Arizona republican., 1919-06-01
TOMMY MILTON WINS FIRST bIG RACE TO BE HELD THIS YEAR

The opening of the 1919 automobile racing season in the east. at Union town. Pa May 19, proved a big triumph for Tommy Milton. the youth ful speedster from St. Paul, and scion of a wealthy family of that city.
 At the wheel of his Dusenberg he out t-distanced field of F contenders winning the l1215 mile Victory sweep stakes, in the phenomenal time of one hour 10 minutes, 9.92 seconds main taining a naverage speed throughout the race of 96.24 miles an hour-a new track record for this distance.
 Tn capturing the Universal trophy and setting up a new speed mark for the track, Milton verified the track tradition that no driver can win at Cniontown without making a continu- ous run for he drove a wonderful non- stop race, and at the finish crossed the line ct a speed better than 100 miles an hour. He drove on Goodyear cord tires of the straight side type.
 The veteran, Louis Chevrolet. in FTontenac, led the field for the inst five laps. when he was passed by Ralph Mulford, also driving a Frontenac, and for 52 laps the contention between these two seasoned speed demons pro vided thrilling entertainment for the spectators. But in the meantime Tom my Milton was gradually creeping up on the two leaders and on the 52nd lap assumed the lead. holding it until the finish.
 Louis Chevrolet stormed across the tape but 9 few seconds behind the
 fl.-ing Milton, closely followed by Ralph Mulford. Cliff Durant, in a Chevrolet Special. Joe Boyer driving
 q trontenac, Louis LeCock, at the wheel of Roamer, and Kurt Hitke al- so piloting a Roamer finished in the order mentioned. Chevrolet, Durant and Hitke also finished the race with out a stop for any purpose. All the finishing drivers piloted cars equipped with Goodyear cord tires and Good year tubes.
 1 The race was not without the usual thrills. On the 16th lap Omar Toft driving Toft Special, threw a wheel just after passing the grand stand I while travelling 95 miles an hour. In wonderful exhibition of driving and skill and daring. Toft brought his l three wheeled mount to place of safety near the inner rail, while the 1 other drivers whizzed by. The run
 away wheel, with it's tire intact, con tinued down the track and took the curve beautifully, travelling about 800 i feet, when it took a bound and dis 1 appeared over the fence.
 Only q few seconds later, the big ! Mercer car, driven by Joe Thomas, the 1 Pacific coast racing star, in coming
 down from the famous death curve, struck the outer .ail and whirled around the track several times, with
 the spinning wheels emitting sparks os 1 fire, finally crashing into the opposite
 rail. without injury to the driver In | spection showed a broken spring and
 sprung axle, putting the car out of | the running.
 On the seth lap as Louis Chevrolet ] was rounding this same curve, his car
 was seen to swerve from one side of
 the track to the other, and the crowd
 rose in apprehension of a serious dis
 aster, but the master driver soon re- gained control, strengthened out his
 car and continued on his course. In
 the opinion of many he might nave
 finished first but for the time lost in 1 this naneuyer.
 Additional entertainment was pro- l vided for the crowd by Iiept O. L.