The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-31
Observation-Disclosures
TO RECEIVE S66,25O

With the drivers dinner at Rain
bow Casino Garden tonight at which
$66,250 prize money won by con-
testants in the 500-mIle race at the
indianapolis Motor Speedway Friday
viii be awarded, the curtain will
fall on the 1924 race. the most ex-
citing and sensational in the history
OF the Speedway.
Joe Boyer, driving L. L. Corum S
IndiauapoIis-bult Duesenberg, led
Earl Cooper in a Miller-motored
Studebaker across the tape by little
more than a minute. after thrilling
drive that raised the track record
TO the unheard Of heights Of 1928
miles an hour.
Boyer replaced Corum at the wheel
Of Duesenberg No. is shortly after
the half way mark had been passed.
Corum had driven a beautifully
timed race. bringing his car up from
the rear ranks 10 ninth place at
the 125 mile mark and steadily
climbing to fourth when he turned
the wheel over TO Boyer.
With new tires. a full load of gas
oline, oil and water, Boyer drove out
from the pits calling to Fred Dues
enberg, Il am out to stay" Taking
up the long. stern chase, the for.
lorn hope OF. the Duesenberg team
set a pace Of more than 100 miles
an hour
Bonnie Hill was quickly passed
ana before Cooper and Jimmy Muir
ply. who was running in second
place. realized the threat OF the fly
ing maroon-colored No he had
gained back a lap and was within
fighting distance Of the lead.
Cooper Speeds Up
As soon as Cooper realized that
Boyer was at the wheel he IN.
creased his own pace and the
battle was on. The two reeled off
dozens Of laps at a pace reaching
as high as 104 miles an hour.
Seventy-dve miles from the finish
Cooper was forced 10 the pits with
tire trouble and Boyer slipped by
him getting a twenty second lead
Later a second tire change by Coop
er clinched the race for Boyer.
Murphy in a Miller was third
with an average Of 1927 miles an
hour. Right on his heels came
Harry Hartz in a Miller motored
Durant with an average Of $685..
Only sixteen seconds behind came
Bonnie Hill in a Miller with an
average Of 96.46. The terrific speed
of the race was shown by the fact
that the first five cars bettered the
track record set by Murphy two
years ago and nine of the first ten
cars beat the time of Tommy Mil
ton. winner last year.
Sixth place went to Peter De Paolo,
nephew of Ralph De Palma, in a
Duesenberg. In order followed Fred
Conner. Ira Vail. Antoine Mourre,
the French driver. and Bob Nc.
Donough, Tommy Millions protege.
All drove Miller-motored cars.
Miller Record Broken
The Duesenberg victory was the
first break in two years in the long
string of Miller victories on Ameri-
can speedways. 1t marked the eli
max Of years Of efforts on the part
of Fred Duesenberg, master designer,
to capture the Indianapolis race. In
past years he has produced winners
of race Of national and International
Importance, but until Friday hs
never had been able to turn out E.
winner of the great 5OO-nlile race in
his own home town.
At the drivers dinner tonight
prize money will be awarded as fol
lows: L. L. Corum, $4,000; Cooper,
$4,000 and $4,000 in lap prize money;
Murphy, $4,000 and $2.Sc0 in lap
prize money; Hartz, $500; Hill,
$4,000; De Paolo, $4,000; Conner,
$500; Vail. $1,000; Mourrs, $1,000,
and McDonOugh, S1,400.
Joe Boyer, who drove the winning
car in it's great rush from fourth to
first place. will get only $97S.16 of.
flcially. He gets a $50 lap prize for
his sensational first lap drive when
he rushed his Duesenberg No. 9 up
from the second row into first place
ahead of such speed kings as Milton,
Murphy and Hartz, and $92S.16 con-
ISOLATION for the 1T laps his own car
ran, mostly in the hands of Ernie
Ansterberg and Thane Houser.
What split purse arrangements
the Duesenberg team had for relief
driving is not known.
The $4,000 consolation prizes
awarded to those who were outside
the money, based on laps driven, will
be awarded as follows: Jules Filing
Doe and Jerry Wonderlich, 200 laps,
$1,O48.76 each; Cliff Durant, 1913 laps,
$1,038.2S; Bill Hunt, 1879 laps, 1921;
Ora Haibe, 1872 laps, $9543S; Olfred
Moss, 1T laps, $928.16; Joe Boyer
1T laps, S92S.16; Fred Harder. 176