The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-31
All Honors
Taken by
Americans
H. 6. S. Special With Miller
Motor Is Easily Class of
Field in Castor Oil
Derby"
.Durant Special Second
BY Universal Service.


for the second time won by Tommy
Milton, plotting an II. c. special.
This plucky motor maniac, driving
with but little relief from his team
mate. Howdy Wilcox, established a
speed for the entire 500 miles at an
average Of sl44 miles per hour, won
an incidental S29, 500. and sent
strictly American-made car to victory
in this gruelling battle Of nations con-
test.
A crowd Of 5000 thrill-staryed
souls. the record attendance at
sporting event in this country, saw
but 10 Of the original "a entrants
flash under the finish bridge.
Nothing but Milton.
The story Of this years race was
nothing but Milton from the start:
he drew the pole position and fin
ished the first lap ahead. reiinquish-
ing il but three times in jockeying
for position throughout the race: he
won 95 OF the 200Iap prizes; he fin
ished three laps ahead Of Harry
Hartz in A Durant Special and then
turned off an extra TWO laps just q
show that there were some good
miles in the old girl yet"
Jimmy Murphy, winner Of last
years event. and driving masterful
race throughout, finished seven laps
back Of his teammate. Hartz. He was
followed by Cooper in another Du-
rant, DeViscaya. the Spanish-French
sportsman. in a Bugatti; corum in Il
Ford special; Elliott. driving a Durant
special Of large piston displacement.
cut down TO this years 122-inch re-
quirements: Morton. plotting a Due
senburg. and Karl Sailor and Werner
with the ponderous German Merce-
des in ninth and l0th positions.
- >isps ,Nsds.
All these cars. with the exception
Of DeNiscayas French car. made In
numersb BILE stops a. the pits. 4
sweltering. sitting. typical Indiana
midsummer day was almost as wear
ing on the drivers as the cars. They
took no chances but used relief driv-
ers frequently. changed right-front
and rear tires al least once during
the race. and maintained a steady
grind al about g miles per hour
average. But one serious accident
occurred. when Tom Alley. relief
driver Tor Cooper. crashed through
the fence. injuring three spectators
and sending him 70 The hospital with
a possible fractured skull. I-auten-
schalger. the ace Of German drivers.
and from whom much was expected.
slapped his Mercedes against the
south turn wall and was cut of the
race at the thirty-eishth nile.
The great disappointment Of the
race was the poor showing Of the
Packard team. These blue streaks."
the brain child Of Ralph DePalma and
the Packard engineering forces.
proved too delicate for the gruelling
grind. Joe Boyer. the Detroit mil.
lionaire driver OF a Packard. went
out AZ l47 miles with a broken rear
universal Joint; Smiling Ralphs
Swiss watchlike motor blew a cylln.
der head easket; Dario Resta then
gave up his seat to Boyer in the re-
naming car and il limped around for
several laps and then passed out.
Miller Motors stand CAT.
Conclusive proof as to the adarta.
hility Of the lesineh motor cannot
be determined. The Miller motors.
built in California. carried by tbs
Durants and the Il. c :. special
easily showed their supremacy in
engineering achievement by placing
five ears IN the winnings.
The other motors however failed TO
come up to expectations The race
Itself. which VAS started as an inter.
national contest. simmered TO a strict
rivalry between drivers-cars bearing
different names and paint only. Fur.
thermore. the record speed OF s44
miles per hour OF last year was not
hcsfed
When Captain Riekcnhaeker gave
Tommy Milton the checkered flag in
today's race. IS added another charter
10 the career OF one Of the most in.
'eresting racing drivers As he> flash.
cd IN "A winner, the crowd. having
been disappointed in their Seneral
iaNeriie, Ralph nepahna. certainly
transferred IL TO Milton.
lie has always been well In the
winnings al this motor classic. plse.
ins thlrd IN a Duesenberx in isse.
FIRST in n frcnenae in 1921 and was
the winner in the \ 4. 4. cham.
pienship in that year and runner.
up the next He holds the official
record ot 1851 miles per hour IN
taeinch nuescnhorg az Daytana
beach In elimination trials here this
year he ST a new lap record for thu
brick track az ioS.t miles per hour.
HIS II. &. 5. special. which Won fha
1893 face Is equipped with trans
mission and mont wheel brakes. Ia.
oareurctor FOR each OF the eirh,
cylinders, and Is a Miller car
/ throughout ssve tie snrlnss and
shork ahsorhers They we're adae,
N'er Harry e StuiE bought The car
and fe.cntertd the racing game under
his enw banner