event was called, and he ran to 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's program Fox,
driving a Pope-Hartford. also had
narrow escape when the steering gear
of his car broke and the car shot into
the inner ditch, but did not turn over.
The feature Of tomorrow's card will
be the 20O-mile race, which was called
,
accidents.
TOday's Summary.
| The first event run was for ten miles
l-Harroun, Marmon, won; second,
Dawson, Marmon; third, Fox, Pope
i Hartford. Time-S:16.S
| With sensational burst of speed in
the stretch, Kincaid, National, won the
second event, five miles; Dawson, Mar
mon, was a close second and Harroun,
MaTmOn, was third Time-4:05.7.
Kincaid lowered the American record
| by 40 seconds.
The most exciting race Of the day
| was a free-for-all five miles, which
was a fight to the home stretch be-
| tween Burman, Buick. and Bragg,
/ Fiat, the former winning by so yards.
| Harroun, MarmOn, third. Time-3:37.4.
Five miles-Chevrolet. Buick, ran
away from the field and won easily;
Endicott, Cole, second; Prayer, Fire
stone third. Time-4:41.7.
This time lowers the previous Amer
lean record, which was 5:13.4.
Ten miles-Aiken, National. won;
Kincaid, National, second: Wilcox Ma
tional, third. Time-S:259