The sun., 1919-07-05
SPEEDWAY 100 MILE
RECORD Is LOWERED
CASTOR Chevrolet Nips Three
Seconds From His Brother
Louis's Mark.
TINE is 81 MIN. II 1-8 SEC.
No Chauffeurs in Races Killed
or Injured and Not Even q
Car Is Upset.

Special 30 fast yesterday that no other
eutrant in the One Hundred Mile Derby
at sheepshead Bay came anywhere near
winning. He crossed the finish line 50
far ahead Of Howard wilcox, in Peu-
geot Special, that he had time to drink
a quart of water. to be interviewed by
a woman reporter, smoke two cigarettes
and pose for his picture before Wilcox
won second money.
Incidentally CASTOR broke his brother
Louiss world record for the distance.
Gaston's time was 81 minutes 17b sec
onds-three seconds faster than Louis
travelled the Same course in 1917.
It wasn't the most thrilling spectacle
that Sheepshead Bay has ever beheld.
AS a matter Of fact It didn't cause nearly
the outburst OF feeling that the lads who
sold soft drinks did. II you know any
prohibitionist who you feel can be won
over to the vets by legitimate suasion
Take him to the Speedway as quickly as
possible and worry himNinto purchasing
q bottle OF ginger ale or root beer.
OF course the absence Of thrills was
bemoaned by every sanguinary person
present. A considerable number Of those
who went to the race left wholly dis
satisfied. None OF the chauffeurs nor
their mechanicians was killed or even
mortally wounded. In fact there wasn't
SO much as a headache after It was all
over.
Every car kept all four wheels on the
track every second. and Just because Of
that the ubiquitous hero who will never
forgive the guy who ended the war the
very day before he had almost decided
TO enlist in the navy left the place
threatening never to come back.
Seven of Eleven Starters Finish.
Eleven cars started In the 100 mile
race. Seven finished There were eight
prizes. ranging from $4,000 for the win
ner and $500 for the eighth finisher. In
asmueh as there was no eighth finisher
the $500 was left fiat, although there
were pedestrians present who gave no.
tice of their willingness to run around
the track fifty times for It Wilcox's
time was IS minutes 81 as seconds.
, Dave Lewis, driving a Meteor Special.
came in third. Eddie O'Donnell In a
Deusenberg fourth Ira Vail in Hud-
son fifth, Denny Hickey In a Stickel sixth
and William Vetere in Deusenberg
seventh.
TWO scout biplanes disported them
selves above the big oval at various
times during the afternoon and an ex-
ceedingly hoarse individual with a short
temper RECALLED the crowd with momen-
-tous bulletins from Toledo. He had
many assistants. One impaired the
startling bit of information that Moran
and his seconds had entered the ring.
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enthusiasts demanded to know how much
John L. Sullivan weighed.
A platoon of magnificent creatures.
( described variously as Zegfelders. Mack
Sennett bathing girls, gown models and
demobilIzed nurses. arrived in Rolls
Royces and Crane Simplexes
The usual hard boiled band was not
present. so the good sized crowd stuck Il
out until there was nothing more to hear
or see. Previous to the big race Arthur
:. Chapple, the motorcycle driver. made
futile attempt to lower the two mile
motorcycle record. He tried again at
ter the Derby and was no more success
full.
Before Chapple obliged Howard Will
cox tuned up his torpedo shaped Peu-
geot and Ralph De Palma got out his
Packard Special. They were matched for
thirty miles, the race to be divided into
three heats Of ten miles each. Wilcox
whirled around the track five times
without removing the cigar from his
teeth. He won In minutes 20 LIS sec
onds. De Palma's car developed engine
trouble and the other heats were aban'
ocned. whereby Wilcox won $500.
Several Thousand at Races.
Several thousand persons saw the
races. II was willing sort of crowd.
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the hoarse announcer made It known
that Mr.. Willard had entered the ring
the throng cheered. The advent OF Mr..
Dempsey was received with as cordial
an ovation. When the folks heard that
the Thermometers at the Toledo ring
side registered 1o1 degrees the grand
stand rocked and some one asked the
announcer how much he had paid for
his rusty larynx. At once the mega
phone man made scathing reply:
about as much as you paid to get
IN here
"o-o-oh. what a bar n.y." yelled his
antagonist.
And the crowds cheered for two min
uteR
Bill Vetere and Deusenberg were such
definite lasts that he was still trundling
around the track after the people began
leaving. There was something wrong
spectators tried to help him by casting
bits OF advice at him as he passed the
grandstand. All the other cars were
nice, long. tapering AFFAIRS, but Bits
steed bore the appearance OF having
lost something. 1t stopped abruptly just
behind the rear wheels. a fact that in
spired a benevolent old chap to sug-
gest to Bill that may be Bill had dropped
his engine or something over on the far
side of the track.
Any way, Bill kept at It until he was
tired and then he quit He rolled up
TO his pit with a deep veneer OF dis
gust spread over his face ..
whats the idea?" demand Fred
Wagner. the starter. you have two
laps yet to 60"
So Bill kicked something aud started
Oft again while the rapidly dwindling
crowds cheered Justify.
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