Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-30

Speedway. indianapolis. May 80 -
Five natiOns---thc United states, Eng
land. France, Germany and Italy
battlod today tor supremacy IN tho
automobile world In the annual ZOO
mllc race mere.
Promptly st 40 o'clock the twenty
seven cars led hy Carl q. Fisher mil
iionaire sportsInan. began the long
race around the two and half mile
track The pounding of the motors
cheers OF the thousands aud waving
of flags ~ the Ave nations presented
an inspiring scene.
The ears got away with nying
start and we're going fifty miles an
hour as they came down the home
stretch.
Ralph De Palmu in Mercer
dropped out OF the race Ia the cigh-
tecnth lap on account of cylinder
trouble. lie was soon followed by
Jenkins Sohnacht. which broke a
crana case. He went out In the
twentieth lap.
Iiarr's Stus broke a clutch release
In the hack stretch and caught IRE.
tie was ont OF the race. No one Was
injured.
zuccarclils Peugcot. a French car.
went uut of the race with burned. out
bearings after making eighteen laps.
THIS ~ the FIRST foreign car To leaN G
the track
Burman Ia a kectonc. leading FOR
the first 100 miles. broke all speed b
way records Tor that distance. Ills
time WAS l'l5;bN.55. The former rec
ord was i'23,i3ll.
Another foreign ear had to drop
out when Grants lssuta broke a gas
Ollnc feed pipe,
Bondicuits Case also was forced
out of the race by "A b'okcn crank
shaft.
Burman made his first stop Tor oil
and gasoline and d0uX took the lead
at lOf miles,
DE Palma relieved Bragg at the
wheel of Mercer at i4i miles
Towers Mason 30 upset on the
back turn, due 10 "A tire blowout, ana
both driver and MccnaniCian Lee
Dunuing were hurt
Bob Burmun's car caught hrv ia ~
hfty-nfth lap aud b. out Of the race
M one was hurt Tile Pugeot con-
tinued In the Head.
Towers right leg was broken and
three Of Dunnlng's ribs fractured.
The Pucgeot driven by the famous
G0uN Ted "a the end of 200 miles
having gone ahead when Burman hao
to stop. HlH time WAS 2.33 30Ao.
Goux gets a brassard and trophy
from an accessory concern for lead
ing at that distance. Anderson, ~ d
stutz. was second. The English sun
beam. pllOted hy GuyOt. third, Mul
ford's Mercedes fourth and Wisharti
Mercer arm.
Harry Endlootrs Nyberg wen, on
on the back stretch ~ its twcnt}
fourth lap II Was Tar behind th'
leaders.
Haupts Mason 30, 30 left tnc traoi
on the sixty y-nfth hap because of
slipping clutch, Burman VIII ge
back on the track az soon as he test
his new carbureter which was pa
ln at the pit
j. Nikrcnts Case car went out oi
the sixty seventh lap with a slippinl
clutch. Haupt got hts Mason ha''
ON the track in a few minutes.
The second ls0tta, No. ~, driver
by TruccO, went out in the forfeit
lap with a broken gas valve.
Burman put the nrc out in his ca
and brought cheers from the thou
sands when he sped down the hom
stretch about ten laps beAind, "
stopped al the pits 90 put on u ne'
Carhureter
The drivers are suffering intensel
from the heat
Milford was running about tou
laps behind the leaders az 1870 milei
Tetzlaffs iHottH was taken OFT th
course after the 67th lap with
broken drive chain. This eliminate
the Italian cars.
Ooux was leading the field az 35
miles by two laps. Anderson's slut
was second The time IL slower ina
last year.
Goux In his Peugeot continued hi