The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-26
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By VEDDER GARD

THOUSANDS will see the
| start of the elimination
~ trials at the Speedway be-
ginning Thursday afternoon at
o'clock, In charge of w. D. Eden
burn, Three-A representative, and
Seth Klein, official starter Of the
race.
All cars must show a speed OF
eighty-fve miles an hour for ten
miles, or four laps of the big track.
The fastest cars get the front row
positions, with the fastest car OF
the day earning the pole for the
start of Mondays race.
All roads to the Speedway are
now being marked by the Hoosler
Motor Club for the benefit OF VISIT
ing motorists and for the purpose
Of directing traffic over many
different routes and relieve traffic
congestion as much as possible,
according to Todd Stops, secretary
manager Of the club.
Speedway visitors coming to In
dianapolis from the north and
west will be directed by markers
south on Kessler Blvd to Thirtieth
ST.. west on Thirtieth st. to the
Georgetown road, then south to
the main gate.
Visitors from the south and west
will be stopped by markers on w.
Washington St. and directed north
B on Tibbs Ave. BY this method Of
marking it is hoped to relieve
traffic conditions in Indianapolis,
for many who come to the race do
not desire to see the center of the
city. but do want to reach the
Speedway the quickest way
possible and over good roads.
Markers will be placed on Wash
ington St., New York ST., Michigan
ST., Indiana Ave, Tenth ST., Six
teenth ST., Twenty-Ninth ST., Kess-
Ter Blvd, Thirtieth ST., Capitol
Ave. and Meridian st. This will
provide six different routes to the
Speedway, all Of which are in good
condition.
-JENNIE HILL, Dave Lewis
X and Jules Ellingboe were
- honor guests Of the Service
Club Of the Interstate Public
Service Company, at the Lincoln,
Tuesday noon. They were in
troduced by Tom Hendricks, who
for many years covered" the race
for a local newspaper Ellingboe
was kidding Hill later in the after
noon and accused him of being a
matinee idol. All the young ladies
fell hard for little Bonnie. He's
married, girls.
Dan Duesenberg, young son
of Fred, doesn't seem to think
a lot of his dads ability as a
builder of cars. Dan, who is
quite a bicycle rider, is designing
a couple Of autos. They may be
4 twO-cycle, we don't know.
Ellingboe finally is getting his
Miller tuned up. Jules followed
his usual custom Tuesday and was
out early in the morning. The
Memphis driver said he did around
1928 without trying.
1.-THE packing cases in which
the foreign cars were
~ shipped here gave the local
Speedway and this city quite a
boost in big letters printed on the
boxes-"INDIANAPOLIS SPEED
WAY, MAY so, 1926. GREATEST
RACE IN THE WORLD"
That date should have been
May 81, but then why kick about
that. All Of the cars were shipped
from Paris, including the English
Eldridge Specials.
Charles Shambaugh and his
Shambaugh Special will not be
ready this year. The persistent
designer Of racers can not get his
latest creation built. He says he
will be back in 1927.
The Sievers Special WIS out on
the track again Tuesday after
several days absence. AL Sievers,
the young engineer who designed
the motor, says that the car IS
geared too low and he has been
trying to get new gears all week.
The new parts are promised today.
The car is being kept at the Glib
son Auto Co.
Chester Kicker, assistant to
0dis Rotor, Official timer, was
at the track for the first time
Tuesday and unburdened him
self Of an epigran which went
something like this: 'Tf the
weather is cool the records will
fall;if the weather is hot the
tires will fall"
q ETH KLEIN, weighing 295
y pounds net, and known as
- "the cne-ton truck Of auto
mobile racing" again is the official
starter for the 500-mile race.