Arizona republican., 1913-05-14
INDIANAPOLIS
RACE GOSSIP
Two Knight Cars Assured
for 5OO-Mile Grind-Col-
ony Of Race Drivers
Grows Each Day Tetz-
laff May Drive Isotta.

1NDIANAPOLIS, May 49, - En-
tries for the third annual 500 mile In
ternational Sweepstakes Race which
will be held at the indianapolis Motor
Speedway, May 30, continue to come
into the office of the speedway man
agement, the latest being that of a
specially built car equipped with
knight engine, which has been entered
! by Robert H. Pennebaker, a wealthy
| sportsman and garage owner of Mem
phls, Tenn According to adVices re
ceiVed from Memphis the car is one Of
the fastest ever built in the United
States and the owner is willing and
even anxious to put it in the great bat
tie of cylinders against the fast Euro
pean and American cas& which have
been entered. Its powerful engine is
equipped with cylinders the dimensions
of which are Is by 5-3s which gives
a displacement of 4435 cubic inches.
This is somewhat larger than most of
the cars which have been entered to
date but is still within the limitation
of $50 cubic inches, prescribed for this
years race
Mr.. Pennebaker announces that ne
will drive the car himself. and with
that end in view has petitioned the
| mobile association for a drivers lie
ense. He has never had any track ex-
perience, it is said but he is a veteran
of the road and is reputed to be an
expert driver, cool headed and scientif-
ic. but in no way lacking in nerve and
daring. Mr.. Pennebaker has also made
the unusual request that he be allowed
TO drive without a mechanician, as did
HarrOun, winner of the 500 mile race at
Indianapolis in 1911. 1t is scarcely
| possible however, that this request
will be granted. since the contest board
Of a. A. A. management Of the Indian
apolis Motor Speedway does not be
lieve in permitting race participants to
assume any unnecessary risks, and it
is deemed expedient that a mechanician
shall ride with every driver to keep a
lookout for other cars.
This is the second ear to be entered
in the coming 500 mile race which is
equipped with the Knight motor The
first the Mercedes Knight, entered
several days ago by E. c. Patterson of
Chicago, and which viii be driven by
Pilette, the famous Belgian. marked the
Introduction of the sliding valve to the
long distance race. It is considered a
complete innovation in racing circles
Z
who are interested in the technical side
Of racing cars. The foreign built Mer-
cedes is a smaller car than the Ameri-
can car entered by Pennebaker, but
since they both carry the sanK sliding
valve engines their performances
should offer an interesting study 1t
| is generally conceded that in no way
can a car be tested as thoroughly, as
| in the long grind on the Indianapolis
| Motor Speedway. and a battle royal is
expected between these two knight
equipped cars.
The chug of the big racing chariots
is becoming ar every day sound al the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway now
adays. The Stutz team is working ev-
cry day and making records which ar
CUR well for the showing of these cars
on May 50. Ralph De Palma and
Spencer Wishart who with Caleb
Bragg viii compose the Mercer team,
are also at the speedway subjecting the
smallest of their three cars to Sc
| we're workout. DePalma and Wishart
| are taking turns at the wheel and in
addition to testing tires they are Civ
| ing the engine of the car good tuning
up. Johnny Jenkins is also trying out
| his Schacht entry, and although he has
not tried to make any records as yet
he is studying his engine thoroughly
| and as soon as he feels perfectly ac-
quainted with it will turn on full power
| in an attempt against time
! The first of May witnessed many in
! tereSting additions to the colony of
drivers and mechanics gathered at the
| speedway, and in a few days it is ex-
| pected that all the cars entered will
| be trying their PAGES on the big brick
i oval The PeugeOt cars which are
! coming from France and the Sunbeam
/ which will be shipped from England
| are expected in Indianapolis by that
| time, and GOuX, the record smashing
J PeugeOt pilot who recently put Il crimp
| in all the worlds speed records at the
| BrOOklandS track in England. is
| bound to be the center of attraction.
| His team mate, ZucarelI, together with
| Albert Guyot, the Frenchman who will
| pilot the Sunbeam car, will arrive with
| GouX, and they will lose no time in ia
miliarizing themselves with the Indian
| apOlis track. The three Isottas, which
| are now assured entries have arrived
! in New York and will be brought to
Indianapolis shortly 1t is said that E
E. Hewlett, the California race enthu-
| siast who will enter one of these ItaI-
ian cars, has completed arrangements
| with Teddy Tetzlaff to drive his entry
r. c. Gilhooley, who has brought the
cars to this country will undoubtedly
pilot another while the driver for the
third has not yet been nominated