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1908/06/06 Brooklands Race Meeting: Difference between revisions

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''Note: This is a sub-section of [[1908 Brooklands Calendar]]
''Note: This is a sub-section of [[1908 Brooklands Calendar]]


Held on the 6th and 8th June (Whitsun) 1908. 4,000 people on the first day and 15,000 to 16,000 on the second. No motor-cycle races this time although there had been on two previous occasions.
Held on the Saturday 6th and Monday 8th June (Whitsun) 1908. 4,000 people on the first day and 15,000 to 16,000 on the second. No motor-cycle races this time although there had been on two previous occasions.


Contest between [[F. Newton]] ([[Napier]] "Firefly" owned by [[Selwyn Edge]]) and [[Oscar Cupper]] (Metallurgique)
Contest between [[F. Newton]] ([[Napier]] "Firefly" owned by [[Selwyn Edge]]) and [[Oscar Cupper]] (Metallurgique)
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Limit Stakes won by [[G. W. Abercromby]] ([[Fiat]])
Limit Stakes won by [[G. W. Abercromby]] ([[Fiat]])
President's Cup won by [[G. Bliss]] ([[Vinot]])
2nd heat won by [[O. S. Thompson]] ([[Austin]])
Final Heat won by [[H. G. Nalder]] ([[Berliet]])
Training Plate won by [[H. Austin]] ([[Austin]])


== See Also ==
== See Also ==

Latest revision as of 17:19, 20 February 2022

Note: This is a sub-section of 1908 Brooklands Calendar

Held on the Saturday 6th and Monday 8th June (Whitsun) 1908. 4,000 people on the first day and 15,000 to 16,000 on the second. No motor-cycle races this time although there had been on two previous occasions.

Contest between F. Newton (Napier "Firefly" owned by Selwyn Edge) and Oscar Cupper (Metallurgique)

Another race between Contest between F. Draper (Napier "Firefly" owned by Selwyn Edge) and Oscar Cupper (Metallurgique)

All-Comers race won by P. D. Stirling (Berliet)

Limit Stakes won by G. W. Abercromby (Fiat)

President's Cup won by G. Bliss (Vinot)

2nd heat won by O. S. Thompson (Austin)

Final Heat won by H. G. Nalder (Berliet)

Training Plate won by H. Austin (Austin)

See Also

  • The Times, Monday, May 18, 1908
  • The Times, Monday, Jun 08, 1908
  • The Times, Tuesday, Jun 09, 1908
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