The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-06-06
AUTO RACES FATAL
TO THREE DRIVERS
TAKES $4,000 PRlZE-AvERAoEs
81 MILES AN HOUR IN 500
MILE DRIVE.
WIlCON WINNER IN 500 MILES
Thurman Is Found LifeIess After Car
Turns Over on Back Stretch-vic-
tors Time Is 5:44:2134-De
Palma Skaters Records.

Indianapolis. -Howard Wilcox of In
Saturday won the seventh
annual International sweepstakes race
of 500 miles at the motor speedway, his
time being 5:44.21A. His average
speed was 87.12 miles an hour. One
driver, Arthur Thurman, was killed In
a spill, and Louis Lecocq and q mech
anician, R. Bandidi, were burned to
death, and two others were injured.
AS result of his victory Wilcox
wins prize of $4,000. Fifty thousand
dollars was divided among the first 10
drivers. The other prize winners fin
ished in the order named: Heane,
Goux, Guyot, Alley, DePalma. L. Chew
rolet, D. Hickey, G.. Chevrolet and
Thomas.
The time and average speed an hour
of the others follows:
Hearne, :O5, 1864 miles.
Goux, 5:5O:49: 30; 1851 miles.
: Albert Guyot, 5:53:33:50; 1885 miles
Alley, 6:O6:54:35; S1.26 miles.
DePalma, 6:1O.1O:92; 91.O4 miles.
Wilcox and Guyot were teammates.
Wilcox assumed the lead as the con-
test approached the halfway mark and
drove consistently throughout. He had
two stops, once for a tire change and
once to take on gasoline, oil, water and
to repair a loose steering knuckle. His
average was 87.12 miles an hour.
OePaima Skaters Records.
All records for the Indianapolis
speedway were shattered by Ralph De
Palma for the first 200 miles. Long
stays in the pits, however, put him al
most entirely out of the running and
it was only by terrific speed that he
managed to nose l.. Chevrolet out of
sixth place.
Arthur Thurman. driving car he
had reassembled himself, was killed
when the machine turned over on the
back stretch before the race had pro
crossed $50 miles. He was dead when
found. His mechanician received q
hospital, where he was operated on.
The showing of several Frenchmen
made favorites at the start because Of
their sensational work in practice, was
a disappointment to crowd of 125,OOC
people. The terrific. pace at the start
however, in which they were consist
emily among the leaders, resulted in
many stops.
Wilcox has partaken in every 500
mile race held at the Indianapolis
speedway. 1t was his first victory
however. OF the six half-thousand mile
grinds-one of the international sweep
stakes, was for a distance of 300
three local drivers have finished first
Ray Harroun won in 1911 and Jot
Dawson in 1912.
Race Stirs Crowd.
The race was one of the most sensa
tional ever held here. Broken steering
knuckles, the loss of wheels, two carr
overturning without serious injury, ant
the loss of exhaust pipes kept thu
crowd on edges. The electrical timinl
device was broken when one car, put
ting in minus a front wheel, caugh
the wire and tore it from its conneo
ton.
At no time was the field strung out
not more than two minutes separating
the winner and the second man. TIL
remainder of the field was proportion
ately punched.
start Under Sweitering Sun.
The race started under swelterin
sun at II o'clock in the morning.
DePalma led at the first 100 miles
Bablot was second and l.. ChevrOle
third. G. Chevrolet was fourth. A
previous records of the speedway fo
that distance was broken, the averag
4 speed being 92.70 miles an hour.