Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-31

driving a Buick, broke a crank shaft in
| his ninetieth mile and withdrew.
| Ray Harroun (Marmon) had taken the
| lead from David Bruce Brown (E1aO at
the 2OO-mile mark. Time: 2:43:2L Brown
was second and Ralph Milford Lozier)
| third.
In a mixup of Lytle's Apperson, Knight
! Westcott and Jaegers Berger's Case di-
rectly in front OF the grandstand, John
| Glover. knights mechanlcan, suffered an
injury to the spine The others OF the three
/ crews escaped anything more serious than
| bruises
The Case car broke its steering gear and
| skidded from side to side of the track
Larroneur. the mechanician, fell out and
the car passed over his leg. The cars behind
the Case made desperate efforts TO escape
collision and all OF them swerved by
safely. except the Westcott and the APP
person, which ran into the mud at the
| inner boundary Of the track and turned
over.
! Ray Harroun (Marmon) led the field at
the 25O-mile mark. No time was given
Ralph DePalma (simplex) was second and
Ralph Milford Qsozier) third.
Herne's Fiat ran into the outer ditch
when the steering gear broke while the
car was coming down the home stretch in
the 2SOth mile. Neither Parker, who had
relieved Hearne, nor the mechanician was
hurt The car will be repaired and sent
back into the race Et
From the grandstand 1t Appeared that the
crews OF the cars must be crushed To death.
| A woman sitting in box tainted Lar
sonneur lay dazed in the center of the
| track for "a full minute while cars darted
| by ut either side OF him. Then he un-
steadily rose to his feet and staggered
blindly up. The man then steadied him
SELF and limped to the side OF the track
Glover when thrown from the Westcott
struck on his head in pool OF water He
was carried to grass plot. covered with
muo ana blood from scalp wound but
ne protested that he was not hurt
The strain OF the terrible grind proved
too great for Bob Evans, mechanician for
JACK Tower, driving a Jackson, and he
Jumped from the car on the back stretch
Evans was hurled heavily to the ground.
but At the field hospital It was said he was
not seriously hurt. He was Apparently
suffering from dementia.
The following entries have withdrawn
from the race.
Louis Disbrow, Pope-Hartford.
Harry Knight, Westcott
Joe Jaegers, Burger, Case.
Arthur Chevrolet, Buick,
Charles Basic Buick.
Harry Grant Alec.
Fred Ellis Jackson
Ted Tetzaff, Lozier,
Herb Lytle, Apperson.
Caleb Bragg, Flat.
arthur Greiner, Amplex.
HarrOun Continues to Gain,
Ray Harroun, In his Marmon had a
lead of about three laps at $50 miles. His
time was four hours, fourty-four minutes.
fourteen seconds. Ralph Milford, Q,ozier)
second; Joe Dawson. (Marmon). third.
Lewis strang was greeted with a roar OF
cheers when he stopped his Case car
safely after the steering knuckle had been
broken In SS5th mile. He was coming
into the home stretch at a rate of seventy
miles an hour. The car ran OFF the track
into the infield and was withdrawn.
| At 400 miles. Ray Harroun (Adarmon).
was well in the lead. His time Tor that
| distance was five hours. twenty-five min
ptes' fifteen seconds. Ralph Mulford
| (Lozier) second, and Bruce-Brown .(Fiat)
third Twenty-seven cars remainde 10
drive the last 100 miles OF the race.
Harroun led at $50 miles and swung into
the last fifty miles OF the race In winning
FORM His time was six hours, two min
utes and forty-five seconds Mulford-
(Lozier) was second; Bruce Brown (Ftatl.
| third; Dawson (Marmon) fourth ana Ralph
DePaima (SimpieD, fifth. Harroun was
two laps In advance Of Mulford.