Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24
WRIGHTS CONTROL
INDIANA EVENTS
Only AeronautS Licensed by Air
ship Trust Allowed to
Compete in Meet
BIG EVENT DECORATION DAY
National Championships Will Be
Decided on SpeedWay-StriCt
Ruling Made for Amateurs
BIG EVENT DECORATION DAY

INDIANAPOLIS, April 23.-Decora-
tion day, May 30, is the date selected
by the American Automobile associa-
tion for the holding of the national
events.
The meet will be under the auspices
of the contest board of the A. A. A.,
with President Speare and Chairman
Butler as chief officials.
Not since the days Of the old League
of American Wheelmen have national
track events been promoted by the
governing body and the inaugural
championship events at the Speedway
will attract attention, deciding as 1t
will for the year the winner OF the
race with which the emblem of national
speedway champion is the prize.
The National Championship dis
fances have been selected at the dis
tances Of five and ten miles. There
will be events for stock chassis cars in
all the divisions Of Class B for which
the first prize shall be special deslgnat-
cd gold medals valued at Sl0O each.
These medals will be for the title of
National Speedway Champion, the dis
fance and the class in which the car
competed, also the time. Silver medals
will be awarded for second place. In
addition to the stock car events there
will be record trials for the various
classes ffeG lOI All tNGilNS ioi NHA . Va
Glass D: also for championship med
ais.
The entries for this list of events
will have to be made with the contest
board to Mr.. Butler, chairman. The
National Championship for amateur
drivers is attracting great deal or
attention, as the present rules or the
contest board define an amateur IN n
very strict manner, so that for the
first time in the history of automobile
racing a real amateur contest for the
Championship OF the United States will
be on the program.
Applications for entry blanks for
these events should be made to the
chairman Of the contest board of the
American Automobile association, 43i
Fifth avenue, New York city. on May
y and 2S the grand circuit meet OF
the speedway will be held, this part of
The program under the management OF
the Indianapolis Motor speedway. In
addition to the numerous stock chassis
events for medals, trophies ana cash
there will be free-for-all races for
both classes c and ID, handicaps ana
record trials. About $4,000 in cash
and plate will be contested for among
tbe valuable prizes being the event
for the Wheeler SChebler trophy, the
distance of which will be 200 miles;
also the event for the Prest-O-Lite
trophy, the distance for when Will be
100 miles. Blanks for the etire meet
can he obtained from the indianapolis
Motor speedway
This will be the opening meet OF the
famous course of which there will be
-four grand circuit events during the
season of 1910
Among the dates selected by the
Speedway are Decoration day, Fourth
Of July and Labor day. Each Of these
meets will be OF three days duration,
with a twenty four-hour race, start
ing at S p. m. August l., which VIII be
"a two days event. Balloon meets
have been arranged for the afternoon
of August Il preceding the twenty
four-hour race with the national cham
pionship balloon meet on September H.
The first national championship Avia-
tion meet will be held in this country
and an the Indianapolis motor speed
way during the entire week of from
June 13 to Is At this meet from five
10 eight Wright machines Will be seen
IN action and the first appearance Of