orig. 1909 OAKLAND PORTOLA ROAD RACE PROGRAM CA Auto Club

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I acquired this recently from the estate of someone whose grandfather owned a car dealership around the turn of the last Century. I will be listing more programs and automobilia ephemera from the first two decades of the 20th century shortly so please check my other auctions if you are interested in such.
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The Racing Program for the OAKLAND PORTOLA ROAD RACE which took place October 23rd, 1909. The race was a part of the Portola festival which was promoted as a way of showing the world that the Bay Area had rebounded from the 1906 earthquake and ready for business again. The race was notable for the fact that a world record for speed was broken in it. the course was a 21 mile loop run for 12 time or 250 miles total.  The race also known as "the Oakland Cup" was won by Jack Fleming in his Pope-Toledo. The cars entered in the race : Model R. Knox , Pope-Hartford, Stevens-Duryea, .Advertisements for Mitchell motor car,, Stevens-Duryea motor cars, Pullman, the Winton Six, Renault, Rambler, Michelin tires, Fisk Tires, The Kissel, Havoline Oil, and others. There is a full page ad for the Woods Electrics Queen Victoria electric car.or more interesting early racing and automobile ephemera.