Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-18
ELLINGBOE is
SPEED WORLDS
LATEST JOKER
Frontenac Boys Have Good
Laugh When Jules Spills
Speed Secret.
RACERS COMING FAST

The heart Of many a racing driver
preparing to drive a car in the 5oo-mile
race az the Indianapolis Speedway May
so Is hitting" in much better time TO-
day, and the faces of the dopesters are
ali smiles again. Just because Jules
Ellin9hae's little 101A mile secret OF
Monday afternoon is no longer the same
deep, dark mystery.
Monday when Jules ripped OF his re-
markable speed, stop watches were
cussed, arms were waved high IN the cir
and faces bearing puzzled looks were as
numerous as blades Of grass on the
Speedway infield. The wise fellows ad-
mitted they were stumped- 1hey
couldn't see how the little fellow, max
ing his debut on paved tracks did IL.
Well Yesterday afternoon, Jules, Louie
and Arthur Chevrolet and the rest OF
the Frontenae crowd spilled the dope
Jules made his remarkable time, In an
old SOO-inch Frontenac-nOt the 1SS- cubic
inch pistol displacement job that he
must drive in the coming race
OF course, when the dope was out, the
wise fellows all Joined the Il told you
so" ranks. But the Frontenac boys gave
them the one big laugh, just the same.
Here's the dope. Jules has had Louie
Chevrolet prepare a 3O0-inch Job for him
to be used in dirt track racing this year,
putting the motor in one OF the 1870
Frontenac chassis. Work on the car was
completed Monday afternoon and Jules
little test. After he had kicked of his
big average, he wheeled of the track and
back to the factory without stopping Tor
questions from the crowd Of drivers, me-
performance.
There was many a driver around the
track who felt aas though he might as
well order his car measured for top
and windshield and go back to the line
Of tourists after EIlingbOe left the course,
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came out and spilled the real dope, every
thing was bright and joyous once again.
Tommy Milton, the worlds motor
Speed King, who will pilot one of Louis
Chevrolet's new eight-in-a-ine Fronte-
mes in the 500-mile race, arrived In In
annapolis last night. Tommy toured in
from California, but after bath and a
good dinner announced that he felt ready
for the long grind.
Motor racing fans are eager to see
Tommy at the wheel Of Louis latest
speed creation Chevrolet is a name syn
onymous with speed, and Milton is the
boy who travelled faster on the Florida
sands than any man had ever gone be-
fore on the ground.
The rail birds who are following the
practice spins at the Speedway each a1r-
erno0n have seen the new eight-in-line
Frontenac in sction. Louis Chevrolet,
with Barney Oldheld squeezed into the
mechanieian's seat, gave the car q rapid
later took it for a long grind.
Ralph Milford will drive Louis other
eight-in-line Frontenac. Ralph should
reach Indianapolis in the next day or
two.
Ralph De Palma and his newly painted
Ballot got a hand from the stands yes
terday afternoon when they swept on to
the track for the second spin of the
season.
Jean ChaSsagne rambled around in the
Peugeot at comfortable pace Of seventy
ave to eighty miles per hour. Andre
BoilIot was out in the Talbot-Darracq
for q few limbering-up laps.
R. j. Brett and his gray Junior SPe-
eial appeared early in the afternoon, but
took an easy pace
There was one exciting brush that
brought the people in the stands to their
feet when Chassagne in the Peugeot, FL
lingboe in his fOur-cylinder Frontenae
and Louis Chevrolet in his violet cOlOred
eight-in-a-row swept down the straight
away in bunch that could be covered By
a blanket
The new "Deusies" are expected out
this week Dario Resta is due to arrive
today and take charge Of his Sunbeam.
All Of the cars are now In Indianapolis.