El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-22
MILLIONAIRE IN SPEEDWAY RACE

last This was to give the early en-
trants a chance to figure on the other
fellows performance. so that he could
judge his own accordingly. Three trials
were allowed each man, the best Of the
three TO count
some Late Arrivals.
y time extension was granted by the
speedway officials to several entrants
who declare themselves unable to re-
port at the track by the specified date
OF May 10
Among the laggards are Finley r.
Porter, with three +. R. P's, Grover
Bergdol, with three Bergdolls, Ralph
Milford with his milford special and
W ". Brown, with his Du Chesneau.
There is also a possibility that Mercer
may not be ready on the dot. though no
extension Of time has yet been asked
for.
All the entrants behind schedule have
the same trouble-their cars were not
quite ready Every effort, however,
was made TO finish them up and have
an on hand for the elimination trials,
Nay 20. q and -
At the speedway cars have been
swarming thick and fast. all the en-
trants on the scene Of action being out
for practice almost every day.
Must Have New AxIes-
Rule Il Of the speedway. specifying
that aIles on all cars in the race must
be new two days before the contest
VIII be enforced 10 the letter. says Carl
O. Fisher, the speedway's president
IL had been brought to Fishers ears
that Dario Resta. star entrant in the
race by virtue OF his recent dual victory
III the Vanderbilt and Grand Prize had
no extra axle for his car, and claimed
he couldn't get one made TO suit him
Therefore, he would start with his old
axle or not at all
Fisher, while firm on the point OF not
permitting ReSta TO violate a speedway
rule, which, he stated. was known
On on 4 n.-nA
Tor infringement suggested that a way
out OF the difficulty would be for Resta
not 10 use his car in practice, but to
get accustomed to the course in his old
vanderbilt and Grand Prize racer.
This scheme appealed to Resta, so
tnat the trouble was settled in an
auicable manner. Restais 500 mile
race car. incidentally, is brand new.
having been built for the last French
Grand Prix, but never used in that con-
test
Betting on Results.
bookmakers are already getting out
their states for the race, advance bets
being posted not only as to who viii
win the race. but who would start the
contest Odds were laid at 10 to one
that all European cars would qualify.
IN which event they are eXpected to
rule at better than even money against
the reid, numbering 10 out of SO
starters The European cars involved
are J. De Palma's Delage, r De PaIma's
Mercedes. Resta's Pehgeot and two
others. the SunbeGms. with Chassagne.
Perporato, Grant, and Limberg driving,
and Oldfield's Bugatti
De Palma Leads.
Betting odds on Ralph De Palma
have dropped TO an almost prohibitive
figure as the result Of the Italians
tirst workout on the speedway. Taking 1
ms new. flier TO the track Immediately /
AFTER MS arrival, he set q pace that I
fairly made the railbirds dizzy. At 4
the time, Earl Cooper, Of the Stuff
team, was going against a 25 mile time
trial. which he negotiated IN 1858. an /
average OF 81 miles an hour Yet De /
Palma passed Cooper with ease, liter
ally running away from him on the
5tfcightaWays and shooting around the
turns. He must have been travelling
IN the neighborhood OF 100 miles an
hour.
De Palma's car is a Mercedes, the one
mat captured the last French Grand
PIX and won the last two races at I
1lgin- It has been recently rebuilt. De
'alTna fitting il with a narrower body. /
20 reduce wind resistance. and making I
L tribe longer. When in motion. il Z
esembles white torpedo. cleaving the I
M with the speed OF a projecriIe
The Big Feature.
The speedWay's proposed 500 600
g0g mile race may be held in the fall
u 1916 or 1917, instead of IN place of
he regularly scheduled 500 mile event
n the spring. as originally planned.
race rams argue il would be a shame
O. disturb the regular sequence Of 500
nile contests. now the worlds greatest
Motoring feature. for even so great an
ven as the 1000 miller. The latter. thev
tate looks sufficiently attractive to
ldhe hlt as an extra venture any
me OFFICIAL action on the PROPOSE
ION has not yet been taken. though il
thought an announcements will be I
made soon.