Show 2 Purse terse toBe to toBe o oBe oR R Be Added to o Grand Grand' Prize Indianapolis April 3 An t.-An An additional purse aggregating aggregating- OOOO is being gathered b by Indianapolis business men mon monand and manufacturers to be divided dl among among- leaders during tho next international mIlo mile race on tho the Indianapolis speedway on the basis of ot for tor each lap that an any contestant heads tho the field Tho father of oC the tho plan is George o M. M Dickson president of ot the National Motor Car Vehicle corporation whose blue fliers on roa road and speedway until the firm re retired retired retired re- re tired from racing following following- tho victory victory vic vic- Ictor tor tory of oC old No 8 S In tho the Indianapolis race of 1912 Dickson's Idea was that with a alap alap alap In the lap as an inducement to stay lead cad every een contestant would do his utmost to get g-et out in front n stick knowing knowing- that additional Iron l men on would accrue to his personal fortune every overy time Hmo he passed the tho judges judge's stand in the tho thoan van an of or tho the procession The result of oC course would be to speed up tho the race considerably as well wellis wellI as is to make for tor closer competition since every contestant within striking distance of oC tho the lead would not be content content content con con- tent simp simply to hold his position but would constantly force Corco his mount to the limit to grab off some somo of or tho the extra cx- cx tra ra mone money Indianapolis business men immediately immedi seized upon Dickson's idea as an opportunity for the city to get get behind tho the race and to make It even evon a n. greater great great- er event than it now is with the tho rd- rd rl- rl sult suIt that the proposed fund is well on the he way wa toward completion I With the tho additional lap prizes of ot and tho the usual accessory prizes totaling totaling- around 1000 speedways speedway's prize money promises to aggregate ato around this year car the tho greatest g fortune fortuno that has ever oer been distributed for tor or an automobile racing racing- event either eith eith- er In the tho United States or In Europe |