Judge — June 2, 1917 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page features a satirical story about an automobile race for the "$3,000,000 Gold Cup." The text uses onomatopoeia ("pop-pop-pop") to mock the sounds of racing engines and celebrates the spectacle of early 20th-century automobile racing. The satirical angle mocks both the mechanical drama (blown tires, engine failures) and the social spectacle—wealthy spectators, the danger treated as entertainment, and drivers as dare-devils. The accompanying photograph shows spectators in formal dress watching the race, emphasizing how automobile racing was both a modern sporting event and a display of wealth and leisure. The caption's dialogue about marriage suggests satirical commentary on social pretense among the racing crowd, typical of Judge's satirical approach to elite activities.