The Detroit times., 1909-06-19

6ourque casned past inc stdnu w
the lead with Robertson nowhere
In sight. The locomobIle had be-
come installed In Lowell. Bour-
que's time for the 10 laps was
6:o0:57.
CROWN POINT, Ind, June 10
George Robertson, winner OF the ISL
Vanderbilt cup race, whose terrific
driving was the feature of yesterdays
Indiana trophy race. duplicated mis-
performance in the Cove cup race to-
day when he snatched the lead from
Louis Chevrolet. the French driver,
AT the end OF the tenth lap.
Coming up from sixth place on the
fourth lap. Robertson drove his Loco
mobile car at breakneck speed on the
straightaways until his last competi-
tor. Louis Chevrolet, In a Buick. had
been passed.
Robertson's time for the ten laps.
23274 miles, was 4:17:38. nearly Ia
minutes faster than Matson's time for
the same distance yesterday. Chev-
rolet, who had led from the fourth
lap. had engine trouble on his tenth
and arrived at the stand 10 minutes
behind Robertson 10 take on oil.
The press stand got fright when
Englebeck finishing his ninth lap, stop
ped for oil. In stopping. Englebeck )
car skidded clear across the course
and into the press stand but righted IT.
self
In the tenth lap Robertson raced
Chevrolet's Buick car "off its feet" aud
took the lead. Chevrolet. who had
had engine trouble. made repairs, took
on oil and tires and started off in Sec
ond place 10 minutes behind Robert
son Bourque in Knox No. 2 was third,
a minute behind Chevrolet.
Burman retired while the tenth lap
was being run. His car ran into a
ditch and burst its tank.
Already four cars have been with
drawn. Florida broke a jackshaft,
Burman's tank burst and Seymour and
Denfson both quit because OF engine
trouble. DeRison was second when
he had TO retire. Excepting the lead
ers all the cars have had either engine
or tire trouble, the "rutty' condition
OF the course playing havoc with the
tires.
Bourque, in Knox No. 2. on the back
stretch passed Miller In Stoddard-
the first lap by two minutes. Denison,
I'm Knox No I Englebeck. Robertson,
Chevrolet. Strang. Burman and Hearne
finished In -the-eFaeF- Ramed---
Burman's time in the first lap was
the swiftest, "a 10 and he was caught
travelling ST. miles an hour in a meas
ured mile on the back stretch.
The course played havoc In the hrst
lap with tires. Seymour's Apperson.
No. 3. having turned com
pletely around on the first
turn and lost tire. re
had TO change two on the back
stretch and then again at the stand.
Strang lost part OF his equipment
and had to pause an instant on MS
first lap.
Knox No. 2 and STANDARDIZATION
No. passed the stand about 90 yards
apart on the second lap, running at
fearful speed Dennison, Miller,
Chevrolet and Robinson follow
ed SO closely that there was a
car always in sight on the stretch.
Burman still led in elapsed time with
Chevrolet second. The two Knox cars
tied for third. Burman's elapsed time
for two laps was 4S:17.
Denison in the Knox, No. T. made
the best lap time on the third lap,
covering the distance in 22:34. This
wonderful squirt gave the Knox car the
lead: time. 1:12:01. Chevrolet in
Buick was second. time, 1:12:43; Bur-
man, third. time, 1:13:07.
GROWN POINT, Ind, June 10
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 tremedous throng lined the 2S-
mile course this morning when the
race for the Cobe cup, the big event
of the present automobile carnival
began.
Yesterdays race was for the little
cars"-being limited TO cars with
horsepower of 80 or under. In todays
race all the cars have at least 80
horsepower, being limited only to SO
horsepower.
Immediately after the Indiana tro-
phy race was ended yesterday work.
men were put on the course to oil 1t
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