The Detroit times., 1913-09-22
Manufacturers and Others Dis.
play Keen Interest In Coming
Races At Indianapolis
EVENT TO ECLIPSE
ALL OTHER TESTS
Americans Will Make Deter
mined Effort to Win HOnOrs
V Captured by Jules Goux

lNOlAkNAEOA>A0, AhN's eSR~'
The entry list for the fourth an
nual 6O0-mile International sweep
stakes race which will be staged AZ
the indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Saturday, May 80. 1914. 10 now
omen. entry blanks for the event
having been issued today. Atnoush
last year the list was not form@i-
" opened until January l, mRnufac-
turers and other prospective entrsn.s
have displayed % much interes. ~
the coming event that 1t was dee"eu
advisable by the Speedway manage
ement to facilitate the work OF pre-
naration by securing entries as carry
"A posi- BILE. The list will close May =.
There Ia no doubt that the eVeh'
scheduled for 1914 will eclipse every
othsr race meet held on the lndian-
anolis oval. the last race naVihs
.arvad 10 stimpulate interest In the
speed sport to an unusuai oes.oe.
scores of letters have been pourihs
into the Speedway ofiice from ever
mart of Europe and America anu
rom present indications 1t wouIo
..sr that American manufacturers
viii make a determined enor. W ~.
hack the honors won during tue i~ss
5OO-mile race by jules HouA' ene
Frenchman, while the Europeans az
eoually determined to retain .ne
worlds speed honors Tor announcer
year. oharoes
- the conditions governing the com,
No race which 1t is believed Will
meet with the general approvai Oh
,sntrsnts The entry fee has peen
,e6uced from $500 to 5000, with tne
st,nu,ation that so per cent OF TINS
fss will be refunded for all cars that
start on May 80. To further insure
,,ha aafetv Of drivers 1t has also oeen
.ardaIned sthat all steering knuckies
and tie rods must be new two Gays
hasore the starting of the race, while
aluminium, steering wheels VIII ma
he permitted. Frame hangers snu
stsaring mechanism shall be suoJect
to the approval Of the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway mechanical engine,
Ar. and cars failing to meet appro.ai
will not be allowed to start All
drivers. including relief drivers: mus
r,rnish the referee with a certincate
.rrom the Speedway surgeon, Or. n.
% Allen. proving that they are
rhvsically At to engage In sucn q
.ortest and that they are entirey
,rae from any serious nervous man
i.ses,.tions or other disorders wnlcn
..,Sght nroye a handicap. PhysicaI
conditions justifying the REFUSAL Oh
u,ch 4 certificate will disbar drivers
from the race.
The regular prizes hung up lot
~. coming race will be the same as
,ho.s last wear. A purse OF $oo.oVV
will be offered, this to De uivlu1u
70 ten purses, the nrst Prize o en-.
100000. The Wheeler-Scneoie, W.
ne Remy Grand Brassard ana ITO
nhv and the Presto-O-Lte lropny
It'll also be offered again .ne
Nheleer-Schebler Cup going 10 'ne
,tr.nt ~ the car which Is hrst az
20 miles. the Prest-O-Lite Trophy
.s,rv won by the entrant OF the car
Itch :. nrst at 500 miles while the
,a,rv Grand Trophy will be awarded
~. antrant OF the car which 10
49, =. 900 miles. The driver OF TINS
) - viii receive the Remy Grana
s~...ard. and II Remy ignition IS en-
$500 the driver will receive $oo
80 FOR 20 consecutive weeks. II
, he car wins the flrst 400 miles Is
cS,nned with a schebler carburator.
900 in gold will be given the
r;vsr by r. II. Wheeler. president OF
"a wheeler Schebler Company. cars
rtered in the race must have q PTS
N displacement which VIII nov en-
sed $50 cubic inches and a MINI
mm weight Of 1900 pounds. 49,.
Activity in preparation for the
nnNw,ie race has already begun AZ
Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
b. No new grandstands are being
.sctsd one OF which. at the soutn.
set turn will consist entirely OF
orss and will be twin to the pre-
NJ naddock stand. The other. wn'cn
800 feet long, will be Located ="
a straightway. north OF GsnS
rand G. The erection OF these sranu
tsnds win furnish additional seat
~ capacity TOR $4,000 people. Inc
peedway grounds are also being
nuipped with a supply Of water from
he epeedway and this will ahord nre
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