The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
INDIANAPOLIS RACE
 ALREADY DRAWING
 ATTENTION OF FANS
Each Entrant Will Be Com pelled to Make Eighty Miles an Hour
 in Trials

New York, January 15.-(Special) )-Per-
 haps no subject was of greater universal 1 interest among the thousnds of auto 1 mobile owners gathered here during the automobile show than the coming sea- l sons speedway races.
 i During the automobile show, the In dianapolis Motor Speedway, the first built ! in the United States, issued it's entry
 blanks for it's sixth annual international l sweepstakes race to be held in Indianap- ellis Tuesday, May 30, 1916.
 1 The distance for this years race is 300 miles. The opportunity to ''get-rick- quick is more potent for 1916 than ever before for the driver who is able to capture first place at Indianapolis, New
 York, Chicago and other speedway races. There is just one little thing not to be overlooked, according to racing fans and that is the word quick" From the way the cars went faster and faster in 1915, the winning drivers have most strenu- ous racing season ahead of them for this year Veterans of the game believe that after the Indianapolis race it will be practically possible to tell who will bank Americas racing fortunes when the sea- son is over, thus, aside from being the initial race sport of the year, the h. dianapclis race will have even greater significance.
 The Hoosier event will start at 1:3O D.
 
 cubic inches piston displacement or un- der, maximum weight 2500 pounds.
 The management of the speedway have already opened offices on North Capitol av enue, Indianapolis, and are busly pre- pairing for the coming carnival of speed which will initiate the new year. Com plete rules of the race, distribution of prizes and awards and all miscellaneous information may be had at the speedway offices now.
 It is interesting to note that every car must show speed of at least 80 miles per hour in the official speed trials of one lap of the track in order to be eligible to start in the race. These speed trials are to be held on May 26 and 27 A rul- ing of the contest board of the American Automobile association, which will be en- forced, declares that not more than three cars of any one make may start in any one speed event as a factory or team entry. Two additional cars of the same make may start provided they are en- tered by individuals having no connec- tion with the factory team, but are bona fide private entries. In event of more than five cars of one make being en- tered, the fastest five in the official speed trials shall be eligible.
 The Indianapolis management restricts the number of cars in this race to s.
 In event of more than 33 being entered, WHICH io HloT etHdH pfopapIe, the 33 latest in the official speed trials will be the only cars to start and they will be numbered according to the time made in speed trials. For instance the fastest car in the speed trial will be numbered 'one" and will have the inside position next the pole. Another new feature be- inS introduced this year is that a per- centage of the gross gate receipts during practice will be paid to entrants. With nationwide prosperity on such a decided boom and with a vifified interest in speedway racing all over the United States the Indianapolis race "Belascos" are preparing not only for an unusual number of cars to be entered, but for a record breaking crowd of spectators. Many new and novel featured for the management of the event and the com- fort and entertainment of the visitors are being carefully prepared