The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-30

Special. and Fred Frame. in a
Miller-Hartz Special, were wsging
a brilliant battle for second place.
with Carey holding the edge. Moore
still held fourth place.
The pack at his heels was led by
Triplett. Meyer. Wilcox. Stubble-
field. Shaw and Cummings, from
fifth to tenth places.
Beats 1881 Average
Arnold was / minute 18 seconds
ahead of Carey at 100 miles, his
average being ll1.494. compared
with last years mark Of 104.773, and
Dursy's 1923 record Of 106.193.
AL Aspen went out of the race in
his thirty first lap with broken
connecting rod on his Bra dy-Nardi
Special
Lou Meyers sixteen-cylinder
Sampson Special sISidded of the
track on the southeastern turn on
his fiftieth lap. The car was placed
on the track again and Meyer con-
tinued around the track, but stopped
at the pits and went out of the race
because of damage to his car.
At l25 miles Arnold had increased
his average slightly over the preced-
ing Is miles. the average for the
125 being l11.505. Lou Moore. in his
Boyle Valve Special, had pulled into
third place, one lap behind Carey.
who was trailing Arnold.
Next in order were Triplett. Will
cox, Cummings. Shaw. Ssulpaugh.
Frame and Meyer.
Ssulpaugh went out on the fiftv-
NTH lap with a broken oil line.
Lou Moore, in his BOYLE Valve
Special, roared around the oval to
grab the first lap lead, but lost the
honor when Billy Arnold. 1890
winner passed him on the second
lap.
Speed for the first lap was los. 343.
as compared TO 108473 last year.
The first track record fell when
Arnold, still leading, covered the
first ten miles at 1880. Last wears
time for the ten miles I1O25O. The
old record for the distance was set
in 1923 by Leon Duray, 11lOO8.
Arnold Cracks Another
Arnold kept pushing his car 10
lead at twenty-five miles and aver
aged 11l.300 miles an hour to shat
ter the other standing record Of
lO9.295, which he set last year.
The Gordon crash brought the
spectators to their feet Just as they
had settled down for the first of the
race.
Spectators said that Gordon and
Booty, when they saw they could
not hold the car. grabbed each other
as the car slithered down the track.
Gordon was hesrtbroken over his
elimination.
The race got of to a perfect
start, after Edsel Ford, pacemaker.
pulled 10 the pits after the pac-
Ing lap.
Arnold chung to Moore during the
hrst lap and Bryan Saulpaugh in
his Miller Special was third.
Dynamite Row Popular
The track was packed with spec-
tators and officials said they had a
record-bresking crowd. Dynamite
Row" composed OF Arnold. Saul
paugh and Moore. proved its pop
ularity with the crowd during the
first laps Of breskneck speed.
The day was perfect for the race.
contrasting with last year. when
rain held up the start for nearly
two hours and showers during the
afternoon resulted in slowing the
cars.
First car to the pits was the Hupp
Comet, driven by Russell Snow
berger, who changed tires and was
out again in forty-three seconds.
Drivers in the first ten places at
the end Of IS miles we're Arnold, |
Moore, Carey. Meyer, saulpaugh, |
Wilcox, Paul Bost. Cliff Bergere, Bill !
Cummings and Frank Rrisco.
Arnold was 40 As seconds ahead |
Of his closest contender, Lou Moore.
~ tAic III -ulllc HfdKA.
Times Is Besfed
Next. Is order. after Arnold and |
were Carey. Meyer. Bost. /
Shaw. Saulpaugh, Wilcox, Stubble-
field and Bergere. The time for
the twenty laps was 26:5225. for
an average OF ii1.645. compared
with Arnold's record Of i09.84l set
In 1881.
Bost went out on the north side OF
the track. when the motor of his
Empire State Special went dead on
the nineteenth lap.
To the victor in today'sS motor
classic viii so farae and fortune.