The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-29

1 Fuel consumption, for the first
time In the history Of motor rae
Ing. will be restricted. Each car
IN limited to the use Of 10 gallons
for the entire run, and must aver
nge more than II miles to the
gallon.
40 Cars Entered.
The starting field has been cot
this year from ~ 10 80 cars. with
nln0 fewer starting places, quail.
Tying trials have BEEN the most
Interesting held on the track aud
have practically assured officials
that only the best spesdstern will
answer the starting flag.
Thafe are four experimental
cars IN the race, radical In their
operation an ddesIkned To add an
Interesting chapter 10 racing hIa.
tory. Two oll.burning cars head
this Hist. Another interesting eK.
pertinent In the iG.cyilnder, two.
cycle car entered by the waterman
Leon Duray
Lou Meyer Entered.
Two former winners, one n two.
tins victor, head the list OF drlv.
erAi who range from weather.
beaten veterans 10 pink checked
youngsters making their first start
In this big time.
Louis Meyer, champion Of cham.
piOns, who won In 1923 and came
back for another Victory In 1888,
will drive Il nav ear which hG de-.
signed and built himself II there
IN such q thing M "a favorita In this
most Rrilling Ut all races, thu best
portion of the money would b0 on
this veteran yOungster from the
Pacific coast.
Fred Frame, who won IN 1893
and who hnH already collected APP
prOximately $4,000 IN cash from
the speed way, hns entered three
cars and viii drive the flag 'car
himself.
Two veterans OF n dozen years
~ rnoing on the bricks, Phil bha.
fer and Leon Dufny, both Of whom
started at indianapolis IN 1879, are
bnek nB Own0rs OF twOscbr teams
ana both will drive Themselves
Shafer. former cowboy from W
Worth, Tss, has selected Al Miller
OF Detroit for his second ear, ana
Iinuriee Hore, of Dayton, o., VIII
DllUI VNH'F UtbbHif
TWO other old .timnrs who start
I'd together In 1895 again viii com.
pete ngnirHt 0nch other. they are
pete Kfeia. gentleman pilot from
Knoxville, Tenn who VIII drive
Tor Harry Iinrtz, ana ralph Hep.
burn ~ Los Angeles, who Wi DO
behind the wheel Of his own cnf,
GuiOtia ltelief Driver.
Tony Guiottn OF Kansas CITY,
who has led two races, but never
won, hna aunlihsd n HemlAt6ok job
ana viii not M relief driver for
Meyer in event ~ nm emergency,
Wilbur shaw, hometown boy VINO
finished second last year, " up On
u fast stopper entered by doc
Marks Of Gary, Ind,
The GLASS OF 1921" boys who
first took 10 the brlckH that yenrs
when Tho newcomer, George bOu'
dcrH, drove Ia nm unexpected vlc'
tory. are well represented. Meyer
nnd FrHnme both started that yenr
other members Ut the class ARE
Frank Brlako, Milwaukee, Dave
Evans, columbus, Ind. Gun ber'
gore. Los Angeles J1ck Pettle0rd,
Chicago; and Wesley Crawford,
Indianapolis
Lou Moore has made n nylnK
trip bnok from competing IN Trip
oil IL get under. Tho wire here and
ths ever popular wild Hill Cum,
minsH III ready 10 net hlH usual
fast pace,
or the newcomers, little Kelly
I'oiillO, who wnH ans VI The fDbt.
~, adlallherA, with u speed 0f
more than llD miles an hour, ana
~ Gordon, Pacific coast hamplOii,
ARE the most spectacular and most
feared. Both have fast little four
cylinder ears