MOTOR RACING
OVER A AHLE A AIINUTE FOR FOUR HOURS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, October 25. (Received October 26, at 8.25 a.m.) Seventeen cars started for the Vanderbilt Cup. George Robertson, driving an American tar, proved the winner, doing 258 miles in 241 minutes, establishing an American record. There were a quarter of a million spectators, and many minor accidents, but no fatalities. Owing to the spectators swarming the course, only two cars were able to finish.
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Evening Star, Issue 13091, 26 October 1908, Page 6
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78MOTOR RACING Evening Star, Issue 13091, 26 October 1908, Page 6
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