The Washington times., 1909-06-18
On the Second Lap.

an n0uf on the LOWeH SLTd1Ent6 wa y
streteh, and passed Wells in the Moon
No. IL.
On the Second Lap.
IN the stretch. at the finish of the
second lap. Knipper in the Chalmers
Detroit No. 3, followed by Chevrolet ia
Buick No. s, came ND with a rush. and
both passed BuTman in the Buick No.
2 who had been leading up to that
time
These three cars began the third lap
within 100 Yards of each other, each
driver kicking the lever Out TO the
limit as they shot away from the grand
stand. Stutz, in the Marion No. 3, swept
by a minute later, closely followed by
Robertson. in LocOmObile No. 10 Wells
81 the Noon, No. II; Florida in Loco
mobile No Z. Chalmers-Detroit No. i,
Stoddard-Dayton. No IS, and Chalmers
Detroit. 19. in the order named.
On the straightaways the cars are av-
eraging seventy miles and are taking
the IS, % Graveyard and Lowell
turns at the limit Of speed possible on
these dangerous spots.
jacksonville. ia the Corbin Nc /.
passed the grandstand on his first time
around. but has not since reappeared.
Neither has the Fal-Car, No. Is
Stoddard- Dayton. No. IS, finished its
frst lap as the leaders cleaned Up their
third.
Changing Positions.
Robertson began to loom up as a
factor ia the race during the fourth lap.
when he passed both Burman and Chew
rolet, and took third place. Knipper
stu led al the end OF this lap. and
the Marion car. No 6. Monsen driving,
leaped into second place.
Chalmers-Detreit. No Il. went from
seventh 10 fourth place. Wells moved
I'D from sixth to fifth place. and Chal-
n1ers-Detroit, No Is, from tenth to
sixth. FlOrida's LocomObile was sew
enth. and Stutz. Marion. No. 3. eighth.
Burman and Chevrolet got into trOu-
bic on the Lowell straightaWay. and did
not finish the lap with the others
All the cars reduced their speed dur
ing the fourth lap. Knipper's z5:40 for
she round being the fastest recorded.
The nth lap brought another general
shake-up in the relative positions Of
the racers. when MstsOn. driving Chai-
Detroit, No. 70, shot into the lead
N the finish. The finish Of this lap was
the halfway point In the race, 1851
miles. Matson's total elapsed time for
t1e distance was 2:l2:l9, showing he
has maintained an average speed Of
about dfty-six miles an hour
Marion, No S. was a close second.
Robertson was third, and Pole, in ChaI-
mer's-DeToit. No. II. fourth.
Burman Disqualified
During the running OF the sixth lap
the judges announced that Burman,
driyink Buick No. 2 had been disqUali-
ned ana ordered from the course
I3UTman and Chevrolet ran into con-
siderable trouble during the fouft and
fifth laps and during the sixth Burman
Borrowed a valve from another driver
ana continued As soon as the Judges
heard Of 10 they disqualified the car
This eliminated the second of the four
drivers who were picked as favoTites Of
The race. The four were Robertson
Strang ChreYOlet. and Burman. II also
left the Buick unrepreeeuted i'm the race
There was an exciting brush at the
hnish OF the sixth lap, between Matson.
Monson, and Robertson. who whirled
down the stretch in the order named
about ten seconds apart.
Al this stage the Corbin car which
got into trouble On tie first lap was
stii In the race though nearly three laps
behind. Nothing has vet been heaud Of
The Fels-Cars No. and -, which never
passed the stand on their first time
around.