Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-26
COOPER MAKES NEW
MARK FOR AUTOISTS

start of the nth, wilcox crept UP on
equal terms,
AZ % miles Earl Cooper stopped for a
tire, the terrific pace having literally
melted it off A minute later Anderson
slowed up for n tire AS he passed the
stand one of the tires blew out.
wilcox grabbed the lead when Resta
did lap at a 108-mile an hour average
and then stopped for repairs.
At IS miles Chandler, in an Ogren,
dropped with broken shaft. He hoped
to get back within the. time limit.
Earl Cooper was leading the field at the
end of 100 miles. This wins him $1,000
Cooper reeled off 1O4 miles during the
first hour of the race, which was a new
competitive record, and II miles an hour
faster than the record set by De Palma
in n Mercedes at indianapolis on May 81
of this year.
The grueling pace told on some of the
entrants before the first ten laps. Tom
Alley was forced to pull up TO the pit at
tho end of tho first lap and again at the
end of the eighth. Henning In a Mercer,
and Carlson in a Maxwell also stopped
for tires.
Tho leading combination was broken
UP when Earl Cooper at the end OF q
miles was forced to stop for tire. On
the next lap Anderson changed n tire
Resta, who had been in front for 2s miles,
lost 20 seconds changing a tire. After
30 miles, Wilcox, OF the stutz team, who
had snatched the lead from Resta, was
forced to stop at the pit and change
tire.
The first car declared out OF the race
was Billy Chandler's Ogren, which was
forced out at the end OF 90 miles on ac-
count OF broken crankshaft.
on ,,,IIns Foarna.ota
Sunbeam, was leading His time for the
distance was 40 minutes and II seconds.
Howard Wilcox, Of the Stutz team.
who was figured easily I'm the money, was
out of the race after he had gone 80
miles, A broken piston put his engine
out of commission.
There was no change at the end of the
.67th lay, Earl Cooper, Resta and Porpor-
alto leading in that order
Resta spurted into the lead during the
Soth lap and finished It well ahead. His
time was l:36;45, an average of 1928 miles
an hour.
At the end Of the Goth lap, $50 miles.
Resta led, Earl Cooper crowdlng the
Italian close. Porporato was third.
Resta's time was 1859, an average of
1856 miles an hour.
As Gil Anderson approached tho grand
stand at the end of the 9lst lap rear
derson was going 9s miles an hour at the
end, His stutz lurched drunkenly and
the crowd gasped Anderson threw his
arm over and steadled the car as he shut
off his engine. He was unable to stop
at the pit and had to limp around another
lap before he could change his tire,
Resta- was leading at the end of the
20Oth mile and gets the $1,000 extra prize
for that stunt His average for the dis
tance was 0IS miles an hour
Earl Cooper was second at the 200-mile
mark with a 97,l-mile -an-hour average.
The next seven In order were, Porporato,
| Grant, Rickenbacher, Van Raalte, O'Don-
nell. Chevrolet and Anderson.
At the 22O-mile mark Resta still led,
Porporato, second; Grant third: Rlcken-
/ hacher, fourth; Van Raalte, fifth; Chev-
rolet, sixth; Earl Cooper seventh; Ander-
son, eighth, and o'Donnell, ninth
Porporato jumped into the lead at the
24Oth mile with an average OF 06,42 for the
distance,
Resta resumed the lead before the 26O-
mile mark was reached.
After 2iO miles had been completed
Resta was still in front. His time was
2'2l;2S' an average of 96,02.
Behind him came Poporato in a Sun
beam Grant In Sunbeam and Van
sixth place.
The position OF the hrst three leaders
was unchanged at the 2s0-mile mark.
Resta's average thus far was 97.7s miles
an hour,
At the s00-mile mark Resta was 2h laps
ahead OF Grant, OF the Sunbeam team.
The worlds record for 800 miles was
broken by Resta, who made this distance
az an average speed OF es miles an hour
lie was still in the lead at the end of
$50 miles.
Resta led as he finished the sgOth mile
OF the grind He broke the worlds record
and came perilously near running INTO
a amashup to do Il.
Rlekenhaeher was fourth at $40 miles
AZ $50 miles Resta atill led by four laps
Ills time was s:40:24 and his AVERAGE gs
miles fiat. The next two were .Porn6rato
si4S'l6, average 96.7, and Grant, s.4s5g
average 96a.
Thera waa no change in position OF the
hfst three al the end Of $50 miles. Restais
average was e7ss
IN order the next seven we're Rleken.
neeheF' Earl Cooper, Anderson, Cheyrolet
Alley J. Cooper and Burman.
hesta sttll led AZ the A00-mile mark He
nad increased his average 10 IS and evar
azain. PoFpato was second ana Grant
hestas average broke the world's vae-
| o!a tof the distance Grant Ia the third
place went the 400 miles without 4 stop.