All posts tagged "auto racing"
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10.9K1Arts and LeisureGordon Bennett, the Madcap, Scandal-Mongering Publisher Who Built the Newport Casino
Today in Britain people utter ‘Gordon Bennett’ when someone says something unbelievable, disgusting, surprising or outrageous. They probably don’t know they’re referring...
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6.1K1Arts and LeisureHarry Grant Wins the Vanderbilt Cup
Harry Grant was the first race car driver to win the Vanderbilt Cup twice – and the only one who died trying...
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12.3K9Arts and LeisureThe Forgotten Glory Days of the Readville Race Track
The Readville Race Track in its glory days was a place where politicians, socialites, sportsmen and gamblers mingled; speed records were set...
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