3 HOURS TO WIN, 10 TO PROVE IT

Ralph Mulford Is Finally Awarded Victory in 300 Mile Speedway Race.

CHANDLER WILL RECOVER

Alley May Protest Result, Saying He Finished Better Than Eighth.

THE PRIZEWINNERS.

First prize, Ralph Mulford, $5,000.

Second prize, Ralph DePalma, $2,000.

Third prize, Eddie O'Donnell, $1,000.

Fourth prize, W.W. Brown, $600.

Fifth prize, Bill Barndollar, $500.

Sixth prize, Pete Henderson, $400.

Seventh prize, W.J. Shrunk, $300.

Leading at 100 miles, Mulford, $100.

Leading at 200 miles, DePalma, $100.

It took Ralph Mulford 3 hours, 27 minutes and 5.35 seconds to win the first auto derby at the Des Moines speedway Saturday afternoon and ten hours to prove that he did. Late yesterday afternoon the drivers named above were officially named as the winners of the 300 mile race.

Last night two simple ceremonies at Dunn's undertaking parlors marked the closing, as far as Des Moines is concerned, of the initial speed event in the new saucer track near Valley Junction. Several of the drivers were and their aides still remain in the city though all but two are planning to depart some time today. Those two are in hospitals suffering from injuries which their doctors say will not prove serious.

May Be Internally Hurt.

Louis Pieo, mechanician for Joe Cooper, was found to have two ribs on one side of his body broken and he may be internally injured. W.W. Chandler is at Mercy hospital suffering from a slightly wrenched back and bruises about the hips. He did not suffer internal injuries, nor were any of his bones dislocated or fractured.

But, although the speed event may be closed as far as Des Moines is immediately concerned, the awarding of the prizes may be held up until after an investigation by the Automobile Association of America at New York City. This investigation, if it is held, will be at the instigation of H.W. Ogren, manager of Tom Alley and owner of the car in which Alley is officially reported to have finished eighth.

Alley's Protest.

Alley declares he is entitled to either fifth or sixth money, at least, in the speed event. He says that he was forced to run 322 laps instead of the 300, and that he was timed for the entire number he ran instead of the number that constituted the race.

Alley's declaration is backed up by Ogren and by E.A. Green, manager for Iowa of the Cole Motor company, and Des Moines distributor of those cars. Mr. Green took a place in Alley's pit, and checked the laps which the Ogren driver made. His checks show, he says, that Alley ran twenty-two laps more than were necessary.

Ogren said last night that he had about decided to lodge a protest against the official ruling at the track. He and Alley left for Chicago at 9 o'clock last night.

Says Favoritism Was Shown.

Mr Green visited the headquarters of the A.A.A. racing board at the Chamberlain last night. He declared that favoritism for several drivers was shown by the racing managers yesterday.

"Six of his helpers lifted Mulford's car car after it had fallen from the jack while they were changing tires at the pits yesterday afternoon," ha said, "which is against the rules. I saw Fred Duesenberg carry electric coils from the pit to Pete Henderson, one of his drivers. That also was not allowed."

French Explains Delay.

Mr. French, in explaining the delay, made this statement: "The error in announcing the winner in the Speedway race Saturday is one not unusual where the position of contending cars are close. The announcement was made from a talley or score sheet kept by hand and was given out as such, coupled by the statement that the official and final result would be announced as shown by the electrical checker and timer which is and always has been correct. The device checks each car and time as it crosses a wire stretched across the track and is correct to one hundredth of a second. The device is the Fred J. Wagner one used at Chicago, Indianapolis and on all the big tracks, and has never failed."

DePalma graciously accepted the ruling of the contest board, although he insisted afterwards that he did not think that he had been beaten.

"I firmly believe that I finished first," he said last night, "but I will take what they give me."

Mulford Too, Is Certain.

Mulford declared he knew he had won the race when DePalma was forced to go to the pits at the end of the 297th lap.

"I watched DePalma all the way through the race. I counted the laps as we passed the stand and I kept track of Depalma and the ruling of the board simply bears out my declaration after the race was finished that I was the winner."

Both declared they were willing to race again on the local speedway if their plans permitted it.

Times of Various Cars.

The following times for the winners were announced by the management last night:

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