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when the question came up and theywere witnesses to the wager made and Mr. Dorn was selected to referee the contest.When the argument became well heated Mr. Hannan offered to wager $200 that the Haynes machine could not do what Mr. DeCamp said it couldand Mr. DeCamp said he knew what he was talking about and immediately “called” the bet and “covered” Mr. Hannan's money. Mr. DeCamp contends that he can drive a 30-horse power Haynes touring car from Kansas City, Mo., to Sedalia, Mo., a distance of 110 miles, in four hours and twenty minutes, and use not to exceed fourteen gallons of gasoline and three quarts of lubricating oil. Mr. Emil Dorn, who was selected to referee the race, will accompany Mr. DeCamp on the trip.The weather conditions, of course, depend upon whether the race will be run or not, and in the event it rains it will of necessity be posiponec until the roads get into shape again.According to the present arrangements the party will leave Kansas City about 8:30 o’clock 111 the morning and will be due here at 12:dO o’clock if the territory is covered in the time Mr. DeCamp says it will be. Mr. DeCamp will be required to maintain an average rate of speed of a mile in 2 minutes and 36 seconds to cover
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Sedalia Sentinel
Sedalia, Missouri, US
Sun, Jun 03, 1906
Page 5
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