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Show . AUTO CONTEST UP . SIDE OF PIKE'S PEAK j . DENVER, Colo, Dec. It An auto-'- ' mobHe climbing contest, entries to which will be open to the world, has . been announced by G. A. Wahlgreen of the Overland Racing association. The 1 event will occur in August,. 1905, and Pike's peak-will be the scene. Mr. Wahlgreen stated that he would give a '.- cup to the winner. The roadway leading lead-ing to the summit of the famous mountain moun-tain will bo especially prepared for the test. Tha actual climb will be approxi-- approxi-- mately S000 feet and the road distance about fourteen miles. The steepest grade will- approximate 45 degrees. |