Scientific American 72 Aucust 2, 1902. grades, winding along the mountain side. On leaving the Swiss frontier the ascent of the Arlberg com- mences, with its grades of 15 and 18 per cent winding event of unusual interest. up the mountains and reaching high altitudes. The tries. to pass. The race… … miles in a little under 9 hours, or next stage, which was the final for The Route of the Paris-Vienna Race. the Gordon Bennett Cup, was con- an average of 36 miles an hour, The result of tested by De the Paris-Vien- Knyff and Edge. The former suc- na race was de- termined, _ per- ceeded in cross-…
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