Evening star., 1926-06-19

2S-Ben Shaw ............ Fronten &C
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OF these. Fred Winnai who pilots
a Duesenberg, holds frat place in the
National Motor Racing Associa tons
standing. with Snowbereer. Gleason
and Keech following in the order
named. Elmer r. Gerner. vice presi-
Association, will have charge Of the
Tests This Morning.
Doc" as he Is known, superin-
tended the timing of the Anal test
flights this morning. Ben shaw, pilot
ing>a Frontenac. had the best show
ing with one lap of SO seconds for
the mile and an eighth. which Ia equal
to 1925 miles an hour. The others
made no effort to do better than to
come within the necessary limitations.
In welcome contrast to the inaugu-
raj races last Spring. ideal weather
prevailed today. A cool breeze swept
gra ndstand and track alike and
quickly carried the fumes Of burning
oil exhaled from the exhausts out of
range. The track is thoroughly sea
soned. The bright, yellow boards last
year reflected the sun with the power
OF spotlight, but with q full year
of weathering and a few coats OF oil
dropped by the speeding cars they
have turned a very 50 tisfa ctory gray
and altogether seemed more attrac-
tive.
Elaborate preparations have been
made to handle big crowd this after.
noon. Saturday being a half holiday
in Washington and Baltimore alike
a t this time OF year. State police took
their positions at frequent intervals
on both sides OF the Washington Balti-
more boulevard.
Special Trains to BE Ran.
pscial trains will be run direct to
the speedway from Washington and
Baltimore These preparatio to-
gethsr ~iths~the ideal weather. gives
promise OF fuIfilling the expectations
OF the speedway promoters.
Elaborate arrangements have been
made to keep the spectators better
informed as TO the progress OF the
races. Although the scoring system
used at all motor tracks has been in
effect here since the opening OF the
track. the cars swap advantages with
such lightning like swiftness that 1t
is almost impossible to keep tab on
the scoreboar rd and watch the cars
at the sa me time. To overcome this.
amplifiers. installed up and down the
srandstand. will announce just what
Ia taking place on the track.
When the snorting midgets are
called to the mark this afternoon Rus.
sell Snowberger will have the f1rst
position by virtue of having cha'ked
up the best time in the qualifying
tests. Snowberger drove his Miller
Special around the track this morning
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Although this fails below the record
breaking time OF DE PAolo here last
year. who went close to 1876 miles per
hour, Snowberger II not obliged to
meet the severe competition that ex.
listed last year, when 1t was necessary
to increase the minimum qualifying
speed with the understa nding that the
two cars falling last I'm the qualifying
records would have to be dropped
from the entries.
1GI Miles An Heur to Qualify.
The minimum qualifying speed to-
day was 1O1 miles an hour. which
none OF the pilots found .difficult to
attain, and only once did they even
attempt to mount the high bank
curves and give few early specta-
tors real thrill.
the entrants for the races. Al Aspen.
who drives No. s. F. and j. Special,
has seen good many years in the
racing game. He drove In the early
road races when driving a fast car
was a feat that demanded the utmost
nerve and endurance. Aspen has
driven in the Sheepshead Bay races
of some years back and has seen serv-
ice at India ma polls. -.
Jimmy Gleason, fearless and Snil-
ing, also including in his experience
driving on the India ma polls track, is
plotting No. ?, Miller, and is coming
in for large share of the attention
Of the crowd. ..s
Fred Winnai, 22-year-old star. who,
a week ago, set new world record
for one mile on the dirt tracks. is en-
joying the limelight immensely. Like
the veteran Barney Ofdfeid. Winnai
clenches a huge black cigar between
his teeth when he drives.
Ray Keech. who drives a No: Mil
Ter. is Viewed as perhaps the leading
contender for the days glory.
Almond Pugh qualified along with