Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-24
SELECT STUFF
TO PACE SPEED
FIELD MONDAY
Officials Name Local Race De
signer to Send 500-Mile
Cars on Way.
TIME SPINS WEDNESDAY

Officials of the indianapolis Motor
speedway today named Harry .. Stutz
as paeemaker FOR the 500 mile speed grind
On the Speedway oval next Monday
Stutz is president OF the u. G. 5.
Motor Company, and few years back
was rated as one OF the grearest de-
slgners of racing ears In the country In
the early days Of racing the white
coated Stutz speed wagons were always
strong eontenders in races throughout
the United States. Now Harry Stutz is
creeping back into the speed game, TO the
extent of grooming a speedy Stutz road
ster for the paee-setting act. Heretofore
the pace has been in the netghborhood OF
eighty miles per. but this trip stutz says
he is going to have plenty OF stuff under
his foot and that he viii make the boys
hustle right along 10 keep up with him.,
On the stroke Of ten and with resound-
ing Of the starting bomb, Stutz viii jump
ont in front OF the laundering race cars
and start the initial whirl Of the long
grind He will flash across the wire at
the end of the first lap at speed OF
eighty miles an hour or better and then
pull off onto the apron and loaI
around for another lap, while the flower
Of two continents ro1 on IN a terrific
burst Of speed for the honor OF winning
the first 500 lap prize.
The position Of pace maker is much
sought after by celebrities Of the sport
ing world, as ii is offered each year
the advancement Of the automobile In
dustFy. Last year Barney Oldheld, the
veteran of all speed kings, set the pace
in a Marmon roadster.
Harry stutz designed the racing cars
which brought glory and gold TO Indi-
annapolis and developed the great pilot,
Eddie Rickenbacker. who afterwards
drove for General Pershing In the early
days Of the A E. F.. and then became
Americas greatest ace in the World War.
WOOD TO
JUDGE RACE.
Gar Wood. who holds the worlds rec
ord for motor speed boats, title won
when he captured the great Harmsworth
trophy IA England last year. will be
one Of the judges Of the Speedway race
this year. Woods recent achievement IN
the speed boat game was driving a
cruiser from Miami. Fla. to New York,
several minutes faster than the SeabOard
Airline's fastest passenger train.
Our Own Eddie" Edenburn, VINO grad
uated from the ranks Of indianapolis
newspa peFdom to carry the light into
the wilderness Of Detroit, where he now
edits the motor page for the Detroit
News, arrived at the track yesterday as
the official representative OF the AmeVl-
can Automobile Association
Eddie announced that brake tests on
all entries would be held Saturday morn
ing at $50 sharp. He will also be on
the jobb tomorrow officially checking the
time Of the drivers in the qualification
trials.
The "Three As" could 1ot have selected
q better man for their work. Eddie be
gan absorbing race dope when Barney
OldfieId was adding 10 his fame with the
old Green Dragon, and he is a regular
encyclopaedia Of information on al
things pertaining to racing.
Another Indianapolis boy was added
TO the lists Of motor knights Grant FOR
the big classic, yesterday, when Ora F.
Haibe was selected as relief driver for
the Sunbeams and Talbot Darracq team.
Haibe learned the racing game under
that master Johnny Aiken of National
fame back in 1900, 10 and II. AS ne
chanie, pitman and relief driver he was
thoroughly schooled. He has been driv-
ing every since. In 1916 he took down
eighth money with an OstwegO and he
finished the long grind in special
Hudson IN 1919. lie kHows the track Ike
a book and now that his opportunity has
come as understudy for DRrio Resta,
Rene Thomas or Andre BOillOt. he is ex-
pected TO more than meet his golden
chance.
Haibe is an American citizen, born and
reared IN Indianapolis. put his parents
were French. His father was brought To
the this country from France by D. W.
Marmon. founder of Nordyke a harmon
years ago. Haibe Is 81 years Of age and
married