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Show charco or the Klgin automobile raeo course and cleared It of all vehicles preparatory to stretching their patrol pa-trol over every foot of its approaches. All through the night, automobile after automobile load of spectators arrived nnd the vantage points within and at the side of the big course took the aspect of a bivouac. The clear stretch of roajl and lt difficult turns proved alluring in the bright moonlight and many took prae tlce spins nround the course The program today Included three races, the Fox River trophy, dlstanc 133 57 miles (16 laps); the Kan county trophy, 100.10 miles, and th Illinois trophy. 203 miles. It was decided to run three raee.-simultaneously. raee.-simultaneously. Cars In the Illinois trophy and ih Kane county trophy events were sen away by Starter Wagner at Interval- of fifteen seconds, starting at 1 o'clock. The Fox River trophy rare began five minutes later. AUTOMOBILE TRACK IS GUARDED BY MILITIA. , Elgin, 111.. Aug. 2C Illinois notional no-tional guardsmen this morniDg took |