New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20
MAY ENTER NAPIER CAR
IpHkinS'S Friends Hope to Place
Him in Speedway Race.
TIMING DEVICE INSTALLED
Accessory Firms Have Begun to
Add to Amount offered by
Track Management.
rRv telegraph TO The Tribune. ]


,.a;anapolis. April 19-According 10 adj
ICES received by the management of the
,nd,anapolls Motor Speedway. Rupert
,a0kins may be entered in the third ain
mol y0-mile international sweepstakes
&c at the indianapolis Motor Speedway
- Nav 80 as the driver of an English
Napier car
II IS said that a party of English and
australian sportsmen are greatly interest
"A in the career of Jeffkins. who is the
onlv native Australian driver recognized
-. the American Automobile Association,
and II is the intention OF these men TO
secure the English car and enter ii, with
Isrlins nominated as pilot.
last year Jenkins was the relief driver
t,r Ralrh De Palma in the J00-mile race.
and it was the big Australian who helped
Ds Palma as he endeavored to push his
car across the tape after his engine broke
down. preventing him getting a place in
the event which he had all but won.
1snlins stands high among followers of
the racing game, and with car which
has the reputation credited to the Napier
he should make a good showing, If his
hackers conclude to bring the car TO this
country and enter IT.
The Warner timing device. which will
10 used 10 catch the time of the cars in
the coming J00-mile race. has arrived in
indianapolis. and the work Of INSTALLING
II At the big brick track will be begun IN
\ few DAYS The device will be used dur
ing the practice days before the race. and
/, will be thoroughly tested before it is
used officially
FE. Edwards. who will again serve as
chairman Of the technical committee,
made a recent trip TO Indianapolis, where
he was in consultation with speedway Off
cials. Mr. Edwards was accompanied by
John G.. De Long. OF The Chicago Trib-
me" who has been nominated as assist
ant starter. TO aid Charles =. Root who
was appointed several weeks ago and
whose appointment has been indcrsed by
The American Automobile Association.
The purse Of $4,000 which Will be divided
among the winners of the 500-mile race
has been increased by additional prizes
offered by manufacturers Of automobile
accessories The Bosch Magnetic Com
paDv. following its usual custom, has
pledged 81 600 20 be divided among the
drivers Of the three cars crossing the tape
first, provided these cars are equipped
with Bosch magnetos. The Hartford Sus-
pension Company has also offered the
prize which ii has given at previous
races and will divide 500 among the
three drivers who win first. second and
third places. on the condition that these
drivers have equipped their cars with
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. shock absorbers. The
famous Speedway trophies, which have
an intrinsic value of $4,000, will also DC
hung up.
That Miss Vivian Prescott. Of Philadel-
phia, or any other woman, for that mat
ter. will drive a car in the race is ru-
NOR which is absolutely without founda-
ton. II is utterly untrue that Miss Pres
colt has received permission from the
Speedway management to enter the race
and there Is absolutely no chance that
such permission will be given.
story which has been current in the
daily newspapers of the country TO the
effect that such permission has been gwen
is denied most emphatically by the Speed
way management IL being declared tha'
such permission was not even asked oy
the woman who is alleged to have re-
ceyed H.
The story is too silly for US to take
seriously" says Charles W. SedWich,
manager Of the Speedway. I'm the nrst
place, the races staged at our track are
run In accordance with the rules OF the
American Automobile Association, and
this body will not recognize woman
driver, In the second place. the rules OF
the Speedway make it impossible for
woman to be present on the track at any
time, even in touring car. Only IL
eensed drivers will ever be permitted 10
drive on the track"