The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-31
STORY OF FIRST HALF
OF DRIVERS STRUGGLE
FOR SPEEDWAY HONOR

was second and DePalma in Mer-
cedeS was third.
At fifty miles Gil Anderson in his
Stutz was leading by mile. Resta's
Peugot was second. De Palma third,
Wilcox fourth, and Cooper fifth. The
pace was killing one.
Van Raalte, the Irish army officer,
the driver of the Sunbeam under the
name of Graham. drew rousing
cheer by raising in his car and kissing
the British flag before the stands.
The first car to lose time in the
race was the Mails entry, losing forty
five seconds. On the third lap he drop
ped out on account of a flooded car
buretor.
After thirteen laps Cox in a Purcell
car was laid out several minutes to
repair a broken pump shaft. Fifty
messed here or any other speedway
kept Anderson in his Stutz in the
lead.
Gets New Record.
Every lap up to this point had seen
lively brush between Ralph DePalma
and Resta and who were fighting for
place in front. The three leaders at
fifty miles were: Anderson. Resta and
Porporatto in Sunbeam. Ralph De
Palma was fourth.
\ new record was hung up by An.
derson for the fifty miles which ne
gotiated in 33:2 :21.9O, an average of
1921 miles an hour. The former rec
ord for fifty miles was made on this
course last year by. Thomas, the Le-
lage driver at Sc miles an hour.
Cox was declared out of the race
The first car to be pushed off the
course today after twenty-three laps
His pump gear was broken and could
not be repaired.
eugatti Car is Out.
Louis Chevrolet, driving Corne-
liam, the smallest car ever entered in
a big race, went twenty-one laps
without stop. He lost a minute and
half at the pit taking on water. but
was back in the race. Ralph milford,
with his Duessenberg. pulled into the
pit on a bare rim. Hills Bugatti car
was the first # the foreign makes to
drop out of the race
He was forced to quit on the back
stretch on account of engine trouble
Gil Anderson was still leading in
the race at Is miles. He had made the
distance in 50.02.77, an average of So
81. Behind hir came Resta, Ralph De-
Palma, Proporato Cooper and Ricken-
bacher in a Maxwell.
Just after he had finished the IS
miles Anderson was forced to change
two tires. He accomplished this in Al
seconds and was away, the shouts of
the crowd drowning the thunderOus
popping of his motors.
Resta Takes Lead.
At 100 miles Resta was leading, his
time being 1:O73O. DePalma was sec
ond, Cooper third, Porporato fourth
and Rickenbacher fifth. The average
for the 100 miles was SS.SS, made by
Resta.
DePalma went into the lead, but
Resta regained first position at $50
miles, with DePalma second, and Will
COX lap behind The Delage car was
forced to drop out with a broken fly
wheel. Up to 125 miles neither De-
Palma nor Resta had made a stop.
On his fortyfourth lap Porporato
in the Sunbeam stopped at the pit and
changed three tires in thirty-three sec
onds 4 new worlds record
After he had taken his car off the
track, Mais in the car bearing his own
name got back into the race and
made twelve more laps around the
track before he was tagged Off Mais
had violated a rule by taking his car
off the course
Set High Average.
An average speed of 1913 miles an
hour was being maintained at the end
of 125 miles The leaders were run
ming as follows: Resta. Ralph DePaI-
ma, Wilcox. On account Of a loose
fly-wheel J. DePalma was forced to
withdraw from the race after he had
completed 40 miles.
The average for 175 miles was SS.S4
miles an hour, with DePalma first
and Anderson crowding him. Resta
was third, Cooper fourth and Wilcox
fifth