The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-31
CLOSE SECONDS 70 WINNER
WE'RE DRIVERS or LozioR
AND FIAT MACHINES.
ONE LIFE WAS lost
Several Received Slight Injuries In
Races--State Militia and Special
Policemen Were Unable to
Hold Crowd In Check.

Mot0r speedway, lHdidHhpuiiS, Inuss
May 3G.One life was sacrificed and
several men were injured today tn
the first 500 mile race on speed
way, won by Roy Harroun driving
Marmon car In 6 hours, Al minutes
and s seconds.
Closely pressing Harroun for victory
were Ralph Mulford with Lozier
who finished second and David Bruce
Brown In Fiat. good third.
Seyenty-seven thousand persons
shouted encouragement to the forty
pilots who started the race at 10
O'Clock this evening with unsagging
enthusiasm. cheescd the leaders ON
the last lap and watched the field
pound around the course for the di-
vision Of the lesser llonors.
The most serious accident OF the
day, ). r. Dickson OF Chicago, me-
chanican for Arthur Greener, driving
an Aplex lost his life in an upset ON
the first stretch The race had been
on but few minutes and the car
was in Its thirtieth mile when the
rim of the front wheel few off. The
car twisted on the track hurting the
driver and mechanician from their
seats. Dickson was instantly killed
whfix Cinnamon wu.. ,,Ynsrs n,xx,.. ,,-s, -. ~
picked up. AT the field hospital III
was found his only injury was frac-
tured arm.
Succeeding accidents thrilled the
immense crowd which momentairy
expected a carnival OF deaths, the
cars at times swept around the course
in groups at terrific speed.
Ten injured In the mishap weres
Dave Lewis, mechanician for Teddy
Teczlai tLozier) right leg broken near
hip.
Harry Nice, driver Of Wescott,
breast bruised and possible internal
| injuries.
Johnnie Glover, Nice's mechanicIan,
bady bruised.
Bob Evans, mechanician for Jack
Tower In Jackson car. body bruised
when he leaped from car In rear.
Joe Woods, mechanician for Joe
Jarersburger (Case) run over and
! badly bruised.
The crowd was too large to be con.
trolled by the militia and hundreds
OF special police posted across the
grounds Spectators swarmed across
I the field when Dickson was killed.
The throng was wild with excitement
and rushed back and forth across the
field when other accidents were re-
| ported.
In the earlier part of the race the
track was SO filed with the whirlinr
cars of the contestats that the race
seemed but an exhibition of automo-
| biles.
The winner was hidden In the mass
| at the $50 miles. Brice had set a new
record regardless of classification.
Accident Happen.
When Haurron took the lead In the
l90th mile the race took form and
then the crowds interest was height
ened anal divided between the con-
test and catastrophes thai were NOM
entar5ly impending,
The cars began to cast their ttren
burned out by the fierce grind over
the speedway's brick pavement.
Steering gears began to give way.
Directly In front of the grand stand
Joe Jaiershrugers' Case car cot away
from him and whiskel back and forrfl
across the track over him; Woods, the
mechanleian. leaped ont and fell ann
the car passed over him. He lay i'm
a path OF death for other cars were
rushing upon him. All sweryed sare-
ly by as he rose and staggered to the
tracks side with the exception OF
Harry knights Wescott which
plunged into the nner fence, through
out knight and Glover and careened
again Herbert IJittle'a Apperson.
turning it over.
Lewis Bisbrow's Pcpe-Hartford hat
thrown d tire and swerved In frone
OF Tetzlaff's Lozier when the race
was half over, q collision followed
In which the rear wheels OF hts car
were torn on and Lozier turnei tur-
tie, Tetslaff's mechanician Wa
thrown out and caught under the car
Iand his leg was broken. Y