The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-19
'MATSON WINS RACE
COVERS 2sz MILES IN -FOUR AND A
HALF HOURS.
In Long Journey Covered ut Rate OF
5I.2 Miles an Hour, the VIM
ner stopped His Car
Huf Once

IN LOMk a0MEm&E A0tEEN0 NJ rate OH
SI2 Miles an Hour, the win-
ner Stopped His Car
But Once.
crownpolnt, Ind. June ls.--Joe Mat.
perfect race today won the Indiana
trophy for light automobiles, going the
232.34 miles In 4:3l:2l, an average CT
sl.2 miles an hour. He was wildly
In ali the long killing journey, Mat
son stopped his car but once for saso-
line and fabrication, He made the dis
rough and the cars bumped In nasty
fashion. He and his machinist finished
In good form. amidst the cheers OF
average speed was 5i.s miles. For
the route, his time was 4:3f:21.
Robertson. winner OF last years Van
derbilt, finished second In a Locomo-
In q Marion. ran a close third in
Matson started last in a field of
Of elapsed mi time. had assn assamsd arst po
sition. In the next lap he lost It to
again regainsd i and held 4 to the
lead after the fifth round.
Robertson and Monsen ran a close,
exciting race and were seldom more
were unable to overtale the fiset Blue
S BIRD. as the chaimers-DstrOit car Is
The other cars. on the track when
lFiorida). Chalmers Detroit. (Poole),
corbin tMaisonville). and Moon
The others either were withdrawn or
hopslessiy distanced.
Burman. In a Buick, led at the end
OF the FIRST lap. covering the distance
In 20: Al, the fastest lap OF the race:
see SSrm IAN also IL isa at the end Of che
Knipper, in a ChaIniers-Detro.t, led
at the end of the fourth lap IL 1:46:2T.
two seconds faster than Matson's time.
itial race In the two days contest drew
to q finish, that the victory lay be-
tween Matson. Robertson and Monsen,
the affair increased in dramatic inten-
was described on the hill top. to the
south. where the oil-stained road,
fringed by two gray streaks OF lighter
horizon, the cheers Of the spectators
They reached a climax when the
grimy-visaged pilots and their equally
grand stand. In some instances, neck
and neck and disappeared upon the
rise to the north.
Even when the relative positions of
certainty. barring sudden mishaps, the
enthusiasm did not diminish until the
last of the victorious trio had crossed
the finish line and disappeared to
The race. which was an hour late
in starting, owing to the belated ar
rival of the automobile trucks for the
transportation of the militiamen to
their stations around the course, was
finally got under way when Starter
Frank Wagner jacksonville, the Corbin
driver, on the back and the machine
shot across the line. The remaining
walls. Burman, driving Buick, was the
early nero OF the contest. He covered
the first lap In 23:4l, the fastest time
entire race. His excellent work con-
ttnued on the second round as he led
the field past the grand stand in 1915.
He was put out of the running on the
Hfter ma AK D eorts to repair the DANE
aged part he hnally disqualified him
self by borrowing Q valve and coming
into the grand stand, where he left the
course.
The Fal car. driven by Ruehl. had
the distinction of making the slowest
lap OF the day. AS the other cars
reeled on lap after lap. the Fal car
hobbled into port. having made the
circuit in three hours and forty min
utes. Then Ruehl retired from view.
Bucks All Go Down.
The. second lap brought ABOUT the
undoubtedly the favorite driver. be-
cause of his previousdsuccesses In othz'
er parts of the country. He covered
the flTst LAP In 2t,sSS' but hn all, e,,t
Of the contest by the sudden necessity
of using his brake, when he found ne
had not room to go around the car
suddenly that his Transmission gear
was stripped from the rear axle. The
fourth lap saw Chevrolet, the lone
Buick survivor, but Ill fortune appeared
was forced out OF the race by an acct
dent shortly after leaving the grand
stand. His apparatus went wrong and
after vainly endeavoring to rectity IL
In the meantime. Matson. WHO hnisn-
ed the first lap in apparently hopeless
position, was steadily forging TO tns
front. At the end Of the second rou ,n9
Of elapsed time and was running
smoothly. He registered his best time
on the third lap. covering the dis.
placed him in firsi position on the
course. He was closely pressed py ms
Chalmers Detroit team mates, knlpper
and Poole. Hardly minute separated
the three cars.
Knipper Took Lead.
Matson was forced to reliqutsh his
lead for a brief period at the END OF
The fourth lap. when Knipper forced
ali cad by the scant margin OF two sec
ondg' with Poole a close third. From
this time on Mstson ,, was s.r asYer nrs IN
cision and he was able to continue on
the track without stopping until I'm, .ns
at the repair pit to replenish his sup
ply OF oil. water and g 1sgbsu I bis
mechanic at this stage, reduced the
loss OF time to a trifie more than haif
minute.
Matson's team mates were unable to
maintain the terrific pace knipper
dropped out OF the race ut the END OF
the NTH lap and Poole encountered
many difficulties in his sixth round,
after which he was hopelessiy IN the
ruck.
Interest in the last lap conferred In
the race for she second place between
Robertson in his Locomobile and Mon
sen at the wheel OF a Marion: Inter
est was augmented by the danger, new.
err absent in an automobile contest, of
the breaking Of the machinery which V.fi;;
aa rned place, and given first honor to