The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-22
ARRANGE FOR BIG
AUTOMOBILE RACES
Officials Announce 500 Mile
international Sweep
stakes Race.

Indianapolis, FeD. zS.-StartInS
with the 5O0.mile International Sweep
sakes race on the indianapolis motor
speedway. Memorial day. May 30. the
first Grand Circuit of automobile rae
ing will be inaugurated. This Is the
announcement Of officials Of the Am
erican Automobile association who
have been In conference with the In
dianap polls motor speedway manage
ment In regard to forming the circuit,
and starting the big special train
which will carry the machines and
drivers around the country from In
dlanapolis after the race meet at the
Speedway. A. X. Pardington and
Fred L. Wagner. referee and starter
for the A. A. A. respectively spent
several days In Indianapolis recently
going over the situation in detail with
the various manufacturers and the
Speedway management. The result of
Ing teams from indianapolis will join
the circuit and that the curtain reiscr
for the year will be the 500-milc race
for purse of $4,000.
II Is possible that the Speedway will
stage program OF spirits on Monday
May 20. These sprint races probably
will be open to cars In the lighter
classes and the free-for-all class. al
lowing those who are not eligible to
the long race on Tuesday to take part
In the minor events on Monday. This
has not been definitely decided. but
the management OF the A. A. A. il
trying to arrange such plan and the
management Of the Speedway Is fav-
orablc to It..
The grand circuit practically is as.
sured." stated A. n. Pardington before
he left indianapolis, land IL Is almost
certainty that II will start from In.
dianapolis May 80. The 50O-mile race
here at that time. will bring the most
noted racing drivers to the Speedway
and n we send automobile cars and
sleepcrs here 10 make up the train,
We can start out on the circuit at
once"
II believe the 5O0-mile race will see
tho greatest list of entries ever made
for one event OF tn kind. This l Judge
from the fact that nine entries already
have been made and from what have
heard big manufacturer say about
their intention to enter cars"
The A. A. A. representatives are
continuing their trip about the coun.
try and expect to have the grand cir
cult plan completed within the next
thirty days. One OF the features of
tho grand circuit plan Is to havo
dozen or more Of the Arms Palace
horse cars converted into palace cars
for automobiles and to take along
with the train at least half dozen
fully equipped Pullman sleeping cars
and diners. One of the palace cars
will be fitted up rs a machine shop
and another will carry spare parts,
tires. etc.
Word has been received from Harry
Grant. twice winner of the avndcr.
bilt cup. that he will enter his Alec
car In the race at Indianapolis. lie
will drive the same car in which he
made his former successes and says
he believes he can turn the trick In
the long grind over tho brick course
again.
Mine entries have been heceived to
date for the International sweepstakes
race. They are the entire Case rae
Ing team headed by Lewis Strang.
who has Joe Jagerburger, the Flying
Dutchman" and Louis Larsonneur as
team drivers: Happy Johnny" Aitk.
cen In National "4O:" G. b. aBldwin
in an Interstate 800" Frank Cox and
Louis Disbrow I'm Pope-Ifartfords:
Harry Knight in a Westcott, and a
Simplex which probably will be driven
Ralph DcPalma. the one.milc dirt
track champion. From word which
tho management has received, II is
led to believe that fully thirty five
cars will start In the race.