NEARLY 102 MILES AN HOUR
A GREAT AUTOMOBILE RACE.
By the Sonoma, which reached Sydney on December 2, particulars of the great 250-mile automobile race, run on the Cincinnati Speedway, October 12, 1919, were received. Fifteen cars lined up for tho starter's flag, and weTe sent away with a flying start on the long grind. Arthur Chevrolet, in a Frontcnac, driving for his famous brother, Louis Chevrolet, who was severely burned when his car caught fire at She'epshead Bay eevera] weeks ago, led the field from the start, but finally was compelled to retire from the race on account, of mechanical troubles. Misfortune also followed Gaston Chevrolet during the -afternoon, and after a halfdozen stops at tho pits he finally went out of the race. The third member of the Frontenac team, Joe Boyer, -driving the samo car that won th-s inaugural race at the opening of the Cincinnati Speedway three years ago, proved the master driver of tho afternoon, for in a wonderful run of 2h 27min 19.295 ec, averaging 101.85 'miks per hour for the race, he covered the terrific grind of 250 miles with only one stop—which he made without losing his position in the race. Boyer, who is the son of the millionaire ■president of a Detroit adding machine company, and himself a member of the board of directors, verified his own prediction of victory in winning the Cincinnati classic, just before tira start of the race he confidently announced to his ilvals that ho would win the race—and then set out to make good his prophecy. Boyer won by _ altering his usual racing style. In previous races he has always been noted for his furious driving, which not infrequentlv caused his car to "' break up," eliminating him from the race. But at Cincinnati he set a slower pace, and by maintaining it steadily throughout "thT-cofttefc finished an easy \vir.ner. Three minutes behind the millionaire driver came Art Kline, in a Peugeot, finishing a good second, with plenty of distance between him and Kurt Hitke, who finished third.
Despite the fast time- of nearly 102 mites an hour, no accident occurred to mar the afternoon's programme, the feature of the race being the wonderfully steady and consistent driving of the winner, Joe Bpyer. Except for picking up a splinter necessitating a tingle tyre change, his car neves'so much, as hesitated.
NEARLY 102 MILES AN HOUR
Evening Star, Issue 17234, 26 December 1919, Page 6
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