Show Ej ree acers i Racers A ire re Killed tiled ion I in Speed Classic T t tl X I Is IsE E WI E OF F Ft t MIL E Er P r UTO r EVENT l R t re Throng in History Indianapolis Oval Sees J TcO Men en Burned to D Death afu t c- c ad 1 Flying Cars Car Capsize rt JJ By Barney Barizey Oldfield r 4 j WORLDs WORLD t fr Kitten l B ln lOT for Indianapolis Ind md riy 31 Before fore a a. thron throng surely surey t j greatest test tb that t. t h has ever eer seen a race jay historic ri Indianapolis Indianapolis' oval j Wilcox a I Peugeot r t wa wn vo tb the ei cli sic c 1 le w c today t. t day fl Ho He o Wasi was E i M borsa hOlS held at 10 t to 1 in the trot but a youngster of stamina ud H erre f rj f Edi aie in n a I Durant special cial t second nd and Jules ules G in in a i cd Peugeot third WilcO Wilcox's s 's time ins ITIS TU MEn which gives an average M f miles per hour bour I 1 Although h the speed average e for tor the total MUi flight was as not so striking striking- in con- con B 1 th other rec recent Dt events the tho race I Ift ft t was iraa u undoubtedly the fastest I Ij j la in various 1 spurts With WIlh the tha speed p ed which the leaders laders un- un rf came an Increased sed dan danger er to toh I I h o. o The result was a a. lu 0 or ef f accidents which recalled the I tJ t days of or American speedway ri I I f Speed d IC Kill 0 So Xo 1 ies Ius JJ h than n three lives were iid i td d to 10 the tho god of or speed and at least leaste u e more lore is hanging in tho the balance t u. u III Ono OM other man 18 Is injured t i iu Apparently 1 recover first of ot th tlc tIle casualties befell the s special car driven by Arthur of ot Washington V D. D C C. which W Gt ou out oat of or Ms his control on the upper t In the f forty fifth tt lap and turned kUling s Thurman and critically his mechanic 1 even eren bloodier catastrophe befell betell f 11 t car ar of ot Lewis Lewla LecocQ of ot P i M Angles le which In its Ita sixth ninety ap rot got out OUI of ori control enterinG the I i ut stretch tr and nd turned over oer pinning ar and his mechanic R. R Bandini er the wr wreckage which Immediate immediate- 17 7 bUnt int into flames lames Two lI rued rued to lo Cri p rore the care of ot the thousands lr T or r w whom norn lIn lined d the course on onn r side f o the hc c c ta ophe l-ophe ud n Ial were so 80 badly burned that J tr v were almost be Ie the Casualty befell the Ballot nt fir j leu wj a s being being- driven by ein Cb nc This car hit Jilt the tho t l wil w at the turn tur ot of t the 10 o ee Stretch throwing throwing- out Chassa Chassagne nc I d t. t Roi e c hl his mechanic The uca rl injury but hut JH I hurt hurl lun ab about t the head Wilcox YOn Tn his race only after alter the t ot cr a contest sl in which he Off ocr he assaults of or five of ot bi hh tnt C o. ch In iii all an probability as the car ar h he lie tr drove e v f lI D Dt IK TN Unlucky Unlucky- kT SL l 0 t ll ot of U these these proba Probably bb De That old rival 1 tk the Dt mile tracks drove o dashing J a p. p l ace r-ace In ln 11 his Iii twelve vc 1 I v but tt Stops at l the tho pits for a broken valve o i spring and the to It r. r J a front wheel bear bear- n Pt him m from froni Victor victory Mechanical fU elU JI a al also o pae played havoc with th tin hl tir h team leam every member r of or O it t the e r ras P Prominent at some stage C race and one o of or Gal Gaston ton tat throughout tho the m S nf of Os' Os Osibe ibe tho lace ln j- clos close attendant e flighty US-My Hoosier I Q t th lilt c Wilcox CO Do Dc o Pal Pal- tf r. r id d t tile c let brothers Karl Earl Coo Coop Coop- l f four members of ot tho the Fr French Ham he hel am 1 u a t terrific fc pace dc despite iron td l warm ala Ia ua w which t If raise oc havoc with their Ballot cars were P plainly too un- un d or uch a hard race and nd develd devel- devel cal trouble Double which put pUl J H On ohly one oC them Albert on Poo ci I f THREE THE RACERS KILLED IN IH SPEED CLASSIC Continued from Page Pago 1 Guyot remaining in a mono money winning pc position at ihs ih's lh 3 finish h. h Tho tr tremendous amount of oC mechanical cal trouble among the extremely fast Cast cars rs allowed the thoo steady going types of oC speeders to fled find places among the first t ten n who divided tho the purse tactics adopted when Steady going It became evident o could not beheaded bo be headed ll as long as he continuo continue 1 to run well t also won out for several of oC tho other wise drivers who drove tho the last Jast 00 miles at considerably legs s speed than tho they could have made The series gerles of oC accidents also haJ hat a noteworthy effect In slowing down clown the speed of oC the tho second half hate of or the tho acc ace From an engineering I It t seems plain four-cylinder four cars s i remain supreme for Cor events e of this len length th I Motor trouble was In evidence very That ratting racing little among tho the four fours construction Is becoming lighter than la laws WB of oC safety should permit al also o seems evident Bearings hubs ad atles s and other parts parta too light on many nanny cars designers having sacrificed d wel weight ht for extreme speed at tho the ospen expense e of dura dura- Should Limit With lIh tho the bloody memory of oC this race fresh in mind It ocros o o me that the authorities In charge of racing racing- would be wise to amend their rules providing for or a minimum limit as aN asell well ell as the present maximum and taking tho the precaution which insures that MI n It i future lu- lu ture races drivers ar arc thoroughly y fa- fa fa familiar I with their m mounts and the the track Despite the gor gory rc record ord of or th the tho 1919 and the public on e event t tho competitors than thai the th accidents are arc indeed fortunate wore confined to cars I S 1 hot got ot cut out I of control and did not alto JIo bring tring lt i fatalities to other contestants As it III happened l each oar ear that suffered buffered had I tho the track sufficiently to o Itself itsel to allow i the CATS cars following to t steer cha clear cloar I The summary I No Driver Car Purse Speed 1 Wilcox Peugeot 2 2 Hearne Durant Spec S' S t 3 Goux Peu Peugeot ot 1 t Guyot Ballot S fi ti Alley A 11 e Bender j G. G De Dc Palma Packard Sp 2200 7 I I. I Chevrolet Frontenac 1800 S. S Hickey Hudson Spec 1660 9 0 G. G Chevrolet Frontenac 1300 10 Scoring doubtful |