“ Police Rise to Occasion and There Are Few Accidents—Hotels Packed, Many Walk Streets All Night.
Never before in its history has the city of Indianapolis entertained a larger throng of strangers. Never has there been a more cosmopolitan crowd in the city coming as it did from nearly every state and territory in the United States, from Canada and from many parts of Europe to attend the five-hundred-mile motor classic at the speedway today. ”

“ At Columbus and many other points the hotels were crowded beyond normal capacity by persons who feared they could not get accommodations in Indianapolis. Many who came for Bob Burman’s speed trials yesterday went to smaller Indiana cities and towns for accommodations last night, returning to Indianapolis early this morning.
It was reported from Cambridge City that at least five hundred automobiles and numerous motorcycles had passed through the town, over the National road, since Sunday, bound for Indianapolis. ”

“ After sheltering the crowd, a more difficult problem presented itself in getting the crowd to the speedway. Those who did not own automobiles, or who were unable to arrange to go in automobiles, were compelled to rely almost exclusively on the Big Four Railroad Company for transportation and the railroad company demonstrated its ability to handle thousands of persons with a fair degree of promptness. ”