The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-10-15
AUTO RACE /
WON BY FORD
Mishap to Buick in 18th Lap
Helps Ford to Finish First.
BUICK TIPS OVER ON CURVE
When Four Laps Ahead of Ford and
But One More Mile to Go, Flick
Lost Control of Car.

The Ford won. Aided by the God
dess of Fortune, the little car pilot.,d
by Sam Grossman came across the
wire first, defeating the Buick, driven
by Glenn Flick for first honors and the
$1,000 purse.
Despite the two postponements, a
large crowd turned out to see the
race, the business streets Of the city
being deserted during the time of the
race, and numerous cars from neigh
boring towns came here for the eX-
press purpose of watching the little
Ford and the big Buick shatter rae
ing records. About five hundred peo-
pie turned out to see thrilling race
and had their hopes fulfilled, for the
narrow escapes and the masterful
driving kept the excitement at a high
pitch.
At the start of the race, after
speed trials around the track, both
cars were found to be in fine condi-
ton. The tires were changed on the
Buick before the start and one tire
was changed on the Ford.
Shortly after three o'clock, the two
cars lined up in front of the judges
stand and received their instructions
from Starter F. D. Alvord. The
Buick won the toss and took the posi-
tion against the rail and although
crowded at the start held it until the
eighteenth lap, when the unexpected
happened.
The Buick kept gaining steadily on
the Ford during the early part of tn.
race and the chances of the little car
for winning looked mighty slim. In
the ninth lap Sam Grossman suffered
the first misfortune, by having a
blowout. He kept the car running on
the rim however until the fourteenth
lap when he stopped at the pit and
changed tires.
On the twelfth round the Buick lap
ped the Ford and the fact that the
latter had tire trouble seemed to prac-
tically eliminate it from winning.
While a force of mechanics were
working like beavers to get new tire
, on the Ford, Flick had travelled
around the track and was on his
eighteenth lap when the Ford was
starting on it's fourteenth. At this
stage of the race the Ford was about
100 yards ahead of the big car on the
track and Flick, intent on tapping the
Ford, although four laps ahead, open
ed up and in going around the curve
lost control of the car. Going at a
terrific speed the Buick went off the
track and turned several complete
somersaults before stopping. AS If
by miracle, Flick was thrown from the
car and except for numerous bruises
escaped serious injury. The car was
completely wrecked.
For several seconds after the ac-
cident occurred, the spectators stood
spellbound expecting to see the driver
killed and the car smashed, but Flick
was thrown some distance from the
car and got up, apparently unhurt
His clothes were torn in shreds ano
considering the speed and the weight
of the car, his escape from death was
indeed miraculous.
With the Buick out of the race al
the Ford had to do was to finish tt
Twin the money.
Both drivers deserve credit for tht
manner in which they handed thei1
cars, Sam Grossman again and again
$ righting his car when it seemed to b.
about to turn over and his taking o
the turns at full speed showed nj
= ability to handle the wheel.