Arizona republican., 1913-09-23
ENTRY LIST OPEN FOR
 INDIANAPOLIS RACES
Many Changes at Speedway for 1914
 Decoration Day Contest.

1 The entry list for the fourth annual i 500 mile International Sweepstakes
 Race which will be staged at the In dianapolis Motor Speedway. Saturday, 1 May 30, 1914, is now open. entry blanks 1 for the event having been issued last | Monday. Although last year the list 1 was not formally opened until January ! 1, manufacturers and other prospective entrants have displayed so much in 1 terest in the coming event that it was deemed advisable by the Speedway mana cement to facilitate the work of preparation by securing entries as ear Iy as possible. The list will close May l.
 There is no doubt that the event scheduled for 1914 will eclipse every other race meet held on the Indianapo- lis oval, the last race having served to stimulate interest in the speed sport to an unusual degree. Scores of letters have been pouring into the Speedway office from every part of Europe and
 America and from present indications. it seems that American manufacturers will make a determined effort to win back the honOrs won during the last 500 mile race by Jules GouX, the
 F'renchman, while the Europeans are equally determined to retain the worlds speed hOnors for another year.
 There have been several changes in the conditions governing the coming
 race which it is believed will meet with the general approval of entrants. The entry fee has been reduced from $500 to $20O with the stipulation that fifty per cent of this fee will be refunded for all cars that start on May 30 To furher insure the safety of drivers it has also been ordained that all steer ing knuckles and tie rods must be now | two days before the starting of the 1 race, while aluminium steering wheels will not be permitted Frame hangers and steering mechanism shall be sub ject to the approval of the IndianapO- lis Motor Speedway mechanical en- gineer, and cars failing to meet ap- prOvaI will not be allowed to start All drivers, including relief drivers, must furnish the referee with a certificate from the Speedway surgeon, Dr. H R Allen, proving that they are physically | fit to engage in such a contest and | that they are entirely free from any l serious nervous manifestations or oth- 1 CT disorders which might prove han 1 dicap- Physical conditions justifying l the refusal of such a certificate will 1 disbar drivers from the race
 | The regular prizes hung up for the 1 coming race will be the same as those 1 last year. A purse of $5O,0O0 will be l offered, this to be divided into ten pur- 1 ses. the first prize being S2O,0OO. The 1 Wheeler -Schebler cup. the Remy Grand 1 Brassard and trophy and the Prest O. 1 Lite trophy will also be offered again 1 ha Seh ha entrant of the car which is first at l 400 miles, the Prest- O-Lite trophy be- | ing won by the entrant of the car which
 is first at 300 miles while the Remy | grand trophy will be awarded to the entrant of the car which is first at 200 | miles. The driver of this car will re- 1 ceiVe the Kenny grand brassard, and if 1 Remy ignition is employed the driver 1 will receive $50 a week for twenty | consecutive weeks. If the car wins the | first 400 miles is equipped with a 1 Schebler carburetar $1 900 in gold will i be given the driver by F. H. Wheeler. ! president of the Wheeler Schebler 1 company. Cars entered in the race
 must have piston displacement which
 will not exceed 450 cubic inches and a
 minimum weight of 1900 pounds.
 1 Activity in preparation for the 800
 mile race has already begun at the In
 dlanapolis Motor Speedway. Two new 1 grandstands are being erected, one of
 which, at the southwest turn will con
 slst entirely of boxes and will be a twin i to the present paddock stand. The 1 other. which is 800 feet long will be To- l cated on the straightaway north Of | grand stand c. The erection of these
 grand stands will furnish additional 1 seating capacity for 18,00O people The 1 Speedway grounds are also being l equipped with a supply of water from | Speedway City, which is located inn
 mediately across the road from the l Speedway and this will afford fire
 protection for the many buildings To- l cated on the grounds.