MOTOR CYCLE RACING.
THRILLING CONTESTS IN EUROPE.
United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright LONDON, August 3. A Grenoble message states that dashing d. rlngly through Alpine tunnels,
holding a pocket torch in her teeth, having lost her headlight in a collision with a runaway motor car. careering backwards down a mountain pass, Miss Marjorie Cottle completed the international motor cycle test, not losing a mark, and won the highest award, a gold medal. An Italian trio of men, riding magnificently completed, over 1000 miles on the Alpine roads in scheduled time and won the international trophy. Britain, France and Belgium each lost a member of the team.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18637, 5 August 1930, Page 9
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107MOTOR CYCLE RACING. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18637, 5 August 1930, Page 9
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