Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-01
Especial Dispatch to Morning JournaI1

Palma for the first 200 miles. Long
stays in the pits. however, put the
Italian driver almost out of the run
ming and ii only was by terrific speed
that he managed to finish sixth. He
barely nosed out L. Chevrolet.
Arthur Thurman. driving a car he
had reassembled himself, was killed
when his machine turned over in back
stretch before the race had progressed
ESQ miles. He was dead when found.
His mechanician received a fractured
skull and was rushed to a hospital,
where he was operated on inmedi-
ately.
Louis Lecocu and his assistant r
Bandini, wera burned TO death when
their car turned over and caught fire
The accident happened on the north
turn and the machine rolled ew1r
three tlues before II stonped, pinning
both driver and mecbanician under 1t
Wilcox has partaken in every 500
mile race held at the Indianapolis
speedway It was his first victory.
however, OF the SIX haf-thnusanl
mile srinds--one Of the International
sweepstakes was for distance o. 500
miles-three local drivers havo flo'eh
cd first. Ray Harroun won In 1911
and Joe Dawson in 1912.
Rlcc Most ScnSNt'nnHl
The race was one of the most e-n.
sational ever held here and wqe wi.
messed by n crowd estimated ~ 1-0-
900. Broken steern~ lsNucklae tho
loss of wheels. two cars cvarfnr1'nr
without serious injury and the loss o.
exhaust nines kcpt the crowd on edge
from start TO finish The elect ~ical
TIMING device was broken whom one
car pulling IN minus a front whoel
caught the wire ond tore II from tee
connections. This happened in the
last fifty miles of the race.
At no time was the field strung out,
not more than two minutes separating
the winner and the second man The
remainder of the field was proper
tiofiately punched.
Others OF tha firs- ten, all Of wrcra
we>e in the money follow:
Third, Goux; time. 5:5O;49.90; av-
erage, 1851.
Fourth, Albert Guyot; time 5:53:-
$3.50; average, S4.S5.
Fifth, Tom Alley; time G:06:54.33;
average S1.26.
Sixth, De Palma; time 6;1O:10,92;
average S1.04.
Seventh. L. Chevrolet; time
6:11:46.33.
1 f. d -
Ninth. G.. Chevrolet; time 6:15:14.SS.
Tenth, Rene Thomas; time
G:25;2TS9,
De Palma led at the first 100 miles.
Rablot was second and l. Chevrolet
third. G. Chevrolet was fourth. All
previous records of the speedway for
that distance were broken, the average
speed being 9270 miles an hour.
At 275 miles Wilcox led, with others
in order being G.. Chevrolet. Il. Cooper,
l.. Chevrolet Guyot, Bollot. Alley,
GouX, Vail and D'Alene. Average
speed 91.34 miles an hour.
De Palma had considerable tire
trouble and lost twenty five miles
while at the pits making changes.
At 800 miles the standing in order
was: Wilcox, G.. Chevrolet, Cooper,
Hearne and Boillot
Drivers Slow Down.
After the accident to Lecocq's car
the speed became slower The time
for 325 miles was 3:27:07l0, or an
average Of S9,S1 miles an hour Lead
ers at that point were Wilcox. G..
Chevrolet Hearne. Cooper, Boillot.
Goux and Alley. Seventeen cars re-
mained in the race when 800 miles
was run.
At $50 miles the leaders in the
order named were Wilcox, G. Chevro-
let. Hearne. Goux and Alley
When Wilbur D'Alone drove off the
track shortly before the end of the
S50th mile point. there remained six
tecn cars on the track.
Standing at 375 miles was Wilcox
first, Hearne second. G. Chevrolet
third Goux fourth and Alley fifth.
Wilcox was leading at the end of
400 miles, having made the distance
in 4:27:l402, or an average OF 1881
miles an hour, Hearne was second
and G.. Chevrolet third.
Scoring Device Ort Of Order.
Wilcox. according to official scorers.
was in the lead at 400 miles. OFF,
eials admitted electric scoring device
had run ahead OF them and they were
attempting to catch - L Chevrolet
relieved G. Chevrolet and was in
third place From third position 70
tenth the standing in order was Goux.
Alley, De Palma. Boillot. Wagner
Cooper and Vail at the l00-mile point.
Wilcox was three lars ahead.
At 425 miles the position of first
tcontipued on PAGE 1wo.l