Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-10-05
CINCINNATI DRIVER MADE FAST
TIME or HOURS SO MIN
UTEs AND 20 SECONDS
DEPALMA FATALLY INJURED
INTREPID PILOTS CAR WENT INTO
THE DITCH AT FAST
SPEED.
THOUSANDS WITNESS CONTEST
MILWAUKEE WAS CENTER OF IN
TEREsT or ALL AUTO
ENTHUSIASTS.

Milwaukee, Wis. Oct. 5.-Cale
Bragg of Cincinnati won the fourth in
ternational grand prix automobile rae
today with Fiat car Bragg's tim,
for 4OS miles 4,616 feel was 5 hours
50 minutes and 29 seconds. Bragg
average speed for the race was 6SH
miles an hour Ralph De Palma wen
into the ditch and he and his mechanic
ian, Tom Alley, were reported to BE-
fatally injured,
The largest crowd Of the week. gath
cred here today to witness the $40,
900 grand prize automobile road race
Under ideal weather and track con
ditions, the drivers expected to break
all records for the new course.
The race started at 1908 o'clock.
Bob Furman was the first Of the IL
contestants te get away. The other
drivers then were started at 80 sec
onds intervals Barney Oldfield was
the last
Caleb Bragg, who on Tuesday had
announced that he would not drive his
big Fiat in TIE race because Of the
death Of his We friend, David Bruce
Brown recepsi oredl this decision He
was al liz whseR as she 5nachiues were
lined up by Starter Fred Wagner.
Louis Fontaine took the divers seat
in the Lozler entry in place of Harry
Nelson.
Barney Oldfield, after a night of un-
certainty regarding his participation
in the event, appeared with a Fiat. In
place Of Harry Nelson ~
Barney oldfield, after night of
uncertainty regarding his participation
in the event, appeared with Fiat. In
stead Of Joe Dawson, winner of this
years 500 mile race at Indianapolis,
Joe Horan was selected to pilot the
third Benz car entered in the races.
Ralph Mulford, after making every ef-
fort to get his Knox car repaired, was
forced to withdraw from the field OF
starters.
The complete list Of starters. Bur
man, Benz; Fontaine, Lozier; Tetzlaff,
Fiat; Hughes, Mercer; De Palma, Mer-
cedes; Wishart, Mercedes; Clark Mer-
cedes; Bergdoll, SEM; Bragg, Fiat;
Horan, Benz; Anderson, Stutz; Old
field, Fiat
Tetzlaff drove the fastest first lap,
sending his car around the 1888 mile
course in 6 minutes 20 seconds from a
standing start, or at a speed Of 741S
miles per hour, which he pushed up
to rs miles an hour In the second lap,
De Palma, Bergdoll and Tetzlaff were
about even favorites in the betting
although considerable late money was
wagered on Bragg at the course.
Bob Burman was forced to withdraw
from the race at the end of fifteen
miles because of broken piston in
his Benz car. At the end Of the first
80 miles TetzIaff was in the lead,
driving rs miles an hour. Caleb Bragg
was second. 70 seconds behind Tetz-
laff, having driven his third lap at a
speed Of n miles an hour. Spencer
Wishart was third, but broke a shaft
in his car in the fourth lap and had TO
quit the race. Bergdoll then took
third place. AT the end Of 55 miles
Tetzlaff, closely pushed by Bragg, con-
tinued to lead. Bergdoll was third and
De Palma fourth. The leaders had in.
creased the speed to n miles an
hour
Tetzlaff made his first stop at the
pits at the end OF his eighty-sixth mile
and lost first place to Bragg, who be-
gan terrific drive to increase his
lead. If possible. At the end Of 100
miles, Bragg led TetzIaff by one min
ute one second. De Palma was in third
place, Horan was fourth and Anderson