Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-23 | Page 14 | Run Forecasts All Fall Short of Cobb's Feat

Run Forecasts All Fall Short Of Cobbs Cobb's Feat BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS Aug 23 John 23 John Cobb drove faster today than he thought he would a week ago At least his forecast in a poll of 32 men associated d with the therun therun therun run was only m. m p p. h. h compared compared com corn pared to his record o of m. m p. p h. h for the kilometer today S C. C 5 S. S Beesemyer vice president of the Gilmore company proved the best prognosticator winning the honors with his forecast of m. m p. p h. h Reid Railton the cars car's designer design design- et er was also a big conservative He listed his guess at m. m p. p h. h Art Pillsbury chief timer forecast forecast forecast fore fore- cast a new record of m. m p. p h. h and Mrs Railton wife of at the cars car's designer figured the 3 ton Railton Red Lion machine would go m. m mph p p. p h h. h It went m. m p. p h. h too on the north run Walter Hicks one pf of the tire men with Cobbs Cobb's crew guessed Only two o out t of the 32 men in the poll thought he would fall below and they forecast a n new w record of slightly over