Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-31

then the crowds interest was height
ened and divided between the con-
testants and catastrophes that were
momentarily impending.
The cars soon began TO cast their
tires burned out by the fierce grind
over the Speedway's brick pavement
Steering gears began to give away.
Directly in front of the grand stand
Joe Jaegersburger's Sase car got away
from him and switched back and
forth across the track Wood, the
mechanician, leaped out and the car
passed over him. He lay in q path
of death. for other cars were rushing
upon him. All swerved safely by as
he rose and staggered to the track
side. with the exception of Harry
knights Westcott, which plunged to
the inner fence, threw out Knight
and Glover and careened against Her
bert Lyttle's Apperson, turning it
over
a scream from a woman when the
race was half over caused the crowd
to look toward the north end of the
home stretch. Louis Disbrow's Pope
Hartford had thrown tire and
swerved in front of Hetblaffs LOZier.
A collision followed. in which the rear
wheels of Disbrow's car were thrown
off and the Lozier turned over. Tetz-
laffs mechanician was caught under
the ear and his leg was broken.
The roar from the motors, belching
flames and smoke from the eXhausts,
and the continuous cheering OF the
ha
drew into its last hundred miles. hys-
terical screams OF women in the
southern grand stand, when Burman's
Benz cast a tire over the retaining
wall. were heard above the deeper
roar of the grand stand and bleachers.
In the latter part of the race acci-
ldents ceased, and the spectators be-
came composed and centered their at
tention upon the struggle that Har-
round was winning. Shouts of en-
cOuragement rose in a steady crescen-
90, and when he swept into the home
stretch on his last lap. and Starter
Wagner gave him the finishing flag,
the speedway enclosure rang with ap-
plause.
Harroun, followed by a delighted
mob. drove into the infield and was
surrounded by a horde of photog-
raphers. VITO wanted his grimy and
impassive face as it rose from just
over the edge of his steering wheel.
A mechanician with tears streaming
from his eyes held one of Harroun's
hands. and it was necessary to lead
him out Of the focus of the cameras.
Give me something to eat" said
Harroun. as he dragged his stiffened
legs from under the steering gear OF
his Wasp" "This is going all over
the world" yelled a frenZied admirer.
Another scene was being enacted at
the hospital while Harroun was being
Iionized and the other drivers were
finishing the race without the taste
of victory Arthur Greiner, with
bandaged arm, sat smoking cigar
and reading an extra edition of
newspaper in which it was reported
ne was fatally injured.
The rim was loose when the start
was called, he said, "and we had not
time 10 tighten il. We went in, any
how. and Dickson is dead"
The first ten men to finish the race,
with their winnings, follow:
Ray Harroun, Marmon. $4,000.
Ralph Mulford, Lozier, $4,000.
Bruce Brown. Fiat, $4,000.
Spencer Wishart Mercedes. $1,000.
Ralph DePalma, Simplex. $500.
Charles MerZ. National, $1,000.
w H Turner, Amplex, $500
Harry Kobe, Jackson, $500.
Fred Belcher, Knox. $500.
Hughie Hughes, Mercer, $500
Total, s25, 100.
In addition to this sum. the leading
ten drivers shared in a distribution
of side prizes given by accessory
makers. amounting to nearly s15'ooo.
The entrants of the ten leading cars
will be given bronze plaques by the
Speedway management.
DIAZ SAILS TONIGHT.