Veteran Auto Racers Attend Luncheon New York City- Some of a group of twenty-old veteran auto racers shown at a luncheon held in their honor at the Hotel Roosevelt today by the Auto Show Committee of the 41st Annual National Automobile Show, now in session at Grand Central Palace. Left to right: George Robertson, winner of the Vanderbilt Cup Race, 1908; Wilbur Shaw, two-times winner of the 500-mile Indianapolis Race; Montague Roberts, driver of the Thomas Flyer which won the "round the world race" in 1908; Ralph De Palma, champion track racer for many years; and Cannon Ball Baker, who has made numerous record breaking trips across the continent.
Veteran Auto Racers Attend Luncheon New York City- Some of a group of twenty-old veteran auto racers shown at a luncheon held in their honor at the Hotel Roosevelt today by the Auto Show Committee of the 41st Annual National Automobile Show, now in session at Grand Central Palace. Left to right: George Robertson, winner of the Vanderbilt Cup Race, 1908; Wilbur Shaw, two-times winner of the 500-mile Indianapolis Race; Montague Roberts, driver of the Thomas Flyer which won the "round the world race" in 1908; Ralph De Palma, champion track racer for many years; and Cannon Ball Baker, who has made numerous record breaking trips across the continent.
Veteran Auto Racers Attend Luncheon New York City- Some of a group of twenty-old veteran auto racers shown at a luncheon held in their honor at the Hotel Roosevelt today by the Auto Show Committee of the 41st Annual National Automobile Show, now in session at Grand Central Palace. Left to right: George Robertson, winner of the Vanderbilt Cup Race, 1908; Wilbur Shaw, two-times winner of the 500-mile Indianapolis Race; Montague Roberts, driver of the Thomas Flyer which won the "round the world race" in 1908; Ralph De Palma, champion track racer for many years; and Cannon Ball Baker, who has made numerous record breaking trips across the continent.
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[Information from item housing] Shaw, Wilbur W. Auto Racer
