The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-29
WV Moron RECORDs.
Vast Time ~ Indianapolis Breaks
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INDiANAPoLIs. May - - Many records
for aut0moblls racing we're broken again
to-day "a tho Indianapolis Motor Speedway
and thousands OF spsctatOrs cheered the
drivers az they went around the two and a
half mile course AZ a speed that seemed
fairly dazzling. Barney Oldhsld's Knox
threw . tire In the thirtieth mile Of the gog
mile race and spectators shivered with fear
- his car Wabbled from side 10 side. but he
kept II under control,
Harroun In HE Marmon vas the hero 81
the racing to-day and II was he that broke
the records for twenty. forty and Atty miles
the last distance being covered In 80 minutes
~ seconds
Only one serious accident marred the sport
Of the day ON the last lap Of the ten mile
handicap race Herbert Lytle's American
threw a tire and ran into a ditch. Tytis's
leg was broken and bis meChanlcian vac
hurt. but not seriously. Both driver and
mechanician we've taken 20 the speed way
hospital. where their injuries we're dressed
Lytla and hia mechanicisn. Billy Clifton
vas MAKING a good showing IN the race
and vas goihg at fun speed when the accl-
dent occurred.
Lytis. lying in the hospital. announced
positively that he would never aEain drive
nonitlon last niaht that he would 6e he
victim 81 an accident to-day. Hs rolled
and tossed, he said. and was unable 20 sleep.
The big held Was sent away at % cloak
With Louis Chevrolet In his Buick IN the
lead. Nineteen cars started. a. follows,
Pope Hartford, Fuller and FON National.
Aiken National. Rlncade National. Nefz
son Eliis' cutting, Clarke. Mariner. Daw-
son MaFm0n. keene: MaTmon, HaITOun,
Buick. Burman. Buick. ]. CheyTOlet, Auick
A. Chevrolet Knox, Oldheld National.
kirshner Cgitins. Bisbee; Cutting. Gelnaw
Burmaa led for the hrst ten miles. but
failed 70 make = new record. harrnun
then took the lead. and a. the end ef twenty
miles had made ,s new rscS s o. y - mlna.e-
~ 70 seconds. Harroun continued To lead
and a. thirty miles set new record 81 n
minutes 81 seconds. ana az forty miles
sSS.asT H: s r sSS,h- q minute minute q SEE
ends AZ the end Of nfty miles, HarrOgn
k9Dt In the lead 70 the end and generally
about three laps ahead Of the nearest Op-
Poneni, snd Won st 'h .,i rec Y "s'' Lynch
Barney Oldneld, the speed king will
drive his world . champion lQO horsepower
nenz against time on Monday afternoon
IL worlds rsoord for . nile. " w. WV"
Summary.
Hurdle Race--Twa ahs 4 half miies-Won b.
Myerp: McOse. second: GFegg. third. Tine.
minutes AN Seconds
Record rras--One nils Won By nYsgg. Flat
n seconds: Nrschnef. DaFrecg. secOnd. as
secnnds; Harroun. MngTnon. thlrd. q Ia seconds;
Iytlc American. fourth. H.tt seconds. Altken
National. nfth, 90 seconds.
zen Miles stork ehsssis-wOn BY AltEen,
Natiomal: Harrouna Mormon, SECOND. Tine. 4
minutaa AM aeen1da. Nea uQrids rucord
Pive Miiss-St0ck chaNsla--Won BY Kincade.
National; hsrIgul, seeond herE National third.
Tine, 4 minutes "a seconds.
Five Niie9--Slock cars-Wnn BY Odneh
KloA, herr, NauonaL second. Aighga, National.
record.
Ten hle-Frse for al. handicap-W0n BY WI.
cun, Maternal Lynch. yaCkaou, Second, Clark
Nafi0nal, nflh. Time 10 minulea 81 - seconds.
Two Hundred Nile Rnce-W0n b. HarrOun. |