Project Gutenberg 2016-01-20 Public domain in the USA. 117 Matthews, Stanley R. Motor Matt's Prize; or, The Pluck That Wins Produced by David Edwards, Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "Motor Matt's Prize; or, The Pluck That Wins" by Stanley R. Matthews is a thrilling adventure fiction written in the early 20th century. The book centers around the character of Motor Matt, a skilled and resourceful young motorist, who finds himself entangled in a competitive powerboat race against tricky rivals, particularly Ollie Merton and the mysterious boat, the "Dart". As Matt prepares the "Sprite" for the race, he faces challenges from enemies who are willing to use underhanded tactics to thwart his efforts. At the start of the story, we are introduced to the chaotic and comedic dynamic between two young boys, Pickerel Pete and Ping Pong, who engage in a humorous conflict at the bank of Fourth Lake. This altercation draws the attention of Matt and his friend George Lorry, who rush to break up the fight. The ensuing chapters reveal the competitive atmosphere surrounding an upcoming boat race, encapsulating themes of friendship, rivalry, and the ingenuity of youth. As preparations for the race intensify, Matt must contend with not only the technical challenges of optimizing his boat but also the underhanded schemes of Merton, leading to a nail-biting build-up toward the contest. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure stories Dime novels Motorboats -- Juvenile fiction Motorboat racing -- Juvenile fiction Mechanics -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 226306 2025-07-20T11:55:14.725907 text/html 205693 2024-10-22T23:45:29 text/html 409830 2025-07-20T11:55:18.747923 application/epub+zip 410630 2025-07-20T11:55:15.304898 application/epub+zip 150982 2025-07-20T11:55:14.998920 application/epub+zip 506513 2025-07-20T11:55:21.820961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475369 2025-07-20T11:55:18.352943 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218740 2022-09-23T07:44:13.172175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204165 2025-07-20T11:55:14.239926 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 184127 2024-10-22T23:45:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17277 2025-07-20T11:55:21.955897 application/rdf+xml 27838 2025-07-20T11:55:15.072925 image/jpeg 4308 2025-07-20T11:55:15.035916 image/jpeg 422026 2025-07-20T11:55:14.756967 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog