Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
INDIANAPOLIS ENTRY
LIST IS ANNOUNCED
Formidable Array Of Speed Talent
on Card for Sixth 1nterna-
tional Sweepstakes.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 20.-The
official entry list for the sixth interna-
tional sweepstakes race on the Indian
80. has just been announced. This list
shows the most formidable array of
speed talent that ever faced a starter at
Indianapolis. Only one prominent driv-
er is missing-Ralph De Palma, who
was unable to get his car rebuilt In
time. There are more foreign built
cars and a higher average among the
ability of all drivers and higher quality
among the field of cars than ever be-
fore. George NJ. Dickson will start
these cars on their 300-mile chase after
fortune In prize money at 1870 May
30:
One. oldheld, Delage; 2. Aiken, Peu-
geot; 3, Merz. Peugeot; 4, milford, Peu-
p 1eG :, not p named. d Deia La a's s.
C. F. Du Chesneau. Du Chesneau spe-
cial: 9. Lewis, Crawford; 10. Johnson,
Crawford; IL, not named. Deusenberg;
IL. Josef Christians. Sunbeam; 13, A.
Chevrolet. Frontenac; "A. g. Chevrolet,
Frontenac; Is, E. Rickenbacher, Max
Rooney. premier; Is, Bergdoll, Erwin
special: 10. Mystery car from Cleve-
land; 20, Dario Resta, Peugeot: q, Gil
Premier; %. Louis Chevrolet, Fronte-
nae; "a. not named. Sunbeam; 25 8. os-
teweg. Osteweg special: 20, Tom Alley,
Ogren special; q, Billy Chandler. Craw-
ford: 49,. Stecher, Erwin special; 20.
D'Alene. Deusenberg.
A new record for miles per hour Is
freely expected from these drivers. The
first International race ct Indianapolis
in 1911 was won by Ray Harroun in
Dawson. in a National. won in 1912.
average 1910 miles per hour. Jules
Goux, from Paris. with a Peugeot car.
won in 1918. average 1892 miles per
hour. falling short of Dawsons speed.
Rene Thomas, from Europe, in a for
eign-built Delage car. won in 1914.
average S2.47 miles per hour. Last
year DePalma and Dario Resta fought
it out. with DePalma emerging vic
torious. average 1884 miles per hour.
Drivers at the Front.
Goux and Thomas are fighting for
France in the European war and can
not race this year. but British soldier,
Josef Christians. and a teammate will
drive Sunbeam cars shipped from Lon
don for them. Both drivers have been
given military release. With the dis
lance this year cut down to 300 instead
of 500 miles, the contestants will go
faster from the start and maintain a
faster average all the way. ii Is be-
Iieved, because they are saving 200
miles wear on their cars. The In
dianapolis speedway. which was the
first in America, offers a more thrilling
race because the human equation plays
such an important part.
The track, being a brick paved oval,
two and one-half miles around. has
four high banked curves and two long
straightaways. To encircle the track
once a driver must changes the posi-
ton of his car eight times. At board
tracks, where the cars get in saucer
and stay there automatically. the driv-
ers skill is not called into play so
much as at Indianapolis, where every
second may make winner out of a
trailer.
Every racs at Indianapolis has been
chuck full OF exciting changes. as crisis
or emergency after emergency arises
that proves the nerve and skill of the
drivers. Dramatic incidents are never