Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-30

Positions at $50 miles: De Palma, Mil
ton. Alley, Sarles, Rene homas, He@ne,
Miller. Ford, Haibe. Guyot
De Palma went into the pit for the first
time in the race ON the 103rd lap. lie
needed gas. He had three full laps to
the good when he drew into the pit for
the first stop. His mechanicians also
gave his car oil and water aud fixed the
car for the final $50 mile dash. He was
in at the pits four minutes fifty-five
seconds. He was given a mighty cheer
as he drew into the pits and again as he
pulled away. 1e Palma's car was the
last of the twenty-three which started
the race to come to a stop.
Parading at a fuReral stride Of
mere mile a minute or so for the
first pace making two-andone- half miles,
then bursting into a cyclonic rush
Of speed, the twenty three entrants
in the 50O-miie international sweepstakes
race got away to a glorious start
promptly at 10 o'clock this morning.
Three abreast, with Ralph De Palms
holding the select position at the pole and
held in leash by Harry C. Stutz's PAGES
making car. the famous race stars pas
raded once about the track for the beneut
Of the customers-about a hundred thir-
ty-hve thousand of them in the stands
and lining the rails in noisy, eolorfuI ar
ray.
Then .at the bursting Of Tom Hays
starting bomb, they ripped over the roar
ing road in the quest of 100000 cash,
posted for the winners.
Ideal weather conditions prevailed pers
feet for spectators and nearly so for the
drivers. A mild breeze tempered the
warm rays of the sun and the only fear
was that the bricks would become SO
boE g
to tires.
The crowd went Wild as De Palma
flashed across the line forty yards ahead
of his nearest rival at the end of the
first lap. He picked of the first lap
prize. His average was 1928 miles an
hour for the lap. Roscoe Sarles took
the lead from De Palma on the second
lap.
De Palma had regained the lead on the
third lap, hard pressed by Joe Boyer's
Duesenberg.
De Palma and Boyer staged an excit.
ing brush on the fourth lap, Ralph hold
ing his lead by a nose. De Palma got the
leap within ten yards of the wire, adding
another 500 to his purse.
Fontaines Junior Special coasted in
to the pits on the fourth lap.
BOYER NOSES AHEAD
IN SEf ENIh Lar
DE Palma won the fifth lap, with Boyer.
Mulford and Wilcox pushing him hard.
1t was announced Fontaine had to
change spark plugs. Boyer was in the
lead on the seventh lap, bearing out the
prediction that he would push De Palma
to the limit, as he did last year.
Ralph Milford rolled his Frontenac
into the pits in his twentieth mile for a
change of tires. He was on his way in
a few seconds.
Fontaine went back into the race, but
was forced to the pits again in his sixth
lapo He changed six spark plugs.
De Palma's time for twenty miles was
1G :27. 81, an average of 9116 miles an
hour.
At twenty five miles De Palma was
holding his lead, setting pace of slightly
over ninety miles an hour. Other
leaders followed in this order: Boyer,
Wilcox, Sarles, Hearne, Alley, Ellingboe,
Boillot, Murphy and Van Ranst.
Fontaine's mount caught fire a third
time at the pits and was considered vir-
tually out of the race, although he went
back for another try.
DE PALMA SETS NEW
RECORD FOR 75 MILES.
AT fifty miles De Palma was holding
his lead consistently, although hard
pressed by Joe Boyer and Roscoe Sarles,
Duesenberg team mates. His time was
S2 % :53, an average of 92.62 miles an
hour Others toward the front were:
Wilcox, Hearne, Alley, Milton, Elling-
Doe. Boillot and Murphy.
Howdy Wilcox went out Of the race
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