New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-31
Ny HARBOUR WINS
WH|RL|NC AUTO RACE
A., ife Pays Penalty of Mad
y W nash of 500 Miles for
Gold and Glory.
MILFORD IN SECOND PLACE
~,.,sr Of Grand Prize Finishes
r,;rd While Fighty-6ve
Thousand Run Gamut
of Emotions.

,,,s Nav SO.-Eish'y- thou
lno''.,-s -nassed about the two and
go 81 -,,le oval Of the Indianapolis Mo-
gene. Soc today ran the Camut Of emo
y ,.e.,o,se 20 the thrilling perform
e'ns = f,rtv speed-mad automobile pilots.
s,e hundred miles for fame and gold.
r'A7 -. vas sacrificed and several men
a,-s5 while the great test Of skill
- -s,-,nce was won by Ray Harroun.
81 Mar-non car. IN s Al .0S. Closely
o." r7or-oUr FOR the victory were
- Milford. in Lozier car. who fin
~ second. and David Bruce Brown,
ing Fiat. who was third.
-. most serious accident Of the day
-ickson. Of Chicago. mechanician for
- creiner. driving an Amplex ma
,ost his life in a bad wreck on the
1,.,.-e,,h The race had been going only
r. r,irutas and The Amplex was IN its
- mile when the rim Of one Of the
uhssls few or. The car twisted and
- about the track. hurting Creiner and
...s,,, IRON their seats. Dickson was
-, against q fence twenty feet from
:, ~ an terribly msnsled. He was
- instantly This was the car which
:, % have been driven by Walter Jones.
; v.r York. Re withdrew A. his moth
RS request
creme vas knocked UNCONSCIOUS. but af-
- - had been revived - the field hos
-, twas found that his only injury was
Il ra,t-rsd arm
series ~ succeeding accidents thrilled
a. immense crowd pitched 70 a fearful
,,,s,uncv. ard kept thousands of eyes
i ,-,insi IN the track for fatal collisions
-, seemed imminent whenever several
az flashed close to one another. Men in
--sd n the -ishaos we're as follows
Ds~e Lewis. mechanician for Teddy T~tz-
s- Iozierl. right leg broken near hip
FAIRY Knirht. driver of Westcott. breast
,-nss5 ard possibly internal injuries.
John r. Glover. Knights mechanicisn ;
ply bruised
Bob Evans mechsnician for Jack Tower
Jackson. BODY bruised when ne leaped
ron car
4 John Wood uechanician for Joe Jagers-
st-gsr (CaseI run over and bruised after
siaping from cav
A The crowd ives 600 big q be controlled
w the COMPANY ~ militia and the hun
isas q special policemen posted about the
/ rounds The spectators swarmed across
4 ae naed when Dickson was killed and
4 -sssed close about his body and that OF
he unconscious G-einer. Soldiers had 70
ab their guns m clear space for the
Ergeous when the ambulance arrived.
| The Thong was Wild with excitement
4 itsr ,as FIRST accident and rushed back
j. al forward over the field When other ac-
dents were reported from Une point or
Coto4r around the two an ore-half-mis
rack Iu the stands men and women were
O. their feet for hours. cheering their IA
r'rtee and sick Will apprehension when
+ irs scrsrei one another or ran of the
1 me edge ~ tha track
/ A. The l5-mls mark Bruce Brown sci g
FsV record. regardless Of classification.
zs time was 1870 as asainst Dawson s
q mark Of -l0g
Hs--ou1 took the lead in TIE 10th mile
! al ar that point the race took form Be
~ that r. had appeared 20 be a parade
2 machines. Then cars began 70 cast
,ss burned out hv the fierce grind over
- brick pavement Steering gears began
srs va. IN front ~ the Erandstand
b Jagershlr-e- case car got away from
l1 and switched back and forth across
- track Wood. tae mechan'cian. leaDed
'r' ard fell. The car passed over him.
fhsr cars were rushing on him. but all
iss7sd safely by as he arose and stag
'ssS from tre track except Harry
szshts Wes.cott Tits car plunged 20
y inner fence threw our knight and
Cover and careeued against Herbert
-'1ss Apoers9r. turning it over.
Collision strs the Crowd
"asn the race was hale over Louis DIS
a'Fs Pope-zsrttord threw a tire AZ the
'sad Of tae homest-etch and swerved IN
,',i o. Tefz.af Loz'er In the collision
= 'sar wheels ~ Disbrow s car We're torn
and lie Loz.er turned turtle. Tetz-
aus neclaa clan was caught under the
! and his leg was broken.
i ne racers settled 20 more fixed posi-
,A IN The grind and the roar Of the
WIS. beiciine fame and smoke from the
-sssis o. The scorched engines, aroused
sltsr.lg ~u'rtudee IN the grandstends
e9achers % a high tension. a woman
box tainted and fell from her chair
Incident almost caused a panic in the
's crowd Hysterica1 screams Of
\ - started another small stampede IN