Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-09-04 | Page 13 | Ready for Snelling Auto Derby Today

READY FOR SNELLING AUTO DERBY TODAY Prominent Drivers to Try for $50,000 in Prizes ; Eesta Is the Favorite. FOET SNELLING, Minn., Sept. 3. The Spelling motor speedway was pronounced pro-nounced in good condition by experts tonight, and everything was in readiness readi-ness for the 500-mile automobile derby tomorrow, in which a number of nationally na-tionally prominent drivers will participate. parti-cipate. No preliminary trials were run today, to-day, but the twelve drivers who had qualified up to last night and three others who have been assigned positions posi-tions in the race and who may be given opportunities to qualify tomorrow, were on the track putting their machines through tire and engine tests. Dario Resta, who in the preliminary trials, made 102.5 miles an hour, was the favorite. Ralph DePalma was regarded re-garded as a dangerous contender for tomorrow's prizes, which total $50,000,