The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09

SPEEDWAY RACE
GIL ANDERSON FINISHES 5oo-MILE
DRIVE ONLY HALF SECOND
LATER.
RESTA AND De PALMA DROP OUT
Burman Also Withdraws on Account
OF Engine Trouble-Rough Track
at Minneapolis Oval Keeps
Average Speed Low.

Minneapolis, Sept. Earl Cooper,
driving a Stutz car, once more cap
tured the first prize in a long distance
race. Cooper carried off the high hon.
ors at the new speedway and pressing
him hard for honors was Gil Anderson,
his teammate, who shot across the fin-
ishing line less than a half second be-
hind the winner. Resta, Burman and
DePalma were forced out by engine
trouble and the Stutz team had a walk
away.
Cooper's car averaged $685. miles an
hour for 500 miles, and although the
time was not fast, the high honors
and 500, 900 in cash go to the Califor-
MAN. For his efforts and success Gil
Anderson draws down $4,000. Eddie
ODonnell, who finished third, several
laps behind the winning pair, took
down $4,000, and Tom Alley look
fourth money.
The time established by the winner
was by no means pleasing to the pro-
moters of the affair. Talk of 120 miles
an hour had been heard while the en-
thusiasts were predicting 100 miles an
hour for 500 miles over that course
would be almost disappointing.
Resta Leads at start.
The race started out with Resta
shooting into the lead over the two
Stutz cars and De Palma. Bob
Burman, who had the pole posi-
ton in the second row, displayed
some rare track knowledge on the
very first lap. He started In to
overtake Resta and on the second
whirl around the track the Italian was
driving at his best, with Burman rid
ing in the vacuum of his car. But
when the two cars broke into the
stretch off the bank near the main
grandstand, Burman gave his car a
full flow of juice and he slipped past
the other Peugeot, Resta taking UP his
dust. Driving like Wild Bob Of old,
Burman continued to lead the field and
lap after lap he shot past the judges
20 to 80 seconds over Resta. De Pal
ma, in the meantime, was fighting hard
In the attempt to overtake Resta.
Cooper, in the meantime, stamped on
his accelerator pedal with all his
might and the Stutz soon passed Res
ia, but Burman was going too fast for
the field. At 20 miles De Palma steam
ed into the pit row for repairs, and al
though he spent only about As seconds
in the hands of his helpers, when he
got under way he was far behind. Res
ia in the meantime found Gil Ander-
son pressing him and on the next turn
the second Stutz had slipped ahead of
the Peugeot driven by the famous Ital-
ian.
Burman ls Forced Out.
Averaging SO miles an hour-a clip
never touched after he broke down,
Burman continued to lead through 30
miles. Then, on his 10th lap, Wild
Bob applied the brakes, he opened the
hood, looked over the machinery and
without much ceremony climbed over
the pit row and announced his retire
ment because of a broken connecting
rod.
With Burman out of the race and
DS n aAiia iOSih6 6AOuild DCSaucO "a Ch-
CINE trouble, Resta took a new grip
on the grind and mile after mile was
reeied of with Cooper leading. Resta
second and Anderson third. This or
der held good until sc miles had been
covered. and then Resta showed signs
of speeding up. Once he got his Peu-
geot purring properly, he fairly danced
past Cooper and then the line OF racing
order found Resta in the lead. Cooper
second, Anderson third, Milford fourth.
Alley fifth, O'Donnell sixth, De Palma
seventh, Chandler eighth, Henning
ninth and Haupt tenth. Brown and
Oidield we're II the rear.
Anderson Shoots Past Resta.
Resta continued to lead through the
30th lap-which is 60 miles-and Coop
err was second. Resta's time at 60
miles was 99:4S and his average was
90.45. At 10 miles Resta'e average
was 90.SS and his elapsed time 46:13.
Anderson, who had been content to
hold down second or third place during
the early stages Of the race slipped his
car into high at Is miles and he shot
past Resta like a cannon ball.
Anderson continued to lead and at
the 100-mile mark Cooper was second
and Resta third. Anderson's time for
100 miles was 67:09 and his average
was 1921.
At 10 miles Cooper was leading but
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