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Show ANNUAL SANTA MONICA RACE ON SANTA MONICA, OAI.. Aug. . Thou-aanda Thou-aanda of spectators lined the 446.1-mlle course today to wltneaa tile fifth annual Santa Monica road race With a fast track and favorable weather conditions, the pilots expscted to break previous records rec-ords It wsa predicted an average apeed of not laea than aevenly-flve miles sn hour would be mslnlalned. Hotel accommodations at Senta Monica were overtaxed laat night and hundreds slept on the stand awaiting the etartlng gun. Officials sent the cars away In the following fol-lowing order at Intervals of ten seconds at 9 o'clock: Mercer, Gaston Morris, driver; Anser-aon, Anser-aon, Harris Hanahue. Mercer, Barney old-field; old-field; Flat, Teddy Telalaff; Mercer. Louie Ntkrent: Speedwell. E. K. McConnera; Stutx, Dave Lesrts; Stuta Karl P. Cooper, Bulck. John Opahal: Cadillac. Charlie Soulee; Appereon. Frank B Goode: Cadillac, Ca-dillac, T. J. Beudette; National, Frank Slefert; Flat, Frank Verbeck. |