Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
PULLEN WINNER
(. Of GRAND PRIX
AUTO RACE
Only Five Speed Kings Left at
40th Lap, Terrific Pace Put
ting Twelve Out.


Ralph DePalma, J 70 Marquis,
driver of a Sunbeam car, At
tempted to take death turn" at 50
miles an hour and the little English
car turned over. Marquis was crushed
against the steering wheel, and an
hospital. whore surgeon said an
operation would be performed in an
effort to save his life. Harry Haugh,
the Sunbeam's mechanician, was
thrown clear OF the car and was I'M
hurt
Only Five Remain.
At the end Of 40 laps only five
drivers remained in the race. They
were running in the following 0Tde-
Pullen, Anderson, DePalma, Taylor,
in an Alec, and Guy Ball, in a Mar
mon.
Ralph DePalma, winner Of the
Vanderbilt cup race here Thursday,
took the lead AS he entered the
twenty-third lap around the S.4-mile
course in the 40S.24S-mile classic.
The italian driver OF the Mercedes
entry went ahead when Spencer Wis
hart, the young millionaire driver.
risked his own life and his chance TO
win the race by swerving his madiy
rushing car out Of its course to avoid
running down an old soldier who ran
across the track in front Of the Sol
diers' Home at Sawtell.
Oldfield Flies Track.
few minutes after this incident
Barney Oldheld. In his mad effort 10
get In front Of the other divers, ran
past the turn at The Soldiers Home
and scattered a crowd OF more than
1000 as his machine dashed off .he
course. Many were trampled upon by
the crowd In its efforts to escape from
the danger Of the racing monster that
appeared to be climbing into the tenn
porary stands.
Wishart had been driving a pretty
race up 20 the time that he narrowly
missed killing the old soldier He had
led from the start. and with the race
nearly half over. had a good chance
10 capture the SO, 900 first prize.
When the driver saw the aged man
crossing the track just ahead of him,
he sent his racer out of the beaten
path over which II was winning and
CHANGED a fatal accident TO himself
and his mechanician
Wishart Loudly Cheered.
The car going nearly so miles an
hour, wavered from its course, swayed
from one side of the track 10 the 9TH
err and came to a dead stop less than
fifteen feet from the inner edge of the
crowd, with the bearings of the ma
chine ground 10 powder, The old
soldiers escape from death was oy
a small fraction of a second.
Wishart was loudly cfeefeti when
he returned to the stands, the race
hooelessly lost. lie was declared OFT
Of the race, ami an announcement
was made OF the herOlsm he dis
PLAYED in saving the indiscreet old
soldier who had escaped the eyes OF
those guarding the course.
Before the race started William
Carlson. a Mason driver. notified me
officials lat he was compelled 10
withdraw his car. a broken crane-
shaft. which could not be repaired,
put him out of the race. The acct
dent happened 10 his machine as ne
was driving it TO the track this morn
ing.
Mercer team. the two favorites In the
race. were left behind by the leaders
early In the race. Tetzlaff was driy-
Nfng ahead OF the rest on the first lap,
but OIL his second time around was
forced TO stop at the pits Tor new
rirht rear tire. This gave the lead
ership to Spencer Wishart, the mil
lionaire sport sman. who entered the
race In a Mercer. BY dangerous
piece OF driving. Tetzlali sent MS
Fiat around the curves at run speed
and let out on the straightaway untli
he was IN second place
At the end cf the nth lap the lead
ers we're Nishart Tetzlaff, Pullen ~
a Merce~, and Anderson, In StutA,
fourth Wishart's time for the first
Ave times around the S4-mile course
was 80 minutes and l6 seconds, "a
averag. speed OF $40 miles an hour
Tetzlaff sas one minute 'hd twenp
seconds b hind him.
A few minutes after the race start
ed. Glenn Martin sailed his aeropians
out over the course and went around
above the racers.
Dave Lewis. driving a Fiat made
his FIRST stop for tire change at
the end of his third lap. Lewis en-
tered the race with a badly bruised
and stiffened arm. He was injured
several DAYS before the racing events
here this week and on Thursday drove
in the Vanderbilt cup race in spite
Of the advice OF his friends
Oldfield FORCES to Front
To-days race was picnic Tor the
p.tmer. The rules under which the
INTERNATIONAL kIdllA l'AAAN - dtA 80
bid any one touching a car which
il In the race, except the driver and
his mechanician. who must make all
tire changes, hll their oil and gas
tanks and make all necessary repairs
Barney Oldneld by sensational
series OF brushes. in all OF
which he came out victor.
noSed his Mercer well up
brushes in an OF which he came out
among the leaders at the end OF the
sixth lap Gil Anderson's Stutz held
Its grip on second place when Tet2-
iaff lost HIS position by stopping at
the pits for a second tire change.
At the end OF ten laps Wishart was
sim in front, having made the "a
miles in % minutes and ~ seconds.
Verbec6 was declared out Of the
race on account OF broken valve
that crippled his Flat early in the
race.
George Hi Oldheld's mechanician,
established record for the course
when he made a tire change I'm %
4 econds.
Wishart was stiIl hrst Pullen in his
~cer had pulled into second place,
nd Teddy TciziaG had wrcstc3 third
= nom Gil Anderson at the end Of
twelve laps
O.aHeid's tire trouble put him back
OF the leaders a few seconds
Tetziatf Driving Wildly.