The Washington herald., 1919-05-31
OLDF|ELD CAN'T
NAME winner
Barney Says Some Dark
Horse Will Cop the
Bacon.
By BARNEY OLDFIELn

MUSTER DrtNcF VI inc "OEhos
Indianapolis. Ind. May 3o.-On the
eve OF the greatest automobile race
ever scheduled for competition. ]
am picking a dark horse to win Sat
urday's international 500-mile race
at the Indianapolis Speedway.
The big race will start at II
o'clock and unless I am altogether
wrong, a new name will be enrolled
on the roll of fame within five and
half hours thereafter. And I am
not alone in this belief.
After much consideration and
hours of talk with all the drivers,
1 am figuring on some good. tried
and true four cylinder car to bring
home the bacon. OF these. l class
Roscoe Sarles in my car; Earl Coop
er in the Stutz; Louis Chevrolet and
Ralph Mulford in Frontenacs ano
Howdy Wilcox in the Peugot or one
OF the Deusenberg drivers as most
likely to win
do not look for early speed since
there are no manufacturers repre-
sented and every man is in from a
doIlar-winning viewpoint
Indianapolis, Ind. May 0.-Tne
worlds greatest automobile race VIII
be keld hers tomorrow. over the
course of the Indianapolis motor
speedway.
Thirty-three race drivers, the cream
Of Europe and America, will compete
for the titles and for purse OF w.
900. Preliminary tests indicate .na'
all records for racing will be oroKen'
Tonight thousands of people from All
over the country were pouring ihto
indianapolis for the race. Rooms were
at a premium, and curious Hooslers
helped swell the crowds that packeo
the downtown district
There were eager spectators from
ever1u State in the union in the city
tonight. and the dusty travellers
brought word of many unfortunate
tourists stranded along the roads OF
Indiana. NJ.
Io,,,s Chevrolet, wizard Of the dirt
track mechanician and famous speed
king was one of the big faIorltes IN
the race. Only Thursdady CheVrolet
showed his skill by coming through
without injury a wreck that occurred
in a practice spin.
chevrolet is the captain OF a team
of four Frontenacs, which, althoush
thew are the lishtest racing macnlne
ever huilt. all made better than 100
miles an hour in the o. elimination
tests.
The ballot cars. French creations
of Deculiar design. are also favorites.
Rene Thomas, pilot of one ballot
made the highest qualification time
opd set new course record. when
he ACCOMPLISHED Il lap at the rate OF
1O47 miles an hour. This Is remarka-
bic, considering the nature OF the
speedway oval.
lust before sundown Thursday
JuIas Goux winner of the 1915 race,
qualified his mount. Goux worked
franticalIy for twenty-four hours on
his badly damaged car in order 10
Get IL ready for the eliminations.
Goux is one of the bsg favorites
in the race.
Ralph de Palma, always enjoying
the sympathies of Indianapolis race
crowds. was another outstanding
driver. De Palma will pilot a spe-
cial Packard racer. In an attempt
To lower the course record set by
Thomas, Goux failed on Thursday.
However, it is not speed alone that
will win the race. The ability OF the
machine to stand the strain Of 500
miles constant tear is vital. There
have been cars in speedway races that
have literally fallen to pieces.
The speedway was closed to all ex-
cent the racers and their crews to-
day, and the giant field was being
groomed for the guests tomorrow. The
crowd that is expected will be at least
100. 600.
THE races" is the byword on the
tongue OF everyone in Indianapolis
tonight. Although hotels made elab-
crate preparations for the crows and
rooming bureaus were established,
the city is swamped.
A crowd of 10000 is something to
a city which cannot boast of four
times that in population.
The official list of entries. giving
the name of the car, the driver, the
time in elimination, and the speed
in miles per hour made in the elimi-
nation Is as follows: