The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-21
Genaro off, Sheppard Taylor Match Planned for May
SPEEDWAY
Fort Filler
Gives Track
Birds a Thrill
Lieut., J, E, Parker SwoopS
Down Under Starters
Bridge Sunday,
by BLYTHE HENDRICKS


Race drivers started on their final
week Of preparation for the big 500
mile race at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway May so, today. With elimi-
nation trials scheduled for Saturday,
teams at the speedway turned to tun-
ing up their cars to highest speed
pitch. while entrants not yet at the
track worked frantically to get their
machines ready for the trials
All indications point to a terrific
battle for front row positions. Many
cars have turned in laps better than
100 miles an hour and the Deusen-
bergs are yet to be heard from. If
they can be made ready and tuned
up properly they no doubt will step
along with the Packards and Miller
motored H. c. s. Specials and Du-
rants.
T. + T. s.
Sunday was an unusually quiet day
at the track. Fewer cars were out
than usual and many of the drivers
were not at the track.
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The DIIrant cars were down being
worked over, Harry Hartz being the
only driver to work out one of the
new models. Just to give hint of
the possibilities Of the car he turned
in a lap at better than los miles an
hour. the best mark of the year for
122-inch motors.
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For the first day in more than a
week there was not Buggati on the
track. The French and Argentine
drivers were out however. and said
they would be out with their mounts
today or Tuesday. Changes in equip
ment to meet the condiaons of the
Indianapolis track will be completed
before Saturday.
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TIME big trir of the day, al
though staged on the track.
came from the air Lieut. J. T.
Parker, cOmmandant of Schoen field
at FIT Benjamin Harrison. landed and
spent an hour visiting. He then took
off. flew off to the south. came swish
ing down at a terrific clip to within
what seemed only a few inches above
the track and flew under the starters
bridge that is suspended above the
track at the starting line from the
judges pagoda to the paddock stand
Drivers forgot their race day am
billions, mechanics dropped their
tools and half consumed hot dogs re-
manned uneaten by patrons at Tom
Bealls lunch stand, when Lieutenant
Parker did his stunt.
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The most surprised of all was Dario
Resta He had hiked out on the track
TO get a good view of Parker's take-off
His impromptu dive for the pit wall
when he found himself in the path
way of the onrushing plane divided
honors with the stunt itself.
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Harry Fengler ran a number Of laps
in his Miller Fengler was breaking
the car in slowly and made nc at
tempt at speed. He loafed around
wearing in his new motor carefully
Frank Elliott has been doing the same
thing.
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Lady Luck deserted Benny Hill
Benny ran hot while doing a 95-mile
an hour Saturday and he changed
some Of the interior mysteries Of his
car. He got out Sunday afternoon.
but the motor was suffering from fit
Of temperament and he soon drove of
the track. Benny frankly said he was
having his troubles.
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For the first time the Mercedes let
itself out Two laps at ninety-five
miles an hour with Werner at the
wheel was the result. French drivers
of the Bugatti team insist the MERGE
des cars will show 100 miles sn hour
az least. They say the German driv-
srs never show all they have before
race.
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Lautenschlauger's car had not ar
rived Sunday. He walked about rest
lessly and went back to town early.
He is regarded as the best of the
German drivers.
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Joe Boyer's Packard was given
long, slow workout at less than sixty
miles an hour by J. C. Vincent. Pack
ard engineer. Vincent loafed the car
around the track without once giving
away to the temptation to let the
car out.
Meantime joe took a ride in the
nechanician's seat of De Palma's
Duesenberg at A 1O5 gait.