Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-31
Coux Wins 800
 Mile Auto Race
VICTORY FOR FRENCH CAR AND
 FRENCH DRIVER.
TAKES $2O,OOO PRIZE
American Car Lands Second Place Burman in Hard Luok-Driver Jack Tower Has a Leg Broken.

Indianapolis Ind May 80.-The United States fell before France here today when Jules Goux, a Frenchman driving a French car, the Peugeot, won race at the Speedway in 6.S1: 53-45 at an average speed of 76.59 miles an hour
 No fatal accidents marred the run- ming of the race, although two were seriously injured when the Mason, driven by Jack Tower, upset on the back turn, due to a tire blowout. Towers right leg was broken and Lee Cunning, mechanician, received three broken ribs and internal in juries. The physicians at the Meth odist hospital where the two men were taken after the race, were not sure as to the extent of Dunning's injuries tonight.
 Drove Last Lap With Car Afire.
 Charles Merz, who finished third in a Stutz, brought the biggest thrill to the crowd estimated at 100000 when he drove the last lap of the race with his car on fire. The flames broke out in the upper stretch turn, and Merz refused to stop at the pits until he had circled the track another time and finished the race. Coming down the home stretch in the finish, Harry Martin, Merz's mechanicisn, climbed out on the hood of the car and unbuckle the straps so the pit men could extinguish the flames inn mediateIy.
 Four out of the eight foreign cars finished in the prizes, the other four being forced out by broken parts.
 American Car Second. An American car, a Mercer driven by Spencer Wishart, finished second, seven laps behind the winner The Sunbeam, an English car driven by Frenchman. Albert Guyot, came in fourth. The other foreign cars in the money were: Pilette's Mercedes Knight (German), which was fifth, and Aulford's Mercedes (German) seventh. The three Italian cars were forced out of the contest.
 The race was g. little more than ten minutes slower than last years l contest. which was run in 6s91:n This ! was due, it was said, in a large meas ure, to the intense heat which ne- cessitated many changes of tire. An other thing which caused a slower l time was the fact that this year the piston placement was limited to 450 cubic inches while last year the race was free for all" All the speed way records for the class of cars were | broken up to 250 miles when the l many stops at the pit began to cut | down the average.
 ooux Led From t4oth Mile. Goux, the winner complained at every stop at the pits because his manager refused to let him put his car to it's highest speed. He claim ed that he could have made much better time but his manager con- tended that as he was in the lead from the 10th mile there was no use to let the Peugot out. Goux, after getting the lead from Burnan, when he stopped for sotl and gasoline, was never headed and finished far in the 1oaA rrF h AeA dersons Stutz, pushed the leader hard until the 1S7th lap, when his car was forced out by a broken magneto shaft.
 5urman in Hard Luck. Geux first won fame as a race driver in France. where he was victor in & 4e2 mile race Before coming here he went to the Breolfline track in England. where he made tg6 miles, BOT yards in sixty miHutes in the same car which he raced today. His record in the 402 mile race broke all while his performance at Broek1ands track broke all worlds records.
 Burman, who was the favorite in the betting, ran hard luck race. In the 65th lap his car caught fire in the back stretch. He put this eut and change caEfbureters. He had to make several other stops at the pits and was relieved at the wheel by Hug1nie Hughes, who was stiIl on the track, about twenty laps behind, when the tenth car finished.
 APpertionmsnt of Prize Money.
 Early in the race, Evans Mason turned completely around on the lower turn but the car stayed on its wheels and Evans continued until near the end of the contest.
 Besides the prizes and trophies of fered by accessory concerns, the fol- lowing prizes were given by the speedway management to the winners, which with their times follow:
 Peugeot. Goux, 6: 6:$1:3S.45, s2o,ooo.
 Mercer, Wishart. e:46:o6, $10,0oo.
 Stutz, Merz, 6:6O:35.76. $6,00O
 Sunbeam, Guyot, 7:06:ps.10, %3,5OO.
 Mercedes-Knight Pileste, 7:1e:25.55, $3,0oo.
 Gray Fox, Wilcox, 7;23:ss.9o, 92,Roo.
 Mercedes, Mulford, 7:zT:1zsb, s1,soO.
 Case, Disbrow, 7:3O:5oe5 $1,soo,
 Tulsa, Clark, 7;4e:31, e1,Beo.
 Mason, Haupt, 7:5s:31, $1,4o0.