Thursday, October 4, 2007

Blast From the Past

From the archives of The New York Times in 1901, an article about auto racing.
Long Island Automobile Club Secures the Coney Island Boulevard for a Series of Mile Contests.
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October 20, 1901, Wednesday

Page 8, 376 words

Twelve races, to establish, if possible, straightaway mile records, have been arranged by the Long Island Automobile Club for Saturday, Nov. 16, on the Coney Island Boulevard. Consent for this meeting has been obtained from Park Commissioner George V. Brower, and the officers of the Parkway Driving Club and the Pleasure Driving Association have also consented to assist in making the affair a success. Here.

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