New Britain herald., 1915-06-26
.RESTA LEAD|| !. MILE AUT0| Sets New Worlds Rec|
 Miles DaS IN RAGE AT
Cooper Makes New Mari< Miles sprint--Twcnis-foI| Known Drivers in Coun< in Contest.

Known Drivers in count in Contest.
 Speedway, Chicago. Thousands of persons at hour today were on their VI new two mile automoblIe advertised as the fastest Ip to witness the SOC mile u ticipated in by 24 of the drivers in the country.
 Twenty years ago a so-c> less carriage" driven bx rH year of spripgfeld, Mad through snow and ice on between Chicago and E>an won the first automobilv held in this country. Hi1 the forty mile route laid 1i| the rate of 7.5 miles an hn< Gay the finest creations ef gineers of three countries battle for s54.e00 n prize n s| they expect to go twelve flm<| as Duryea did as a pione<f
 Two 500 Mite siafl>|
 
 The drivers have two to marks to shoot at. First eoI| Brooklands, England. mark miles an hour. made in 1sl4| ta, chassaxne and Guinnes' lieved each other at interx a twelve hour grind. and fhe apolis record Of .64 miles nr established by Ralph DePa li| won the Hobsier cla&rff tsI&
 Predictions were made th| DePalma record would b< o<e| ed.
 The start Of fhe race ~as half an hour to allow Bob H0| replace e broken piston rou
 At s:30 the parkway sn4o1 the big loyal was filled vI<]l bile parties and the grand 1t <. filling slowly A mist w1IE1 at rain spparently disco r1 + crowds from coming eaflY
 Start Madc at go 4|
 The start was made On tH| of 1o:30 with Burn1an ia fn|
 A new competitive speed M ( for one hundred mikes. 1t nounced was made bg E. G1 the rate Of 104 miles an eleven miles faster than Che E record held by DeT'alma. God in the lead at 120 miles. foIIc Resta, Porporsto and Van R
 Chandler Drops 0ui.
 Chandler withdrew with a crank shaft at hts 24fh mile. Resta and Wilcox made f 20 miles at the rate of 102.4 { an hour. Rcsta's time was 1' new record for the distanee. 4 vious record was made by Hl Palma at Los Angeles in ffi
 The timers of the race were to keep up the pace. The cal made 80 miles before they wi to announce the time for fwen
 At 140 Niles.
 At 140 miles the leaders were:
 Resta. 1:25s27.
 Porporato. 125s5a.
 E. Cooper. I:2e:13.
 Resta's average e8.S miles q New Worlds Record.
 Resta made 16o miles in x. worlds record. His speed w< miles per hour, or approxlmo' miles an hour faster than i record. made by DePalnpo as apolis.
 Haupt withdrew at one ' miles.
 Resta, 2:05s27.
 Porporato. 2;05s52.
 E. Cooper, 2s06:t3l
 Henning withdrew
 Rcsta fin Lead.
 Rcsta led at goo miles. folio Cooper, Porporato. Grant. packer, Wan Raaite. Chevrpi< Anderson in the order given. average was e7.1 miles an h' this distance.
 S0,OO0 Persons Present. At 2e0 miles the leaders we1 Resta 2.40:01.
 Porporato 2:41.i6.
 Grant 2:42:04.
 Attendance was said to be Car. Make. Driver. 1--Peugeot--Dario Resta. 2--Stutx--Howard Wilcox. s--Stutz--Gil Anderson. Earl Cooper. -Maxwell-William Carlson 7-Maxwell-Ed Rickenbache 9-Peugeot--Bob 3urma11. lO--Sunbeam-Ed Van Ranite 11--Sunbeam-G. Porporato. l2 Delage--Louis Chevrolet. 15-Duesenberg-Ed oDonnsI 17-Sunbeam-Harfy Grant 1s--Duesenberg Tom Alley. 20--Mercer-Otto HenninE 2i-Duesenberea willie Hsupt 22-Peugeot--Gseree Babcook 2s---Sebring--Joe Cooper. 24-Oeren--Biily Chandler