Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-17
OMAHA RACE GIVES
RESTA THE TITLE
Italian Gains Lead in Flight for
the American Cham.
pionship.
OMAHA COUNTS 600 POINTS

That his victory Saturday in tn,
ls0-mile championship automobile
derby will clinch the American cham
pionship for Dario Resta is the beliei
of speed enthusiasts who follow the
racing game.
By his victory in the Omaha classic
Resta earned 900 points. He already
had 1900 points, thereby making his
total 2,4O0 points. Ralph De Palma,
his nearest competitor, has but 1000
points. And as there are only one or
two more big races it is not believed
De Palma will be able to cut down
the big lead Resta gained on him Sat-
urday.
The Cincinnati classic on Labor day
and the Astor cup at New York n Oci
tober are about the only championship
races yet to be held. In order to pass
Resta De Palma would have to win
high positions in both events. And if
Resta wins anything in either race,
and Dario can generally be counted
upon to be well up among the money
if his carr lasts, it will be impossible
TOR Ralph to beat him out.
Thus Resta's victory Saturday
meant considerably more than the
prize money he received from the
Omaha speedway. 1t meant the title
Of champion motor driver of America,
a big silver trophy from the Bosch
company and some $4,000 in cash.
Prepare for Getaway.
Most of the drivers spent Sunday
preparing for their getaway. Several
Of them loaded their cars yesterday
and one or two have gone already.
Others leave today and tonight.
Ralph De Palma, Eddie Ricken-
bacher; Baby Pete Henderson, Billy
Chandler, Dave Lewis, Art Johnson
and one or two others are going to
Kansas City, where a race will be
held Saturday on a new mile and an
eighth dirt track just finished there.
The race will be 100 miles. All of these
drivers expect to leave today for Kay
See. Rickenbacher loaded his cars
last night and Chandler expects to
load his today.
Resta Going Home.
Dario Resta is going back to New
York. Dario hasn't signed for any
more races yet and it is probable his |
,ext appearance will be at Cincinnati |
labor day. Resta's car is a speedway
ar and he will not enter anything
tut speedway events.
The Hardness cars also are going
Jack to New York. Harry Hardness,
Who came to Omaha by special train
ust to see the race, ordered the boys
o come home. He doesn't expect to
axe part in anything before Cincin-
lati.
That house-cleaning is due in the
darkness team is the belief of the
Hardness spent 100000 on
acing cars last winter and the season
as brought him nothing but grief.
It the New York race in May Carl
.imberg and his meehanician were
Tiled in one of the Hardness cars. At
Indianapolis Jack LeCain turned over
I a Hardness car. At Omaha Aldo
'ranchi went into the fence and killed
is mechanician, Dan Columbo.
Will Not Quit.
Hardness is not expected to quit the
anne because of his mishaps, he's
DO good sport and he loves the rae
lg game. But house-cleaning is an
cipated and il will not be surprising
} the railbirds to hear that an entire
ew crew of drivers, mechanics, man
gers, ct al. had superseded the pres
ut outfit.
Saturdays race was the all-absorb-
lg topic of conversation in Omaha
esterday. "a great race" seemed to
: the unanimous verdict. That the
'eedway management had complete
indicated itself for the failure of
rs was the belief of everybody.