The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-19
Drivers 81 international Fame Ii i
Great Contest 81 Nerve, Mvs.
Gle and skIIli 70 Win shs
cobs Cup Today
GRAND PRIx or AMERICA
Thsnus 81 soclsty People stay Out
~ the Course All Night and
Grand Stands Erected
Fin Rapidly.

THE ENrRlEs.
I. stoddard Dayton. ~ horse pow.
sr-Bert Miller.
Knox, 40 horse powerW Bour.
que.
]. Appss.on, 8 horse pewsr-M. j.
Seymour.
l Buick. g hor.. powsrL,
etranu.
s. stoddard Dayton, Al horse power
&c. a. EnoIebeck.
9. LoccntcbIle, 40 horse power.
W. Florida.
4, Knox, 4s horse power-A. Den
I lson.
!; Appsr.on. $ hor.. power j.
Lytie.
:. LoeomobIle, 20 horss power
4 Geo. Robertson.
% Buick. q horas power-L.
Chevrolet.
=. Flat, q horse power-E. a.
hearne. 81
z. Buick 32 horse poWsr-R. Bur
man.
Distance Seventeen times around
course, 1856 miles.
Limited 10 stock cars With piston
4 elspiacenfent Of 525 cubic inches,
tf ffslels reprssents about IS hcrs.
Z oeSer et e1r ri ccbe. prssIdent
chicago Auto club.
~ CROWN POINT. Ind, June 19.
Thrilled by the numerous stirring
{ brushes which characterized the run.
ming yesterday Of the Indiana trophy
race, and the exciting finish when Joe
Matson crossed the finish line win
ner, a tremendous throng lined the 23
mile course this morning when the
race for the Cobe cup, the big event
Of the present auto carnival began.
Yesterdays race was for the tit
tie" cars being limited to cars with
horse power OF 80 or under. In to-
days race all the cars have at least
20 horse power, being limited only to
bS horse power.
The race brought out twelve cars,
oil driven by men OF national reputa-
ton and six Of them of international
reputation.
Matson drives only for the
Chalmers Detroit Co. which has no
, entrant in today's race and conse.
y quently he win not be factor in the
race. II he were to enter. he would
oe the favorite, because Of his re-
markable performance in yesterdays
race and the skill with which he main
tained long lead over SO clever a
driver as Robertson.
With Matson out OF it, Robertson,
Lytle and Strang were the favorites.
In the Arms Of Death.
The tremendous distance to be GOV.
cred by the cars today, nearly 396
miles, is looked to put all OF them on
1aeir mettle. This means that every
one OF the drivers are facing the
prospect Of taking the deadly ''s
twist" the Cemetery Curve and
Brick wall turn" at Lowell, seventeen
umes before the race is finished
any one of these curves is enough tt
~ tne bravery Of the most skilful and
uaring driver. Veterans who drove In
N seslerday's race declare the course
Y lne most difficult and racy in the
country.
IL Ta,,4 AZ 49,
Zen thousand persons stayed up al
uient last night and as many moro
e'spt IN tents and on the ground
w'snout shelter, In order to be or
aana bright and early and get ad
.an1aseous seats In the main grand
sssla or the numerous stands erected
y .armers all around the course. AL
snt long hundreds poured int
..own Point from Chicago. Hundred,
= society Women accustomed to lux
:, unable to get Accommodation ii
NV vwn Point or L0Nell, spent tn,
msn1 IN their automobiles and man,
N.Y. MY owners roamed around town al
n'gnt In their machines
As early as $40 O'Clock this morn
us people began to appear at til,
nss., ,snastand and by 1900 o'clock 1t wa
ss.. ssuy fliled, and with the crowd
,ng p n increasing numbers.
'onptly ats8:00 o'clock today, NH
e,s. driving Stoddard- Dayton, wa
" omit en word and the machines engin,
fSSusned, e, snorted, the wheels few Of
1rst sppery road, and the race was Of
Ms. NJ before the start Of tho race
a. aon the winner Of yesterday
S's Inc speed marvel in front Of th,