The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-26

tho hotels will be able to easily han
die all It's guests.
The Motor Speedway. Mt cost OF
S650.o00, has substituted a tunnel fol
the old foot-bridge Just north OF the
pits. This will facilitate the handling
or tho autos that are parked In the
infleld and the vast crowds that Will
view the race from this enclosure.
| The tunnel is just north of the wire
at the north end of tho paddock box
stand. 1t will admit OF the passage
of two motor cars at the same time
going In opposite directions, and also
provides two passages for pedestrians
elevated above the vehicle passages.
Not only will the race for 500 miles
be tho longest track event in 1912.
but it will also offer tho largest
amount Of cash to the drivers of the
modern ace-catcrs. Fifty thousand
will catapult their cars through space
for moro than six hours in an effort
TO cross the tape first with zoo laps
TO their credit.
Among the drivers and rcli>f driv-
crs named for the twcnty-seven en-
trants in the race, seven divers and
seven relief pilots will ride In thar first
50o-milo event. The drivers that wero
not participants In the first five century
gasolcne Marathon are Harvey Herrick.
Bert Dingley. Billy Licsaw. Joe Koran.
Len. Ormsby. Charles Shambaugh and
II. j. Fitzpatrick. The relief pilots TO
make their bow IN the 5oO-mile event
are Big Boy" RAIDER johnson. Swan
son, Fuller, Farr. Kittrcll and Fowler
Teddy Tetziaf. nov holder OF tn,
worlds road racing record. With an aV-
crage OF 1850 miles per hour. made at
Santa Monica May 4, will drive q Fiat,
the same make OF car with which he
won his laurels. Last year he had a
Lozier mount. Ralph DePalma finished
sixth in tina first event in IA Simplex.
and this year will be probably the in
dividual favorlte. driving u big sray
Mercedes.
Gil. Anderson will again drive
Stutz. and will have as teammates
Charley Mcrz, famous as n National
pilot. and Len. Zenscl, winner Of the
1?ll Elgin. at the wheel of Il National.
In the first race both IcnEel and Merz
appeared at the wheels of Nationals.
Louis Disbrow and Harvey Hcrrlck will
drive the two Case entries. Hcrick Is
u new 500-miler, buA Disprow drove
tho Popc-Ilummer last season.
Spencer Wishart. the New York mil
lionairc, who won fourth place in the
initial race. will drive the same Mcrce-
des. Harry knight. driver of the West
colt that he wrecked in the first event.
will appear at the wheel OF a LeXinS-
ton. This will be the initial bow of
the Lexington In speedway racing.
The National team will present a new
front. Iowdy Wilcox Will again drive
a fty-horsepower. the same size Ma
tienal that he finished in seventeenth
place with In the first event. David
Bruce Brown, twice winner of the
Grand Prize of America, Will drive n
second National hfty. Bruce Brown
finished third In Fiat last year. Joe
Dawson. winner of NTH place in the
first race at the wheel of Niarmon.
will round out the Nationals team.
Truly one of the most formidable trios
that ever graspcd the steering whcol
of rubber-shod. gasolene- dcvourInG
speed monster. Bruce Brown is for the
first time driving an American de
machine.
Bert DnElcv. famous for his work
with n Pope on tho Pacific Coast, and
participant In former vanderbilts. will
make his bow In Simplex. Johnny
Jenkins. former pugilist and famous as
n Cole driver. Will mark the return of
tho White to the racing arena The