Show RESTA REST A IS AMERICAS AMERICA'S CHAMPION AUTO DRIVER Ill Iny 1 Unite 1 Vim to Th Tue lo Oct 14 Dario H.-Dario Dario Resta driving his blue Peugeot won the mile Grand American automobile race a at the Speedway park here this after after- i noon J. J JA A. A Aitken also In irs a Peugeot was second and acher driving I a Maxwell was ras third Resta's time I wa was an average of 1039 miles an hour I Ey By y winning today's race Resta Resta- annexes annexes an an- flexes the title of American champion for 1916 for tor which he will get J in addition to the biggest share Of or the prize for the winner of today's race A bit of the spectacular ular was afforded afford afford- ed l when hEn Ralph 1 D' D lenes lene's me rae- ran down lown the track with his soaked oil clothing on fire He extinguished the He names by rolling i in gravel and nd was rushed rushe t to lo a l hospital in ina ina a a. serious condition His legs and hands were WE're burned and it is believed he tie is suffering internal hurts also Chandler Chandler Chan Chan- also suffered minor injuries from fire Ralph De Dc Palma had his usual run I of ot hard luck His Jinx in inthe inthe inthe the mile mlle when engine trouble forced him out of the race He lie had been running second Most of ot the seats In the big grandstands grandstands grand grand' grandstands stands and bleachers were empty and some race officials professed to to see the lacing game g-ame in Chicago a dead Issue None of the races staged at the May- May track this year yar has attracted a large lare enough crowd to leave much money In the coffers after expenses were paid Several races failed railed of financial success entirely |