Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-19
RACE FANS DUE
FOR THRILLS AT
DRIVERS SHOW
Crowd of 10000 Expected Out
for Speed Exhibitions at
Track Tomorrow.
OTHER SPEEDWAY CHAT

The biggest thrill Of the pre-raee prac-
tice season for the J10-mile event here
May 80 will be staged at the Indianapo-
lis Motor Speedway tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock when the pilots will put on
their own exhibition under the auspices
Of the citizens lap prize committee
in an effort to raise enough money to
complete the $4,000 added purse. The
purse viii be distributed into 200 prizes
Of SO each to be given the driver leading
the race in each lap of the event.
Barney Oldfeld and Louis Chevrolet,
leading drivers of last year. VIII come
out of the paddock OF retirement and on
to the track for the first public racing
appearance In long time. Both are
anxious to do everything in their power
to make the drivers show a big success
and the appearance of these international
ly famous racing men undoubtedly Will
swell the crowd.
Practically every driver who will be
in the big race will take part in the pro-
gram. In case their cars are not ready
to perform they will be driven around
the track in touring cars and announced
to the throng. Ii will he an opportunity
for many to get their first glimpse of a
major league racing driver at close range.
Undoubtedly the four foreign cars viii
be on the track. Jules Goux said today
that the two Ballots to be driven by
Eddie Hoarne and himself will be seen
in action. Howdy Wilcox probably will
have his French Peugeot on the course
and W. Douglas Hawkes.. the English
driver, who arrived yesterday, is
scheduled to make his first appearance
Saturday afternoon.
Louis Chevrolet viii have several
Frontenacs on the track, the Duesenberge
will be out, and the Monroes are expected
to be ready. Arthur Chevrolet is making
an effort TO have at least one of the
Fronty-Fords ready to take the track
Saturday.
Last year an enormous crowd attended
the Drivers Day exhibition and was de-
lighted with the show the 500-mile pilots
staged. This year the drivers have taken
even greater interest. The admission is
80 cents. 1t is expected that nearly 10000
people will attend.
Joe Boyer, Detroit's millionaire race
driver. will not compete but will have
an important part to play in the run
ming of the tenth annual 500-m mile race
on May 80. Capt E. V. Rickenbacker,
Detroit automobile manufacturer, and
former speedway star, has selected Joe
Boyer as assistant starter for the In
ternational Sweepstakes. Captain Ricken-
hacker will not reach Indianapolis until
the Sunday before the race and Boyer
will be in charge Of the starting of the
cars for the time trials TO select the
sorder in which the cars will line up for
the start, beginning Thursday, May 70.
Like Captain Rickenbacker, Boyer has
had years of experience in the sphere of
major league motor racing aud Is COM
petent to discharge the duties of assist
ant starter. Captain Rickenbacker 8
post the day of the race will be on the
suspension bridge over the tape, while
Foyer will be stationed on the track at
be tape. The assistant starter also acts
'liaison officer" between the starter
nd referee and the chairman of the tech
lical committee, stationed in front of the
pits, it being his duty to call In any
Driver the officials wish to consult with,
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to supervise the work on the brick track.
Boyes's retirement from racing will be
>resretted by the fans for the reason that
he has been one of the most spectacular
drivers in the game. always giving the
fans every thrill possible and getting
the last ounce of speed out of his car. In
the 1920 race he was out In front % out
Of the first 101 laps and earned 5000 of
the citizens lap prize. 1t was in this
race that be had his only serious accident
of his career, breaking a steering arm
and skidding into tree near the finish
of the race. One of his hardest fought
victories was In race on the Cincinnati
speedway in the fall of 1919, winning the
9J0-mile drive. Last July he drove a
Duesenberg in the French Grand Prix
at La Mans, teaming with Jimmy
Murphy, the winner. Mechanical trouble
eliminated Boyer, but not until he showed
the French fans some spectacular driv-
ing.
Boyers reason for retiring from the
speed sport is that he has gone into
business, being vice president of the
Miller-Judd Company, Michigan and De
troit distributors for the Peerless and
Liberty cars. and he can not afford to
give sufficient time to the sport to con-
tinue racing.
The Duesenberg which Waliy Reid.
movie actor, was scheduled to drive in
the five-century grind, Is to be driven by
Ora Haibe, local speed merchant Leon
Duray, X. C. pilot. has been officially
nominated to drive one of Louie Chevro-
let's FrontenGcs. Duray formerly was a
dirt track star.