South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-24
RACE ENTRIES TO
CLOSE THURSDAY
Gill Give Drivers Plenty of Time
in Which to Send Ap-
pIiCatiOnS.

The entries for the first annual
night and day auto races 70 be held
at SpringbrOOk park next Thursday
viii not close until noon Of the day
OF the races. 80 that the speed kings
from distant points who have had
entry blanks sent 10 them, can get
their signed applications into the
hands Of the park officials.
This will also give the local drivers
who contemplate entering at least one
OF the events. more time TO test their
cars and decide whether they Will at
tempt To compete for the prize mon
ey. IL is thought that there may be
enough entries from South Bend and
Mishawaka to make up one race en-
tiTely OF amateur drivers. from which
the professionals would be excluded.
An event exclusively for Ford ma
chimes is also being considered
VIII BE IA Events.
AS the program now stands there
will be seven events on each program
afternoon and evening. Many OF the
events will be duplicated at each per
Torrance but some Of the features
will be presented only once. The
handicap race which will be run at
70 miles in the afternoon Will not be
on the night card. and the final event
at night. the long distance race, viii
not be on the afternoon card
a number OF inquiries have been
made by those anxious To know
whether DePalma. Resta or Bob
Burman willatake part in the Spring
brook races. but word has been re-
Ceived from these speedsters stating
that they are devOting their time 20
speedway races only and that they
would not participate in half-mile
track events on account of the dan
ger involved.
Insomuch as the speed demons VINO
will be at the SpringbrOOk races are
rated as the best in the half-mile
track game their rating can best be
measured from the fact that so far
This season more than - worlds rec
Ords on mile and half-mile tracks
have been made by the galaxy of
stars and all the records held by BUR
man, Oldfeld and DePalma have been
shattered
Many Drivers Entered.
The following drivers with their
powerful space eaters have already
signed their entry blanks and mailed
them in: Capt Fl. Kennedy. Max
well team; Lony LOnsbury. Buick;
Billy Tidmarsh. Maxwell; Frank Jen-
nings. KeetOn; Tom Ellison, Ken
nedy special: Ben GOtof. National;
Jack Marston Great Westerns Joe
MurchiO. Stutz Tony T0massO. Mar
mon: Joe st Clair. Chalmers.
Charles Gallanot. Mercedes; Roy
Repp. with his giant Pope hummer
Besides the above cars the man
agement have secured the use of the
giant 500 horse power Bitten Benz
from its wealthy owner. an Indianap-
oils capitalist who has volunteered To
send the monster car here in charge
OF a mechanic and it Will be driven
by Capt Kennedy. one of the most
daring and reckless drivers who have
ever sat behind the steering wheel of
a monster car.
A special prize OF $500 for the fast
est lap made at the met will be offer
cd and $1,000 if the worlds record
for a half mile is eQualed or bettered.
The thing that has made night racing
possible is the powerful hare lamps
which were especially invented for
this newest sport and a high canvas
wall which eucircles the whole race
course and against which the cars
ard drivers are seen more clearly
than 10y daylight