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...road. The original Vanderbilt Cup racecourse was over Long Island's oiled dirt roads. Roosevelt Raceway is an extraordinary establishment conceived by the first U. S. winner (1908) of the old Vanderbilt Cup race. Major George Robertson. After the War Major Robertson admired Italy's Monza course near Milan, thought a similar course near New York City might be a profitable venture. Three years ago he found a suitable spot-old Roosevelt Field, named for Roosevelt Fs aviator son Quentin, killed in the War, the field whence Lindbergh. Byrd. Chamberlin ct til. took off for Europe...
...annual 500-mile automobile race at the Indianapolis Speedway is a joyride compared to a race like the Gran Premio d'ltalia at Monza, the purpose of which is to test handling ability, brakes, acceleration, by means of curves. This year officials removed the famed Lesmo curve, which each year has claimed one or more victims, altered the course to include ten right-angle curves, reversed the direction of the race which, like all others in Europe, had always been clockwise...
...fact that most races are run in the opposite direction is not the only difference between auto-racing abroad and in the U. S. In Europe, it is a fashionable sport. One of the three drivers killed at the Monza Autodrome last year was Count Czaikowski of Poland, whose car overturned and burned when it skidded in the middle of the track. Same day Whitney Straight, cousin of Cornelius Vanderbilt ("Sonny") Whitney, narrowly missed death when his car skidded on an oil spot. Only U. S. driver entered at Monza last week, Whitney Straight finished ninth, in a Maserati...
Last week's Gran Premio had a special importance for manufacturers of European racing cars. The French Grand Prix was won this year by an Italian Alfa-Romeo, the German classic by a German Auto-Union. The changes in the Monza track were expected to help the Italian cars which have less straightaway speed than the German. The victory of a Mer- cedes gave Germany first place for the year. Second finisher last week was Germany's Von Stuck, whose Auto-Union won the German race...
...Notre Dame, Rome's St. Peter's and Santa Croce and a monastery at Reichenau, Germany each claim large fragments. The Three Nails, according to Catholic authorities, are represented today by some 30 enshrined at Rome, Venice, Aix-la-Chapelle, Madrid, Trier, Nuremberg, Prague, Paris, Milan and Monza. A lance thought to be the one with which Longinus, Roman centurion, pierced Christ's side while he hung on the cross, is preserved at St. Peter's. Unduplicated anywhere outside of St. Peter's is Veronica's veil on which Christ wiped his face...