The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-15
Many Famous Drivers Entered In the
One Hundred and Fifty
Mile Event on
June 26,
TEN THOUSAND is UP
Program Also Includes Fifty Mile
Free For All-Indicatlons
Point to Banner
Crowd.

D@S MONIES, Town, June 15-Ea1l
Cooper, Eddie Richenbacher, Wilbur
iDAlene, Eddie O'Donne11, Ralph De-
Palma, and other famous automobile
racers VIII perform for Des Moines
and Iowa enthusiasts of the fascinat
ding pastime on the mile circular track
of the Des Moines speedway on
Monday afternoon, June &c, in $50
mile championship race. The pro-
gram also includes a 80 mile free-for-
al.
The rules OF the contert board Of
the American Automobile association
Will govern the contest. Fred Wag-
ner, official A. A. starter, Will be in
charge OF the drivers. Richard Ken
nerdell, chairman of the contest board
OF the American Automobile associa.
ton has promised to be present and
assist In the meet. A $1,000 electr1-
cal timing device VIM clock the drtv
ers.
The galaxy Of automobile racers
who will participate In the 1916 fea-
] ture event at Des Motnes, win sur
pass any other Iowa meet ever held.
Cooper viii drive his Stutz and
Cooper last year ranked at the top
for prizes won. Eddie Richenbacher,
captain of the Maxwell team, will
bring Pete Henderson with him as
driver of a second Maxwell car.
! Richenbacher Is an Iowa boy as is
also Eddie ODonnell, leader Of the
Dusenberg racing team. Ralph Null
ford, winner of the first 800 mile race
on the Des Moines track last year,
will be back and efforts are now be-
ing made to secure the signature to
contracts of Dario Resta, the noted
Italian driver and winner OF the In
dianapolis speedway race, and Ralph
DePalma who shared honors with
Milford on the local track last sea-
son.
Indications point to a banner crowd.
Reservations for seats In the grand
stand and boxes are pouring into the
speedway Offices from all parts OF
the state and special arrangements
to accommodate big crowd Of auto
mcbilists in the inner track enclos-
ure have been made. A second sub
way under the track has been erect
&c and the roads entering the vicinity
have been improved in order to fac
ilitate automobile travel
The races on June 26 will bring
together the greatest Of American
and foreign drivers. Aside from
Cooper, Milford, Richenba cher,
OeDonneu and Henderson, Billy
Chandler, who narrowly escaped with
his life last year, has entered. Two
European drivers, Joseph Chrtssiance
and Frank Calvin will pilot Sunbeam
cars made in England and reported
to be the fastest on the market Bill
Randollar, who captured the state
auto race on the speedway track on
Decoration day, has also registered
for the June 26 meet, and Wilbur
D'Alene, the young unknown who fin
ished second to Dario Resta in the
Indianapolis race, will also compete.
Prizes aggregating $4,000 have
been hung up by the speedway man.
egement. In addition, there will be
special prizes offered by various tirs
and accessory companies.
Every precaution against accidents
will be taken A temporary hospital
will be installed on the track and doc
tors will be IN waiting. The drivers
will submit to a medical examination
before entering the race.
Speedway officials decided to hold
the meet Monday instead of the usual
Saturday owing to the fact that many
automobilists will have an opportuni'
ty of driving down on Sunday to at
tend Crowds from all parts of thu
state and neighbortng states are ex-
pected to be present