Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-20
COOPER WINS IN
ELCIN AUTO RACE
De Palma, Distaneed Early By Ma
chine Trouble. Withdraws When
276th Nile Is Reached.

276th Nile Is Reached.
ElEin. Ill, Aug. 20.-EarI Cooper
won the 800 mile automonfse road
race here today. His time was
4:01:32. Anderson was second
and 0ldtield third.
Elgin. III, Aug. 20-Ralph De Palma,
winner of FIVE events over the EIgin
course was the favorite in todays 30l-
mile race for the Chicago Automobile
club trophy and a purse Of $1,000
There were nine drivers. dve Of
whose chances for victory seemed
about equal. ready to face the starter
The 6.86 mile course was declared to
be in splendid condition, and experts
we're of the opinion that the winner
would attain an average speed Of
more than rs miles an hour. The race
would be finished it was predicted,
within four hours.
The drivers whose chances for vic
tory seemed equal were De Palma,
Barney Oldfeld, Gil Anderson and Ed.
Of the road, having won five races on
it. and therefore was made the favor
ite
Elgin was crowded with racing en-
thusiasls for the two-day racing meet
Tomorrow 16 drivers will compete for
the EIgin trophy. The distance wTII
be the same as today's event-30l
miIes-Two hundred members OF the
Illinois National Guard will patrol he
course drulng the two days. The start
ers were;
eIage-Oldheld
Anderson.
Sutz-C Cooper.
Mercedes-De Palma
Duesen burg-O DonneI
Dueseu uberg- Henderson.
Ogren-T0m Alley.
Du Chesneau-W. ". Brown
Justin
At II o'clock, Fred Wagner, the
starter. sent the contestants away at
so second intervals in the following
order. Justin. Brown. De Palma. Hen
derson. Anderson, ODonneII, Cooper.
Alley and OldfeId
At the end Of the fifth lap Al miles
plus Anderson led, with Cooper see
ond and Henderson third
De Palma went out of the race on
his sixth lap with a broken rocker arm.
Cooper, who led at 80 miles, averaged
1912 miles an hour. Anderson was
close second. Alley third Henderson.
O'DonueIi and OIdfeId were about four
miles behind Cooper.
At 100 miles Cooper held the leaf.
The elapsed time Of the three leaders
was: Cooper. I:l8:45s Anderson.
1-1S:54; Alley, 1.23:34
Cooper's race of speed for the dis
tance was announced as 1856 miles an
hour
De Palma's withdrawal was not Off
ciaI and a new part having been OBJ
tanned, he started out. although the
other cars were from so to SO miles
ahead of him and the race nearly half
over.
Al 135 miles Anderson led Cooper by
two seconds. They we're tied Tor the
fastest lap, which each made in 6.26
Cooper and Anderson continued to
tight for the lead and were never more
than FIVE seconds apart At $50 miles,
half of the race, the leaders were:
Anderson. 1:57.54; Cooper, 1:57.5 81.
Old6eld. 2:04,55.
Cooper's average was 1880 miles an
hour. the fastest ever made over the
course. The previous record made by
De Palma last year was 1888.
In the next so miles the leaders
both stopped for gasoline Al pol
miles the leaders were. Anderson,
2:37:5I; Cooper 2s3Se12: Oldfeld.
2:45.02.
Anderson's s rate was 76.48 miles per
hour. On the next round he lost the
lead to Cooper by DELAY al the pit
Standing at 25l miles: First. Coop
er. 3.Is:22 second, Anderson.
5 y 54 third. Oldheld, 3:25:54.
after 276 miles, De Palma was %
miles behind Cooper and formally
withdrew.
Washington, D. c. Aug. % General