Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 129, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1914 — FRENCH CARS WON 500-MILE AUTO RACE [ARTICLE]

FRENCH CARS WON 500-MILE AUTO RACE

Rene Thomas in a Delage Was First, While French Cars Took First Four Positions. The fourth 500-mile race at the Indianapolis speedway is over, with the result that Rene Thomas in a Delage ear was first, with another Delage third and two Peugeots ranking second and fourth. The Stutz car with Barney Oldfield at the wheel, came in fifth. The fact that the first four cars to finish were French made, shows the superiority of that make and not altogether the daring, yet careful driving, of tha> now famous - The •accidents were few, there being only three, but it may prove yet that loss of life is to come to joe Dawson, who Saturday drove a Mannon and who won the race in' a National in 1912. An Isotta driven by Gilhooley hit the concrete wall and turned over and over on the track. Joe Dawson, driving close behind it at a terrific speed, made a desperate effort to avert a collision and went to the edge of the track, where his car hit the dirt and was wrecked. Dawson was seriously and possibly fatally-injured. Th is was the fourth and greatest 500-mile race at this speedway and was seen by a record-breaking crowd of 110,000 persons. This is the second race won by French drivers. Thirteen cars finished and the winner made an average of 82.47 miles per hour. Each winner of the race has had a number which is a multiple of 8. The winner in 1911 had No. 32; in 1912, No. 8; in 1913, No. 16, and this year by the same number. .