The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-18

approximately 1T miles an hour,
Hepburn lost control Of his charger
at the exact spot where Doc Mac
Kenzie and Tony Gulotta encoun-
tered near-tragedy last week.
He was riding alone when he
crashed into the outside retaining
wall just before he attempted to
head into the main stretch. The
impact bounced the car on to the
inside apron where it ripped out
three sections of the new retaining
fence. Hepburn had altered his
steering ratio and had not become
accustomed to the change. Al
though it was the third mishap on
the northwest curve in practice this
year, none has been attributed to
track conditions. Hepburn was
shaken but uninjured. The rear of
the car was badly damaged, but
probably viii be in shape for later
qualifications.
Young Rex Mays, heavy footed
California meteor who sat on pole
in 1885, again sent his Gilmore
Special laundering into the coveted
position by registering the fastest
time Saturday. He finished the
25-mile excursion in II minutes
1928 seconds for a 10-lap average
of 1854. His average fell short
of the 120.763 rate which he pro-
duced last year.
Stapp Is Second
Babe Stapp, California veteran,
will line up next to Mays on race
day in his Pirrung Special which
won second position with an aver
age of 118.945. Chef Miller, who
was the first of the Boyle Products
drivers to complete the tests, gained
the other front-row berth with an
average rate of 117675.
wild Bill" Cummings, local
speedster, clipped off the fastest
10 laps of the day. but consumed an
F.; excessive quart of gasoline, void
ing his qualification attempt. Cum
mings drove the other Boyle 'front.'
wheel drive mount over the course
at an average of 120.643 miles an
hour. He took to the track again
yesterday and was successful with
a rate of 1889.
Doc Mackenzie, Eastern cham
pion, gained the inside position in
the second row with the Gilmore
Special which Kelly Petillo drove
to victory last year. George Con-
nor, the first pilot to try to qualify
Saturday, will be on the outside OF
Mackenzie in the Marks-M Miller
entry
Leon Duray, retired ace, shat
tered his jinx by qualifying both OF
his Bowes Seal Fast Specials on the
first attempts. Herb Ardinger
clinched sixth place In No. A, and
Cliff Bergere, former Hollywood
stunt performer, pushed No. AZ into
the inside lane of row three.
Lou Tornei was the other pilot
to get under the wire on the initial
day with his Wheeler Special.
Roberts Over Quota
The eight who completed tests
yesterday are Wilbur Shaw, Shorty
Canton, Ted Horn, Fred Winnai
George Barringer, Floyd Roberts
Jimmie Snyder and Cummings
Floyd Roberts of Van Mugs, Cal.
the only man to finish the race
last year on the gas quota which
has been established for the 1884,
event, failed to stay within the two
and one-half limit in his test. Or
his second endeavor yesterday HI
was successful.
Wilbur Shaw, in his trim new
creation. was forced to make twC
attempts yesterday, although main
tanning high speed, when he mis-,
interpreted the flag signals, after
nine laps of his first trial. Shaw
produced the best gasoline con.
sumption showing by finishing
with two and one-quarter quarts Il
spare. His 117.503 average was the
best of the Sabbath performances
Thousands View Trials
Approximately $4,000 spectators
turned out over the weekend for ar
initial glimpse of the chariots which
will compete for the 500-mile crown
Many of the drivers waited until
late in the afternoon when the tenn
perature dropped and the wind
slackened and there was late rush
to take the starting mark.
| Shortly before shutdown yester-
day. two pilots We're permitted to
make runs at the same time. Rob-
erts, fourth ranking A. A. A. driver
and Snyder, Chicago midget car ace
finished their tests in semi-darkness
as official trials closed.