Indianapolis Harvest Classic

This race meet was run in September 1916, never to be repeated. The collection contains the best assortment of articles on this event you’ll find anywhere, with coverage from Indianapolis newspapers and the automobile trade press. The biggest star of the meet was Johnny Aitken, who won all three races in his Peugeot. Eddie Rickenbacker in his Maxwell was a threat, as well as Howdy Wilcox (Premier) and Hughie Hughes (Hoskins Special) gave Aitken stiff competition. Aitken battled with Dario Resta all season long the AAA's first major points championship. Resta finally took the championship late in the year at the American Grand Prize road race in Santa Monica.

Entry List of 20 Cars

This package includes another copy of the story about De Palma's entry, but scrolling further on will reward you with a nice piece that paints an overview of the field of entries as well as a table of those entries where 20 cars and drivers are detailed. This was the anticipated field for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's September 9, 1916 Harvest Classic at the Brickyard.
Speculation on De Palma Entry

Interest in Ralph De Palma's choice of equipment for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's September 9, 1916 Harvest Classic race meet ran high. This article speculates that he might be taking on the Peugeot previously driven by Ralph Mulford. Even at this late date - September 7 - the issue was not resolved.
 
Harvest Classic Race Day Morning

This article was printed the morning of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's September 9, 1916 Harvest Classic. It reports on the events of practice and summarizes the entry list. Interesting to note that the 20 cars originally entered had dwindled to 16.
Silvertown Cord Tires Ad

This is an ad for Silvertown Cord tires ran after the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's September 9, 1916 Harvest Classic race meet. It focuses on the finishing results of 50 mile contest by summarizing the first seven finishers.
"Motor World" Harvest Classic Coverage

This is a brief article from the September 13, 1916 edition of Motor World that provides a concise, tidy summary of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Harvest Classic. This is good reference to get to the bottom line facts.