Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-17 | Page 1 | Eyston Roars to New Marks

EYSTON ROARS TO NEW MARKS BritonS f Sets et s Two wo in 24 Hour 24 Hour Attempt tte pt i iBO BO BONNEVILLE NEVILLE SALT FLATS FIATS Set Sept Septic Captain captain 17 G. G E. E T. T Eyston Eston British aspirant for for speed records h had d gathered in four new world records' records Jor for the crown Tu Tuesday when his team c completed 16 hours of ot its 24 hour 21 h ur lo ur test teat run I Special to The Telegram BONNEVILLE EvILLE SALT F FLATS A TS Sept 17 Captain 17 Captain G. G E. E T. T Eyston yston In a little over 14 hours of ot driving was credited with two speed marks and was battling to overcome time lost in a penalty f for r a third mark Getting away on on his run to capture capture cap cap- ture- ture the hour 24 endurance ce speed peed mark at 10 p. p m m. Salt Sil Lake city Monday Captain Eyston and his two pilots Lieutenant C C. and Md Albert Denley had had set new hour 12 and kilo 2000 meter miter records Iris His l I speed on on the hour 12 mark unofficially was credited with bettering betterIng bettering bet bet- the record of ot Cobbs Cobb's miles an hour by approximately five miles C Cobbs Cobb's bbs bb's distance was compared with Systems System's unofficial run of ot several miles farther r. r The rhe British team also bettered the kilometer 2000 mark of miles s an hour set by Cobb