Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-18
RACERS LOCK To The NE>
Here Expect TO Find New Fields Of
Conquest.
BEST CARS OF ENTIRE WORLD
No Cars Capable of Running Any
Less Than seventy Miles an
Hour Need Apply at In
dianapOIis Meet.

NEW YORK, Sept. n.--The west has
had several courses Of the real thing III
Automobile racing. and now II wants a
complete banquet. With the opening OF
the indianapolis and Los Angeles speed
ways the game received decided boom
IN that section. Fasteners commenced to
hear Of records falling wholesale before
the flights of cars on western circuits.
{ Then the drivers got busy at Atlantic and
Daytona Beach, evening matters up Last
month Ralph milford won road race at
Elgin in remarkably good time. True, 1t
was not as fast Louis Wagner's Grand
Prize card at Savannah. or George II.
Robertson's 1908 Vanderbilt Cup victory,
but 1t was worthy of more than passing
notice. In fact II was so superior to the
Cobe Cup race Of 1903, that eastern motor
folk commenced TO look UP.
And now comes a most ambitious pro-
ject from the Indianapolis motordrome. II
Il be carried out, next year will see what
appears to be a blend of the Vanderbilt
and Grand Prize events. That is, the best
drivers and cars in the world will com
pete at the Indianapolis track In a special
contest.
Tentative plans have been made. They
provide for a 500-mile race and $4,000 in
cash prlses. Only cars that have averaged
seventy miles an hour in some form Of
competition will be eligible to compete.
II the project is carried out II would be
the greatest event known to the auto
mobile racing game. 1t would be re-
suit in extra-powerful cars being built. as
the distance. 800 miles. is long. The $4,000
cash prizes would make a lure that would
attract every high class wheelman. Such
purses are not often obtainable even in these
prosperous days Of seeking the limit Of
speed.
With the race barred to cars capable Of
averaging seventy miles an hour, records
would be strewn by the track side. Fac
tories would vie with one another to pro-
duce a masterpiece capable of being a con-
tender In such competition. A line OF
"BlitzenS' would roar away from the start
ing Hne. The times would see strange fig
ures for circular track marks.
But IL the cars would be high class,
what Of the drivers7 The jingle Of that
$4,000 purse would be heard in Europe as
we'll a. in this country. The foreign speed
legion, headed by Felice Navarro, whom
many Italians really believe greater than
the king, would be pitted against this
country's best. With Navarro would come
Victor Hemery, Louis Wagner, Rene Han
riot, Sxisz, Jenatzy Edge and Smith. OPP
posed TO them would be George II. Robert
4bn, Barney oldfield, Ralph Milford Ray
Harroun. Cyrus Patschke. Al Poole. Louis
Chevrolet, Dawson. Bush, Kerscher and a
host Of others. Many OF the aforementioned
drivers will have mounts in the chase for
the Vanderbilt and Grand Prize cups on
Lons leland, October l and Is. respectively.
Then local motor folk will be able to get
some idea OF what the indianapolis project
means.
While the 200-mile struggle was bringing
the September two-day program and a sea-
son OF successful motor speed competition
10 an end at indianapolis, Carl Fisher,
James Allison, Frank Wheeler and A. c.
Newly were planning the big race for the
coming year. According to present ar
rangements the speedway will offer be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 in cash TO be dis
trtbuted. The basis will be probably about
$4,000 5000. $500 and 5000. or according
10 that proportion. The tire magnetic, oil,
carburetor and general accessories people
are expected TO increase the rewards by an
amount that viii range from 5000 to 10000
This sum OF money Is without equal in the
annals OF the n19tor speed game. 1t is GER
tain that the European factories will nomi-
nate men and cars. The management de-
sires to bring Fiat. Isotta, Mercedes
Napier Benz, Renault and Hotchkiss
teams e. we'll as to secure all OF America
leading drivers