The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-30
Eight From One Village.
MAD MOTOR RACE.

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largest that has ever attended the an
nual event and was announced AZ be-
ing more than 100000.
The day was ideal. a good breeze
swept across the large course and Off
set. to some extent the effects of a
boiling sun.
Many Of the cars were forced out of
the race by engine trouble, among them
being one driven by Anderson. who was
picked to finish well up in the money.
Goux. who won last year, WIS running
in seventh place at noon. due largely to
the fact that he had had to stop fire.
quently for tires.
Race Started Promptly.
The race started promptly at 10
o'clock The cars lined up in eight
rows before the judges and got away
at the firing OF the starting bomb.
which in bursting unfolded an Ameri-
can flag. The first lap does not count
in the 200 necessary to complete the
race.
Oldfield had trouble with his car
when it was brought out to be lined
up and 1t was announced that oil had
been poured in the engine. He man
aged to get 1t in working order In
time to make the start.
Thomas In French Car Leads.
Thomas. 16. led at the completion
lap. Christian. .. followed with An
derson, "a, close behind.
Thomas's time for the fifty miles
was '34:42. Chassagne's car. No. IL.
overturned in the northeast turn and
ed unconscious but not fatally hurt.
Chassagne escaped unhurt and ex-
pected to get his car back into the
race.
The first hundred miles was COM
pleted by the leader, Thomas, in 1:09:35
or at the rate Of more than 81 miles an
hour. Thomas was closely followed by
Duray, IA. and Bragg. q. in order
named.
Gilhooley's car. ~, overturned on the
southwest turn and both the driver and
the mechanician were taken to the hos
pital. Both were thought to have been
seriously injured.
+ Joe Dawson Injured.
Dawson, winner of the 1912 race,
was probably fatally injured when his
car, 26, turned over and pinned him
and his mechanician under 1t. Both
were taken to the field hospital and II
was stated Dawson's back was brok-
en-. but this was later denied by ply
/ s1cians at the hospital The mechan-
ician was not SO badly hurt.
Dawson's machine was overturned
! when he tried to avoid Gilhooley's
| wrecked car.
Guyot and Duray were fighting fol
first place when the $50 mile mark was
reached with the latter in the lead al
that time. Bragg was in third place
The time was 1:46:N.
| 1t is officially announced that Daw-
sons only injury Is a broken collar
bone.
Thomas had regained his lead at the
ahead of his teammate. Guyot. BoilIo1
was third. Thomas's time, 2:25:59, IL
two minutes ahead of the time fol
the same distance last year. In the
last few laps. Burman. Wilcox and
Chandler dropped out.
At the half way distance Boillot wa.
pressing Thomas hard for the lead
with Christians trailing in third posi-
ton. The time was 3:58:45 or at thu
! rate Of 62.85 miles an hour. This tim.
is seven minutes ahead Of the recort
for that distance Nineteen cars ar,
| still in the race.
Driver and Car.
Tho number Of tho car, the drivers and
the country they represent are AZ fol
lows:
Number. driver and country.
LDisbrow, United States.
cooper, United States.
3-Oldfield. United States.
| +Wilcox, United States.
1Keene, United States.
6-Goux, France.
7-Boillot, France
S-Tetzlaff,
| SChristiens, Belgium.
1O-Guyot, France.
12Chassagne Great Britain.
13-Mason. United States.
HDurQy, France.
1Klein. United State8.
16-Thomas, France.
Thurman, United States
1eWishart, United States.
H-Bragg. United States.
3EMulford. Germany.
A-Anderson. United States-
0-Carlson, United States.
6Dawson. United States.
II N-Grant, Great Britain.
I-Knfpper, United States.
4Friedrich. Germany.
31Chandler, United States.
42Richenbacker, United States.
, 43Haupt, United States.
IL 4@Brock, United States
II 49-Gilhooley. Italy.