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pilots were still going. All Of the other
entries had dropped out with mechanical
troubles.
But not nj all discouraged both Donald
son AID Bro yn continued to punish their
cars for all they were worth and with
only these two chaps on the track ami
with the greater majority D the crowd
departed some very clever driving and
a wonderful exhibition OF gameness was
given. Those who stuck fer the finish
were repaid. Toward the last Brown got
his car TO hitting pretty we'll and he cut
into tho high turns as we'll as any other
driver on the track had done. And
Browns car was much slower than those
OF the other fellows and II took far more
skillful driving to cling TO those turns
than with the faster machines.
Catches on Fire.
On his 215 lap. just twenty-five more to
so, Emden Donaldson was driving caught
on fire right on the home stretch. Fire
extinguishers were rushed to the scene
and the blaze put out. The car was
pushed into the pits and after few min
utes work Donaldson was out again de-
termined 10 finish. The small crowd still
on hand gave him a mighty ovation
when he pulled out OF the pits. Donald
son finally limped homo an hour behind
Orr, but II was n game finish and when
Fred Wagner stepped out to give him the
flag Donaldson kissed It for 1000 bucks
and no deserved every nickel II was
the first money he has ever won. Donald
son is youth. but q years old.
AS soon as Donaldson finished Wagner
tagged Brown off the track. Brown had
no standing In the race as he did not
take part In the official start His train
was late and II was almost o'clock be-
fore he arrived at the track. Undaunted
however. by his misfortune Brown went
right on the track and turned 1870 laps
The speedway officials decided that he
certainly had worked hard enough to
deserve something ana although moi
eligible for a part OF the purse, a husky
chunk OF coin will be given him when the
prize money Is distributed this noon.
Three Drop Out.
Tom Alley and Billy Chandler OF the
Deusenberg team. and Joe Cooper OF the
Sebring were all forced out OF the race
by mechanical difficulties. Their cars
couldn't stand the double grind Of tive
dos = Iotlhb III AhlNN ndgrs All NHNNc NVIN
/ driving good races when they quit. Alley
was the first out. leaving the track on
the eighth lap.
Chandler spent over an hour In the
| pits working on his car after his bear
/ ings gave way and he tried 10 ren-enteI
! the race. He turned a few more laps
/ and WAS then forced 10 quit as his caI
/ was hopeless OF repair. Cooper also had
bearing trouble which was so bad that
new bearings will be the only remedy,
I Chandler was In second place when he
/ dropped out and Cooper in third and
both were driving mighty pretty races
Orr freaks Record.
Tom Orr driving a Maxwell car fur
nished thrill TO the crowds by breaking
a worlds record. orr broke the record for
/ five miles by turning the distance In
three minutes, flat The former record
was S;il.7S. made by Caleb Brass in
an Italian Fiat az Los Angeles In 1912
orr's average for the five miles wal
100 q miles per hour
Eddie Richenbaoher. also made live.
mile trip. but the electric timer failed e
catch H. Rick turned one lap at l0i
an hour.
Before s In the morning the strinl
OF automobiles started for the Speedway
and there was even that early quite
crowd az the intersection OF sixteenth
and Locust streets. From that tim.
} on people by the thousand poured out I,
watch the speed kings on their MAJ