Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-23
AUTO AND AERO RACES HERE
Omaha Motorists Preparing Big
oeason Of Events.
BIRD-MEN ARE COMING IN MAY
Aeronauts Now tn Chicago win Come
TO Omaha Soon and Automobile
Racers VIII he Here In
June.

Lovers Of the chug of motors and lovers
of speed contests will go hand in hand in
semblance of common interests in Omaha
this summer for the Omaha Auto Speedway
association is planning a glorious motor
year. The plans as outlined take in both
the more common automobile and the
dainty aeroplane
Graders began work on the track at the
speedway last week and built a nine-foot
bank on the east end, on which the autos
will turn on theiI dash around the mile
oval The nine-foot bank on the east end
will make that turn exactly the same as
the west and the autoists may speed to
their hearts content with no danger OF
skidding off the track
Eugene Silver, who is managing the big
race of the club this year, the tourney,
June to II. stated Saturday that entries
for the event would amply fill each day
with races.
The aero men plan to come to Omaha
the latter part of May or II that is not
satisfactory perhaps the middle of that
month. They would furnish numerous in
teresting flights each day, as there are
thirty-five men in the party ten of whom
are regular flyers. One of the interesting
races would be a handicap event between
al deToRldne anu an automobile.
Tho Omaha Aero club will hear from the
biro men some time in the next week as
to what proposition they will make Omaha
II is understood that as Omaha can give
them practically any open date this spring
they will make a very reasonable PROPOSE
ton. j. j. Deright. president OF the club
is making the arrangements with the Mols-
SAINT brothers. the flyers.
Clubs Unite for Meets.
The Omaha Motor club and the Omaha
Speedway association are giving these
events In common and they are going to
make them the biggest races that Omaha
or the middle west ever saw. And without
boasting think we can say that our aero
plane flights planned win be every bit as
interesting as any meet Of the country this
season." said Mr.. Silver.
The Moissant brothers, who wish to
come here with their aeroplane corps, are
exhibiting oven all the United States
With them is Rene Simon. the man who
flew over the insurreoto camp at Jusrez,
Mexico, recently and who is popularity
known as the fool flyer" Rene Barrier,
the man who holds the Castle MORO prize,
is another OF those coming. Others of the
worlds great bird men will also be here
~ SShShhNhSh WIN lho dcAOBlauc RACES.
races"
Ralph Duff Of Nebraska city, the new
owner of the half interest in the speed
way which Mr.. GurIey formerly owned.
is going to do all he can this summer TO
make the motor and air ports popular in
this city Races between local men will
be- held each Saturday and Sunday.
Cracks Are Invited.
Manager silver has sent out invitations
to many of the famous drivers of the
country and he will probably hear from
the majority of them shortly after May
/. Chevrolet or Burman. the one with a
Buick car, and the other with either
stock car or his own racer. win be here
and enter in the twenty-four-hour race
and the 10O-mile race.
De Palma. the Simplex driver; Herbert
Lyle with Fiat car, Bob Endicott with
q Cole, Louis strang with an American
traveller and other drivers will also be
present
Following the big meet in June the next
event OF racing Importance outside of
Omaha will probably be one of the races
of the grand national circuit here in July
No arrangements have been made for
this as the time is far ahead, but this
event is omahs's tryout and the local
motorists, represented by the Omaha
Motor club are anxious to make a good
getaway
The proposition of where to put the
crowd after they have entered the gates
is going TO be an easy one for the racing
people, but the transportation one looks
harder The street car is now extended
TO the Elmwood park entrance. but as the
track is some distance beyond this IL has
been decided that until some street car
arrangements can be made, huge trucks
will be used to carry the people back and
forth.