South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-29
AUTO PILOTS HERE
FOR CLASSICS AT
SPRINGBROOK PARK
Ethel Dare's Aerial Circus
Will Feature Outdoor Pro-
gram of Events.

indianapolis is naturally noted
for It's big speedway annual event.
Just OF this time it has nothing on
South Bend Saturday afternoon
and Sunday 10 OF the greatest and
foremost dirt track racing pilots
viii face the starters flag in the va
rious events 10 be held on the dirt
oval at SpringbrOOk park. Among
the entrants perhaps the one that
stands out pre-eminently is that OF
Texas" George Clark. who has ar
rived in South Bend with his record
holding Duesenberg No. and SEQ
horsepower Bitten Benz. from Pc
oria, IL Clark has been in the
racing game for u years and dur
ing his time as q professional driver
has PERHAPS pilOted as many differ
ent makes Of cars as the master
driver. Barney Oldheld. In fact. for
several years he was racing partner
OF the retired champion. In the two
days racing events Clark is entered
for I'VE mounts.
Considering that Clark has many
years experience on some Of thu
other drivers entered in the South
Bend motor classics, does not neces-
sarily mean that TO come home with
the bacon will be an easy matter for
Clark 10 accomplish. Entered in the
same events with Clark is Jimmie
Costa with his los horsepower Fiat.
COSTA has only been driving in Am
erica Prior TO this time he held the
Italian road race championship. for
two years. He Is one OF those fear
less chance-taking drivers where
dust offers no resistance
Ono Of tho r11ncf feared nil ITS in
the events Saturday is perhaps
"Swede" Anderson, who is here with
a specially built Chevralet job which
formerly qualified on the Sleeps
Head speedway at the rate Of Ill
miles per hour Anderson is per
haLs the youngest of the 10 drivers
entered. This is the first oppor-
tunity he has ever had TO partici-
pate in a big racing meet where
such drivers as Costa, Clark and
Stone have been entered. Anderson
came here with the determination
TO finish in some Of the frs posi-
tons
Harry Davies, of Kansas City,
with his Rajo Special, which Is a d.
version from the usual Ford design,
is not TO be forgotten when II comes
down TO speed on half-mile dirt
tracks.
Others Entered.
Other drivers entered include Ray
Rountree. AL Jones, Earnie Eos
naugh and Johnny Waters. Local
promoters who have underwritten
the purses to the extent OF $1,000
and in order to establish profes-
sional sanctioned automobile races
on a high plane in South Bend, nave
added to the program the most eX-
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Ethel Dare's Aerial Circus. This
Young lady is credited with being the
only woman in the world VINO
changes planes in mid-air while the
planes are travelling at the speed
of so or 90 miles Ter hour. Another
feature secured by the promoters
and Incorporated in this program
are the Original American British
Auto Polo teams. Auto polo mas
been dubbed motor insanity and
referred TO by the scribes as the
sport too fast for the movies.
Auto polo is always welcome TO
those who are seeking the unlocked
for and uncalled for situations sur
rounded with an element OF dan
ger.
All the cars and drivers are now
i'm the city tuning up their cars 10
the supreme point Of perfection and
speed. Many OF them have tried out
the track and pronounce 1t eXcep-
tionally fast.
Ralph A. Hankinson, OF Kansas
City. official representative or the
international Motor Contest associ-
alton. has been assigned by the
board Of governors as referee or the
South Bend events. Hankinson ar
rived in the city Tuesday 10 person
ally oversee the Ierfecting or the
track. -
Saturday afternoons program will
include nine big events with the
finals to be run off Sunday. tnclud-
ing an exhibition both days by Miss
Dare's Aarial Circus and the Amerl-
can British Auto Polo teams.
Special street car service Will be
provided and pleasure automoplles
will no allowed inside the grounds.