MOTOR RACING.
THE TOURISTS' TROPHY.
By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright
London, May 31. The Tourists' Trophy motor race took place in the Isle of Man yesterday over a 241-mile course, and it was won by Mr. Cortis, driving a Rover car, in Bh. 23m. 28s.
This race, run in September, was won last year by the Hon. C. S. Rolls, on a 20horse power Rolls-Royce car. The distance was 161 miles, and the time four hours six minutes 0 3-5 seconds, or 39.6 miles per hour. The winners of the second and third prizes used foreign cars.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13454, 3 June 1907, Page 5
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