Show TWO WORLDS WORLD'S RECORDS BROKEN IN SANTA MONICA AUTO RACE Santa Monica Cal Oct 14 All 14 H.-Al H. All American road race records were broken brok brok- en and two new worlds world's records for Cor automobile speeding were c established during tOe tie running of oC th the third annual Santa Monica road races at Sunta an la Monica today Charles Clu l rz In a National Forty won the heavy car race with wih tho the high average of oC 74 4 miles mies an n hour Harvey Herrick In another National Fort Forty followed followed fol fol- lowed this victory b by winning the free free- for all a averaging 74 9 miles mies an hour The victory victor or Herrick Horrick was greeted with wih wild enthusiasm by spectators spectators spec spec- talor as the thc winner la is a Los Ls Angeles driver This was the tho third time In succession that the tho Pacific coast classic classic clas ems sic has been won by a local man and each time the American Amerian road record was wag lowered In a 8 Marmon was second and Dawson In another Marmon third In the free for The race was run over a perfect course and under Ideal weather condi tione tone There were no serious ned acci dents The grand stands wore were packed and ful fully motor cars formed a 0 I solid sold line lino around the eight and a quarter mile quarter quarter-mie course The races started with wih tho the running of oC the medium and heavy car cr class as one ono race a a course of ot 1515 miles mies Doth Both of oC these contests proved hard hard fought battles batles and were won b by Cough close chose marg margins ns Merz Mers Ien took the Leon Lson on trophy b by finishing seconds seconds sec eec ahead of ot Dingle In the tho Pope Popo- Hartford Dingley drove a consistent race but lost loet over two minutes while making tire tiro tro chan changes Mera Mar record of oC miles mies supplanted that of or Navarro made matte In Paris Parts In 1910 Herrick winner of oC the tho free for free for stopped to change six tires tres luring during the heavy car car race The medium car contest was was a clean- clean cut victory for Cor the Keen finishing first firsthand and nd second Hanshue In a R Mercer was third The winners winner's time for tor the 1 1515 1 miles mies was 2 1 2095 In the thought light car class over or a f route H of oC miles mies Louis In a a Buick Bulck Twenty won with lh the the he Ford second and E. E M. M F. F third The free for was waa tho the road battle butlo of or motor history Harer liar lIar- er very cry a 1 dark during tue early early early ear ear- ly part pan of oC wa tito race raca gradually crept u uon upon up upon on tho thu flying leaders and anI l by u a I r r re- re drive dl c In the tlC last tw twenty fix mites miles b three thre minutes and mies won by eight elgh I elgh-I teen seconds second In addition to 10 winning a A large cas cash prize won the tho Dick Ferris per per- perpetual trophy Dingle Dingley In the big Pope Hartford Pope made wonderfully fast Cast time and und was a contender during quarters of oC th the battle balle In tho the Marmon led to the tw twenty second twenty second cond lap hap The Thc only onh accident of oC the da day occurred at the sharp Nevada e ada avenue turn Endicott En En- In- In Inthe the Interstate was going Into tho the curvo curto CUfO when In the thc Flat Fiat overtook him Tim Tho smoke from the tho Flat Fiat exhaust blinded Endicot and ho he tailed failed to make the tho turn and crashed Into to to- the fence ence The ear car was badly damaged and was withdrawn Endicott Endl- Endl cott col escaped with wih no more re results re- re suits than a 0 sprained Im Lm m and several se bruises There were numerous other hair hair- raising turns and anti twice grazed tho the fence at the Nevada a avenue curvo curve Wilcox caused a thrill by throwing a tire lre while taking the ocean ocean front turn The car skidded across the course but was brought to a stop without without with with- wih- wih out damage winner of last years year's race was a contender throughout through through- out the tho early part of ot the tho contest but numerous stops tops for Cor minor engine trouble had hod repeated repeAted tire changes soon SOOT put him out of the running I Wilcox In lIt tho the National was another entrant whose car Ic Ie Its chance on account of tire tiro trouble The Thc hard course and the terrific speed of tho the cars literally burned burnell up the thc tires tres The record ma made e b by Merz will wl stand stan as the class record for tor cars of ot less hess than HO cubic Inches piston displacement Herricks Herrick's time stands as a the free-for- free all al record |