MOTOR-CAR CONTEST.
SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. • Received September 25, 8.40 a-im. LONDON, September 24.' Thirty-six competitors started in a power 4-inch cylinder motorcar contest at the Isle of Man, the distance of the course being 338 miles, to determine thti highest speed ;attainable on an unlimited donsuraption ot fuel. Ten ambulance stations have been established at different points along tthe route, anri there are several doctors on duty. Already several accidents have (occurred. Received Septpmber 25, 10 p.m. LONDON, September 25. A Hutton car, driven by Mr W.. •Watson, won the contest, covering 339| miles in 6nrs 4.4min 45see. The second and third cars were Darraca cars, and they touk a few minutes (longer. A number of cars was'damactd. No serious accidents occurred. Mr Wa'sun started first an-1 was .never passed.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3002, 26 September 1908, Page 5
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129MOTOR-CAR CONTEST. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3002, 26 September 1908, Page 5
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