Show iv I LPH DE PALMA SMASHES ALL RECORDS IN GRE GREAT T ELGIN AUTO RACE RACEL I Veteran Speed King Sets Deadly Pace and Holds It T Tommy o Milton Is Second Drives 25 1 Miles at Average Speed of 79 Miles Iv MilesS S Per Hour Weak From Spill Joe a 8 I Thomas Quits Aug 28 28 Breaking nil records for the tho c course course Ralph Ralpl dePalma c Palma won the thc annual Elgin road race today covering the RuleS miles 2820 in 3 09 9 54 or at an speed of 79 miles per hour Tommy Milton was second his hi time being 3 11 47 Third place was won James by Murphy in Ralph Mulford was fourth in 3 1 12 59 Edward 0 ODonnel Donnel fifth in 3 16 50 and Percy Ford of Chie Chicago sixth in 3 24 14 Tom Alley and Gaston Chevrolet finished seventh and eighth but were ou outside ide the tho prize money Leads Field From Start From the first lap DePalma maintained his lead setting tho the pace pac Although he ha was closely pressed at times by Mulford Murphy urphy and Milton Only a few rew seconds separated tho the leaders leader leaving the tho outcome out- out como come in doubt until DePalma crossed creased the tho tape winning th the trophy for tor first prize money and anil more for each lap Jap Only two cars cau stopp stopped d at the pits pUs on one being Gaston Chevrolet who was forced to halt haiL In tho the second lap Up to remove an I obstruction from his gasoline pipe and who thus lost four laps and tho the other being Joo Joe Thomas who stopped to al allow al ai- low Tom Alley to replace him at the tho wheel Thomas was injured during durin a a. practice spin last week eek and found himself him him- self too w weak ak to finish First Miles At 81 Per Hour DePalma covered the first miles at nt an average erale speed of S1 miles an hour Tho The nineteenth Lip lap ho he covered red In 6 minutes and 11 seconds breaking n tho the course coune record made mad by Spencer five years ago in tho the race In which he was killed of C G minutes and andIS andis IS 18 seconds Both DePalma and Milton Ulton mado made tho tIm twenty fifth lap In C G minutes I and 13 seconds DePalma's avera average e of ot 79 miles an hour for or the tho entire distance also alo established a new record the best t previous mark of miles having been en made matie by Gil en Anderson in 1915 By c capturing second place Milton won points In the A. A A A. A. A A A. championship champion champion- ship drivers' drivers contest and went Into first place The present standing is Milton O points Chevrolet rolet 1050 and Murphy Murphy Mur Mur- f phy J |