New-York tribune., 1918-06-02


Chevrolet's rear wheels, and then for
stretch of ten miles there came the
prettiest driving duel of the day.
De Palma crawled up inch by inch on
Chevrolet's little maroon Frontenac
and, catching him on the back stretch
IN the eighteenth mile, he sailed .Iear
OF the Frenchman and took q SLIGHT
put steady lead. Apparently content
Tor the time being Chevrolet swung into
De Faima's wake and the two machines
oval ''"'A
But on the twentieth mile Chcvro,et
swept to one side and as they crashed
INTO the stretch he passed the Italian
IN squirt that brought the spectators
70 thelr 1eet In mad pandemonium.
1t was evident that Chevrolet. too, had
reserve speed. but the anticipations Of
an extended driving duel between these
Two masters were wrecked when Chew
rolet llmped into his pit at the con-
c!us!on OF his twenty-sixth mile with
his left hind tire sagging. ''''
Tire Trouble Pursues Chevrolet
This marked the beginning of tire
troubles that required with diaboIic
Rerslstency and put the dashing
rrenchman out of the race. Even SO
ne mad previously won the ten-mile
=. uturlty' SO the day was not without
It's glory and purses for him.
-, With Chevrolet out of il De pa,r.
IKE a raider at sea, gazed about him
Ior more trouble, and perceiyinr bv
ssee!eeraphlc signals from his pit. that
Mll.on and his Duesenberg were in the
lead, the gallant Italian set out With
an possible speed to overtake IiItan
anu trlck him into some costly driving
error that would eliminate him as Of,
1eGtlveiy as Chevrolet had been.
Ds Iaimas creamy Packard crawled
up Dut slowly, on Milton, who was rail-
ing along, with Eddie Hearne % and w. Ira
Vali at his heels, and, once at M;lton,s
rear Re wheels, the Italian found Il mora
oimcult than the spectators had ;mas
'hed TO pass the Western driver.
DE Palma Tries Strategy
Although the Italian was arnon .h;u
sterling quartet that raced nn;rtnr ms
ruPtedly from the fiftieth to the fnaJ
nne' ne was in reality a Ian behind
them, since each of the trinmv;ra+a
ma been favored with time ajjou-
ance over De Palma, and it was consa-
quently obvious that if De Palma nas.
70 WIN he either had to have The snsaS
70 70 pull away from Milton, Vail and
nearne Or else it was necessarv to ao.
a pace so exhausting that these three
lsaoeIs aa would successfully crack nm
He tried the last first ue +....s
the trio as they bowled -. de .eased
wooden track, and finding il ;nno.a; .ne
pie to lead them into beadless pUSs snr;a.
me !. aC length tried to draw away fron,
me ei.1, heid and begin cutting down tha
vi zap that in reality separated then
~ was at this critical staye of ~.
race winch is to say, after tha a;,L.
leth mile, that De Palma must Pm.
oeen given surprise that iolted ~
clear through. Try as he m;oht ,.. hn
touio not shake the tenacious rojr;no
erio that drummed along in his wax
dvSry dv;.y cylinder shouting defiance at tho
lying master who had first tried ~
spurt away. SA"s 10
Three Pursuers Hang On
De Palma and his mechanic looked
over their shoulders time and aoa;n
my 10 behold Milton. Hearne and Vail
IA reientiess pursuit. in which thera
,eemed more OF the human than of the
aetine. .h s mus they drove almost to
ng away behind them. ready to fako
advantage of the largess Fate doled
'ut to him when Vail blew a tire ;nto
on his next to fnal Ian
'no Hearne had to stop for water n
.revent his engine from "freezinp.1
nus Vail finished third, instead of
ec0nd, and Hearne had to be conten-
vith NTH instead of fourth money. for
~e falma's incompatible motor. nm
.ing as smoothly in the final mile as II
lid IN the first, overlook Hearne -
lot Vail, and shot into fourth mor.u
The final lap of the ten-miie Futur;tv
1rought Chevrolet Milford. Resta.
iearne. Milton and Lee Cam toaa.sss'
n this race Chevrolet was a dec;s;v.
winner taking the lead at the fifeh
nile and holding it to the end Th;s
4 iout-h.ar.ed little rrontensc WIS WIS
estered somewhat by Eddie Hearne, in
Duesenberg. and Dario Resta came
oundlhg along in his own especially
uliI aero motor. but the race was 70
ne Frenchman all the way.
The SUNNI aries:
,oo-Mile Harkness Handieap
FIRST. Tom Milton. Duesenberg, time 5s.a1.
como barney Oldfeld. Golden Submarine: >:
me N 90 "a 10 third, Ira Vail, Hudson t;,,a
s:20 fourth. Ralph de Palma, Paeksrd.
'en' Eddie Hearn. Duesenberg
Futurity Handicap. at Ten MiIe.
First heat--First, Ralph Mulford: second
ON Msiton third. Jack lie Cain. Tins
Second heat-First. Dario Resta s.conA
smn ar,e hearne; third. Louis Chevrolet Time.
Final heat-rirst Louis chsvro,., r
mac: second. Eddie Hea-ne. Ducs.nh.rw
:57 As. ''' i'mes