AND NOT ONE OF THEM CARRIED A GUITAR!—Those who imagine that Mexicans, when they are not attending bull-fights, spend their time eating hot tamales, drinking pulque and sleeping, are mistaken. Here is a photograph illustrating the start of the Mexico City 5,000-metre race. There were 947 runners on their marks when the starter’s pistol said “go” on June 10, when this annual event was run off, through the streets of the Mexican capital, and over 900 of the contestants crossed the finishing line.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 738, 10 August 1929, Page 23
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83AND NOT ONE OF THEM CARRIED A GUITAR!—Those who imagine that Mexicans, when they are not attending bull-fights, spend their time eating hot tamales, drinking pulque and sleeping, are mistaken. Here is a photograph illustrating the start of the Mexico City 5,000-metre race. There were 947 runners on their marks when the starter’s pistol said “go” on June 10, when this annual event was run off, through the streets of the Mexican capital, and over 900 of the contestants crossed the finishing line. Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 738, 10 August 1929, Page 23
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