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(* ft ^ o o* to 1 oooh*oooo^P35.E0100000Mahoney Wins 1909Version Of Cop RaceSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jui7 17 —(£)— Louis Mahoney and a souped - up 1914 Ford won the nostalgic 100 - mile re - enactment yesterday of the Vanderbilt Cup and grand prix road races held here hack in 1909 to 1919.With mechanic Don Long pumping the gas, the old model-T covered the 50 laps in 2 hrs. 17:33 mins., about 47 mixes per hour. The race, held among racing cars dating back as fa:* as 1907, climaxed Santa Monica s Diamond Jubilee celebration.Old time racing Champion Ralph De Palma, Steward and starter, had to flag down the other cars as they chugged into the 50th lap because of an accident.A 1913 pugeot went into a spin on the turn for home and narrowly missed hitting a spectator. Ten cars started, seven finished.
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Rocky Mount Evening Telegram
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, US
Mon, Jul 17, 1950
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