The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-31
Joe Dawson, Driving Nations
al Car, Wins Greatest
Motor Event Ever Run
in America
NONE KILLED AND
ONLY ONE AGGfDEN t =
MARS GREAT RACE.
Winner Attain5 Great Speed
ON Perfect Track, Doing Five
Hundred Miles in Less
Than Six and One
Half Hours

INDIANAPOLIS, May 3G.--Estab-
fishing a now worlds record for q
50o-rniie race, joe Dawson, driving
n National car, today won the woridA
greatest motor event in contest re-
markable in that there was no serious
accidents. that despite the cxpecta~
tions OF the 100000 spectators and
wagers made to the contrary, no ons
was killed
Dawson's time fer the 500 miles was
s hours q minutes, 6 seconds. and
average time of 1872 miles an hour,
Il new murk for the distance on any
kind of road or track. The average
time made last year was 74.6 miles.
To Ralph De Palma. hero of many
races, belongs much of the credit Tor
the record time. and to him has been
extended the sympathy Of those who
watched him lead the race until WITH
In four miles of the finish. At that
time he was ten miles ahead OF DaW-
son, who Was In second place, and for
hours 1t had been conceded that tha
driver Of the Mercedes ear would
win But with 1876 hard-earned miles
behind him. and with the major por-
ton OF the SIS. 900 prize less than four
minutes In front, the ear which was
far in the lead developed engine trou-
BILE and so badly did 1t limp the last
four miles that De Palma did not
er,sb IN tha nrixa win Ming class.
Other Disappointment.
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the ffty-miie mark owing to gasoline
trouble wild Bob" Burman, one
time speed king, furnished the crowd
ter ~ onr,- touch of excitement
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