The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-28
PRIx RACE
Eighteen Starters Leave Pit at
Santa Monica.
Classic Event of 4O3 Miles
Wishard Leads Goth Ian.

Santa Monica, Cal, Feb. 28.-EfRh-
teen racing drivers faced the starter
when he sent the first car, driven by
Teddy Tetzlaff of on the first lap of
the fifth 403.A mile international Grand
Prix over the Santa Monica course at
10 o'clock today. A cheering throng
lined every foot Of the S.4 mile course
as Tetzlaff tore away. The crowd was
varfously estimated at from 120 900 to
$50. 900, many Of whom had been en-
camped at the course throughtout the
night.
At the start DePalma, winner Of
the Vanderbilt cup race Thursday, Bar
ney Oldf1eld and Tetzlaff were favorites
with Earl Cooper and Edwin Pullen
seconds. After Tetxlaff the cars left
order:
No. Driver.
&Spencer Wishart.
8Gil Anderson.
Edwin Pullen.
5-Wflliam Carlson.
6-B. Taylor.
EBarney Oldfield.
1Earl Cooper.
9-Huntley Gordon.
I-Frank Goode.
1&Ralph De Palma.
III. b. Marquis.
16Charles Muth.
.16-Daves Lewis.
17-Guy Ball.
18-Frank Verbeck.
19-Toney Jannette.
20-B. Richenber.
Carlson Broke Crank Shaft-Out.
Carlson. who won third money in
the Vanderbilt cup contest Thursday,
broke a crank shaft on the way to the
course today and was forced to give
up all thought Of racing. The elimi-
nation of his car, No. s. left seven
teen starters.
Killed on Way to Race Track.
Los Angeles. Feb. 2s.-Paul Fred
erick Stegal, employee OF q Los AnE-
eles automobile firm, was killed today
when his car. on the way to Santa
Monica, struck a curb and turned
turtle. Four men in the car with him
escaped with trifling injuries
Wishhart Leads 11th Ian.
Santa Monica, Feb. 26.-Teddy
Tetzlaff, who set the Santa Monica
course record Of 1919 miles an hour
made the first lap today at 81 miles
an hour but in the first three laps had
to stop twice to change flat tires.
Wishart, going "a miles an hour led
at the end of eleven laps. verbeck
driving No. Is was officially declared
out owing to engine trouble. Positions
at the end of eleven laps were Wishart
Pullen, Anderson and Tetzlaff. In
cessant tire trouble seemed to have
ruined TetZlaffS chances.
Cooper was having trouble with en-
gine valves and seemed hopelessly
out Of the race. Wishart. in the 18th
lap was going "a miles an hour. The
Grand Prix record is 74.45 miles an
hour.
TetzlaH Out-Oldfleld Second.
Santa Monica, Feb. 26.-TetzlaR
broke a connecting rod in the eigh-
teenth lap and was forced out Of the
race. A similar accident put Goode.
No. IL, out in the seventeenth.
Muth, No. Is, went out OF the race
in the thirteenth lap.
Oldfeld, who had not shown for II
laps, drove into second place In the
twentieth lap. Pullen. who was second
before that, was forced to stop for re-
pairs DePalma, again running a heavy
race, went to fourth place. Anderson
was third.
Pullen lost his place when q civil
war veteran stepped on the track at
the Sawtelle Soldiers home turn and
the racer swerved into q curb to save
the old mans life. The sWerve caused
Pullen's machine to skid and throw
two tires. In the tWenty-second Ian
Oldfield went back to fourth place.
Anderson took second
Wishart led the field by eleven
miles, and kept up q speed Of nearly
"a miles an hour. DePalma took the
lead In the 23rd lap ON elapsed time.
Wishart after leading by eleven miles
in the 10th lap went out of the race
in the 2srd with = burned bearing.
Weather F'uEccAse for Kannas-