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Show HEARKE ffliS 100 III RACE INDIAXAPOLIS. Ind.. Sept. I. Eddie Ilearne piloted his big Ben car to victory in the lou-mlle tree tor all and the lu-iiiile open ovcnl foi' the speedway helmet, nnd so carried otf the majority of the lau-reU lau-reU In the lirst days final racing meet in Indianapolis on the speedway speed-way today. Ilearne's victory fp the lOO-niib-battle netted him $ 1 ,( In cash, and by winning the short free for all Iv letsliied possession of the speedway helmet, which he had captured at the July meeting with the same machine, ma-chine, and which bears with It a al-riy al-riy of ?3" per week. The second 1 no mile struggle was open to stock chassis i.'irs under A'" cubic piston displacement, and the Blue National, driven by Howard Wilcox, won without a sto In the fast time of 3 .ulnutes and 3 see-on see-on 1. with Charles Merz, the otb r National car. second. A. S. Ewcll, dilven by "Jap" Clem-ons. Clem-ons. ws tiiird Wilcox Is a new star, and b his remarkable non-stop success suc-cess In the long slock chassis race rains MJssef sb.in of 'he silver bias-card bias-card which carries a .'-alary of ST3 per week until the end of the speedway speed-way contest, season The stock car race was more closely contested than the free for all. The two Nationals and Joe Dawson Daw-son in a Marmon battled around lb" two ami a half mile circuit until the " Marmon Incurred motor trouble and was forced to retire in the 07th mile. I The West car, driven by Knight. : t;.ok second money, and Livingston, I In a National, was third.' Hearnes Benz was not crowded at any time. He did not experience any ! tire trouble and stopped only onco for oil. The youngster and his for elgn car averaged 73 miles an hour for the entire 1 on Tillies, but his tlmo of 7!t m'nutes and 3S.1 seconds does rot lower any records. The entire program of ten events today failed to produce any new marks. |