Vanderbilt Cup and Grand Prize Highlight San Francisco Exposition
The Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco hosts the Vanderbilt Cup on February 22 and the Grand Prize on February 27 with top American and European drivers entered. Ralph De Palma pilots a new Mercedes in pursuit of the perpetual trophy, while new American models from several manufacturers join the field on a fast sheet asphalt course around the exposition grounds.
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Vanderbilt
America
de Palma
Ralph
San Francisco
Indianapolis
Historic Vanderbilts Racing Series Winners Across Years
A compiled list of early 20th century Vanderbilt Cup races from Nassau County to Santa Monica. It records winners such as George Heath Hemery Wagner Robertson Mulford and Ralph De Palma, driving cars like Panhard Dar racq Lozier and Mercedes with times and averages. Distances range from about 219 to 296 miles across venues in New York Georgia Wisconsin California.
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Nassau County
Long Island
George Heath
Panhard
Hemery
Darracqu
Ninteen
Wagner
Darracq
Long Island Motor Parkway
George Robertson
Locomobile
Harry Grant
Alco
Savannah
Mulford
Drivig Lozier
Milwaukee
Ralph de Palma
Mercedes
Santa Monica
Cal
Exposition Speed Carnival Tracks Record Pace
The exposition hosts its first enclosed road races on a four mile circuit. Vanderbilt Cup runs 75 laps totaling 300 miles on February 22, Grand Prize 100 laps 400 miles on February 27. Entries reach 25 cars from five countries with $16,000 in prizes. Main stand seats hold 25,000 and 3.75 miles of banked asphalt pave the course. Drivers must brake twice per lap. speeds forecast near 80 mph Vanderbilt and 78 mph Grand Prize. Attendance expected around 150,000 with Ralph De Palma the favorite in Vanderbilt.
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Cedes
Ralph de Palma
France
de Palma
Vanderbilt
PRESS WANT ADS REMINDERS FOR AGENCIES AND READERS
The notice highlights using PRESS WANT ADS for lost items car sales office housing and employment. It emphasizes readers in Allegany County see the ads daily and that many transactions occur through these ads.
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Allegany County
Whirl Around the Exposition Course 4 With Billy Carlson
San Francisco, Feb 22 Special reports a full test of the Panama Pacific Exposition Grounds course for the Vanderbilt and Grand Prize races on Feb 22 and 27. Maxwell driver Maxwell car predicted speeds over 78 mph for 400 miles and near 80 mph for 300 miles, with new records likely. The piece vividly describes the course, speeds up to 125 mph on the straights, and notes crowd size at 25,070 with plans for two by two starts and repeated laps toward victory.
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Duray
Boillot
Thomas
Goux
Gen. Joffre
United States
Indianapolis
California
Corona
San Diego
Stutz, Mercer
Maxwell
Deusenberg
Peugeot
Sunbeam
Cooper
Stutz
Pullen
Mercer
de Palma
San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Fillmore Street
Massachusetts
Panama-Pacific Exposition Grounds
Vanderbilt
Corona San Diego
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Ers
Elgin
Federal Park
Presidio
Pacific Coast
Vichen
Palms
Paul Boruske
Exposition Grounds
Avenue of Palma
Palace of Machinery
Palace of Mines
Esplanade
the Cumberland Dairy Lunch
Baltimore Street
Billy Carlson
Sward
Bowman
Baltimore & Ohio
VIA
Chicago
ST. Louis
Baltimore and Ohio
Ing — Harbaugh
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