The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-28
BOX DERBY
OFFICIALS READY
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a by Official Weighmaste- R..
E. Lewis.
After ears are officially weigh
ed, they should be taken to the
New Hanover High school gym
nasium where they will be inspect
: ed by Chief Inspector Robert Mer-
rift and his staff. Every entrant
must furnish the Chief Inspector
or his assistants, with an item
lied statement as to the amount
of actual money spent on con-
struction of his racer. Freight and
taxes on wheel and axle sets will
not be figured against the en-
trant in computing the actual con-
struction cost of his car.
All boys are urged to take their
cars to the Toledo Scale com
pany for weighing as early as
possible in order that they may
be inspected promptly. This will
allow those boys whose cars are
temporarily barred from inspec-
ton okays because of some minor
infraction of rules, to make the
recommended necessary a.tera-
tons or adjustments in time to
secure official approval in time
for the opening Derby race heat
Wednesday morning at 1890 am.
Judges
Chief Inspector Merritt and his
assistants will also serve as
judges in selecting tN best de-
signed racer, the a with the
best designed brakes, the best up
holstered car and the best paint
ed car entered in the Derby. Spe-
cial prizes are to be awarded for
these divisions, a gold pen and
pencil set to go to the boy with
the best upholstered car; a medal
for the best designed car; the
handsome archery set donated by
the local B. F. Goodrich store
for the best designed brakes and
a swell baseball glove for the best
painted car which has been donat-
ed by the FireStone Stores here.
Regarding the big race details,
Advisory committee members yes
terday ruled that all heats in the
Derby will be started with a flag.
Owing to the close proximity Of
James Walker Memorial hospital
to the derby Downs" course,
the idea of using a gun for start
ing purposes was ruled out as
every effort will be made to keep
undue noise at a minimum.
Ramps Ready
The big DERBY Downs" start
ing ramp which has been under
construction by the Ingraham En-
cheering Service for the past two
weeks was all but completed yes
terday and will be placed in po-
sition on Rankin street near 18th
street sometime Tuesday. Mark
ing of the racing lanes for the
Derby will also be completed Tues
day under supervision of Track
Director C.. H. Casteen and his
staff and traffic signs will be post
ed in the Derby vicinity Tuesday
night.
In order to minimize the dan
ger of accidents to ace drivers
and spectators during the Derby
Wednesday, the Wilmington Police
department yesterday issued a re-
quest to all dog owners resident
in the vicinity of the Derby
course, to keep them tied up from
late Monday night until after the
races are concluded Wednesday
afternoon. Dogs taken out by their
cwners for exercise during Wednes-
day, should be on a leash, the
department officials pointed out.
Chamber Of Commerce officials.
cooperating with the All-American
Derby Advisory committee will
request member merchants to dis
play flags in front of their bust
ness places Wednesday in honor
of the Derby which will get I'M
derway at 1920 O'Clock Wednes-
day morning. Class B elimination
races will be run off in the morn
ing with the Class A races, semi
final and final races being con-
Quoted in the afternoon, starting
at 1870 o'clock.
Batteries occasionally are in
stalled incorrectly. If the am