AN EPIC OF SPEED.
NEW RECORD IX U.S.A. VANCOUVER. May 29. ,]inline Yirphy won the 500 mile auto iloinorilil Day race at Indianapolis in 5 hours 17 minutes, or ai an average speed of 941. miles per hour. J)i> Palma's record, made seven years ago, of 89.62 miles an hour, was thus shattered. yiui'phv accomplished the unrivalled feat of leadiiie; the held in every lap. He won ±I7OOO in prizes.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 422, 13 June 1922, Page 5
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70AN EPIC OF SPEED. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 422, 13 June 1922, Page 5
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