The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-31

than IS miles an hour for 500 miles.
Harroun's time for the distance was
6:H:0s. Ralph milford, in the Lo-
xier, finished In 6:46:46: Bruce-Brown,
I'm the Fiat. 6:5I:23. The next eight
cars finished In the following order:
p6pencer Wishart. Mercedes, fourth:
)DePalma, Simplex, fifth; Berz, Nation
kal. sixth: Jones, Amplcx. seventh:
Harry Cobe. Jackson, eighth; Fred
! Belcher, Knox. ninth: Hughie Hughes,
Mercer. tenth: Lee Prayer. Firestone-
Columbus. eleventh; Gil Anderson,
Stutz. twelfth. The first 10 cars divid-
ed the purse OF $4,000, the winner re.
ceiving $4,000. The tenth to finish
4. received $500.
Meehanieian Killed.
Providence dealt queerly with the
intrepid souls who risked their lives
to participate In the race. With a
field OF more than 40 starters fatal
ties were anticipated In spite OF the
cautions token. In the case OF s. A.
Dickson, Chicago. mechanician of Am.
'plex ~. fate dropped a dark curtain
| at the thirteenth lap. Dickson was
ispared mercifully OF knowing what
hurt him when both rear tires of the
Amplex car burst on the second sharp
curve from the grand stand. Going
around II ut n speed Of more than so
miles an hour. and fighting for leader
ship. Arthur Grenicr. Chicago driver
missed death by a fraction. while Dick
son was caught. His body was man.
gied almost beyond recognition. The
car tore through a fence and was par
TALLY demolished. Thousands rushed
10 the scene before the ambuiances
conveyed Grenier and Dickson to the
hospital. II was reported that Grenier
was killed, but his worst injury is
fractured leg. and he will recover. He
is terribly bruised. He volunteered
to drive the Amplex after 1t had been
pursued by hoodoo for several days.
Dickson was son OF an editorial writ
er on the Chicago Record-Herald.
In the case of Herbert Lyle. known
as one OF the unlucky drivers; Har-
ry Knight, OF the Westcott; G. l.. An
derson, mcchanician for the Case, and
half dozen others. fate played one of
Its most unusual turns. Human I'M
agination could not have conjured
more sensational incident than occur.
red In front OF the grand stand short
~ after the race was half run. Quick
er than the story can be told death al
most came to several men and vanish
ed, leaving them stunned and marvel
ing that they were spared.
Fate Was Kind to Them.
II ever a man was within hairs
breadth OF eternity without going
across C.. l.. Anderson has that dis
tinction. Nothing In the history OF
the auto race game approaches his
situation. With Joe Jagersburger,
driver Of Case No. s. he was leaving
their pit where they had stopped for
repairs. As they started 1t was. ap-
parent that something was wrong.
They wobbled feebly into the course.
Just as Jagersburger was about to
open the throttle he and Anderson
found that steering iron was broken.
Larsonneur bent forward to grasp 1t,
and, In doing so. fell out. He sprawl
ed upon the track. apparently helpless
to rise.
Lying there In the midst OF 40 ma
chimes passing the spot two seconds
apart at more than 20 miles an hour,
1t seemed that Larsonneur's time had
come. In the horror of seeing a man
mangled and ground to death the inn
mense crowd arose and waited. But 1t
was not Anderson's time. Starter.
Fred Wagner ran into the course and
vainly sought to stop the race. The
riders couldn't stop. but two of them
swerved aside miracuiously without
hitting Anderson or the stranded car.
Then came the Wcstcott thunder
Ing along at eighty miles an hour. with
knight and John Glover. mechanician.
Knight saw Anderson in tbs path. In
stantly applying the emergency
brakes. at the risk OF his life, he caus.
ed his machine to perform one of the
strangest FRANKS in auto history. 1t
skidded on the oily track and half
turned around before 1t leaped into
the air and turned completely over.
A Horrifyins Sight.
In Its path stood Herb Lyle and
two mechanicians working at their
Apperson car. a half minute later
and Lyle and his mechanician would
have been In their seats. As 1t was.
the flying Westcott caught their car,
turned II completely over and hurled
Il partially into the Benz pit. In which
there were four men. Lyle and his
mechanician were barely grazed A
part Of the Benz pit was torn away
and the Apperson car was demolished.
II II had not been in the Westcott's
path the car would have pitched head.
long among the Benz pit crew. As it
was the Westcott brought up against
q post and was wrecked. Knight and
Glover were hurled through the air 20
feet and terribly bruised. but they
will recover. In the midst of the ex.
element MacFarland car, driven by
Burt Adams. slipped from MS control
and whirled completely around on the
track amidst the flying racers without
touching them. 1t plunged into
field. but Adams faced II about. steer
ed for the track and finished the Jap
on u broken wheel.
Death flirted also with Louis Dis