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County Kildare History and Heritage

Gordon Bennett Motor Race 1903

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Leinster Leader, Saturday 8 August 1903 - Page 4

Jenatzy, the winner of the Gordon-Bennett Cup race, has netted some £8,000. He received from the manufacturers of the Mercedes about £6,000, from the Continental Tyre Company £1,000, and a motor racing car of the value of at least £1,000.