New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30
Entries for 500-MiIe Race Are
Still Coming In.
MILITIA ON THE COURSE
Gelnaw Asks for and Receives
No. 10, Which He Says Is
Lucky for Him.

Entries for The international sweopstaks
sOG-rnile race 10 be- decided at Indianapolis
Oh NAV 80 are still coming in. The nom
nation Of both Fiat teams was the feature
OF the last week. and now Ralph Boards
Icy. OF New Brunswick, y. j" VINO mas
baen one OF the big contenders in many
Of the greatest road races and track events
of the past. has entered Simplex which
comes within three cubic inches OF the oo'
cubic inch limit Beardsley becomes the
team mate OF Ralph De Palma, mile track
champion CT 1910 The car which Boards
lev will drive has 5s4-iuch bore and 5A-incn
stroke, with a piston displacement or o''
cubic inches.
The other additional entries are two Mer-
GER cars. entered by the Mercer AutomoolIe
cor,nanv OF Trenton. " j.. 10 be driven
by HuShie Hughes, a famous Ensiish piio0'
and Charles H. Bigelow. These cars are
among The pvrrnies in the race. having only
,oo cubic inches piston displacement with
4s,-inch bore and 5-inch stroke. These III
tie cars have been performing remarkably
and have attained a ninety mile speed III
recent tests.
Hughes or Lord IIughie." "a he is
known to the driving profession. mas an
enviable record Of having completed every
long race I'm which he has started. Al
though he has not been one Of the biggest
uinners IN the hazardous sport Of motor
racing. he has been one Of the most con-
sistent drivers, and his record Tor nnishes
shows him 10 be a good mechanic Inc
other cars which are entered In the race
are Case Interstate. National. Pope-hdt'-
ford. Westcott. Stutz. Mercedes. Arnpiex'
I'al. Knox. Buick, Benz Alec, McFarian'
Jackson, Cutting, Lozier. Firestone-Colum-
bus. Marmon and Apperson. These cars
will he handled by the following drivers
straug. De Palma Baldwin. Aitken, Dis
brow. Fox, knight Jagersburger Larson
neur. Anderson. Vishart, Turner. Pearce'
Gelnav. Belcher, =. Chevrolet. {. Basic
6eaue. Grant, MARI. Wilcox Clemens
Adams. Ellis. Cobe Tower. pelany' Van
;order. Prayer, Rickenbacher. Dawson
Harroun. Nuiford, TetzaN and Lyle
II is the plan Of the speedway manage
neut to open the gates Of the big race
course az 80 O'Clock In the morning al
lowing the throng TO get into the place DE-
fore the race starts, at 10 O'CLOCK AT
,apeereuts have been made for militia
and police 10 cover the entire GROUNDS anu
detail. for handling the crowd have been
n.rfected so that II is believed every VS.
itor at the two and one-half mile course
will be accommodated without the trouble
urually attendant IN a crowd.
Automobile race drivers are supposed 70
he q superstitious lot OF mortais' ou' al
Least on. figures that the hoodoo NUMBER
"a has no effect or him other than to make
him lucky. This is J r. Gelnaw' driver Ok
one Of the team OF two Fal cars entered
Ge,nav's car has been assigned No. 10 oy
the speedway management This was done
az his request. So anxious was the chicago
driver to land the hoodoo number on MS
radiator that he telegraphed to ascertain
II he could have IT.
In his telegram he said ~ possible give
me No l3 for my car in the ao-mile race
Won can make the change easily by s1Fihs
" n. Pearce, my team mate, No. "A In
stead OF No. l2la. This Is the greatest
favor YOU could confer upon me, as IL Is
nv lucky number. Wire ME as soon as
uossible."