The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-09
BOB BURMAN KILLED
f. IN Big AUTO RACE
Mechancian and Policeman
Also Die When His Car
Hits Crowd.
b. RSTING TIRE CAUSES 1T

CORONA, Cal. April Tragedy
brought the third annual Corona road
race to a close this evening. wild hob
Burman. one Of the worlds foremost
speed kings. was MORALLY injured and
his ~mechanician. Schrader. and a track
policeman. w. II. speer. were killed
when Burman's car blew out q tire In
the ninety-seventh lap, while running
100 miles an hour. skidded upon q cul-
vert. turned completely over and crashed
past two telephone poles into q throng
OF spectators. Burman died two hours
after the accident.
Fifteen spectators were injured. sew
eral OF whom are expected to die. Bur-
mans skull was fractured. several ribs
crushed and both legs broken in sew
eral places.
Eddie O'Donnell. driving a Duesenbers
car. won the $4,000 Grand Prize In
3:2s :62. Over the entire sol milo course
he maintained ar average speed OF Se.e
miles an hour. Joe Thomas was second
In 8 :3e :01. averaging 80 miles An hour.
The Burman accident occurred at AL
most the same time an unidentified
woman ran down q man on the Aaueduct
leaving Corona. The mans skull IL be.
lieved to have been fractured. His death
10 expected.
Eddie O'Donn.li. winner of the race.
was Just entering his last lap at the time
Of the thurman accident. lie did not cut
down his speed nor did others who were
fighting for other divisions Of the purse.
IlNfatAfu - NhA ans.ss fnnSpy ~ ~.
cite the 10000 persons about the track.
kept the accident report from spread.
ing broadcast.
This probably will be Corona's last
road race. Opposition among the 5000
townspeople. who to advertise their city
hang up $4,000 IN purses and go 10
great expense 10 bring one OF the clas-
sizes OF automobiling TO their city. prob
ably will end the annual events with to-
days race.
Burman's home wa In Detroit. Al
the track with him was his mother. She
did not see the accident.
Burnnn was In his ninety-seventh lap
when he upset. lie Was fourth to las,
OF the drivers and about six laps be.
hind o'Donnell. All during the race he
had been playing in hard luck. Time
after time he WAS forced to stop al the
pi, for tire changes or because OF me-
chanical trouble. When he got out O,
the pits then would come the wild bursts
of speed which brought about the title
of Wild Bob.
Bob Burman WAS mi OF the creates,
automobile race drivers the game ever
knew. He la taken part in all Of thu
leading racer throughout the country and
often held sway at the Brighton Beach
racetrack. where auto racing fourished
prior to the coming OF the Sheepshead
lit! fa"ctrack.
He held i've records on the straight.
away regardless Of class. They are 'h'
one kiione'er, I5ss; one mile. %. 40
and two miles. 81 rs. These three were
made in his Bitten Benz az Daytona
His other two were made In the Buick
Bug a, Jacksonville. They are twenty
miles, l3:ll.s2, and fifty miles. 35 SO 81
Burman held the quarter mile Speed
way record made In his Bitten Benz a
Indianapolis IN SAG. and tho one kilo.
meter record made at the same place IN
2I:iu. lie also held six recognized
records on the circular dirt track. TIE,
are ono mile, +h73 fifteen miles. 12aT
twenty miles. II 60 twenty-five miles
Il ,37so fifty miles. 4o.6s. and seventy
five miles, | .os.6S.