The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-06-03
FRENCH CAR WINS AUTO RACE.
GOux in PeugeOt Captures Indianapolis
Trophy.-Finishes far Ahead.

Indianapolis, May 3O.--The United
States fell before France here today
when Jules Goux, a Frenchman, driv-
ing a French car, the Peugeot, won
the third annual 500 mile automobile
race in 6::31:33.45 at an average speed
of 1850 miles an hour.
No fatal accidents marred the run
ming of the race, although two persons
were seriously injured, when the ma
chine driven by Jack Tower upset on
the back turn, due to tire blowout.
Towers right leg was broken and
Lee Dunning, his mechanican, was
hurt internally and three ribs were
broken. Physicians were not sure as
to the exact condition OF Dunnings in
juries tonight.
Charles Merz, who finished third
in 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 at the upper stretch turn and
Merz had to stop at the pits until he
had circled the track another time and
finished the race Coming down the
home stretch, Harry Martin, Merz's
mechanician, climbed out of the hood
of the car and unbuckled the straps so
the pit men could extinguish the
flames quickly.
Good for Foreigners.
Four of the eight cars entered won
prizes, the other four being forced
out by broken parts.
An American car, Mercer, driven
by Spencer Wishart, finished second,
seven laps behind the winner. The
Sunbeam, an English car driven by a
Frenchman, Albert Guyot, came in
fourth. The other foreign cars in the
money were: Pilette's Mercedes
Knight Germany, which was fifth,
and Milford's Mercedes Germany !,
seventh. Three Italian cars were
forced out of the contest.
The race was little more than 10
minutes slower than last years con-
test, which was run in 6:21.06. This
was due, it was said, in large meas
ure to the intense heat, which neces-
Stated many changes of tires. An
other thing which caused a slower
time was the fact that this year the
piston displacement was limited to $50
cubic inches, while last year the race
was "free for all"
Speed Records Fall
All the speedway records for this
class of cars were broken up to ESQ
miles, when the many stops at the pit
began to cut down the average. Coux,
the winner, complained at every stop
at the pits because his manager re-
fused to let him put his car to it's
highest speed. He claimed that as
he was in the lead from the 140th
mile there was no use to let the
Peugeot out. Goux, after getting the
lead from Burman, when the latter
stopped for oil and gasoline, was never
headed and finished far in the lead of
his nearest competitor. Anderson's
Stutz pushed the leader hard until the
18th lap, when the car was forced
out by broken magnetic shaft.
Guox won fame as a race driver
in France, where he was victor in
a 402 mile race. Before coming here
he went to Brooklands track in Eng
gland where he made 106 miles, 307
yards in so minutes in the same car
in which he raced today. His record
in the 4O2 mile race broke all Euro
pean records for the distance, while
his performance at Brookland's track
broke all worlds records.
Burman's Hard Luck.
Burman, who was the favorite in
the betting, ran a hard race. In the
55th lap his car caught fire in the
back stretch. He put out the blaze and
ran to the pits where he had to
change carburetors He had to make
several other stops and was relieved
at the wheel by Hughie Hughes, who
still was on the track about 20 laps
behind, when the 10th car finished.
Early in the race Evans Mason