Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
UTO RACER SKlDS
INTO FENCE AT FAIR
Continued From First Page)

lNlO FCNCC n FHlh
Continued From First PaGe)
he machine went out after the first
p. and tho second after the second
| lido Hearne and his Duesenbcrg
:ain scored with the most spectac-
ar driving ever seen on the Fair
ounds course. His time for the
'enty-hvo miles was twenty seven
nutea sixteen and one-half seconds
>dy Burt driving the Peugeot in
n!ch wild Bob" Burmnn was killed
out two years ngo on the Pacific
'ast. finished second: Russ Hayes in
Buick Special, third and r. G. Gif-
I'd. in his Clifford Special. was fourth
l.. Shaw. In Buick, went out after
hrst lap. and Jimmy Fox. driving a
ixwel. at the end Of the second lap.
EESTY-FIvE-MIL RACE
IS SPECTACULAR EVENT
Tho cars all got away TO good
ir,. well punched. Hearne Jumped
20 the lead in the frs, lap and main
ned his position. The other cars
j away. with Burt and his PeuEeot
second place. For the frs, nine
les there was no change in their
ford fighting It out for third place.
r the first nftcen miles they were
thin 100 feet OF each other practi-
lly all the time.
Hearne made the nrat ton miles in
wen minutes and six seconds. On
) eleventh lap he passed Clifford. the
Lender. and forged ahead. Burt in
:ond position. did not pass Clifford.
viewer, until the eighteenth lap.
lille on the twenty-second lap Hearne
ssed tho third car. driven by Hayes
- ON this stage OF tho race Hcarn.
ened up his machine, and II simply
q around the course. and in the
enty-third lap passed Burt. who
.med unwilling TO let his PeuEcot
n. The Duesenberg is an exceedingly
1t machine. having recently made
miles.
aARSE WINS THE
HORACE r. MURPHY TROPHY
In taking this event. Hearne also
N the Horace =. Murphy trophy,
wing tho greater number OF points
his credit after competing in races
Red Bank and Trenton. n. j.. and
injury. Conn. before coming TO
chmond. Hearne and Burt were tied
first place before the race yester-
y. each with 100 points to his credit.
arno was credited with an addi-
nal 100 points by winning the match
sterday. and Burt ffty-two for
.ond place. making their standing
and 152.
Tho time trials opened the racing
Two Ford cars were the FIRST to
tor the course. and their time was
and 1:21. respectively. by Cooper
Booker. Burt won second money
his Peoseot. making the mile In
o minute and one second. Don
ore driving the Kline Jimmy"
ich Is slightly smaller car than
twin brother. which went through
{, fence. was third in the contest
tn 1903 2-5. Racing officials refused
allow Thomas Denofa to enter his
/: National machine In this event.
;ARNE WINS EXCITING
FIVE-MILE RACE
)ne OF tho most exciting races OF
F, afternoon was a special five-mile
.nt between NJ. ID. Stone. OF Rich
nd, driving tho Peogeot. and Eddie
arne in his Duesenberg. for a $500
se. They got away to flying
IT. with Hearne leading. He held
position through nut the race,
Exciting Stone at nearly every turn.
arne's time for tho five miles was
41-2, the last two laps being run
more than sixty miles. The second
10 was made in 1901. the third In
01-2, and the fourth and fifth in
"a. Stone was nosed out in the
ne stretch. after whirlwind finish,
less than a half-lcngth.
n the hve-mile race for cars with
piston displacement of 230 cubic
hes and under Kriner, driving q
ne car. was the winner In SAT.
Buick. driven by Russ Halves, was
ond, and Cooper, In his Ford Special.
I'd. clifford went out after the first
Kriner also won the next event.
hve-mile race, open only to cars
ned in Richmond, which was made
the same time as the previous race.
was for the same distance. Don
ore. in Kline, and Russ Haynes,
wing the Buick Special, finished
ond and third.
N-MILE HANDICAP
IS CUT BECAUSE OF DUST
~ taking the ten-mile, free-for-all,
arne won every event In which he
cred with the exception of one.
It was the five-mile handicap. Five
started In the ten-miie race, but
y three finished. Don Moore went
after tho first lap. and Frank
hdson. In q StutI. after the fifth
q Noofe Jumped In the lead ON