New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-01

..,h;le sweepstakes here to-day, al
-. ,wentv-three other starters in
~ average Of sos miles per hour, o
~horss's record, made in the 1914 !
pario Resta, the Italian-Engli
c,n and Grand Prize races at Sa
,scond across the finish line, his F
,wo and a half mile course in 6:S7
hour.
,,,he in 5:4z :27.57, an average OF 8
e., Cooper. Ar--aesson's team mate
80, fourth. bringing his Stutz home IN
s.sIsSs. an average of sb.69.
r58is oDonnell, driving a Duesen-
80 was fifth, in 6:Os:13.27. Bob
p..r,sr in Peugeo:, was sixth. in
tD.-i ...'I 81 and Tom Alley, in another
nysserberg, was seventh
Tror speed standpoint to-days
nos the most sensational ever
tei6 IN this country, remarkable speed
- ettained b. the leaders during
FT.,.er mart OF the contest. W hen
49, frsl times were checked up IT was
t.',,d that the first four TO finish had
..,-nossed the former record for the
sSo' r,;Ie race. and that De Palma and
pc mad bettered the previous world
.N,,,otition mark. established by EDDIE
pnllen AZ Corona last fall. wnen ne
.rovsged S7.S9 miles an hour Tor sp-
rroXimately 500 miles.
Tbe postponement from Saturday re-
,rl,ed in ideal conditions for the drlv-
80 the rains Of the last few days hav-
NO cooled the vitrifed brick course so
80. tire trouble was at minimum
ed FAST time possible by all OF the
rortestants. The threatening weather
~ tho early -lorning had depressing
80, on the attendance. the crowd ne
nc far below the 100000 mark last
year. a.
In establishing new speed records the
,yrviyors of the long grind scored re.
warksble victory for Silvertown coro
TRES. which were being used for the
first time on racing cars.
The feature of the battle was the
sysl between De Palma and Resta. the
latter contesting every inch OF the way
Pesta never Quit trying 10 mead OF ms
onnonent. When the two were less
han ffty miles from the finish Resta
,.idded and made a complete circle I'M
-s5iately in front of De Palma, who
Missed the whirling Peugeot by less
han nv, feet. This was the most
spectacular thrill of the day. and Tor
3 second il looked as though De Palma
Rad again met the misfortune OF being
Eliminated when within striking dis.
.arco Of the goal. as in the race OF
Instead. Resta's skid established the
y;ctorv for De Palma. and from that
,1oment the plucky leader never al
loved the Italian English pilot TO pass
him.
De Palma Always Well Up.
In n Ills time De Palma had never
teen back Of fourth place. lie Grove
his usually consistent race tne Htiie
Mercedes that finished second IN the
Grand Prix of France last year num-
minr over the bricks at steady pace
~ 49, IN ninety miles an hour from
tho time Carl Fisher started them on
tho trial Ian. Resta led him up 70 the
I75.mile mark. when De Palma took the
lead and set the pace for the string up
N ak miles. where he was compelled 70
SION AZ the pits and did not succeed III
yegaining first position until 335 miles
had heen covered At this point Kesta
skidded into the retaining wall and was
forced TO make tire change. AItei
this De Palma led to the finish win
Resta making desperate EFFORTS 10 over
haul him.
This is the first year of the running
Of the International Sweepstakes IN
- u M flC1nAnfS OF
SPECTATORS was injured. II was the gen
cral belief among the officials OF the
track that the records made by the
winners to-day would stand for some
years to come, the times made beng
looked upon as particularly remarkable
because Of the fact that this years race
was for cars Of 800 cubic inches piston
displacement, as compared with 4oV
cubic inches last year and 600 cubic
inches during the first two 6Oo-mile
races.
At 10 o'clock the starting bomb was
fred and twenty-three cars made the
preliminary lap Of the course, follow
Ing the pace set by Carl Fisher, presl-
dent Of the Speedway Association, IN
touring car. The fastest Of the cars
were in the first ranks and they came
down the home stretch at high speed
Starter Hay, from the suspension
bridge across the course, waved the
flag at the field and the race was on.
i was a foreign car that led the pro-
cession at the completion OF the hrst
lap. Rosta's Peugcot showing the way.
WilcoX's Stutz closely pressed the
french car. On the second circuit both
Wilcox and De Palma passed Resta,
with the Stutz leading the Mercedes,
Wilcox and Resta were in an early
brush and finished the fifth lap hood
TO hood, but on the seventh round
cooper, also driving a Stutz, forged 70
the front. He did not stay in front
long, Rests assuming the lead on the
next lap. Here the fight began be-
tween the big four-De Palma, Resta,
Cooper and Wilcox.
Leaders Force Terrific Pace.
The grind continued furious until
the twenty-ffth mile, when Anderson,
IN Stutz, forced his way to the front.
Following him were Klein in a Klein
art Resta, De Palma, Cooper, wilcox
ana Anderson. These drivers held the
attention Of the enthusiastic spectators
Tor twenty miles of terrific speed.
Az NIFTY miles Anderson was leading
at speed Of 1891 miles an hour, as
against SO miles an hour, which was
'he record at that period last year lie
was one mile ahead of Resta, Porpor-
atom Sunbeam De Palma, Wilcox,
cooper, and Rickenbacher's Maxwell.
COX, IN Purcell, was the first to
crop out of the race. In the twenty
fourth lap Anderson changed two tires,
and took on gasolene and oil without
,noslng his lead. In the next lap Hills
bugatti went out Of the race, and sew
ersl other cars were forced TO make
stops at the pits. Wilcox and De Palma