The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-26

Iicsta ls leading In the 5OOmile auto
mobile race here which Officiis SHY
NM shstter all rec ,rds from ~ miles
~ zoo miles. AT 2Jy miles the leaders
Aere:
Restn---2 40 :01. 49,
~ 10 IAN
Grant-2 AZ :0I. .kp,AA
POrpOrato--2 ~ :l6.
GRANT AZ :O4.
Thousands Of persons weer on their
was early this morning to the new two
mile speedway, said to be the fastest
track IN the world, to witness the 800
mile derby between II Of the best
known drivers In the country. Twenty
years ago "horseless carriage"
driven by Charles Duryea VI Spring
field, Mass, plowed through snow
aud slush ON the roads between Chi
cago aud Evanston and won the first
automobile race every held In this
country. Ills time for the forty miles
was ut the rate Of 10 miles al hour.
Today, u generation later, the fin
est creations OF the engineers OF three
countries met nt 10 o'clock TO bat
tie for $4,000 In prize money, They
expect to ~ II times as fast as Dur
yea did as pioneer.
The drivers have two 6O0miles
marks 10 shoot at. First comes the
Brooklands, England, mark Of e4.16
miles an hour, made In 1913 by Resta,
Chassagne and Ouinnes, who relieved
each other at intervals OF II hours
grind, and the indianapolis record OF
1884 miles an hour established this
year by Ralph DE Palma.
The start was delayed half an hour
to allow Bob Burman TO replace n bro
ken piston rod. A mist which hlnted
at rata apparently discouraged thou
sands from coming carly,
Necne. Hughes and DeNore with
Irtw from the start. ewing 20 accidents
slightly by 4 threat of rain In the early
which they had been unable TO repair
over night.
Chandler withdrew with broken
crank shaft at his twenty fourth mile.
Resta and Wilcox n.ade their twenty
miles at the rate " 1921 miles an
hour. Resta's time was II 40, new
record FOR the distance. The previous
record was made by Ralph DE Palma at
Los Angeles In II :68 ;05.
Timers were unable 10 keep up the
pace. The cars had made eighty
miles before they announced the time
for twenty miles. The start was made
on the stroke OF 10 80 with Burman
In the race.
y. Cooper speeding l70I miles an
hour, established new competitive
record for 100 miles In the 800 mile
automobile derby which today dedi.
Gated Chicago's new . mile speedway,
His mark was eleven miles faster than
the previous record held by lie
Palma.
Resta, Porporatn and Van Realte
followed Cooper Ia the order named
Another notable performance was by
FIESTA, who sped 20 miles at the rate
OF l020 miles on hour, u new record
For an hour afte- the race started
the 10000 OF $1,000 spectators present
were In doubt ~ 10 who led and the
time that was helng inade. The timers
got mixed upon the first lap but
Strengthened out their figures before
noon, when Coopera time was an.
nomced. The attendance was cut
slightby a threat ~ rain IN the early
morning. Before the race started the
weather had cleared.
Twenty-one drivers entered the race
but the number soon was cut down by
the withdrawal ~ Wilcox and Chand.
Ter, whose cars broke down. Haupt also
withdrew nj 100 miles.
Az 40 miles iheAeadcrs were Resta.
2:00Ho; r., Cooper. a.d818.
llesios average was ps,S miles an
hour.