The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-08
BIG PRIZE FOR
WINNING PILOT
international Sweepstakes at
the indianapolis Speedway
OH Memorial Day.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 7.-who
wants salary OF $t3, 10000 a year?
The figures almost stagger the average
person who figures that salary Of sg500
a year is good, yet the use OF little
calculation shows that the winner OF
the 5oo-mie international sweepstakes
motor race on the indianapolis motor
speedway Memorial! day. May go will be
drawing a salary of that rate for the
time consumed in driving the contest.
The Figures would mount much higher
along with the SIS, 900 purse. Is consld-
cred. Tho winner will receive $40, 900
from the speedway. while makers Of vari-
GUS accessories will contribute about
$4,000 additional TO his pot of gold aud
donate literally to the winners of the
other nine prizes offered. which total
$25, 900.
Twenty Dollars Per Mile.
On mileage basis the winner will re-
ceivc SO for every mile driven, and The
rate or travel maintained i'm the race
will be about seventy-five miles per hour
This Is the richest offer ever made In the
history OF automobile racing and is prov-
Ing magnet for the greatest pilots In
the world, True the race will be one OF
the toughest battles ever fought in the
cylinder conflict world for 500 miles lis
test supreme OF both men and metal
but the gold and glory are greater than
the hardships which viii be undergone
and danger is not an element OF consid-
Grafton by the fearless masters Of the
motor. s.
The international character Of the event
Is assured, as the f'reDch. German and
Italian makers are as much interested
MS the Americans. From the standpoint
of the most thrilling in the annals OF
motordom. Seven hours of speed bat
tie roval IS what they Will see and the
motoring public today demands more from
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OF people. That demand is to be salts
Four Stars Enter.
Despite the fact that the race is still
five months away. four entries have been
made and dozen others assured. The
came first. and gave the other prospec-
tive contestants an idea OF the character
OF pilots they would face at the start
Their. the Simplex. winner OF many Of
consistent performer, was entered. The
pilot of this entry has not been named
An Indiana car. the Interstate Of Muncie
while the fourth was the veteran Of
scores of motor contests. Happy Johnny
Aitken. in National 40 Speedway road
ster. 1911 model. Aitken appeared per
sonally with his entry blank and said
that the international sweepstakes ra"'
would be his only appearance at the
wheel in the 1911 racing season.
W1Cnfn the next leW QdyS many OtHerS
Will he named and the required number OF
thirty entries bv March / seems almost
certain. The American Automobile asso
citation contest board. through Chair
man S. NJ. Butler. has given assurance
that one driver will be allowed to take
his car through the entire event II he Is
physically able. The 1911 contest rules
will provide that a driver may sit be
hind the wheel five hours continuously in
speedway events. and a. clause will be
added which will allow the pilot to. con
tinue longer II he desires, providing he Is
fit.
With the arrangements thus far COM
plete. the motor speedway nansgement
looks for the greatest array of driving
talent, and mechanical perfection ever
grouped together, TO teke the word OF
the starter, next Memorial day.