El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05
INDIANAPOLIS RACE
is ARRANGED FOR
Entry Fee is reduced From $500 to
$780, and Half Will BE .,a
cd TO Cars starting May 20.
General arrangements nave DC

General arrangements nave been an
7,ounced for the fourth annual 9OU-
mile international sweepstakes race
which will be staged at the 1nolend-
polls motor speedway, SATURDAY NAY
81 1914 The entry list is now OPEN
AItboupb last wear the list was not
formally opened until January 1, manu-
facturers and other prospective en-
trants have displayed so mucn inter-
est in the coming event that II Was
deemed advisable by the Speedway
mana gement to facilitate the WORK OL
Dreparation by securing entries as
early as possible. The list will close
May l.
It is believed that the event sched-
uled for 1914 will eclipse every otnef
race meet held on the Indianapolis
oval the last race having served 70
stimulate interest in the speed sport
TO an unusual degree Scores OF let
tiers have been pouring into the speed
way office from every part OF Europe
and America it is declared, and from
present indications it would seem
that American manufacturers VIII
make a determined effort to win oack
the honOrs won during the last 9OV-
mile race bv Jules GouX. the French
man, while the Europeans are equaliy
determined to retain the worries speed
honors for another year
There have been several changes IN
the conditions governing the cOmlhS
race The entry fee has been reduced
from $500 to 5000 with the stipulation
that 50 percent of this fee will be re-
funded for all cars that start on May
80
To further insure the safety OF
drivers it has also been ordained that
all steering knuckles and tie rods
! must be new two days before starting
of the race, while aluminium steering
wheels will not be permitted. Frame
! hangers and steering mechanism
shall be subject to the approval of the
Indianapolis Motor speedway me-
I chanical engineer, and cars failing 10
meet approval will not be allowed to
start.
An drivers, including relief drivers
must furnish the referee with cert1-
ficate from the speedway surgeon, DR..
H. r. Allen, proving that they are
/ physically fit to engage in such
contest and that they are entirety
free from any serious nervous mani
festations or other disorders wnlcn
/ might prove a handicap Physical
conditions justifying the refusal OF
such certificate will disbar drivers
I from the race
The regular prizes hung up for the
coming race will be the same as those
last year. A purse of $4,000 will be
offered this to be divided into ten
purses, the first prize being 100000
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. dup, the
| Remy Grand Brassard and trophy and
lue 6IeSl-O-Llle lIOphE Will dAoD ~
offered again, the Wheeler-Schebble
cup going to the -entrant of the car
which is first at 400 miles, the Prest-
: O-Lite trophy being won by the en-
trant of the car which is first at SEQ
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 receive the Kenny
Grand Brassard. and if Remy ignition
is employed the driver will receive
; $50 a week for twenty consecutive
weeks.
If the car that wins the first 400
miles is equipped with Schebler
carburatOr $1,000 in gold will be given
the driver by +. H. Wheeler, presl-
dent of the Wheeler Schebler com
pany. Cars entered in the race must
have a piston displacement which
will not exceed $50 cubic inches and a
minimum weight of 1900 pounds.