The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31

during the early laps. Boyer soon dropped behing through loss of time at lhe pits, but Tom Alley, a last minute entry. jumped to the fore and helped Sarles rush De Palma. Gradually Italys g representative increased his lead, how ever, and at the half way point he was more than two laps to the good
 Boyer, however, who raced alongside Of De Palma, although actually six iaps behind him from the fifteenth lap on, had started a series of sprints which taxed De Palma's car to keep in front. and at the 101st lap De Palma swung into the pits. His engine had been missing for several laps. but after a quick change of plugs he rushed back on the bricks still ahead of Milton who had forged up to second
 De Palma Retires
 Another trip to the pit lost more ground and the third visit left him on almost even terms with Milton aud finally the leader swung to one side of the track and with a characteristic smile ordered his car to the garage, where 1t was found connecting rod was broken.'7De Palma won s1o600 in lap prizes previous to being forced out.
 Milton quickly swung to the front end never lost his lead. He previously had made one trip to the pits for a change of tires and signalled his me chanics that he would make one moro for gas. His second stop was timed so nicely that he was off the speed way only 25 seconds and did not lose tho lead Sarles made a desperate ef- fort to overtake the speed champion. tut Milton began to let his car out in the final laps and gradually stretched his lap lead to three laps.
 The terrific pace set by De Palma which established new track records up to the first 100 miles. was given by experts as the reason for so many cars being forced out. Accidents were few and none was seriously, but car after car fell by the wayside with mechanical trouble which could not be remedied.
 Fontane's NIishap
 Louis Fontane gave the spectators a real thrill when his car turned turtle on the north turn of the track hang ing on the edge over the heads of hundreds of persons. No one was hurt. Jimmy Murphy skidded completely around at the same turn and was re- placed by another driver. Murphy later went back In the race In another car. Chassagne, the French driver, lost the hood of his machine and after several trips around in a vain search for 1t, had to leave the race under the A. A. A. rules.
 Thixton, relief driver for R. J. Brett sprung his chassis when he hit a retraining wall and had to quit. Boyer. Ellingboe, Wilcox, Alley and others all went out through mechani- cal troubles.
 EllinEboe Stars
 Aside from Milton, the work of young Ellingboe attracted considerable at- tention. The Crookston, Minn. pilot, driving on a brick track for the first time made great showing until forced out In the 490th lap. Later he replaced Percy Ford and brought the 'atter's car from tenth position to third at the finish. He was nine laps behind the winner. The car driven by him was rebuilt from the one in which Gaston Chevrolet won last years race and later was killed In while driving on the Pacific coast
 The other finishers crossed the line In the following order: Jimmy Murphy (replaced Eddy Miller), fourth; Ora dalbe. fifth; Joe Rover, (replaced GuyoD. sixth; Ira Vail, seventh; Ben nie Hill. eighth; Ralph Mulford, ninth. Haibe's English built care was tho only foreign machine to finish.