Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-06-22

the last. He averaged seven minutes
in the lead after the fifth round.
Robertson and Monsen ran close.
exciting race, and were seldom more
than a minute or two apart. They
were unable to overtake the fleet
blue Bird as the Detroit
car is called,
The other cars on the track when
the race finished were: Locomobile
(Florida), Chalmers Detroit (Poole),
Corbin (Maisonville), and Moon
lWells).
Entrants in First Race.
The cars that started, with their
drivers, were:
1. Corbin-A. j. jacksonville.
2. Buick-Robert Burman.
8. Marion-Charles Stutz.
5. Chalmers-De troit-William Knip-
per.
6. Marion-A. Monsen.
z. Locomobile-J. w. Florida.
8. Buick-Chevrolet.
9. Fal-Car-W. H. Fearce
10. Locomobile-George Robertson.
IL. Moon-Phil Wells.
IA. Buick-Lewis Strang.
Is. Fal-Car-John Ruehl.
Is. Stoddard- Dayton-Wiseman.
IL. Chalmers-D etroit-Al Poole
Is. Stoddard- Dayton-Wright
10. Chalmers Detroit. Matson.
The machines were started by Fred
w. Wagner, who oficiated in sim
liar capacity in all the vanderbilt runs
on Long Island. Asa Paine of Mime
apolis acted as referee
Description of Course.
Leaving the grand stand, the ma
chimes flashed away over straight
away north of Ia miles, where
sharp turn brought them into one of
the principal resident streets of Crown
Point for a squirt of z mile. At the
end of the stretch they turned to the
northwest for an irregular four-mile
run to Cedar Lake. On this leg there
are three sharp corners and three
easy ones, including the picturesque
IS" At Cedar Lake there begins
straightaway of 81 miles. The road
is rolling, but the grade is gradually
descending all the way to Lowell
At Lowell, after passing under via.
duct, the road takes sharp turn to
the east. Half mile out it turns
sharply around cemetery and then
is straightaway for three miles.
Turning north again there is
straightaway for IL miles, which
brings the cars past the grand stand
Work on the roadbed was main
tanned until the last moment, when it
was stated that even the rough, loose
bed on rs miles of the east leg had
been rendered fast and firm
Burman seizes the Lead.
AS Starter Wagner gave the word
sending the drivers on their way, he
slapped each driver on the back The
rear wheels slid In the oil dressing OF
the road for an instant. there was a
sudden rush, and the machines, thun-
dering their exhausts, disappeared
over the rise north of the stand
Burman, in his Buick, overhauled
and passed jacksonville In a Corbtn
halfway down the Cedar Lake-Lowell
stretch. otherwise known as the west
leg. Burman held his lead and sped
post the grand stand leader in the first
lap, which he made in 23:41
Strang in Buick a. who made SEN
sational time on the first lap, was an
nounced out of the race. He stripped
rear axle at Lowell
Indiana Towns Thronged.
ALI night long crowds poured into
the town. until it appeared there was
room for no more, but still the inva.
sion continued. The First regiment
of Chicago formed the vanguard The
militiamen arrived in the night and
marched through the town to the
grand stand, where they pitched theil
shelter tents.
Special trains from Chicago began
to arrive at 2 a. M, and continued al
most to the moment of the race
bringing thousands into Grown Poin,
and Lowell
The population of the two towns
was soon doubled, and then tripled
Every available sleeping space was
soon occupied by the eager invaders
and the late Corners were forced to
walk about until 1t was time to &c
out to the course. A fortunate few