Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-10
WILL AWARD AUTO
SPEEDWAY TITLE
National Championship Is to Be
Made More AIIuring by
New Plan
TO GIVE COSTLY TROPHIES
Biggest Aviation Meet in History
Is Anticipated by Officials
of Gathering

For the first time in the history Of
the automobile industry a national
champion speedway title will be award
ed to certain stock cars in certain
classes, and these momentous races
which will mean so much for sport OF
motor racing will be held over the
world famous Indianapolis motor
speedway. The initial speed carnival
for 1910 win be held on May 27, % and
30. The last day will be devoted to the
national championships.
These titular events, which will be
magnet that will draw the interest OF
the industry, will also mark big step
in the establishment of the sport OF mo-
tor racing. They will be under the
direct supervision of the contest COM
mittee of the American Automobile as
sociation, and when the cars have thun-
dered past the checkered flag on the
final day of the opening meet the new
honor of champion shall be bestowed
upon the winners Of the different stock
chassis classes for the five and ten
miles.
TO AWARD PRIZES
Magnificent gold medals will be
awarded to the drivers OF the victori-
GUS machines, and of course the title
itself will be worth q tremendous
amount to the fortunate cars. There
will be no dispute about the champion
car of 1910-no estimated title holder,
based on various meets, sanctioned
and otherwise. There will be a cham
pion for each class, a champion In fact,
like in the days of the League Of Amer
lean Wheelmen, or in harness racing or
any other organization of legitimate
sport.
Such is the Importance Of the clos
ing days program for the opening 1910
a
ting close, however, to q meeting which
seems bound to make all previous
events of similar character fade in COM
parison. May 27 and % (Frlday and
Saturday will be devoted to the first
of the grand circuit meetings,
The list of magnificent trophies,
whose combined value would make n
kings ransom, will undoubtedly attract
the speed talent from the four corners
of the earth. The program for these
two days will include races for every
class Of car and over every Standard
lied distance.
CUPS COSTLY
Such famous prizes as the Wheeler
Schebler cup; the Remy grand Bras-
sard, bearing with It princely salary
per week; the Prest-O-Lite trophy the
G.. and J. trophy, the gold-plated over.
land car the Speedway helmet, the soi-
entihc American trophy, the Miehelln
prize, wonderfully wrought cups, chests
of silver, brassards, helmets, gold med
ais, worth startling sum in the nggre>
gate. viii be some Of the tangible bits
OF evidence for the victors.
The national championships will form
a program Of about fifteen events Tho
races viii be at five and ten miles and
there will be about six divisions In class
B and nine divided between classes G
and D. Glass y will include only the
struggle for the All-Ameriean amateur
championship title. This will be a great
opportunity for the daring young driV-
ers who do not care to race for money
and 1t is expected to be great race
and incidentally important in a social
way from the number of scions of we'll
known families who will drive their ia
vorite machines.
Such is the general schedule for the
first big motor racing meet Of 1910 ano
which will be held at the magnificent
grounds OF the Indianapolis motor
speedway, over the fastest track IN the
world and in itself one of the greatest
monuments to the automobile industry
and sport. And after all it is only the
beginning.
MODEST START
Opening the season with an attrac-
tion which rightly earns the title, If
present plans are not interfered with
by some Unforeseen force, of the great
est in the history of motoring it is
only a modest start compared with the
events which are TO follow. Words fail
TO carry the magnitude, the bigness Of
the speedway plans.
June 13 10 is will be devoted to what
will undoubtedly prove the greatest
aviation meet of history, with the
Wright brothers waving their restrain
ing injunction and permitting the fam
Gus aviators of the world to startle the