Show HARKNESS BARENESS HANDICAP I PREMIER AUTO RACE RACEr I j. j r OF EAST RUN TODAY 1 iH Mile 4 Mile Hundred i Whirl for Purse or of E Is the Attraction for Best of Speed d De Demons ons Left in inthe 7 J the Country Threatening Rain Mak Makes s Weather Outlook Anything but Promising i l' l By Jack Velock International News Service Sports Editor EW YORK ORK May 30 The The Harkness handicap premier automobile NEW racing classic of the East will be run over the two mile saucer track at Sheepshead Bay this afternoon with twenty of the tho worlds world's best drivers named to start The fixture is n a a- mile mUe whirl for a purse of and the starting time is 3 o'clock when the daring field will line lineup lineup lineup up up to f face ce Fred J. J Wagner Vagner veteran starter who also acted as handicapper for the race Murky weather after a night of rain greeted prospective spectators early in the day and with a forecast of local showers the outlook for ideal conditions conditions conditions con con- I for the race race was not highly encouraging Louis Chevrolet winner of the Harkness event last year will be bethe the only driver to start from scratch II Relph de Palma who has been made the favorite has been awarded a handicap of one minute one second over the veteran while Darlo Rests Resta Barney Oldfield Ralph Mulford Ira Vail Vall Tom Milton Eddie Eddi Hearne Omar Toft Percy Ford William Vetere and the other entrants have handicaps ranging up to two and one-half one minutes Though the condition of the track at starting time remained a problem early in the day the race promised man many thrills because of the manner of or handicapping handi handi- capping In addition to the big race the futurity handicap consisting of ot two tenmile tenmile tenmile ten- ten mile heats and a final heat and several sprint races races will complete comple e the tho program |