Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-21
MOTORING


their positions for starting. When the
pacemaker reaches the tape on the FIRST
own speed desire. and the race is on
When the first car crosses the timing
instrument win start to work. Starter
Wagner will drop the flag. a huge bomb
Will explode 800 feet in the air and
the race will be on.
|. Bombs will be exploded at minute In
tervalS five minutes before the start of
the race. and the starting bomb will
be a monster American flag unfurIed
to the breeze as the daylight pyrotechnic
piece explodes. 1t is believed in this
way the trail OF smoke left by so large
a field In Its getaway will be vanished
and the danger Of collision In the start
done away with.
Tho most complete scoring and an
nouncing system ever devised is ready
for the race, and more than 100 men
viii be employed to keep accurate ac-
counting OF the cars in their flights
around the brick course
Present indications are that fully 100 600
visitors will witness the long race. The
speedway management has built addi-
tional stands and provided room for more
than that many, while a room bureau
has. been established in connection with
the speedway offices TO accomplish
visitors who come from all parts of the
nation. This bureau is obtaining rooms
for many thousands. and has a list of
fully 1900 rooms ready in the best private
homes in Indianapolis. Tho citizens have
responded to the call for a place to enter
tain the guests of the. speedway. and
nearly every home in the city is ready
to house a half dozen.
Motorists have begun to gather already
for the fve-hundr ed-mile classic, and the
atmosphere of the Hoosier capital is sur
charged with rumors and conjecture about
the race Many odd bets are being posted
and many favorites are being strongly
backed. Five teams rank in the favoritc
end Of the betting. tho Benz. Fiat. Lozier.
National and Marmon. The Simplex has
many followers as well. Most of the wise
ones know full well that the field is too
bis for safe betting OF any kind. and the
winner Of the race is far from being
picked to a certainty. The raifbirds have
clicked car after car and sagely shook
In the race showed sudden bursts OF I'M
expected speed.
One Of the eleventh-hour developments
was the change OF the mount Of Eddie
Hearne of Chicago. Tho Windy city lad
at first elected to drive q Benz. but later
changed to Fiat. and became a team
mate Of Caleb Bragg and Dave Bruce
Brown. Within few more days an
other worlds champion will be declared,
and this one will be the fellow who has
beaten the classiest field that ever took
the word in any race in the annals OF
motordom-
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Mrs. Robert I. Fleming and o. B.
French were among those who purchased
HuppYeats electrics during the past
week.
The following is a list OF the proposed
contests for 1911, with the approximate
dates. other than "national.circuit'' meet
ings:
TRACK RACES
Camden. \. j.. South Jersey Motor Club. May
Lakeside. CAL. Walter Hempel. May so.
Chicago Havthorne). Homer G. George. June
Philadelphia. Philadelphia Auto Trade Assoc
Amarillo Tex, Panhandle Auto sF.ir Associa-
De Detroit, Wolverine Auto Club. July 4.
Denver Denver Motor Club. July 4.
Taylor, Tex, Taylor Auto Club, July Z.
Philadelphia Belmonp. Norrstown Auto Club.
July Is.
Denver. Denver Motor Club, September 4.
Philadelphia Philadelphia Auto Trade Asso-
citation. September Z, g.
Grand kapss Michigan State Auto A''0ei'
Knoxville. Tenn. Appalachian Exposition. Sep
Denver Denver Motor Club, October
Danbury. Conn. Danbury Agricultural Society.
waco Tex. Waco Auto Club. November l.
San Antonio. San Antonio Auto Club. Novem-
Los Angeles MOtOTQrOmS, NOvciHUcE OF, oeCSm-
Los Angeles Motordrome. December IS. %.
HILL CLIMBS.
Birmingham. Ala. Birmingham Motor Club.
Norristown, Pa, Norrstown Auto Club. June.
Portland. Me-, Maine Auto Association. June
Ossinlng, n T.. Upper weschester Auto Club
Philadelphia. Quaker City Motor Club, June a
Denver. Denver Motor Club, August
ROAD RACES.
Bakersfield. CAL. Kern County Merchants: As
Los Angeles-Phoenix. Maricopa Auto Club,
November 4 10.
RELIABILITY.
Lancaster Pa. Lancaster Auto Dealers Asso-
Brooklyn, n y, Long Island Auto Club. May
Los Angeles ttrucks,. Los Angeles Examiner.
Chicago. Chicago Motor Club. May Is.
Denver Denver Motor Club, June
Phiiadelphis leIectrics). Quaker City Motor
'i Des Moines, ' Hyperion Field and Motor Dub
Glidden tour. American Automobile Associa-
''S ST. i%% Auto Club OF St. Louis. June 20.
Philadelphia trucks. Quaker City Motor Club.
Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Auto Association.
Cleveland. Cleveland News. July IT. Is. 10.
Chicago (trucksl. Chicago Evening American.
q p Quaker City Motor Club. August
IL.
Chicago (trucks), Chicago Motor Club. septem-
Oklahoma, Daily Oklahoman. September l..
Harrisburg. Motor Club of Harrisburg. Oeto-
Chicago u,ooo-mile). Chicago Motor Club. o.
Phi Philadelphia. Quaker City Motor Club Novem-
Der 2, 8. 4.
Sales are reported of EMF touring
cars to Robert r. Mahoney. NJ. T. Piper,
Commander r. H. Leigh and Mrs. Bette
B. Goodloe. Albert NJ. Ober purchased
a Flanders '2O' and Charles Nicely q
Studebaker 40 touring car, and ex-Gov.
Kellogg Of Louisiana Studebaker coupe.
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