Evening journal., 1914-05-30
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 30-The great
est aggregation of automobile pilots
ever gathered for one race spun around
the Speedway oval five abreast just be-
fore 10 o'clock today, behind the pace
making car of Carl Fisher, waiting for
his signal to dash forward into the 500
mile Motor Race de Lux. Thirty
drivers chosen with extreme care from
the worlds best, manned powerful rae
ing machines that had been prepared in
every possible way for the two hundred
laps, which might mean fame or death.
The annual Speedway is recognized as
the worlds greatest motor event. En-
tries thi, year oclipsed those of all for
mer years
Two foreign drivers, at the wheels
of foreign ears which under their guild
ance have captured every European tro-
ply of much value, were most feared
i hv the American contingent These
were Goux and Boillet, drivers of Peu-
/ geot cars-t the flower of France in
drivers and machines. GouN won the
I race last year, but shared with his rae
ing partner the distinction of being to-
days favorite. for Boillot is the premier
driver of France.
Ranking close TO the two Frenchmen,
and far overtopping them in popular
favor. were Bob Burman. the worlds
speed king" holder unGl recently of the
Speedway lap record who is driving his
own car; Barney Oldfeld. the dean of
the auto racing game. and most widely
known of them ALL Spencer Wishart
New York millionaire sportsman. who
finished next TO GuoX last year; Joe
Dawson. Speedway winner I'm 1912: Ray
Harroun Speedway winner in 1911;
Earl Cooper. American road-racine
champion; Gil Anderson Eastern road
champion; Teddy Tctzlaf. holder of TN
worlds road record. and Howard vii
cox. holder of the worlds mile stoct
straightawav. Ralph DcPalma anC
Ralph Mulford prominent American
drivers. also were entered.
For the first time since the Speedway
opened. every winner of this event il
past years IS in the race today. RAJ
Harroun. silent and uncommunicative
kept secret until the last moment hi
determination 20 drive the third Max
we'll He won the first 5O0-mile Speed
way race since in 1911 with tho Marmol
Wasp. This is his first Sncedway rae
since that time. He had decided to re
tire. but remained active as chief Of tn
Maxwell squad. When one by one tn
big drivers were chosen for this rae
and none was left for his third racer
Raw decided that rather than take on
of the fifteen eliminated men he woul
drive the car himself.
Toe Dawson. winner with a Nationa
in 1912 is driving a Narmon today. I'll
steady driving lllowed him 10 snatc
the laurels from DcPahma when the lat
ter's engine went bad in the last tw
laps. Dawson recently lowered the tfacl
record 10 l.36 %.
; Fifty thousand dollars in cash prize
await the first ten TO finish today. q
this 100000 will 20 to tho winner
sl2O0o 10 the second man TO finish. an
smaller Sims for the rest. The tent
driver wins Sl4O0. There are man
trophies. valued in total at s20.0OO. bu
these are not held permanently. Prize
from accessory houses amount {
$4,000.
The winner Is expected TO finish N
7 200 laps about 430 this Afternoon
3 Dawson's record of Col O6 in 1912 sti
stands Put though the winner IS the
determined, the ten who remain Sin u