The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-05-30
FIVE NATIONS
ARE BATTLING
ON SPEEDWAY
For Automobile Honors of
the World with Foreign
ers in Favor.
BURMAN Is LtEADING
In a Keeton Car with Goux in
French Machine in
Second Place.

SPEEDWAY, 1nu., May ou.--F ~
nations-the United States; England.
France, Germany and Italy-are
battling today for supremacy in the
automobile world in the third annual
500 mile race held here
Everything at the speedway enl-
phasized the international phase OF.
! the contest. Flags we're flying from
the grandstand and from the pits there
arose a jargon of many tongues from
the helpers of the Foreign drivers.
Trains and interurban cars began
early to carry thousands to the speed
way and the roads were filed with
automobiles by daylight. Hundreds OF
persons slept in the open just outside
the speedway in order to be on hand
when the gates were opened at
o'clock. Capt. Carpenter stationed
his men just before the gates were
opened and gave them final instruc-
tons for handling the immense
throng. Ambulances we're placed
around the track and everything was
ready for the start at 10 o'clock.
Betting grew brisker with Burrnan
still running the favorite by slight
margin over Anderson. Considerable
money was being placed on the for
eign cars, their speed seeming to give
the bettors more confidence In them
although their ability to Withstand
-the-terrifc strain of the brick course
and avoid tire trouble had been ques-
toned.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the twenty
seven cars led by Carl G. Fisher, mill
lionaire sportsman. began the long
race around the two and half mile
track. The pounding of the motors
and the cheers of thousands and the
waving of flags represented an inspir-
ing scene. The cars got away with a
flying start and were going fifty miles
an hour as they came down the long
home stretch.
Burman in a Keeton leading for
the first 100 miles broke all speed
way records for that distance. HIS
time was 1:15a5e:55. The former
record was 1923 43:11.
Goux in the French Teugot was
second. Twenty-three cars were
still running at that distance.
Tower in Mason car. No. 8, up-
set on a back turn due to tire
blow and both the driver and his
machanician, Lee Dunning, were
hurt Tower and Dunning We're
taken to the field hospital where II
was found Towers right leg had
been broken and three OF Cunning s.
ribs fractured. Tower was severely
bruised. The car was wrecked.
Bob Burman's car caught fire on
its fifty-fifth lap and for time was
out of the race. No one was hurt
.Burman put the FIRE out and brought
cheers from thousands when he sped
down the home stretch about ten
laps behind. He stopped at the pit,
to put on new carburetor.
Ralph ID. Palmer in Mercer
dropped out of the race In the
eighteenth lap on account of cylin-
der trouble. He was soon followed
by jenkins in schafht which broke
a crank case. He went out in the
twentieth lap.
Hers stutz broke clutch re-
lease the DdCh Ola 0bSAA S%eAA
fire. He was out of the race. No
one was hurt.
The boiling hot sun caused consid-
cradle tire trouble and one after an
other dropped into the pit for
change. !.
The second Isotta driven by Trucco
went ont in the fortieth lap with q
broken gas valve.
Milford was running about for laps
behind the leaders at 100 miles.
A Teugeot, driven by the famous
Goux, led at the end OF 200 miles
having gone ahead when Burman had
TO stop. His time was 1888; 40:40.
Anderson in a stutz was second.
The English car Sunbeam plotted by
Guyot third, Milford Mercedes fourth
and wishart's Mercer fifth.
The drivers were suffering intense-
Iy from heat. Harry Endicott's Ny
berg went ont on the back stretch in
its twenty-fourth lap. It was far
behind the leader
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