The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-06-03
De PALMA TAKES
5OO-M|LE RACE
italian Drives His Gar Distance
In 5.33;55.5O.
RESTA, COMpATRIOT, SECOND.

Gil Anderson, Driving American En-.
try Stutz, Finishes Third and Earl
Cooper Fourth-AIl Speedway Rec
ords Broken in Thrilling Contest at
indianapolis. q
Indianapolis, Ind, June Ralph
De Palma, driving one of the most
spectacular races ever seen on any
American automobile track, won the
fifth annual revival of the Internation-
al Sweepstakes, 500 mile race at In
dianapolis when he drove his Merce-
dee to victory over the classiest field
which ever has been seen in the race.
In winning the race, De Palma
clipped more than half an hour off
the old record, going the route in
5:33:5 $3.50, an average Of 1884 miles
an hour. The old record was SOB: o.
80, an average of S2:47 miles an hour
made year ago by Rene Thomas in
a Delage.
Daro Resta Second.
Close behind De Palma came Daric
Resta, winner Of the Vanderbilt and
Grand Prix races this year. Less
than three laps separated these two
Italian rivals and the duel between
them had been in progress all day
It was De Palma's greater experience
and better racing brain that told the
story.
De Palma virtually run Resta to
death on two occasions, one when he
was striving to regain a lost lead and
the other when Resta was trying to
do the same thing. On both occasions
De Palma jockeyed with his Anglicized
compatriot and on both occasions he
made Resta overstep the bounds of
safety for himself.
Stutz Cars Follow In.
America had to be content with
third and fourth places, Gil Anderson
taking third with a Stutz, while Earl
Cooper took fourth with another
Stutz. The Hoosier machines made
valiant showing but they could not
speed up quite fast enough to catch
the flying German and French cars.
The Stutz entries set the pace for
the first hundred miles Of the classic.
but then they had shot their bolt and
never again seriously threatened to
take the lead away from De Palma
and Resta.
Two Leaders Furnish Thrills.
De Palma and Resta furnished most
OF the thrills after the first 125 miles.
The two Italian stars engaged in
brush after brush and alternated in
the lead. Resta managed to 20 over
the loo mile line ahead of his rival
with Wilcox third and Rickenbachar
in fourth position.
De Palma's stop at the pits for new
tires proved to be a wise step. for
immediately thereafter he opened I'm
burst of speed which gave him .
long lead over his competitors. Resta
strove to cling to the Mercedes speed.
err but the pace was too much for
FIN and he soon began dropping be-
mind. At the end of It's miles De
Palma was good minute in the lead
and this he retained at the 200 mile
mark. RalDh's time for 200 milos
was 2:14:29.59, an average Of 80 %
miles an hour, new record.
De Palma's Car Made in America.
De Palma's car though bearing the
name OF German maker was gener-
ally understood to have been made in
America.
For the first time in the history of
the course there were no ini,lries
with a dry track and cool weather
IDEAL conditions prevailed.
Some of the speed records broken
were:
100 miles-Previous record by On.
rays Peugeot, 1914, 1:1O:46.5O. Mon.
days record by Resta's Peugeot
1:e7:30.14.
loo miles-Previous record, Duray's
Peugeot, 1914, 1:46:20. MONDAYS roc.
ora by Resta's Peugeot, 1:40:3S.15.
zoo miles-Previous record by On.
rays Peugeot, 1914, 2:25:11. Mondav,s
record by De Palma's Mercedes.
2:14:2s.59. ~'''
9oo miles Previous record hv
Ihomas' Delage, 1914, 3:00:5s. Mon.
oay $ record by De Palma's Mercedes
2.47:06.65. NS'
SUI miles-Previous record nv
lhomas Delage, 1914, 3:sS.2e5e
mondays record by De Palma's Mer.
ce0es, 3:19:32.37.
$50 miles Previous record bv Ro,,
lets Peugeot, 1914, 4:15:22.6e. Mon.
days record by De Palma's Mercedes
3:54:41.15. u.s.