Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-06-27 | Page 3 | Chicago Board Speedway Proves to be Fastest Track in World; Ten Drive over the 90-Mile Mark

CHICAGO BOARD SPEEDWAY PROVES TO BE FASTEST TRACK IN WO WORLD LD r TEN D DRIVE IV OV OVER R THE MILE 90 MARKL MARK I L I I II 4 e 4 5 f 4 1 t V a k A P C I 7 k 1 i I i l l ij e 1 f 0 V M I. I P S I I f. f i VJ C I Isaacs i it TCP and ll pa which took he be first prize Below left to right third te tese se LAr ea S rt AG All All c competitive nt e lil e C speedway l WY automobile reeO records f or of the hc world world from so 50 ml miles 00 es to were s1 shat shattered t red reli toda today todA 5 t n a the first rat Chicago I mile mlle derby The They were elre not only beaten b by Darlo Resta nesta who won on with witt a French car and captured more than OOOO in prize mor money but by br r nine other drivers rs who ho fInished in the thc mone money t Th The pr lous I male made b by Ralph Dc De Palma Palm at al was' was wasat wasat wasat at the rate rate of t miles per hour bour nest flesta averaged a over oer the tho same dis dh distance Lance tance lance and J J J. Cooper who finished tenth bettered the Ue De Palma ralma mark b by averaging mlle miles I IThe The result according to experts expert es established es- es the U new wooden track track as the fastest in the United States Slates if not in lii inthe the world It was announced that despite despite de de- de spite finite threatening early earl in iii the day persons witnessed the spec spec- tack The performance of oC the veteran Harry Harry Har Har- r ry Grant In III driving the race without a stop excited almost AS 8 much enthusiasm as is the brilliant l victory vIctor of ot fiesta flesta S S Following was the order of oC the finish I Elapsed A Are e. ve Place Driver Url S TI Time Thee e.- e. ePro Pr Pro Hr lIr 1 t 1 Resta 2 J v 3 li 3 31 51 8 I 4 4 Grant Grant nt OG 5 5 1 E. U. U Cooper r 6 Anderson 6 u 7 AIl 1 III 7 8 8 S i l' l 16 I P I t 1 a 1 10 J. 1 J. Cooper i. i v. v 3 10 e j Ii D was s l at start stait and led mo most t of oC the tho WI way say closely pressed S at t all an times lie He visited the pit ont only three times I 1 held back a 3 bit bitor for or the first 1 5 miles but after that I l' l let her out and barring accident I felt fell sure of winning said Repta Reta When th the c race was over he e wiped the oil from his Jils face ace shook hands with Mayor Thompson and arid disappeared to get eel some rest to had more tire trouble than his hili compatriot or 01 lie he might have ha landed the race lie He started out with the idea that an era a average e of oC 97 n miles would win vIn and held that pace with little variation for 00 miles when he saw that more mores s speed peed was necessary Thereafter It was neck and neck between the two with and vand and Grant always threatening rca tenI ii g A A. remarkable feature of the race was Us 1114 Cr freedom edom from Injuries to drivers cr or spectators spectator The speed of or tho the board hoard track Is said Mid to have havo been shown In its effect on the themen themen themen men engaged encased In timing the race The cars flashed over o the wire 30 sO O fa fast fust t that the clerks clerk were ere unable to keep track of them Th They floundered on the first tint lap And nd the tIme waR all an but over oyer before the number of oC Cars had decreased enough h for Cor ml to catch catchup up with the electric recorder Thus the spectators during most of or the race rac were ere in iii ignorance of ot th the tho relative positions of or the contes talus tants