Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-19

the thirty fastest cars entered and it is
expected that this will bring out the best
that every engineer can build. The purse
Is too rich to let pass because of the lack
of few miles per hour in speed. Several
makers have signifled already their inten-
ton OF building cars which will come just
within the limits prescribed and get
every inch of speed the steel monsters
can possibly deliver.
The purse of $4,000 is divided into
twelve prizes. as follows: First, $4,000;
second, $4,000: third. SIS 900: fourth,
1000: fifth. 81 800: sixth. $1,000; seventh,
$500: eighth 81, 400: ninth, $1,000: tenth.
S1.2H0; eleventh, $1,1Oa. and twelfth
$1,000. The purse of the last 50o-mile
race was divided into ten prizes.
That this offer will coax out field Of
the fastest cars is assured from the eX-
perience gained in the last race, but this
time it is almost assured that a half
dozen Of the best foreign speed merchants
will be seen in the contest They are
building cars for an event of about the
same limitations in Europe. and will
probably try to kill two birds with the
one stone and enter the indianapolis
event.
! management indicates that this now
famous race is to be an annual classic,
probably growing greater and richer each
year as the interest in the sport grows.
The speedway has been changed slightly
since the last event, the footbridge over
the track near the main srandstand hav-
ing been removed and big tunnel made
under the track so that pedestrians and
vehicles may pass back and forth to the
infieid at will during the progress of a
contest. All Of the details for the con-
test are being worked out, and il Is plan
ned to put the tickets for the next big
event on sale about January !, 1912 A
postponement date has been arranged
for the Saturday following Memorial day.
which comes on Thursday, so in event of
rain visitors Will be held over only one
day.
| Merrill T. White. sales manager of the
Stevens-Duryea Motor Car Company. was
| guest of T. Lamar Jackson, local rep
resentative for that company, for few
days last week.
According to Secretary Wilson OF the
| Department of Agriculture the expendi-
| ture of nearly $4,000, 900 was made dur
| ing the present year in road improve
| ments in the southern states alone. This
| work is being done under the supervision
of the Office of the public roads of the
| Department of Agriculture.
Through the office of public roads,
| says Secretary Wilson. The department
has men throughout the country sttmu-
| lating the nationwide movement for
| good roads through demonstration work
of experienced engineers and illustrated
| lectures by 1orce or men trained loi
the purpose. And this vast amount of
| money, spent in less than ten months
for road Improvement in the states men
toned indicates the great interest in the
subject Reports to the department show
that this enormous sum was spent by
states as follows: Alabama. So 4O4, 600;
Arkansas, 81. 10000; Delaware, S43O,000;
Florida, $1.505, 600: Georgia, $25OOOOo;
Kentucky, 81 500 900; Louisiana, 81, 1872 354 !;
Maryland, s2.25OoOO; Mississippi $780,
OCO: North Carolina, s4505. 900; Oklahoma.
| 81, 505, 600; South Carolina, 81, 100000; Ten
| nessee S3,9000O0; Texas, $7,6O,OOO: Viz
ginia, 81 ,OO4 600, and West Virginia, ST.
625.O0O.
Good roads will particularly prove
beneficial to the farmer of the south.
where, apart from the staple crops, the