The sun., 1919-09-14
AUTO SPRINT TITLE
AT STAKE SATURDAY
Worlds Most Famous Drivers
to Compete in Ten Mile Race
at Sheepshead Bay.
ALSO IN $50 MILE EVENT
De Palma, Chevrolet, Milton,
Milford and Lewis Among
Entrants.

The American AUTO racing crown
emblematic Of the worlds speed cham
pionship, will be awarded at the
Sheepshead Bay Speedway next Satur-
day. when all the leading dare devil
drivers will flash their two-mile-a-
minute machines over both short and
long distance routes to capture the
coveted title The seasons final
classic will require the great field to
compete in both $50 mile race and
three ten mile sprints, n dual COM
petition that will decslvely determine
the countrys premier driver for 1919.
Entries received by James j. John
ston, manager Of the race. for the two
feature events include Ralph De Palma,
Ralph milford, Tommy Milton, Louis
Chevrolet, CASTOR Chevrolet, Ray
Howard, Ira Vail, Joe Thomas, Joe
Boyer, Dave Lewis. Lieut.. Art Klein
and Toland Nicholson. As the entries
do not close until Tuesday night five
other notable drivers will be heard
from If they can tune UP their
machines to the required rate of speed
in time for the title contests. These
late Corners will probably include Joe
Vetere, Jimmy Meyer, Denny Hickey
Eddie ODonnell and Emil Thomas.
Foremost among the entrants Is
Ralph De Palma, proclaimed by many
auto fans the greatest driver that ever
raced in this or any other country
Smiling" Ralph has won all the lead
ing cup events the last ten years. Only
last winter down in Florida he
smashed all worlds records from one TO
twenty miles. In his most important
trial he drove his famous Hudson
ilier at a rate Of 149 miles an hour.
Has Two Keen Rivals.
The famous veteran is hopeful Of
| rounding out remarkable racing sea-
son with a victory in the coming clas-
sic at loo miles, However, he ex-
poets some of the keenest competition
he ever encountered from his two chief
rivalS-Tommy Milton and Ralph Null
ford--both of whom are entered in the
two feature events.
milford and Milton have been travel
! ling like meteofs this season and De
Palma better than any one else knows
the speed cunning of these two land
| fliers.
Also in the front rank of favorites
will be Louis Chevrolet, dean of all
! drivers; CASTOR Chevrolet holder of the
worlds 100 mile record; Ira Vail
| Brooklyn's speed specialist Joe Boyer,
known as the millionaire Kid" winner
| of the recent Uniontown classic, Joe
Thomas, Pacific Coast champion and the
| most daring of the group of young
| stars Lieut.. Art Klein, who as AN av-
, ator during the war brought down ten
| Hun machines; Ray Howard, who has
| entirely recovered from a smashup on
! July 3 last when his mechanician was
killed; Dave Lewis, known as Jersey
Lightning" and Toland Nicholson, who
has been a sensation in recent events
| throughout the circuit
| Lieut.. Klein Entered.
Lieut.. Klein has the ability and nerve
to cause an upset either over a long dis
| tancc in sprint. His experience in
| the air has sharpened his nerve until
! now he is considered the most dangerous
| rival for the topnotchers.
| While it is impossible at this time 10
predict who will be the 1919 champion,
| 1t is safe to say that all existing records
will be smashed at the meeting next
| Saturday. Lessons learned in the war
have increased the speed I'm the latest
! models of racing cars to rate
never thought possible in the Vanderbilt
cup days. Tickets for the meet are now
on sale at all the hotels and ticket
! agencies.
| The following entries have been re-
ceived thus far; Ralph De Palma. Pack
| ard; Ralph milford, FronteuaC Tommy
Milton. Duesenberg Joe Boyer, Duesen-
| berg; Louis Chevrolet Frontenac, Gas
ton Chevrolet, Froutenac; Ira Vail
! Philbrin Dave Lewis, Meteor; Art
| Klein, Peugeot;, Ray Howard, Peugcot;
Joe Thongs, Mercer, and Toland NicdoI'
son, Hudson
| This list includes the winners OF all
the leading classics this year, who will
start in the ten mile match race to be
decided in three heats