Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-17 | Page 17 | Racer Sets 2000-Kilometer Mark

ACER SETS KILOMETER 2000 2 MARK I t I 1 A A j titon Seeks New Kew Record For 24 Hours I I Captain Eyston Eston covered 1500 OO of 14 m. m for fOl an average n h. h Ho broke John Cobbs Cobb's 12 r mark Ret iet at for 7 mile The exact time tim and for the hour 12 12 mark had hadt t t. t been computed by A A. A. A A. A S to The ni SAr SALT SArT T FLATS VL Captain 17 Captain G. G E. E T. T Eyston Eyton ish sh racing ace ce shortly after in m- m Salt Lake City time Tues Tues- b was heading for fox the 2000 mile ord rd rd after breaking the 2000 ometer mark yston Stan under perfect conditions ted Led his attempt to establish new ti bou ur and intermediary records record rid at 1147 47 p p. p m. m Salt Sal e ke City ity time Ume jie C new kilometer time late Tues- Tues r morning h had d not been computed TX AA A. A A. A officials The old mark 18 m. m p. p h. h was established by Cobb another nother Englishman on Salt iSalt Flats recently C Car r in Good Shape Shaper r car was was' in perfect condition d ad except for a little tire trouble be e e run apparently was heading for other new marks Captain Eyston was at the wheel the start of the runt run He stayed ere re te f for r the first two hours coyE cov- cov rii E 30 miles and averaging 1457 p. p p. p h. h The captain said he was lightly hUy pleased with tho the course coursed Blithe d the performance of ot the car after i was was vas relieved by Lieutenant C. C S. S nand illand Sic It C persistence with which Eyan Ey Ey- fon on an kept th the car at approximately mile US-mile average Indicated that was was more Interested in bing a hour 21 record than he hei heas as i in setting Intermediary marks During the first stop made after alter took the heel the two front tires were re- re eed ced ed water and gas added and lie gauges gaues re recording various tem tem- were read The stop took i just under two minutes L t Tire Goes Flat had been out tely half an an hour when he cut motor on the west side of ot the ck ick because the outside rear tired tire d gone flat Albert Danley took wheel after alter had com com- ted his two hour run and drove nUl shortly after alter 5 a. a m. m Salt Lake Sty tj time He told Eyston that the was functioning perfectly 11