Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-31

| Indianapolis, Ind, May 5o.-Tommy
Milton, world champion speed racer,
| today piloted an American car to the
finish line first in the ninth renewal of
tho international racing classic, the
800 mile dash around the Indiana polls
speedway. His victory came thru a
beautifully driven race which was won
after Ralph de Palma. popular favor
] lite. had set such a terrific pace during
the first $50 miles that all but one of
the foreign made cars, including his
own. We're forced from the track thru
| mechanical troubles or minor acci-
dents. of the twenty-thrcc entrants
| only eight completed the 500 miles and
seven of these were American made
| machines. Ralph Mulford. driving an
| other American built machine, was
Iawarded ninth position without finish
ing after all others had dropped out.
| Milton established n new track rec
ord for cars of not more than 1SS cubic
inches piston displacement by complet-
ing the 500 miles in five hours, "a min
utes and 44.65 seconds for an average
of $3.50 miles per hour. The fastest
| time made in the races was but TWEEN
ty hundredths of mile faster per
hour. this mark beins made by Dc
Palma in 1915.
Tho victory brought Milton nearly
$4,000 in prize money. 100000 for first
place. $500 in lap prizes and the bal
| ancG IN special prizes.
| Less than four minutes behind Mil
ton came Roscoe Sarles who had
fought bitter race with Dc Palma in
| the carly hours. and who held second
position most of the way
Tho race began with Dc Palma at
the pole and he soon jumped into a
| lead. His speed kept him well to the
front altho Sarlcs and Joe Boyer
forced him into terrific pace during
tho carly laps.
Boyer soon dropped behind thru loss
OF time at the pits. but Tom Alley. n
helped Sarlcs rush De Palma. C;radu-
ally Italy's representative increased
his lead. however. and at the halt
way point he was more than two laps
to the good.
Boyer. howcvcr. who raced along
side of Dc Palma altho actually six
laps behind from tho fifticth lap on
had started sprints which taxed DC
Palma's car to keep in front and at
the ono hundred and first lap Dc
Palma swung into the pits. His
engine had been missing fire for sev-
ernl laps but after n quick change Of
plugs he rushed back still ahead Of
Milton who had forged up to second.
Another trip TO the pits lost more
ground. a third visit left him almost
on even terms with Milton and finally
tho latter swung to tho side of tho
car to the garage.
a connecting rod was broken. DC
Palma had won flo.soo in lap prizes
/ Milton quickly swung to the front
and never lost his lead. He previous
" had made ono trip to the pits for
tires'lnd siEnallcd his mechanics that
he would make one more for gas.
His second stop was timed SO nicely
that he wps off tho speedway only
IS seconds and did not lose tho lead.
Sarles made desperate efforts to
overtako tho speed champion but
Milton began to let his car out in the
final laps and gradually stretched his
quarter lap lead To three laps. The
terrific pace set bv De Palma, which
established new track records up 10
the first 100 miles was given by cN-
perts as the reason why so many cara
were forced out Accidents were few
and none was serious but car after
car fell by the waysidc with me