The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-30
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started. The huge crowd gave
Frank Lockhart In his black and
white Perfect Circle Miller Spe-
cial a tremendous ovation as he
wheeled into his pole positions in
the first row.
The youthful young coast dare
devil, winner of last years curtailed
event, has won a permanent place
in the hearts of the gasoline fans,
and his record smashing qualifying
speed Of 1901 miles an hour carved
an even firmer notch for him in the
speed hall of fame.
De Paolo and Duray
Peter De Paolo, who qualified in
the second fastest time, was second
in the front row, with Leon Duray,
third fastest qualifier third in the
row.
The minutes were checked off by
Starter Townsend and at 9:5S the
motors were started with a deafen-
ing roar. At $3.50 the American flag
bomb had every spectator at the
course in a thrill of suspense. At
10 Townsend waved his hand and
the cars rolled away on the pace
making lap.
The speedy La Sale pacemaker
coasted to the side as the drivers
were given the official start.
Cheers for Band
The huge band, actually forty
bands in one. with the 250-piece In
diana group having the largest rep
resentation, gave the crowd its first
thrill of the day as it moved down
the front stretch.
The Speedway prizes are divided
into two groups. Fifty thousand
dollars goes to the first ten cars
to finish, $4,000 to the winner,
$4,000 to second; third, $4,000;
fourth, $500; fifth, $4,000; sixth,
$1,000; seventh, $1,000; eighth, ST.
900; ninth, $1,500, and tenth,
$1,400.
Ten thousand dollars is divided
among the drivers who do not nm
ish among the first ten, the driver
finishing eleventh receiving not more
than $1,000, and the driver who is
last receiving not less than $500.
In addition to the Speedway prize
money, an added purse. known as
the lap prize fund, donated by local
citizens and firms and others
throughout the United States inter-
ested in the speed sport, is awarded
at the rate of 500 a lap, the driver
leading each round.
Trophies Also =
Along with the exceedingly tangl-
BILE offerings the drivers also raced
fo, trophies, chief in importance the
Wheeler-Schebler $4,000 silver cup
offered since the first 50O-mile race
in 1911 to the driver leading at the
4oo-nile mark. It must be won three
times by the same driver with the
same make of car for permanent pos
session.
The Prest-O-Lite trophy, a silver
brick, valued 'at>$5,000, is awarded
to the leader at 800 miles. 1t must
be won three times by the same
driver for permanent possession.
The L. S. Strauss & Co. trophy is
presented the winner of the race.
The company has given the winner
a trophy of practical use each year
since 1919.
This years contest was an unusu'
al battle between youngsters and
veterans, front-wheel drives and the
conventional rear wheel drives-and
records.
The cars-9f.5 cubic inches piston
displacement-smal than a Ford
are estimated five miles an hour
faster than they were last year. The
six cars in the two front starting
rows established new Qualifying rec
ords for ten miles. Four of the
speed creations bettered the record
for a single lap on the local bricks.
Tt seemed logical that the rec
ord for 500 miles, made in 1925 by
Pete De PaolO, in a Duesenberg.
at 101.13 miles per hour, will be
broken and that the winning car
will be a front-wheel drive.
Lockhart was the speediest ex-
ponent of the conventional rear.
wheel drive contingent in the quail
flying trials.
Cooper Team Strong
Earl Cooper's four-nlan team,
driving Cooper Specials, formed the
most formidable squad. With Coop
err, a master, sitting in the key pit
guiding the destinies of Bob Nc
Donogh, Pete Kreis, Bonnie Hill,
and Jules Ellingboe, he has a king
row Of chessmen to maneuver in
the long grind.
Tommy Milton, only two-time
winner of the local event, was
given rousing hand by the stands
as he moved his front drive De-
troit Special into it's place at the
pole in the ninth row. Milton,
one of the greatest drivers in the
history of automobile racing, re-
tired for nearly two years. quilt
the car and selected Cliff Durant
to pilot it in the race.
Milton was called to the drivers
seat by the illness Of Cliff Durant,
who was taken down by the flu. He
was regarded as the real dark-horse
contender Of the contest. He was
the 500-mile winner in 1921 and 1928.
Twenty-one cars qualified Thurs
day, ten more Saturday and three
others Sunday morning. Corum and
his Duesenberg was held in readiness
in the event one of the starters
would be unable to parade to the