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Show JOE MATSON WINS FIST OF WESTERN VANDERBILT ROAD RACES In a Chalmers-Detroit Machine, He Earns Indiana Trophy for Lighi Automobiles Robertson Secures Second Place and Monson Third Race Is Witnessed by More Than One Hundred Thousand People Scattered Along the 2312 Miles of the Course Crown Point, Indiana. June IS. Tlie first of the Western Vanderbllt road races was run here over a track as smooth as time, money and men could make It. Today's race was over ten laps or 232.7-1 miles, for the trophy. Entrants worn limited to light cars. Tomorrow, twelve big cars will contest for the Cobe cup. the big event of the meet. Practically all the big drivers of the country appeared in todays race, which was witnessed by at least 100,-tn'tO 100,-tn'tO people scattered along the 23 1-2 miles nf the course. Joe Mat son speeded speed-ed a liclit Chalmers-Detroit automobile into fame by winning in brilliant fasT-len fasT-len the Indiana trophy. In all the long killing journey nf 232.74 miles, he stopped his car but once for gasoline and lubricants He made the distance I over roads, which in spots were rouch. and the cars bumped in nasty fashion. He and Ms machinist finished in good form, amidst the cheers of thousands all alone the route. His average speed was 51.2 miles an hour. For the route it w?s 4:31:21. Robertson, winner of last year's Vanderbllt Van-derbllt nip. finished second in a Locomobile, Loco-mobile, hi time being 4:39:03. Monson, In a Marlon, ran a close third In -1: 12:03. Matson started last in the field of nineteen, and in the third lap, in point cf elapsed time, had secured first position. po-sition. In fhe next lap he lost It to bP team mate. Knlppcr, but In the fifth again regained It and held It to the last. He averaged seven minutes in the lead after the first round. Robertson and Monson ran a close exciting race, and were seldom moro than a minute or two apart, but they were unable to overtake the fleet '"Blue Bird," as the Chalmers-Detroit car is called. The other cars on the track when Ihe rae was finished i were: Loeomtfbile (Florida); Chal-rvor-Detroit. (Poole): Corbln, (Mais-onvlllel; (Mais-onvlllel; and Moon. (Wells), The oth-ters oth-ters either were withdrawn or hopelessly hope-lessly distanced. |