The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-05-31

OF ss.5s miles Nas anl leading whcn'
the rnce was halt over tgs6 miles,.
lis time was 2it-so6tb. Rcata fol-
lowed In second place and Anderson
was not far behind. Earl Cooper.
Perporato. wilcox. Van Raalte Bur-
man. Habcock and Carlson followed
in the order named. with tho others
Tar behind. The average for the dis
lance last year was seSt miles an
hour.
John De Palma. brother OF Ralph.
was forced out 81 the race with a
broken ny wheel In hts %forty-third
Ian. ID Palma was driving the cas-
To- which Rene Thomas won the race
last year.
At the 3O0-mile mark DE Palma,
who continued In the lead. had tu-
creased his speed until his average
was a little better than 90 miles an
hour. Ills time Ms announced by the
Judges was a~:is!32.s7. an average ~
90 "a miles an hour. iesta was stu
running IN second place. Earl Cooper
d. third. and Johnny Aiken. who re-
placed Anderson az the wheel. was
In fourth place.
Van Raaite's ear skldded off the
track ON the rear turn. but did nov
turn over. lie aud his mechaniciah'
Coppie, showed the car back ON th'
track. minus is hood, but u WaS
Tagged az the pits by the judges
More cars began to- drop out In the
early afternoon. Rlckonhacker "'H
bothered with engine trouble me qult
In his t02nd lay. nabcock's car went
out with engine trouble IN its lltth
lap. FIESTA tool the Head from l'c
Palma soon after the 30O-mile mark
was passed. when the latter had 90
stop for tires
Greeted by another great shout. ne
Palma rcgaincd the lead in the laGth
lap. after Rosta had struck the wall
al the north turn and burstcd ~"
urcs. The myorite was still leading
at $50 miles. with the other leaders
foilowine In this order.
Rcsta. Aiken. Earl cooper. pot-
porato. wilcoN ana nurman
Dc palmu's average Mas SH.iN
miles an hour. just before Rcsta ht
the wall he Palma's lodged
% protest with the Judges that ltesta
! was z%igzaeginr on the back track 20
prevent DE Palma from passing.
Louis C~hevrolct's midget car was
declared officially out OF the race in
Is 71th lap. Il was the smallest car
n the race. weighing only l'V''
pounds.
A broken conncctinp rod put RALPH
! milford out Of the race in his l2ith
lap.
Van Ranlte who was Nargcd hy tht
| Judges when he came around With'"t
his hood. which ne lost when ne
! akiddcd ofr te track, was permitted
/ Co. re-enter the race after he had r'H
back 10 the scene of his accident got
/ h.s hood and adjusted u On his car
| lie had crawlcd back into seventh
/ place AZ the end OF 325 miles.
De Palma. rading hy o lap. and
| Eesta were furnishing h thrills i"t
kthe crowd at the io0-mile mark
I These two seemed Co bee fighting car'
| other without regard To the ulh''
| drivers. De pulma's time was
4.21.i7ip. with Hcsta about q min
ute and a half behind Anderson.
who returned 10 his car, was in thHH
pIate. and Aiken. who then rclieNoh
| Earl Cooper. was iu fourth place
| sixteen cars remained In the race Ht
thi. distance.
De Palma. Rcsta, Anderson, Ar
Ken. Wilpox and Van l;aultc was th'
order at isu miles. pe Palma va"
about % zap and a half ahead MS
; time being j.oo. -e.1. This was 'i
an ay,rage OF $3.50 miles an hour i
! compared with N-i3, the mark s''
Hast year by Thomas.
P]orporato had to leave The race poo
his iGist lap with 10 broken Grams
lsnnf. Klein also had Go take htn '''
out. due To- "a broken oll connection
ho had covered t6G laps 'rrs ''.
vent out iu the lG9th zap when II
Ur.Ea 1u axle Iu the back stretch.
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