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Show AUTO DRIVER IS INJURED BY GIRL New Virk, Sept. 2$. foe Mntson, the automobile driver, who hopes to pilot a car in the Vanderbilt cup nice on Saturday, Is under the tare of phsicians as a result of an accident winch occurred while he was out for a practice spin over the cup race course yesterday. Matson's goggles had become covered cov-ered with steam and he had slowed down slightly to replace them with a clean pair, when a young girl, standing stand-ing bv the road side, tossed to the driver a small bouquet of wild flowers. flow-ers. She intended that the flowers should land in the car, but poor aim sent the bouquet straight Into Mat-sons Mat-sons face, the stems going into his eyes and blinding him temporarily. Matson's big car gave a lurch to-the to-the side of the load and might have been wrecked but for the drlwr's quick recovery of himself. i |