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Show SfEfcoi I Fast Event Scheduled for July With 5 Noted Drivers Taking Part TACOMA. June 10. America's bc?f known, most popular and most daring jH motor car racing drivers will enter 'll the speed contest at the Tacoma tracts tll on Monday. July 5th. when the Nintn ll annual event will be staged. . ill Ten of tbf nation's speed king ll have already signed contracts to race (H at Tacoma and others arc expected lu 'H follow within the next two week. H The field this year will be headed by jH Gaston Chevrolet, winner of the cent &00 mile event at Indianapolis. H Tho list of drivers include Cliff Du- H rant. Ralph DoPalma, Joe Eoyer. I3d- H die Hearne. Jo Thomas. Eddie O'Doiv- H nell. ' Roscoe ' Sarles. Ralph Mulford, Tom Milton and Jimmy Murphy. IH The Tacoma Speedway this year wnl H present the greatest line-up of x-ar-in, B stai-s in the history of tho West ami H the best and biggest program of tho H nine ycars of racing at Tacoma. Th" H event will begin promptly at 2 p. n' H the afternon of July 5th, and the vacr H will cover 225 miles. The purse 01- H ferod by the Speedway is $2250.00. It is understood that a special purse o' H accessory houses, will increase tue 1 prize money by 510,000. or $15,00u. Upon his return from IndlanapoUs 1 last Monday -W. C. Baldwin, president of the Tacoma Speedway, said th.at the racing cars entered at lndianapos this year were the most unique in the 1 history of tho racing game. The mo- tors aro small since the limit of th 1 motors will be 1S3 cubic Inches in pli- ton displacement, about the same sit IH as a Ford motor. The new cars ha their first try-out at Indianapolis and the driver- claim will be in far better H condition for the events at Tacoma on H 00 iH |