The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-30
OEpALMA HOLDER
OF mile RECORD
Will Go After Other Records
at Speedway-Big Priz-
es Are Offered.


Palma, champion mile-track driver OF
the automobile racing season OF 1910.
will drive a Simplex car during the
1911 program Of big events. according
to the announcement by the Simplex
Automobile company. DePalma has
been nominated to drive special fiji.
ty horsepower Simplex in the 500
mile International Sweepstakes race
at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
on Memorial day. This will be the
first big event In which the famous
Italian will participate since his re-
cent winnings at the Los Angeles mo-
tordrome, when he was one Of the
star performers on the big board sau.
Ger track.
The Simplex car which DePalma
will drive was one OF the first to be
entered in the long classic but the
steel steed has been left riderless un.
to complete the entry. DePalma Is
now in New York preparing his car
for the coming season ana will bring
It to Indianapolis to tune 1t over the
brick track within a few weeks.
DePalma's nomination as pilot in
the long grind narrows the list Of
those great masters Of the motor who
are still out Of the event down to three
l-Burman, Lyle and milford. As
surances have been received by the
Speedway management that all of
these will be In the field of starters
Burman has been doing some great
work on the beach in Florida and
comes north soon to prepare a car for
the Sweepstakes, milford is certain
to pilot a Lozier in the race, and
rumor has 1t that the dean Of all the
American pilots, Herb Lyle, will De
seen at the wheel of Marquettee.
Buick.
1t is believed highly probable that
ten more entries will be added to the
list Of thirty which were made under
the early closing conditions. and all
preparations are being made for the
starting of forty cars in the long race
While the foreigners are Wrapped up
in their own big races across the wa
ter this year, indications are that
some of them will be among the start
ers in the Sweepstakes.
From the standpoint of the entrants
the race conditions are becoming more
and more interesting and alluring
daily. Side offers are being made by
the various accessory and supply
makers and the side money thus far
hung up totals $500. This is in addi-
ton to the purse of $4,000 offered by
the Speedway.
The Wheeler & Schebler company
of indianapolis, lead II q side offer
list in size with the sc - bier Carbu.
rator Purse" OF $4,000 foA the winner
of the great classic II the cars equip
men includes the .Schebler carbuertor.
The donors of the famous Wheeled &
schebler trophy have placed in the
hands of the Speedway management
a check for the amount. payable to
1.-THE Worlds Champion Automobile
Driver" They state they believe the
winner of this event entitled to that
name.
The "Reyfield Carburetor Prizes"
Of $4,000 are made payable to the win
ueTS vi TIC Iuot iouI ploCSS ny TIC
Findeison & Kropf Manufacturing
company. of Chicago, makers of the
bayfield, carburetor. This purse Is
divided as follows: First $1,000, Sec
ond $500. third $500 and fourth 5000
The other side offers are $1,000 by the
columbia Lubricants company. In the
Monogram Oil Purse" and $1,000 by
the Remy Electric company, in the
"Remy Magnetic Purse"
II is now thought that the total of
the prizes to be won in the event will
be about $4,000. and several acces-
sorry makers have said they will come
in later with other offers. This makes
the fortune at stake the greatest by
far ever offered in any one automobile
race