The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-30
THE FLAGS OF ALL COUNTRIES
Fly From the Grandstand-A
Jargon of Tongues.
Hot Sun Causes Fire Trouble
Cars Drop Out.

phase of the contest. Flags of all ma
tions are flying from the grandstan,
and from the pits there arise Jargol
of many tongues.
Trains and interurbans begaI
tlrly today to carry in thousands flnt
the roads were filled with automobiles
by daylight. Hundreds of persons slept
in the open just outside the track, ir
order to be on hand when the gates
opened at o'clock. Inside Captain
Carpenter of the speedway guards
stationed his men just before the gates
were opened ad gave them final in
structions for handling the throng.
Ambulances were placed about the
track and everything prepared for the
start at 10 o'clock sharp. Betting grew
bris..er, with Burman still running the
favorite by a slight margin over An
derson, Stutz. Much money was placed
on the foreign cars. The speed of the
foreign cars seemed to give the betters
more confidence in them, although
their ability to withstand the terrific
vibrative strain of the brick course nd
avoid tire trouble has been questioned.
The entries are:
Number, car and driver.
1-Nyberg, H. Endicott-
2-Stutz, Merz.
3-Stutz, Anderson.
4HKeeton, Burman.
6-Mason, Evans.
6-MaSon, Tower.
S-Stutz, Herr.
9-Sunbeam, Guyott-
10-Henderson, Knipper.
12-Gray Fox, WILCOX
15-Peugeot, Goux.
16-Peugeot, Zuccarerli.
17-Anel, Liesaw.
1S+Schachs, Jenkins.
19-Mercer, DePalma-
21-Mercer, Bragg
22-Mercer, W1Shart
23-Mercedes, Pilette.
25-TulSa, Clark
26-Mercedes, Mulford-
27-Isotta, Grant
2SIsOtta, Tetslan-
29-ISotta, Trucco.
s1-Case, Disbrow.
32@Case, B. Endicott-
S3@Case, Nikrient-
35-Mason, Haupt.
Foreign cars-sunbeam. ENGLISH; Peu-
eeot French; Mercedes-Knight and Mer-
cedes German, and 1sotta, ltallan.
Condition of Race.
Distance-200 laps, equal to 500 miles.
Number starters-27; last year "a
ESTIMATED speed per hour-SO miles.
ESTIMATED time of winner-Six hours and
Is minutes ,ooe
Winner in 1911-Ray Harroun-
Time of 1912 race-6:H:o6.
Winner-Joe Dawson
Estimated attendance-1OO,OOO
Prizes-s5O 600 in gold from Speedway,
and s25 600 cash and valuable trophies
from accessories concerns
Start
The $4,000 offered by the speedway
IS divided into ten prizes, the winner
getting $40, 900, second $4,000, third $5,-
600, fourth $500. fifth $4,000, sixth ST.
200. seventh S1,S0O, eighth $1,000, ninth
81 500 and tenth 81 400.
Starter Root ordered all of the cars
on the track at 9 o'clock to test out
the emergency brakes
While going at high speed in the
home stretch, the signal for the emer-
gency brakes was given and each car
had to stop within a short distance
Other officials were busy at the pits
checking up the driver, mechanicians
and pit helpers as only limited num-
Der were allowed in each pit.
Race Starts.
Promptly at 10 o'clock te 27 cars,
led by Carl G. Fisher, millionaire
sportsman, began the long race
around the two and half mile track,
amid the cheers of thousands and
the waving of flags of five nations.
The cars got away with a flying start
and were going so miles an hour as
they came down the long home
stretch.
Jenkins Schact was the first car to
stop at the pits. The machine blew
a right rear tire. He lost a lap by
the stop.
Before Jenkins started again, An
dersOn's Stutz drew up at the pits
Ralph De Palma, in a Mercer,
dropped out of the race on the eigh-
teenth lap, on account of cylinder
trouble. He was soon followed by
Jenkins Schacht which broke a crank
case in the twentieth lap.
Hers Stutz broke a clutch re-
lease in the back stretch and caught
fire. He was out of the race. No
one was injured.
The boiling hot sun caused consid-
cradle tire trouble and one car after
another dropped in at the pits for a
change.
Burman Breaks Records.
Speedway, Indianapolis, May 30-l
Burman, in a Keeton,, leading for the
first 100 miles, broke all speedway
records for that distance. His time
avs 1:15:50.55. The former record
was 1:23:43.11.
GOux, in the French Peugeot was
second. Twenty-three cars were still |
running at this distance.
A French Car Out.
Zucarrelli's Peugeot, a French car
went out of race with burned out bear
ings, after making % laps. This is the |
first foreign car to leave the track.
New Kansas PoStmasters.
Washington, May 30.-President |
Wilson sent the following nominations |
to senate: B. W. Achelpohl, Argonia; |
p. d. Spillman, Plainville; J. H. STAN
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