Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-05-15 | Page 30 | Basile in Simplex Wins Auto Race

I BASilE IN SIMPLEX WINS AUTO RACE Record Stands But Spectators Are Pleased Another Race in June Brighton Beach N T Y May 14 Charles Basil driving a Ii Simplex car carwon carwon carwon won the automobile race raco of at the motor racing association tonight t com corn completing completing 1145 miles Ralph Mulford driving Stearns No 1 finished second 25 miles behind behl d Basils Basile while Ralph De Do DePalma DePalma Palma In a Flat Fiat was third with 1107 miles The record for the time Is 1196 miles Ten of at the twelve starters start fin finished finished The race cost the life lite of ot one man the serious Injury of ot a second and minor hurts to two Others William F F Brad Bradley Bradley Bradley ley for Louis Strang sus sustained sustained tamed injuries that caused his death Jack Towers b received a 1 broken leg legand anti ana Internal hurts and Wil William William liam Endicott and John McGruder driver and of the Cole were sent to the hospital with painful but not dangerous injuries There were other minor accidents The two cars can cai that dropped out of the therace therace therace race were the Stearns No 2 which broke a cylinder In the ninth hour and the which was as with withdrawn withdrawn withdrawn drawn after atter completing miles in 21 hours I From the standpoint st of the spectator the contest was the best and most spec spectacular spectacular ever held hold here and attracted large crowds Announcement was made tonight that another race under elm liar conditions will be held late In InJune InJune InJune June The positions of ot the other cars at the finish were Fourth Buick No 1 1049 fifth Rainier Lon 1047 sixth Croxton Keeton 1004 seventh Marion Marlon eighth Buick No 2 ninth Cole tenth Selden Solden