Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-30

two foreign drivers in the race turned
over coming into the stretch Just be-
fore the Ao0-mile mark was reached.
His car was smashed, but Moriceeu
escaped death, He was only slightly
scratched.
At the end Of the f,rst 100 miles
Deacon Lite vas leading. with Lou
Moore second and Louis Meyer third
Babe staph vas fourth, Leon Duray
fifth and Tony Guletta sixth. The time
was 51:0s4e. average of l04.e74 miles An
hour, Iits had a lead OF about 2
miles
Thirty-three of the fastest race drivers
in the world Numbered away at IL
o'clock In the 500.rnile race ct the In
dianapolis Speedway.
As q bursting bomb. exploding hiEl,
in the air over the great racing plan.
announced that more than 10000
spectators were In attendance, breaking
eli records for the classic.
They're on" was the cry from thou
sands OF threats. Hats were wsvins
Men and women Jumped 70 their fee
as the racers reared across the wire
in their terrifying dash for racing elorJ
and q share Of the 100000 In PRICES
Clth woodbury.. eudscious dirt track
most at the start when his car crash-t
into the wall as he was turning in }
the stretch at ths northwest end OF Il! :
track. Woodbury. niiraculously escspr /,
death. His car, however. was wreck
He was on his third lap At the tir'
Of the crash. woodbury. escaped wiz!
only shaking up.
Duray Takes Early Lead.
As the cars flashed past on the fr.'
lap. Leon purav, in little machine
lead. He ripped of the first IA miles
ct an average speed Of los622 miles
en- hour.
Feter de Faolo. winner OF the 1925
race, and Louis Meyer, the 1928 winner
remained public favorites to win today
race.
Ths cars were started In q lineup
arranged in rows Of three, with Wood
bury having the pole position due to rs
performance In turning in the fastest
time In his qualifying tests when h
An almost cloudless day, with q
biisterine sun beating down on the az -
mile brick course, made racing conol-
tons ideal
The Summer heat caused the msla
spectators 70 8hed their coats and gave
their fair companions opportunity 10
nash their Summer toRgery II hA
been years since the speedway day drew
more Summary crowd. The result
was that the stands we're masses of
reds, green, lavenders and ali the shades
popular with the fashionable
Programs and newspapers were used
as fans BY. everybody in an attempt 10
stir up bit OF breeze. There us&n't
the slightest breeze Is the race started.
The hags atop the mile-lone grand
stands hung Imply from the poles.
AS the first streak Of dawn appeared
the advance guard Of motor thrilled
fans began storning the gates Of the
speedway. Thousands slept in their cars
AL night 80 as 70 be able to slip into
advantageous positions ahen .i~ rates
were opened At 8 o'clock
Wrecks Car In Practice.
There was last-nninute shake.up In
the list Of drivers, as the result OF an
accident which sent Phil Pardee Of Los
Angeles crashing into retaining wall
at the southwest turn Of the track last
night. ,Pardee. racing at terrifying
and sustained bruising injuries in the
smash-up. He was removed to a hos
pital. His place will b. taken by VIII
liam Lindau Of Pittsburgh, an alternate
starter.
The field today included the pick of
American drivers and two forei9ners-
Louis Chiron Of Paris. European driving
champion OF 1928, and Jules Moroccan,
another French driver, Chiron plotting
French built car and the other
Frenchman an English creation.
Neither. however, rated AZ a serious con
tender IN opinions OF the experts as
American designers appear 70 slaYe the
edge In building racing motors.
The winner Of todays event has
chance Of collecting from $500 to
$4,000. The management of the speed
way offers $780, 900, with $4,000 going
TO the triumphant driver. The prize
money will be graded down to 81 400
for the tenth car to finish In addition
the winning driver has an opportunity
TO pick UP $4,000 in lap prizes and
additional cash prizes offered by &C
cessory Arms.
The event will mark the passing
OF the one-nlan car and the small mo-
tor Of ell2 cubic inches. Next year, in
place of the tiny car Of today. will come
cars of four times the piston displace-
rent and also machines that will car
~ two men instead Of one.
Twelve OF the SO cars In the race are
front-drive creations. The front-drive
cars appear TO be fully miles an hour
faster than the rear-drive machines and
while they have more speed their dura-
ment. A front-6rive car never has won
the hrst prize, although the hrst one
entered four years ago celebrated its
debut By finishing second. Peculiarly
enough this same machine will be found
starting In todav'A line-IiD but With a