Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-29
NEW RECORDS MADE
Desperate Struggle for Su-
premaCy.
ONE ACCIDENT RECORDED
Driver and His Mechanician Hurled
From American Car.
REMARKABLE 2OO-MILE RUIZ
Distance Covered in 2.46.31, Seven
ONE ACCIDENT RECORDED
REMARKABLE 2OO.MILE RUIZ
Distance Covered in 2.46.31, Seven
teen Seconds Ahead Of Best
Time Ever Before Made.

| struggles 1Or supremacy among drivers u
the most powerful American cars, records
went down for all distances between )
| and 200 miles at the Speedway today and
| in the grind only two men were injured.
! Herbert Lytle, the driver, and his
! mechanician, William Clifton, were
| hurled from their car. an American. when
a front tire burst as they We're. turning
| into the homestretch in the last lap OF
the ten-mile free-for-all handicap. The
car plunged into the sand at the inner
edge of the track and was smashed
Lytle's left leg was broken and Clifton
was severely bruised.
Sensational Distance Triumph
Harroun, driving a Marmon, achieved
the most sensational lcng-distance triumph
in the history of automobile track racing
in this country, when he won the 2Oo-mile
race in 2. 4631. breaking the record, which
had been held by Chevrolet, who went
the distance in 2.46.4S at Atlanta.
The performance of Lynch, in a jack
son. who was second was hardly less
brilliant, for he did not stop once in the
long, fierce fight, while Harroun had to
pause a few minutes at the end OF the
hundredth mile for gasoline.
lnC nVS-I1llG TcCotu 4OE cars Ol fO1 "
600 cubic inches piston displacement was
broken by Barney Oldtield In his Knox.
Jumping into the lead at the start Old
field led all the way around the two laps
on the two-and-one-half-mi course, with
Herr and Aitken in Nationals following
closely. Oldfeld's time was 40S. The
old record was 44S.
Breaks Ten-Mile Record.
Aitken (NationaD took the honor of
breaking the record for ten miles for
cars of 301 to $50 inches displacement.
His time was sos, against the former
record Of SIT. and Harroun (Marmon)
and Merz (NationaD, who were second
and third, shared in the victory, for
the three were punched almost to the
finish, when Aitken cut ahead and was
farst over the wire of the electric timing
machine.
dred-nile race with a leap. Harroun
(Marmon) pressing almost against his
rear wheels. Burman had engine trouble
before the twentieth mile, and dropped
back in Harrouns favor. From then
on to the finish Harroun unswervingiy
whirled the bowl OF the speedway ahead
Of his competitors His teammate Daw-
son, was just behind him, with the field
battling for third until the SEVENTEEN
mile
Miraculous Escape.
Then Dawson had a miraculous escape
from death or injury. On the back
stretch a tire burst and his car plunged
to the inner sand cushion, turned COM
pletely over. landed OF its wheels and
crashed through fence. Dawson did
not lose his seat. and when the car STOP
ped against heavy post he found HIM
self unhurt. The car. however. was
wreck.
Lynch {Jackson), A. Chevrolet (Buick)
and Aitken (NationaD alternated in sec
ond place. with the rest Of the field hope
lessly behind.
Tires Slip Dangerously.
The track was now an oil-soaked path
on which the tires slipped dangerously
The drivers strained to hold to the
course and their mechanicians added
their grip on the steering wheels. Har-
roun had no mechanician with him, but
he bent unfiinchingly over the hood of
his car and increased the speed in the
last fifty miles.
A. Chevrolet's engine went dry and he
lost a lap while he took in water Lynch
jumped into second place and finished
there. with Chevrolet only few yards
behind. Aitken was fourth.
HarrOun ahead OF all American