Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-10-13

head of the Bull Tractor company
the Exposition closes.
With the winning car going at a
clip close to a mile minute, the
first automobile road race in connec-
tion with the Exposition was run yes
terday with great success. Entry was
limited to cars with an engine dis
placement of less than $50 cubic inch.
es.
No serious accidents marred the
day, although there were close calls
and thrills enough TO satisfy the most
ardent lovers Of the sensational.
Forsyths Wins IN Buick.
Harry Forsythe drove the winning
4.oar, . Buick Ssx, in the rensrkable
time Of 26A minutes for the distance
Of .19.4 miles. At times the Buick at.
:sined a speed Of better than 81 miles
an hour.
On the course, which was the loop
southeast of Bismarck, there are FIVE
railroad crossings, as many sharp
turns come almost square, many little
hills and Faulkner's hill, 6-1O of a mile
long and replete with treacherous
curves. ,5..
Fords Are Second and Third.
B. B. Bauman, driving Ford, came
second, negotiating the circuit in 33
minutes: He lost several seconds
time, however, when he mistook the
course and was forced to turn around
and come back about two hundred
rods. @
A Ford was also third, Albert Hill
forcing his machine around the loop
in 2S1s minutes, with two stops due
to engine trouble.
Burnt Bearings Force White Out.
A. B. Currier, driving Studebaker
E. M. F. had a blow out on the next
to the last curve and came down the
home stretch on three tires and a
wheel. He was given fourth place.
JEFF j. White was unfortunate with
his Oakland. He burnt his bearings
and was forced to retire early in the
game.
Cadillac Wins Hill Climb.
The hill-climbing contest aroused
nearly as much interest as the race.
A Cadillac Eight, w. H. Workman,
factory representative, driving, won;
negotiating F'aulkner's hill, 6.1O of a
mile long and about a thirty.6ve per
cent grade, on high and in 50 seconds.
Forsythe Wins Again.
The next best record was made by
the Buick Six, the winner of the road
race. Mr.. Forsythe went up the hill
in 20 seconds.
George Bowers at the wheel of the
new Chevrolet 'Four-Ninety" made
the hill in the best time of any of the
f0ur-cylinder cars. His time was IS
seconds.
The Maxwell, J. T. Opdyke, pilot,
was fourth in 50 seconds.
clirrier Has Marrow Escape.
Mr.. Currier was very fortunate in
coming out without scratch and
without injuring any one else al
though he had several narrow es.
capes.
Driving his E. M. p. in a try-out
yesterday morning, while rounding q
curve he threw Mr.. Workman out of
the car and about thirty feet to the
side of the road. While he was ne
g0tiating curve at fast clip he
threw one of the rear tires but fortu.
nately it was T turn ana he just
went straight on. Otherwise he would
have landed in a fence.
Official Distance 1914 Miles.
He attempted to avoid the car own
ed by Judge H. c. Bradley just be-
yond the wire and in doing so he
struck the rear end of the machine
owned by Wellington 1rysh, deputy
commissioner Of agriculture and lab
or. He smashed one of the tenders
and tore OF tire. The car was full
of passengers but no one was hurt.
r. c. Battey was Judge Of the races.
The distance was measured by the
official car, Cadillac Eight, driven
by Mr.. Workman. The loop was
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