The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-21
Observation-Disclosures
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A FAIRY TALE
By VEDDER GARD

A believe in fairy tales and
~ thrill to the Horatio Alger
books in which the young heroes
surinounted all obstacles and did
wondrous deeds almost as soon as
it took to read about 1t. Then
there came a time when we grew
up and laughed at the fairy god
mothers and the young prodigies.
One is likely to get too wise.
Only Thursday at the Speedway
a. page out of the Book Of Life
was unfolded that is without peer
in fiction. Few realized what a
remarkable achievement was dis
closed as a new car, called the
Slevers Junior Special, roared
around the track.
No one but two young men
knew that a certain woman in
black coat in a lower box had
more than a passing interest in
what was going on out on the
track.
That first young man who drove
the car was T. w. (Tom) Packard
of San Francisco. He will pilot 1t
on May 81 If 1t qualities, and there
IL not much doubt of that. The
second very young man who drove
so high on the south turn when
Red Shafer came whizzing along
was A. ]. (AD Slevers Of Oakland,
Cal.
The woman in the box who
watched so intentIy and was
very angry when some wise
birds made disparaging remarks
about the car, was Pickard's
aunt, Mrs, l. T. Grace OF New
York and San Francisco. She
has backed the young men In
their high adventure.
And now, although you may not
believe It, that very young man,
Al sievers, who is only p, de-
signed that car himself. He made
that motor. The young genius
had a vision and he put It down
on blue prints, ordered the parts,
ana put them together.
He has endeavored to employ
the best features OF various cars,
Including Miller, Duesenberg and
Fugatti. There is nothing radical
soout the car. II Is a beautiful
riiece OF work, and, apparently, an
efficient one.
A year of unceasing labor
from early morning until Late at
night is represented In Sievers'
car. IL ever a man deserves
success it Is he.
The A. n. A. number painted on
the car Is "57." How Pickard and
Sievers dislike that number!
Everybody has wise crack to
make about it." said one Of them.
"All of them say, one of the
fifty-seven varieties
Sievers was working in San
Francisco when he met Pickard
and told him OF his dreams of a
racing car IL he Just could find
someone to back him. That in
terested Tom, who always had
wanted to drive IN a big race. He
has done about everything else in
Guiding airplane stunts and
handling a tank in the war.
Sievers' plans were so lucid,
his earnestness so convincing,
his efficiency so assuring and
his bI-illiance so pronounced that
Mrs. Grace was won over.
There is no half-heartednesS in
her attitude. She is proud of
that car as she should be.
The car is being kept at a
garage In the city. Pickard and
the boy wonder Chat makes the
young gentleman angry, were
disappointed at not being able to
make carburetor adjustments
Thursday, when the raAiator start
ed leaking. They planned to be
out again today. We can no more
than wish the triumvirate the
best of luck.
Eddie Lynn of 1850 Oliver Ave.
Is helping out around Dave
Lewis garage again this year.
Eddie was right on deck when
Lewis arrived and got himself
the same job he had last year.
p Dave probably believes Lynn is
more Or less of a mascot after
finishing second in 1926 despite
the many difficulties of getting
his front-drive car ready for the
race.
TONI nE DAnT n