The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-31
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MOTOR CARS
G1ordon Motor Company
RICHMOND. VIRGINIA.
JOE DAWSON
Wins SWEEPSTAKE
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lioran. In Il Lozier. was pushing him
for seventh place, and Jenkins feared
to lose the time in stopping for Il fresh
tire. He beat out Koran, who had en-.
CINE trouble. by sevcn minutes.
Dawson averaged 1876 miles an hour,
as compared with 74.61 milcs an hour
made by Ray Harroun, who won the
rate last year in his Marmon Wasp
Harroun's time was 6:42:0s.
Finsscd ~ Winner.
Dawson pulled UP at the National pis
with a grin on his grimy face when ha
was tagged as the winner. and tunpe
out OF the car as II he had been through
n short dash.
I'm not tired" he said. lust happy"
Told that De Palma los: the race only
because his engine failed at the 19Sth
lap. Dawson grinned again.
i've been UP against ,thc SAINT
thing" nc said. The games all luck.
l just had feeling would Win. anu
| never had that feeling but once be-
fore. That was when ] won the CODE
race trophy here In 1910 To-day that
feeling began to get pretty slim to-
ward the end OF this race, but you
can never tell"
De Palma. pushing his dead Mer-
cedes to the electric timing wire for
the one hundred and ninety ninth lap,
was weary and philosophical. ct was
just tough luck" he said. and that's
all. / made the race while 1 was In
IL, and l suppose II had used just
mule power on the last lap and pushed
my car through the two hundred lap
could have got In the money for
thousand or 80, but life is too short"
Under a cloudless sky thousands OF
motor fans from all over the country
assembled in the odor of gasolene on
the speedway for the greatest event OF
the automobile world.
At daylight began the exodus from
the city to Speedway Park, by train.
trolley and touring car. and the sun
found the Srandstands on the outer
edge and the parking places on the
inner circuit of the brick oval be-
ginning to fill with tho enormous
crowd that was to see twenty-four
OF the most famous drivers and cars
battle for the honor and fortune of
enjoying with Ray Harroun and the
Marmon Wasp" the classic title of
winners Of the greatest race OF mod
ern timer.
The course. washed clean OF its
slack and dangerous coat OF grease &C
cumulated during weeks of practice
grind. glstened in tho sunlight when
the great motors pulled out along the
repair pits. swarming with mechanic
ians. before Starter Fred Wagner, at To-
eager ii time their engines perfectly
o'clock. should send them off into the
long and desperate struggle for SUI
premacy. siarroun and his Marmon
last year did the distance In 6:42:0s.
and every pilot to-day was determin-
cd 10 cut this mark In his effort to
come in the $4,000 offered for the
winner OF the race.
Inspired by the strident music of the
motors. the crowd. estimated at $4,000.
cheered the more popular drivers
swept out on the track for the brake
test. Womeri standing In the boxes
and IN the hundreds OF cars parked In
the infeld, their modish motors daub.
ed with the dirt OF the oiled boule-
their wells In greeting to the begog-
5lcd pilots and mechanics that risked
their lives for the glory OF the racing
automobile.
With an explosive roar OF the enorm-
Gus engines especially built for this
ultimate test of speed and endur1 nce
the care came together at the electric
timing wire at $3.50, FIVE motley ranks
of the special creations OF italian,
French. German and American en-
gineers. built in grotesque shapes to
better slash the air. In a tumult OF
cheering from the excited multitude,
Starter Wagner let tho cars go at 10
o'clock.
Raving and straining at the leash.
.AS 1.'as O.S sio" POI ouo zap icu
by GIL Anderson in the Stutz No. i, and
coming again to tho wire. leaped
laundering into the race. pressing to-
gether in a binding cloud OF burned
gas.
List of Prizes.
The prizes were as follows: First
prize, $4,000; second prize. $4,000;
third prize. $4,000; fourth prize. ss.-
900: fifth pr re. s2,5oo: sixth prize. s2,-
900: seventh prize. $1,000: eighth prize.
sl.4oo: ninth prize, $1,000; tenth prize
$1,000; eleventh prize. s1,1oo; twelfth
prize. 1000.