Vanderbilt Race Drama and Crashes Highlight Day
Ralph de Palma wins fourth in a Vanderbilt race marked by Marquis Crashes at Death Curve and Oldfield's elimination. Pullen leads early with speeds near 80 mph as engine troubles thin the field. Final podium sees Ball and Taylor taking second and third with de Palma boosting winnings. crowd exceeds 150000.
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Caleb
Braga
Attanya Epee
de Palme
Marquis
Peath
Tetzlaff
Teddy Tetzlaff
Volimb
Nba
Pullen
Anderson
de Palma
Los’ Anréres
Hoys
Ball
Taylor
William Carlson
Merter
Spencer
Wish
Stutz
Gil Anderson
Mercer
Edwin Pullen
Marmon
Guy Ball
Fiat
Frank Veerbeck
Alco
Tony
Jeanette
Ma Richenbacher
The Six Cylinder car triumph over the four
A historical look cites 1914 data showing leading car builders shifting from fours to sixes. Pierce-Arrow Packard Peerless and Winton adopted sixes for superior quietness smoothness and performance. By this era most high priced cars offered six cylinder engines with many firms abandoning fours for the Six. Test rides are urged to judge the claim against the Four.
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United States
Pierce-Arrow
Gar ‘Company
Pierce- Arrow
Packard Motor Car Company
Packard
Peerless
Winton Company
Winton
Oakland
Oldsmobile
Stevensyon
Jeffery
Mitchel
Ita
Chalmers
Niagara Falls
American Automobile Association eyes 190000 members this year
John A. Wilson predicts 190,000 memberships by year end for the American Automobile Association. Reports from the Iowa State body and National Secretary John N. Brooks highlight new clubs in Muscatine and Oklahoma City, with sizable gains in California, Maine, Texas, Minnesota and Montana.
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John A. Wilson
American Automobile Association
John N. Brooks
Iowa
Muscatine
Oklahoma City Automobile Club
California State Association
Maine
Texas
Minnesota
Montana
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Moors & Co
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Huston-Hanger Auto Sales Co., Inc
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Washington
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Maxwell
Detroit Electric
Autocar Co
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Gish
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Gale
Stevens Duryea
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Union Trust
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