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Show BIG AUTO RACES TO BE RUN AT SANTA MONICA Los Angeles, Dec. 9 The historic Vanderbilt cup race, the first auto mobile contest to become a "classic" in America, and tho equally important Grand Prize, are to be run over the world's fastest road race course at Santa Monica, February 2l and 23, respectively The definite announcement announce-ment was mad today following a meeting at Santa Monica of the Santa Monica Bay Chamber of Commerce. The running of these contests, which will attract to the seasldf-course seasldf-course the pick of the master drivers of America and possibly the world will be under the auspices of the chamber of eommerce with the Western West-ern Automobile association in acthe charge of the races. Chairman Leon T. Shettler and H D Ryus, the raoln-eommittee raoln-eommittee of the Western Automobile association, made the final arrangements arrange-ments with the eastern racing officials offi-cials and tho Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce The total purses for the races will be $ir,,00f divided equally between the two events Just how the $7"(o will be split for the first three or more cars has not been decided as yet. |