Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03
CHAMPIONSHIP DATES FIXED
Fifteen Events Scheduled for Indian
apolis for Decoration Day.
v2ULEs FOR THE GLDDEN TOUR
Start to Ne Made from Cincinnati On
Fifteenth Of June, with Omaha
and Lincoln On the Pro-
posed Route.

Automobile racing enthusiasts are inter
asted IN a mammoth national champion
ship race. which is 20 be held under the
direction Of the contest board Of the
american Automobile association. at the
indianapolis Motor Speedway. on Decora-
ton Day.
There will be fully fifteen races in the
championship events. and the entire day
Will be required to run them. Every divis-
ion in rhe new classification Of stock cars
will contend. and nearly half a hundred
medals will be distributed among the win
, lers. The cars finishing first I'm each
division will receive gold meals. the sec
0nds silver and the thirds bronze.
The contest board has mad a champion
ship meet In contemplation for some time,
but no public mention was made Of the
matter until the board met last week at
the headquarters OF the National associa-
ton. No. AZ Fifth avenue Chairman s.
NJ Butler then announced that the board
had authorized tho Indianapolis Motor
Speedway owners to positively schedule
the championship meet for MAY %. fol
lowing a grand circuit meet. to be held
on the speedway May q to q
The completion Of the ARRANGEMENTS for
the championship races was the most inn
portant thing done by the contest board
this week. The members OF the board
who attended were: s. 3 Stevens "
Rome. MY, T. A.. Wright. Wlkes-Barre
Pa, Alfred Reeves. New York; Joseph Fl.
Wood. Newark. y j., and s. Nj. Butler.
chairman. New York. Lewis R. Speare,
president Of the association. was present
and approved OF the action Of the contest
board.
start Of GIfddeu ToHr.
Dr,T-- --H 1-4-r- bIawEa for Tho TuT0 CHA
den tour, which starts from Cincinnati
June 70, were ordered printed and distrib-
uted to the manufacturer and other pos
sibIe entrants. The board also authorized
the positive announcement that the tour
will start from Cincinnati uotwithstand-
ing numerous unofficial reports to the ef-
feet that other cities are under consider
alton as starting points.
The board directed that printed instruc-
tons he sent 70 the boards technical rep
resentatives throughout the United States
' and to it's referees and associate mem
beers. There are twenty-four associate
members OF the contest board now scat
tered throughout the country, together with
a large corps of technical representative
and an able advisory committee. com
pIeting a working organization which Is
national in character and strength.
NF h|aA.A eAhNAN ANaNN n A"AaA-
records issued 20 Barney Oldfield for re-
cent performances on the Florida beach
All Of the rules OF the association have
been complied with and Oldfield's ufficia
record Is announced as follows:
one mile lying start, ..,.....- 2I.&
One-miie standing start ...-...-..-...- +0.5
One-kilc flying E-o
Two-nliie flying start j5.5
The board announced that it had regis
tered. 20 date. more than 100 contest driv'
ers In both the amateur and professional
classes. Thirty registrations were received
In one mail from Atlanta, Ca. where a hill
climb was recently held. Every driver ful
a sanctioned contest during the present
season must be first registered at the ma
uonal headquarters. Applications FOR regis
try blanks can be made direct TO IN,
contest board in New York. or To its asso
cidte members in the principal citirj
throughout the country.