New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-03
mario Resta Outspeeds the Wind in Race
for Hardness Trophy at Sheepshead Bay
fearless Pilot Within Half
Minute of One-Hundred-
Mile Record.
WILD BOB BURMAN
IN SECOND PLACE
IN pereeot Cars Show Way to
uickenbsoher De Palma
Wins Special Race
\, HAM CALDWELL.

Z, HAM CALDWELL.
o.., Rss,a. driving q Peugeot, won
-. q 100 miles for ,"e Harry
= .' gold trophy ST the Sleeps
30 s,v Speedway Yesterday after
W. -, down lie was more than
~ -. ahead OF wild Bob Bur
- .l,, 6r,vse Pcueeot, and came
- -. ,g.r,y.,ix seconds Of breaking
.'i.,n --,,il'. record. mace O, hrook
fs o'I r,r'ard for 100 miles. Eddie
,.ss,h driving Maxwell, was
k ;'S 10, he .as nearly five minutes
''nlho n ns race between Burmsn and
- ne palma. s side issue OF the
~ ...'t,-ooD', entertainment ne rama
ai' s'- VS~-team. voa tvo heats, one OF
I ~, one M six miles, by narrow
"a, Burnon IN ih's event drove
re III aBl,1sn Bsni, when was re-
~, .s,,iv purchased by Harry harkness.
S g srsf hest Of forr miles DE
10 y. ~ . line was 2:0s.6l, at the rate
800, q miles an hour IN this heat
~ - vas orl7 about = cars length
t pI''SS +, the second heat, Of six
~. 10 pelna's tine Was 5:O9.te, al
.t.-,.e ~ tl3.s5 miles lr hour.
utIs The Benz and The Sunbeam
- Sgbt.rg u out on the board track
:. -. seco-8 hes. Jean DomenJoz, inc
Brazilian brd-m-n, was turning MP
an, n the sky and fying upside
5orr The $4,000 spectators were al
,,,. FOR few moments 90 decide just
vte-e 70 look tor their thrills.
s'.-r,,ler II was a big afternoon on
40 .3ee3way. and net q Few pro
,orrced it c better days sport than
-,s sSor5e6 Ct The Asst Cup race on
0,,ober 3. The crowd Jar exceeded
10 expectations OF tne management,
and tle day. although d bit windy, was
iss, O., -,
The grsndstsnd was well filed be-
Fore 2 o'clock, and the open stand, on
ne baeksueteh. did quite as much
bgsines. as on Aston Cup day. The
attendance Of spectators IN cars fell
decidedly behind the opening day Of
Me- speedway, but the choice parking
srscs on The infe.d was taken b. very
representative collection Of motorists
The frsi event was an exhibition
between De Palma Do his English sun
beam ssd Burman IN his Benz. This
was intended 10 Ue the first heat OF
The match race between these two
champions. but there was q mlX-up
Ia ,is sgnsls. anu on The second lap
Is Palms cuit, under The impression
that Il WIS 70 be o ore-iap trial Bur
nan defeated him or the one lap,
Which was made in l:02.Z0, or at the
nis o. ll6 miles an hour
The next event was an exhibition by
: G. Vincent. chief engineer Of the
Packard Motor Cav Company, in q twin
ar which is constructed along the
rss Of the hee:y Sunbeam. It is said
.in the Packard company intends TO
uoiuee car Of this type next year.
w. Vincent made the exhibition lar
L l:l0b2, az the rate Of 1925 miles
r. hour, q remarkable speed for a
rock car
Then cane the lineup for the Hsrk-
'sH trophy race OF 100 miles. Ralph
d Palma took the pole. II was not
novn until late Monday night that
he would be able 20 start. But his
r,ry al the last moment added sport
70 the race. Resta, in his Peugeot,
took the second place. Johnny Altken,
Psugeot, was third on the line; Eddie
hskenbseher, Maxwell, fourth; NOD
b1rnsn, Peugoot, fifth. and Ralph Null
ford Peugeot, was sixth.
Everybody knew IL Was probably
Psrgeo, cleanup. but long hope was
he'd out to De Palma, always a great
isyorits with the racing fans.
The bird-msn Of Brazil had already
FEsn part Of his performance and
kidsd amid Wiz cheers on the intieild.
here was no German band IN the
snndstand 70 destroy the setting.
The hGlt dozen racers took q flying
var; Of one lap and crossed the line
rely abreast as Fred Wagner dropped
u red flag which means GO" They
.s, 10 Il with 2 good rush for the
M banked turn. Johnny Aitken, who
h credited with being out 20 defeat
e whole PeuFeot team as well as
10 Maxwell. the only American car
The bunch. and also the Mercedes,
s'k the lead on the first turn and
i'Ned the line on the initial lap
~ and tuck with Resta, who was but
=. length Of a cotter pin behind him.
hik,n's time for the two miles was
sls2O. Following Resta, second, was
,,'ford, then De Palma, Burman and
tssenbseher.
j, There We no change In positions in
ne eleventh or twelfth lap, but after
a's'inR the line in this lap De Palma
"a to SOP 10 adjust his carburetor.
se IN ne thirteenth he fell behind
,stfsnbsener milford. Rests and
,.snsn were one. two, three in the
ssH'senth, but az the end OF this lap
LHnan lost thirty two seconds max
ssys' ire change. Despite his delay he
lsa his third pace in the fourteenth
~ IN which milford continued 10
''''' 9Th Resta second. A. the close