The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-21
SEAT SALE HEAVY
ORpERS HAVE NOW BEEN RE.
cEivED FROM EVERY eTATE.
Foreign Organizations Anxious to A.
tend 6oo-MIIe Race to Support
Their Country's Cars.

Although It Is over two months be.
fore tAe third annual 500-mile Inter.
national Sweepstakes race will BE-
staged at the indianapolis Motor
Speedway, May 80. large force of
acke. sellers Ii now busy at the
Speedway Office in Indianapolis filins
mail orders and sending out tickets to
those who are securing their reser-
vations in advance The sale was
opened January Is, and from the very
first day the rush was unusually
heavy, and never, since the Speedway
races became the big sporting event
of the country four years ago. has the
advance sale been as heavy as 1t is at
present. It is a matter of record that
orders have been received from every
State in the Union, and in addition to
these, there have been numerous or.
ders from Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Pan
anna and various European countries.
One of the first orders received came
from q party of Englishmen, who ex-
pect to make a tour of America this
summer and who will begin their trip
by a visit to the Indianapolis races.
These men are interested in the Sun
beam car. which is considered the
fastest of all English cars and which
will participate in the race with AL
bert Guyot, the celebrated French
driver at the wheel.
English societies in Chicago, Clevc-
land, New York, PittsDurg and San
Francisco have also reserved large
blocks of seats, and two of these So
cieties have announced their inten-
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military bands. One Canadian organ
ization expects to come in a special
train and will bring band of Scottish
pipers, dressed in the kits of the
Highland clans. The Alliance Fran.
caise, one of the most prominent
French societies of the country, which
has branches in almost every city
where there is French colony, has
made inquiries regarding seat reserva-
lions, and Is anxious to be represent
ed by members from as many chapters
as possible The interest of the
Frenchmen has been aroused since it
became known that two Peugeots, the
well known French cars, would be en-
tered in the contest
This will be the first time that the
500-mile race has been truly interna-
tional in character, for although for
SlSn CATS nave ldASn part III the pre-
yious races, they were entered by
American owners aud were driven by
American drivers. Conditions have
changed, however and this year will
see the foreign cars entered by their
manufacturers and with men at the
wheels who have established reputa-
lions for themselves In the native
countries.
mail orders and sending out tickets to
But despite the heavy advance
sale, there is no danger of any
one icing disappointed who wishes
to be present at the race
The Speedway management is
used 20 taking care of large crowds
and the grandstand and parking space
is almost unlimited. Should 1t be
found that the demand for seats will
exceed the nresent supply, no time will
be lol t in erecting extra grandstands
to take care of the crowd.
1t is the desire of those in charge
of the Speedway to offer first-class &C
commodations to everyone, and they
are prepared to meet any emergenc,
which may arise.
When the Speedway was first lais
out, the engineers who had charge o
the work were instructed to place
the grandstands in such a way tina
a good view of the track could b,
secured from every seat These or
ders were carried out to the letter
md consequently no race track II
the world is so we'll arranged a. tn
Indianapolis Motor Speedway.