Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26

cial car for the event, but is still doubt
full il he will be ready in time to say
Good morning to "Wag.'
Joe Matson and Joe Koran will drive
Lozier cars. Koran was under contract
to drive an Amplex in the first event, but
an accident before the race prevented his
appearance. Matson was relief driver
on the Fiat team in the first event XII
patrick, driver of the Mason, is also MAX
ing his bow fitzpatrick is known to the
racing fans by his work at the wheel OF
the Hotchkiss car on the mile tracks in
former years.
Among the relief drivers. five of them
had mounts in the la11 race. Knipper,
relief pilot for the Stutz trio, drove
Benz teaming with Burman. Bragg, re-
lief pilot to Tetzlaff. had a Fiat mount.
another Fiat. Rupert Jenkins. relief to
DePalma, had Velie entry i'm 1911.
Harry Endicott, relief to Farmer eBsll OF
the. Schacht, drove the Interstate In the
original event. Don Herr. relief for the
National trio, won his first race at Elgin
last year, winning the 301 to $50 event
with National and was relief pilot in
the first five-century test
Record Depends on Weather.
If the weather is cool the breaking OF
Ray Harroun's average Of 7461 miles an
hour will be possible, but II 1t is torrid
July weather on Memorial day the break
ing OF the record Will be a task +,
To break Harroun's time of 6;42 :Os, the
car must average seventy-five miles an
hour Or complete the race in six hours
and forty minutes, or two minutes to the
lap. To do 7S miles an hour the cars
must average 1:5t :O4 per lap, or complete
the race in 6:24:40.
However, the cars are built for speed.
as indicated by their size and the lines
of the design. There will be six cars in
the six-cylinder class IL all the entrants
In the 5O0-inch division Of the race there
are ten cars, in the 400 class eight, in
the 300 class seven and two in the 200
inch piston displacement. Speed King
piston displacement his Cutting mount
measuring 1919 cubic inches. Fitzpatrick,
with the Mason. is the diminutive entry.
having piston displacement of 243.5
cubic inches.
The nomenclature of the officials select
ed by the Indianapolis motor speedway
embodies the names Of several of the
most prominent men in the automobile
game r. P. Hooper. president of the
American Automobile Association, will be
honorary referee z. A r. Pardington
will be referee. and "Pardy'' has officiat-
ed In this capacity in previous speedway
events. ole Reliable" Fred J. Wagner.
jocularly referred to as 'Wag," will
and checkered flags
While Ray Harroun, the Bedouin pilot
winner of the original 500-mife grand,
will not sit behind a brass steering
column and watch the bricks seemingly
glide rapidly under him, he will be part
Of the race. as he is assistant to Wagner
as starter. Harroun will help line the
cars. up and send. the boys away in their
effort to- smash his record in the Marmon
wasp"
John 8. Cox. director of scorers in the
first race. will again occupy the same
position, and the checking in Of the win
ner and the cars in the money will rest
with this man. William Schimpf of New
York, chairman of the contest board of
the A. A. A, under whose sanction the
contest is held, will be on the grounds
and he will be assisted by C. w. Sedwick,
Indianapolis representative of the A.
a. A.
This event will probably attract the
fans far In excess Of the number that
witnessed the original event. The first
race drew more people to the track than
ever before witnessed a sporting event
But they were different in class. The
crowd at the speedway event will be cos
mopolitan. Millions will be represented
and the executives Of the motor car fac
tories OF the country, whether directly in
terested In racing or not, will watch the
contest from the stand. Many of the
visitors to the race will come in their
motor cars and the speedway has facilities
to park 10000 automobiles.