Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
SETS new AUTO MARKS
CHEVROLET ASTOUNDS CROWD
AT INDIANAPOLIS RACES,
Wilcox Has Close Call When Front
Wheel Snapped, Hurting Him
Into Ditch.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. July Hood
to hood. Buruan with Marquette
Buick car and Dawson with a Marmon
Fought for the victory in the one.
hundredlpile race at the motor speed
way today. and Burman won by only
1--WE seconds. The event was for cars
OF S01 to $50 cubic inch piston dis
placement, and Burmap set a new rec
ord in the class. 1.20.35.6, beating the
old record by three minutes. Harroun
(Marmon) was third. and the field was
strung out through many laps
Beside the big event. the races sup
piled holiday for Louis Chevrolet, and,
with Buick and Marquette-Buick cars,
the Franco-Swiss driver won three con-
tests, and set a new record in each.
All the finishes were close, and kept
the crowd Of spectators cheering the
pilots Of the laundering engines in the
nome stretch.
Thirteen cars got away in the 1OO-mile
race. Kincaide (NationaD took the lead
and held 1t for twenty miles. and right
after him u bunch were Burmail.
Chevrolet. Dawson and Harroun in Mar
mons and Aitken in a National The
leaders stayed well together mile after
mile, driving at the limit Of their motors.
and always ahead Of the records. When
they approached the fifty miles and be-
gan to scatter Burman jumped ahead.
From then on he and Dawson seesawed
in first position. with the others strug-
Cling for second and third.
Louis Chevrolet had trouble with his
engine and pulled out. Arthur Chevrolet
had to stop to change tires. Aitken and
HtSmcaide both paused Tor repairs. and
Wilcox (NationaD had a close call for
his life on the north turn of the track.
front wheel snapped of at the axle
ditch. where 1t stopped without turning
over and with Wilcox still in the seat.
1t was either Burman's or Dawson's race
In the last twenty miles. Dawson took
the lead, but lost it when he stopped
for quick tire change. Then it was a
hard grind to the finish with Burman a
few car lengths ahead.
Louis Chevrolet's first triumph was In
the ten-mile race for cars Of 1874 to go
inches displacement. In winning he cut
the record down from s.oso to 1884.
In the next heavier class 231 to 800 inches
displacement at five miles, he again won,
this time with a Marquette-Buick in
1881, which was six seconds faster than
Entering the following race. ten miles,
for cars Of 3O1 to $50 inches displacement
and driving a Marquette-Buick. he won
his third victory and set new record at
done before. Aitken (NationaD gave
Chevrolet fierce struggle in this event
and finished not ten feet behind him.
The hy~wheel OF RobeYtsons Simplex
tore loose at the start of the 1OO-mile
race and smashed the engine. He will not
be able to enter the 2O0-mile race for the
Cobe- cup. which will be held Monday.
Summary:
First event, ten miles, for light cars Of
100 cubic inches Observation-Disclosures
driving a Herreshon, won; Merz (Empire)
was second. with Mccormick (Herreshon)
third. Tome, 1876.
1O0-nile race - Burman (Marquette-
Buick), won, only five seconds ahead of
Dawson (MaTmon). Burman set a new
record for the distance. His time was
1908. The old record was 1.3.4312.
Harroun (Marmon) was third.
Ten-mile race for cars of 161 to go
cubic inches displacement-Louis Chevro-
let (Buick) broke q record. His time was
$3.50. The former record was 9O3.6.
Chevrolet and Burman Buick) ran away
from the field.
H. Epdicott T-M-FD finished third.
In the fve-mile race for cars of 231 to
900 cubic inches displacement Chevrolet
CBlick) went the distance in 4.S.37, beat
ing the former record of 4.14.S2. which he
set yesterday. Burman (Buick) was Sec
ond and Dawson (Marmon) third.