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Show AMERICAN OFFERS TO RACEMEIGNER David Bruce-Brown, twice winner of the American Grand Prize race, has challenged Boillot the great French driver, who won the French Grand Prize nt Dieppe on June 25 and 26 last, to meet him in this year's American Amer-ican graud prize race at Mllwaukoe. Bruce-Brown won the first day's round of the French race and was leading on the second day, when he ran Bhort of gaBoIino and was disqualified dis-qualified for taking on a fresh supply at a spot not designated aB an official supply station. Following Is the letter which tho American sent to Boillot "My Dear Boillot. I rogret not to have seen you beforo I left Paris, because be-cause I wanted to talk to you about the American grand prize race. I shall drlvo In that race the same Fiat car which I drove over the Dieppe circuit, with the same wooden wheels, the same demountable rims and the same standard Micholln tires, and 1 challenge you to meet m thcro. "I should be very much ploasod to continuo our contest of Dieppe, as 1 remain convinced that under tho same conditions, with the same cars .at we drove at Dieppe, I could finish ahead of you. "Will you ho kind enough to let me have your answer at tho earliest possible pos-sible moment? "Meanwhile, I beg to remain, yours very truly (Signed) "DAVID L. BRUCE-BROWN" As yet Golllot has not indicated whether he will come to Amorlca for the big race, but It is generally believed be-lieved that he will. Tho grand prize race will be hold In Milwaukee on September 17. 1912 |