New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31
TuLeS GOux Puts Tric0lOr of France
on Top in International Auto Race
nrives PuegeOt to Easy Victory
Before Thousands Upon Thou
sands al indianapolis.
SPENCER WISHART SECOND
werz Finishes Third with Blaz-
ing Car-Accident to Tower
Only Mishap of
the Day.

Only llSHdp OF
the Day.
rF. stan Correspondent
Indianapolis May 3o-ln a race that
s,Ilv treued with possibilities for acct
s.rts. ami which was married 10y only
ono serious mishap. jules Goux. driving
q Peueeot ear, ran away with iuterna-
,,rsl ho.0rs this afternoon. winning the
-o-miie uace ou the Motor Speedway I'm
easy fashion His time was 6.3l:33 10 a
.peed of 1859 miles am hour The smiling
r-enchmau simply monopolizcd every
fDc bon sight. ard not only will he take
hack % Paris the $4,000 i'm cash that goes
~ the winner. bat considerable amounts
ir addition offered 10y accessory manu-
factursrs. and a whole carload of trophies
for leading at the various lO0-m!le points
along the big brick course.
40 fatal accidents married the running
NJ the race although two were seriously
injured when the Mason. driven by
"Isck" Tower. upset on the back turn.
due 20 a tire blowout Towers right leg
was broken and Lee Duuning. his mech
9nlcau received three broken ribs and
internal injuries. The physicians at the
Methodist Hospital where the two men
we're taken after the race. were not sure
as 10 the extent of punuing's injuries to-
night
Finishes with Car Ablaze.
Charles Merz. who finished third I'm a
Stutz brought the biggest thrill TO the
crowd. when he drove the last lap Of the
race With his car ON fire. The flames
broke out I'm 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 I'm the finish. Harry Martin Merzs
mechanician. climbed ont on the hood Of
the car and unbuckled the straps so the
Pr mon could eXtlnguish the flames i'm
medately
The race was a little more than ten
minutes slower than last years contest,
which was run I'm 6.2l.o This was due.
Il was said. in "a large measure to the
intense heat which necessitated many
changes Of tires. Another thing which
caused a slower time was the fact that
this year the piston displacement was
limited 20 $50 cubic inches. while last
year the race was a "free-for-all' All
the Speedway records for the class OF
cars were broken mp to go miles. when
the many stops at Thea pit began 10 cut
down the average.
America in Second Place.
America captured second place in the
long drawn out struggle. Spencer Wish
art. with the Mercer, jumping into the
place in the final laps, helped by uneN-
Iected eliminations. Third place also
went 20 this country through the game
finish OF Mcrz i'm a Stutz The rakish
sx-cylinder-d Sunbeam picked up some
glory for the English industry. finishing
fourth. and Germany was represented in
nth place by the Knight-enaned Mer-
cedes. driven by the Belgian sportsman,
Theodore Pilette. Ten cars finished. and
he officials were obliged TO wait for
nearly an hour and a half after GouX $
triumph before they were finally able
10 clock the last one, which happened TO
be Willie Haupts. Mason trailing in be
hind Howard Wilcoxs Gray Fox, Ralph
Nulford's Mercedes. Louis Dis5row's
case and George Clark's Tulsa. Every
one OF the finishing cars received a por-
ton Of the 5000 prize money.
Eighty thousand dust covered enthusj-
ssts watched the grind, which was prob
ably the least sensational OF tine three
similar races held on the uncomfortable
nile brick oval IL was a crowd that no
other type Of sporting contest could
draw. for every race and color and every
state had its quota of spectators. AS a
gathering Of automobiles IT probably has
never been equared. No one could even
sstimate the number Of machines parked
Inside the Speedway boundaries. For
hours before the starting bomb was fired
he roads converging on the Speedway
were literally massed with cars, and at
noon they were stil coming while farm
ere on the outside reaped u harvest rent
ing storage space TO the visitors who
Tretered grandstand seats to watching
Inc contest from The tonneaux.
Crowds Get Early Start.
Six o'clock found Indianapolis wide
! ssske, IT, Indeed, 70 had been asleep 81
an on tde night before the race. Special
trains arrived every few minutes from
tiles within 200 miles. and as quickly az
hey could the travellers made their way
a Jain, trolley and other methods or
conveyance 20 the course. Although the
ears were not sent away until 10 o'clock
/ he stands were filled by s 80 o'clock, and
i he race could have been started at that
Inc without many missing any OF the
ESSENTIALS.
as intmated yesterday. the racing cars
we're in a curious state Of unpreparedness'
m strong contrast with previous 5OO-mle
iacea. So pronounced was this that the
0neials were obliged 10 dispense with the
-sua parade Of contestants, and some or
NE drivers worked over their machines
.D 70 the last possible minute.
quarter Of an hour before the start
4 p me race the line Of cars along the pits
va reused into action by the first Of the
Nnos and they quickly scurried back
aha began lining up I'm rows Of four be-
"ll the wire The arrangement for a
'ale start followed I'm previous races was
-lasred TO- Carl Fisher the mogul OF the
Pselway showing the way around at
..sso OF about forty-fve miles an hour, IN
4 0ef 10 permit the drivers TO get their
1 enags in the clouds OF acrid smoke
4 -O"h from the exhaust ports. Fisher
4 manouvred the leadership in the start
Il zap that he flashed over the wire eX-
4 10y on the minute and quickly dodged
4 safe spot along the pit front. Be