New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-17
4UTOISTS' MAKE RE1DY.
Prepare for Three Days of Racing
in Nesc Indianapolis Speed5cay.

Indianapolis Aug RETAINING camps at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway continued TO grow
this evening on further arrivals Of automobile
drivers and machnists 10 prepare for the races Of
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Christie, Old
field. Lyttle. Dennison. Zeinsal Bourque. Aiken.
Straus Burman. Chevrolet Drasch and other
drivers Of national and international reputation
on the track this afternoon working out their
machines In the four-hour interval granted for
tuning by the suspension Of the work OF the
struction gangs that smoothing out the re-
naming inequalities OF the stone course.
A few additions remain be made TO the list OF
siNty-fOur domestic and foreign cars already an
nounced as contestants The complete programme
will not be ready until Wednesday. Each days
racing card Will begin at noon.
Elaborate preparations have been completed both
for scoring the next invent -four hour race the
brighton Beach motordrome and for keeping the
spectators constantly informed as the progress
OF that event and all other events on the bis
thirty-six hour programme for every minute dur
ing both day and night. Huge scoreboards are to
be erected Immediately In front Of both heid ana
grand stands wherein the scores in both the SIX
hour race and the twenty-four hour contest as
well as the results OF the sprn-s, will be kept con-
stantly posted.
The greatest Improvement however. will be In
nesting the scores by night For this purpose a
me- electric seoreboard has been devised that viii
keen the spectators in both stands. In the club
house and in the parking spaces at all umes IN
formed Of the progress OF the race ana the standing
o4 the cars, in letters OF FIRE Al one side VIII be
the numbers and names OF competing machines
outlined bv electricity and beside them ths mileage
% each viii be flashed by the same power every
few minutes from darkness TO dawn
The system for collecting the news Of the big
&C.. .ben disseminating it. for the benefit OF the
snacta,ors ard the press. also will be novel ana
tboro,,eh There will be telephone communication
NOT only with every camp. but with every section Of
The rno,ordrome and a central Office for the con-
slant receipt Of reports viii be situated In the
iuages' stand Any news Of interest wei DE given
ont by a corps OF announcsrs-
Entries fer the national stock chassis compeu-
tion q. Lowell Mass. on September 6, and S, are
fying I'm thick and fast Nnetesa additional entries
We-e made on Saturday, and a score or more are
expected within the few days. Walter Christie
has entered his new 1S5-horsepower front-wheel
drive racer IN the mile stTaightaway competition
and time trials September = and Mrs. CuneO will
have her Knox Giant in the same contest MI
rnerous manufacturer have promised more entries.
Meanwhile, the Lowell Automobile Club is making
every effort 20 have things in the best Of condition
for the three big days Of racing. The course is
ported as being very close TO perfection already.
the rranCstands and pontoon bridge across the Mer-
prospects for a fine race are bright.