New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-31
If. National Averages 1876 Miles
~ - Hour in 500-MiIe Grind.
~ New Worlds Record.
srcoND PLACE TO TETzLAFF
-. Palma, Pursued by 0ldtime
u.odoo Leads Almost to Fin
ish, When Engine Trouble
Puts Him Out.

L ..r setting tremendous" pace ioI ny
M 90 lors required in The race the
az NJ his Mercedes went wrong. and
"V,' .bc frs, prize Of $1,000 almost In his
W. he found himself helpless.
s.,,,v nlugging along more than TWO
-. t,c rear Of the Brooklyn boy. and
ing only to retain his grip on second
Joe Dawson, plotting a National,
tho leaders, breakdown. To win fam"
"a f. fortune was only a matter az stay
4, front Of tho others. This he was
~. ~ do So. and he finished in the record
,n. Of s:2l as.
nsvson averaged 7S.s miles an hour for
-. ssAmilc grind worlds record for
..,sined speed. Last year i'm the in
.nsural running Of tho Speedway race Ray
u.rroun in Normon averaged 74.S miles
:, borr ON May of this year Tetzlaff's
r,., averaged $50 in the Santa Monica.
,oss race. in California. It was this mark
.,st the drivers iu to-day'a race were aim
t., al and Dc Palma would have beaten
!, bsdl,. had his car held out
second honors VA tO-days struggle were
ror by Teddy Tetzlaf. again driving a
rat Third place was awarded by the
tares 70 Huchc TIughess Mercer, but the
,,nsgers Of the Stutz cars have entered
notes. claiming that Charlie Merz. in
s,,,;z car. filled third instead OF fourth po-
,ition at the end.
The day was a glorious one for the sport
and not serious accident marred the great
rare While warm. the temperature did
not affect tires as seriously as had been
feared. and there was little trouble from
a,A
several of the others that finished near
the top Of the list were equipped with
Nichelius.
Among those threatened with disaster
through accidents was Bob Burman, the
N ed king His Cutting car turned over
IN the bacllstretch through the collapse of
rear wheel and he was thrown out.
When removed to the hospital II was found
that his injuries were superficial. and after
having a few scratches treated he returned
70 the race and watched tie exciting finish.
Tventv-four cars the pick Of American,
German, English and italian factories
started 4 Lexington driven by Harry
knight. was the first to quit dropping out
in IFS seventh lap David Bruce Browns
National was the next TO leave the track
good he broke down and wept on the shout
der Of his mechanic. Others dropped out
until there we're only ten cars to finish.
Dawson drove a steady race holding sec
one place most of the time after the fitch
lap. Just before De Palma went out of the
race rabbit ran across the track in front
e Dansons car as he was speeding down
the horestretch. The thousands of specta-
tors cheered the rabbit, and Dawson, after
the race, said he had considered II a good
omen.
Johnny Jenkins finished his last 1--WE laps
driving on the rim OF the right front wheel
Of his White car. Joe Koran, in Lozier,
was pushing him for seventh place and
Jenkins feared to lose the time in stopping
for a fresh tire. He beat out Koran. who
had engine trouble, by seven minutes.
Dawson pulled up at the National pit with
a grin on his grimy face. when he was
Gagged as the winner and jumped out OF
the car IS II he had been through a short
dash
Tn not tired" he said; Just happy"
When he was told that De Palma lost the
race because his engine failed him Dawson
srnned again.
I've been up against the same thing"
he said The games all luck. just had
q feeling would win and l never had that
feeling but once before. That was when 7
ron the CODE race trophy here in 1910. That
feeling began To get pretty slim toward
the end Of this race to-day. but you never
can tell till Fred Wagner let's the checkered
flag fall"
De Palma, pushing his dead Mercedes to
the electric timing wire for the 18TH lap.
was doVncast and discouraged.
1t Was Just tough luck" he said. and
that's all | made the race while ] was IN
It and l suppose If had used mule power
on the Last lap aud pushed my car through
the goth lap ! could have got in the money
for 81 90 or so: but life is too short
10 Palma and Bruce-B Brown are to leave
next Week for France. where they Will drive
Fiat cars i'm the Grand Prix race late in
June
The race was a real triumph for the Mer-
Ger car. which. despite icing the baby of
Tho field. finished third. Its piston dis
placement is only coo inches. as compared
with the go inches of the winning car and
tho 80 Of the Fiat that took second money.
Hughes drove a magnificent race and was
materially helped by the light weight and
short wheel base of his car.
Seventy-hve thousand persons were
massed in the long grandstands and In the
thousands Of ears ia the infeld when the
starting bomb exploded at 10 o'clock. Inc
course had been washed clear OF the greasy
covering acquired in several weeks Of prac-
tice and looked fit for the contest OF the
automobile giants.
Five lines Of cars awaited the signal.
There was a slow parade lap TO allow OF
the field being Strengthened out and as
they approached the wire at the end Of the
round fun power was thrown on and the
6gnt for position began. Tetzlaf led on
the first official lap, but then De Palma
forged TO the front and until his misfortune
as the race was nearly ended showed
III" way to the field.
From time to time mechanical troubles OF
one kind OF another caused the withdrawal
OF cars. some to resume, but others to re-
main out Of the contest
Ormsbys opel. with d broken gasolene
icad' Narquette's Mcfarland, with brokon
front wheels, due to a skid at the stretch
turn; Prayers Firestone- Columbus and
Brucc-Browns National were some Of those
10 go out in the early stages. Others fol-
i0wed until there remained less cars than
enough to account for the twelve cash
prizes that were at stake.
Dawson's Victory means much more than
NE $4,000 for first prize. lie won, in addi-
ion, the cash put up by several accessory
manufacturers and others. He IS only TWEEN
|-three years old. and was unheard of ia
motor racing circles until 1910, when he
captured the Cole Trophy at the Speedway.
me Remy Trophy Brassard the Vanderbilt
up Donors Trophy, the city of Atlanta
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