The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-31
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thousands Of followers. who swarmed
into the city for the big race.
No Loss of Life.
Another year went into motor racing
history to-day. with 5oo-mile race
without tho loss OF life.
Only one accident marred the racing
Jack Tower. driving Mason Special
and Lee Cunning, his mechanician
were thrown from the car on the south
cast turn of the course. and the car
overturned. Towers leg was broken
and Cunning suffered three fractured
ribs Neither was in danger of dying,
according to an official report by the
Speedway management tonight.
The greatest disappointment of the
day was furnished by the failure of
Bob Burmans keeton car to make n
showing. Burman has made the best
time of any of the contestants during
practice on the local track He was
one of the favorites. and was bet on
by many OF the speed fans. who felt
that he was sure OF place among the
leaders.
Burman started tho day with n
broken steering knuckle He was not
able 10 take part in the parade of the
ears around the course. which Prosi-
dent Carr G.. Fisher. of the Speedway.
led before the race began The other
cars got away with a flying start and
Burman was compelled to walt until
they finished the exhibition lap before
pulling his car onto the course Then
his carburetor and manifold had to be
replaced with new ones. He was back
In the race. twenty-cight laps behind
GouN and driving at "A rate OF eighty
two miles an hour, when his gasolene
tank sprung leak He was hone
lessly behind but kept his car whlrl-
ing around the track until he was
Ragged off. when the tenth and last
prize winner crossed the finish line.
Crowd Awnkens.
sort Of uninterested spirit ap-
peared to pcrvade the crowds about
the track during the first 400 miles
fighting for place. and. with the ex-
ccption OF Goux. who took the lead
before the l0o-milc mark was passed
were changing positions in the lists
ahead at the end of each ten or twenty
miles AS the cars nearcd the close
OF Inc race the crowds awoke. The
awakening came when GouN. who was
leading with 42O miles reeled away
under the wheels of his machine
clashcd with Gil Anderson, in Stutz
car then in second place. in front OF
the main stands The two cars passed
kept coming around the course and
down the stretch. first one nosing gu,
ahead and then the other. Thousands
who came TO the track carly had gone.
Those who stayed were rewarded b.
seeing two expert drivers waging the
UP for several laps. and Anderson fell
behind when he Was compelled to stop
for tires.
Then Goux stopped for the same
reason. The Frcnchman was CRYING
when ii looked as II Anderson would
overcome his lead and take first place
from him; The crowd WAS with An,
was pushing GouX hard for tho prize. a
broken magnetic SHIFT robbed Anderson
of possible first prize and n certain
Goux complained at every stop a,
the pits because his manager refused
speed He Claimed ,ha, he Could fh ave
made much better time. but his man
aser contended that as he was In the
was no use 10 let the Peugcot out.
G2u% iirst won fame as "a race driver
went 10 the Brooklands track IL Eng
land. where he made l06 miles. 3O7
yards in sixty minutes in the same car
I'm the 402-Inilc race broke all European
records FOR the distance. while his per
fornance at Brootlands track broke
Heat Is Intense.
The intense heat Of midaftcrnoon
hours compelled many OF the drivers To
allow their relief men to take their
places for a few laps Hughey Hughes
gave Bob Burnlan n short rest. Earl
Cooper drove for Anderson. while tho
StutZ driver took rest. The heat not
only affected the men on the race
course. but many women In the crowds
were overcome. Five were under treat
ment n one time at the Speedway
general hospital.
The newspaper photographers who
were provided with military passes
permitting them TO go where they
would, without restrictions' had
trouble with the Indiana National
! Guardsmen who had orders to prevent
| the camera men from photoGra phinP
the scenes OF accidents until the injured
1 men We're removed One newspaper
| photographer was deprived OF his
/ camera by n guard. who broke IL after
/ the photographer had succeeded in
swapping Tower and Cunning as they
were being carried away from the place
where their car had thrown them. y
dozen cameras were confscated by the
military guards
There were not enough trains to
carry away the speed fans who were
ready to quit indianapolis. Thousands
who wanted to go home were unable
to get accommoda; tons. Every rond
| leading out OF the city WAS dotted with
| home going automobiles all night.
I The downtown streets were throngcd
/ with cars and the boulcvards were
crowded with hundreds who We're
/ staying as long as there was the least
bit of post racing possible.