Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 128, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1917 — 18 CARS PASS RACE TEST [ARTICLE]

18 CARS PASS RACE TEST

DEPALMA LEADS QUALIFIERS FOR SATURDAY’S 250 MILE RACE AT CHICAGO. « - Eighteen cars qualified at Speedway Park Thursday for Saturday’s 250 mile auto derby at the Chicago track—and not one of them was under, a rate of speed of 100 miles an hour. DePalma, the popular FrenchAmerican driver, led the field in the matter of speed, turning the lap in 1:05 2-5, equalling 110 miles an hour, while Boyer in a Frontenac was only a little slower, showing 108 miles an hour. Averaging the time of the eighteen who made the trial test it shows about 104 miles an hour, so with the number showing this speed, good time is looked for. Barney Oldfield’s egg shaped special ranked third in the qualifying trial. Something of a sensation was caused by George Buzane, whose car skidded on a turn due to a loose wheel and cavorted and twisted and cut circles four or five times before being brought to a standstill. The results of the qualifying trials follow: DePalma, Packard, 110. Boyer, Frontenac, 108. Oldfield, Oldfield Special, 107. Thomas, Mercer, 107. LeCain, Delage, 105. Schillo, Mercer, 105. Hearne, Dusenbreg, 105. Durant, Delage, 104. Haines, Mercer, 104. Cooper, Stutz, 103. Fontaine, Mercedes, 103. Vail, Hudson, 102. Taylor, Newman Stutz, 102. Buzane, Detroit Special, 102. L. Chevrolet, Frontenac, 102. Patterson, Hudson, 101. Mulford, Hudson, 101. Burt, Erbes Special, 101. The rest of the cars, which were not ready Thursday, will be qualified today and the physicians will finish their work of the examining drivers and mechanics today.