Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 262, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1915 — WINNERS OF A GREAT AUTOMOBILE RACE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WINNERS OF A GREAT AUTOMOBILE RACE

In one of the most spectacular and closest finishes ever witnessed in an automobile race Earl Cooper of Los Angeles, Just nosed out by less than a second Oil Anderson of Indianapolis, In the 600-mile motor derby at Fort Snelllng, Minn. The official time of the two cars was: Cooper, 5 hours 47 minutes 29 seconds; Anderson, 6 hours 47 minutes 30 seconds. Cooper's average for the long, grueling race was 86.35 miles an hour. Incidentally, Cooper won $20,000 and Anderson SIO,OOO.

No greater reward than the honor of victory, however, in so punishing a grind could have been won by these two drivers, who, by their daring, skill and ability to endure punishment, set a new record for close finishes. The race, according to experts, was preeminently a contest of endurance for cars and drivers. The big machines driven by Cooper and Anderson simply roared around the course, danced over the rough spots in the concrete and drove other entries out of the race.