The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-05-31


Brown still clung to second place and
Harry knight In a Westcott had moved
up into third place. Time. 1s:58.
EARLY LEADERS.
Ten cars leading in the order named at
the end of seventy miles we're the Bruce
Brown, Fiat. which jumped ahead of DE
Palma Simplex. the latter being. in
second place; Johnny Aitken. who pulled
fourth and wild Bill Turner fifth. Wish.
art was sixth, Charley Merz in National
seventh. milford in I.ozier eighth.
Harry Grant in the Alco ninth and Cobe
in z jackson was tenth Time. 5e:O5.
Bruce Brown still led at the eightieth
and at the ninetieth mile. The two Lo-
ziers. driven by TetzlafT and milford.
were second and third respectively.
| Aitken fifth.
Aitken fifth. The ninety miles was made
At 100 miles Bruce Brown. in a Fiat,
crossed the tape in i22 10.
| Following Bruce Brown at the end Of
! 100 miles were milford. Wishart. Dawson,
MerZ, Turner. Knight. Bu man. Aitken
ana De Palma in order named.
Before the first 100 miles had elapsed
several cars had to Withdraw. Caleb
Bragg broke a crankshaft on his Fiat
and quit at the end Of his seventy eighth
mile. Arthur Chevrolet driving Buick.
| broke a crankshaft in his ninetieth mile
and withdrew
A. 40 miles Bruce Brown still was
leading. milford was second and DE
Palma third. There was no change in
the positions Of the leaders at 100 miles,
and AT i30 miles there was Il pretty race
on between Ray Harro,n and Harry
Knight for fifth place. Time for the 1871
miles was 1:,5:28. At the i4O mile mark
De Palma squeezed in ahead Of milford
Tor second place and knight had moved
t,lu. ~
Harry Grant. driver Of the Alco. with
drew, at the end of lao miles because
! of burnt bearing that had been retard-
, ing the car for some time.
! RECORD FOR $50 MILES
Al the end of $50 miles the leaders
broke records. Bruce Brown and DE
rama were fighting for first place. with
De Palma in the lead. The time was
| !:o8:l2. as compared 10 2:OI O8. 43. made by
Dawson in a Marmion az Atlanta in 1910
Inc cars were strung out behind the
leaders all around the two and a half
mile course. The scorching pace burned
| ou' fhe tires and most of the cars had
stopped one or more times at the pits
| Tor changes. Several of the older drivers
apparently preferred 10 keep up steady
Erind Two or three laps behind he leaders.
! A. the race leigthened brushes for lead
ership in the field grew less
me Two Marmon cars made a splendid
S'io"HiS dl'eT III" Ibb tll'e marx. WIN
bruce- Brown in the lead after I5O miles
Harroun was in second place. Ralph
Muifo"d was third Al 1870 miles The ime
was 220:5I. with Bruce Brown. Harroun
ana Alllford running in the order named
Chevrolets = Buick went out at i75 miles
win a broken crank shaft Hearne =
riat ran into the outer ditch when the
steering gear broke while the car was
coming down the homestretch in the
23Oth mile, Neither Parker. who had
relieved Hearne, nor the mechanician
WAS hurt. II was announced that the
car would be repaired and sent back
| into the race
| In passing the 200 mile mark Ray Har-
roun. who had taken first place. came
| close to new record He made the two
centuries in 2:43:2i. The record for the
distance. :i3.20.l l+.was made by Dawson at
Indianapolis last year. Pressing Har-
roun was David Bruce Brown and in
third place. close behind. was Ralph
milford. Spencer Wishart was fourth
followed by Knight. DE Palma. Dawson
Turner. I.ytle and Harry Cobe ". l.
Studebaker relieved Hsrroun when the
latter stopped for tire trouble.
The leader at 28O miles was Studebaker
tie acted as Harroun's relief for lar
or two. BruceBrown was second anc
De Palma third milford. Wishart. Daw
son. Cobe. Turner. Merz and Wico,
were running in the order named.
| Harroun crossed the tape leadinl
at the sooth mile. Mulford had slippee
up into second position. Bruce Brown
was third and DE Palma fourth. Harr,
Cobe was fifth. Aitken sixth Wishar
seventh. Turner eighth. Merz ninth an1
Gil Anderson tenth. The time for tn,
300 miles was i:0S:24.
SHOWING THE EPfkcTS
At the end of $50 miles Harroun wa,
; Ill in the lead and the ca r. were maxim
. from seventy-three to seventy-ive mile
an hour. The cars were beginning to shov
he wear and tear and 80 were the driver
also. their Jaded appearance wher
stopping at the pits in ticating the terrible
strain to which they had been subjected.
Strang's Case car was out OF II few
minutes later. due to an accident in whicl
ne and his mechanic,an had marrow
escape. Ha was coming down the stretcl
when he broke his ~ teering knuckle. tn
car crashed into the cement wall JUS
north of the pits. but il glanced on nd N
driver with set brakes was able to stop il
: A joyful shout came from thousan nds o
throits when they saw several racer
flash 10y the helpless car without collision
Mechanican Anderson in the Case ca
was badly shaken up The cars tina
! were ont. excepting those in which s-ri
! GUS accidents figured. as a rule wer,
withdrawn because Of broken parts ~
disarranged machinery The time fo
800 miles WAS i:t4It
Their" was great battle on AT the en,
of 40 miles. when there were still twenty
seven cars left in the race Harroun II
Marmon was in the lead and Ralp
; milford was pressing him closely. Bruce
Brown was in the third place. Dawson
fourth. Wishart fifth. Turner sixth. Mer
seventh. Cobe eighth, Prayer ninth an,
de Palma tenth. The time for the ~
miles was 5:22i5
Though the three leaders in the rae
were putting aheir machines To thei
, very best the closing 100 miles of the rae
were watched with the least demonstra
ton on the part Of the crowd Harrou
kept steadily in the lead. hut the sym
pathy of the crowd seemed to be wit
the two drivers that were vainly tryin
to overtake and pass him, and ever
burst of speed which the cars made an
which seemed To indicate that Harrou
i might he overtaken was followed b
rounds Of applause.
, DEMONSTRATION FOR HARBOUR.
: When Harroun finally won his victor,