| Show r V ITS t R t 1 A A R b 9 I I I I n S if r r v r y p iU r y wr L r h 4 k vJ J Ja a k 4 t 4 v a r S 4 i w f rj 0 f L t r r t j 7 o x i M H J r p o Ch kEERS FOR CAPTAIN EYSTON ON RECORD R RA RUIS RUl UN A ent of the new record brought spectators spectator UNs s I f p crowding the captain with congratulations 4 t th h L iton r Flashes e 1 yo 0 New World S 1 CIa t iu in Pushes Pound J Juggernaut u l 1 Up CT t lo to 0 1 1 MPH l 7 H During North Run on Salt Flats t t. t By Dy FRANK BAKER i Telegram Sports Editor BON BONNEVILLE NEVILLE SALT FLATS Aug 27 Captain 27 Captain I 1 George E MJ t 1 m T. T Eyston T of f T England drove i his ton seven-ton Thunderbolt bit oIt to a new worlds world's record of mph for the m measured mile exceeding the mark he seii setI set sei I here nere on a i frigid morning last November by approximately approximately 34 m. m p. p h. h 4 Paint jd d black to be more visible to the electric Heye eye whir times the run the pound juggernaut jugger- jugger n ut swept down the track virtually under wraps a as s the English army captain held some throttle in reserve reserve reserve re- re serve to s ve the machine Today Today's north run of m m. p p. p h. h was a fraction fraction frac- frac pon tion of a mi mile mie e faster than he drove Wednesday only Up t to have a ti tinning ing failure on the return trip prevent a record But the machine thundered south at something ov pr r m m. p. p h h. h on the return trip three I Pays days ays ago the the captain drove with a velvety touch today in a sag cious bid to make sure no untoward mechanical m haps mis haps would keep him from breaking the record The return t p over the measured mile today was made in 1 48 seconds for a speed of En m. m p. p h h. h The ave average age for the round trip was 1042 s seconds Even as the j jubilant bilant captain and his crew celebrated to today's days successful run a countryman John R. R Cobb the London fur broker was preparing Ro to challenge the new record and plans to begin his official activities Monday morning I Although he was keyed to a high pitch during the early mom morning ing hours as engineers toiled over his mechanical mount the captain made the run today as s outwardly serene and Sand cas casually ally as the average gridiron fan driving out to a Saturday afternoon football foot- foot ball game I Up at 2 a. a m. m h he had breakfast of two poached Peggs eggs toast and m milk ilk He came directly to the salt saIt flats long before dawn and was tremendously eager to get going I Th The crew decla declared red the car ready to go shortly after 6 a. a ni m. m Salt Lake City time but timing officials Relayed delayed the actual start for 55 minutes an and they of minute checking last the forked work d feverishly at th their ir equipment I Because of its new coat of black paint the t huge machine was visible sooner than it has been in in previous pre- pre previous pious runs when its silver salver sides seemed to blend into fihe the rile glistening white background It came up over o c Column a n One C Continued on J Two t gl f JC oJ 3 f r EYSTON TOPS MPH IN RUN TO SET NEW NEN WORLD SPEED MARK MARKi i Continued from Page One the horizon looking like a big beetle beetIe and zoomed into the mile with a throaty roar Suddenly the light breeze wafted the motor noise across the salt and away from the throng of a at least a thousand grouped near the timing stand For a breathless moment it appeared that the car was not traveling at a record gait but butas as the breeze dropped the motor roar floated across the flats again And as the car moved ahead changing the perspective it was clearly obvious that the mig mighty ty machine was flirting with a new record The captain was in a cheerful mood as he climbed out of the cockpit I i Advised by low wave radio in code from the timing tower that the timing equipment worked g al alright r right he beamed happily 4 jj fine he shouted to his crew which swarmed about the big machine like beePS s they pulled the streamlined paneling away sq they could change the tires The mechanical al adjustments were made without delay and the captain still had nearly half hall an hour of his allotted hour left wIlen he F pointed the car cars car's s nose again down the mile mile mile straightaway I 1 Eyston's new record puts a big assignment in inN r N fro front t of Cobb whose machine weighs only three and anda a hall half tons in contrast to the seven tons Huilt into the massive Thunderbolt t. t f f The captains captain's car has gone through some gruelling gruelling gruel- gruel ling tests in its two years After a number of disappointments disappointments disappointments a year ago because of cI clutch failures the Briton has made all of his runs here this this' summer without without without with with- out a single important mechanical problem The new wheel the the streamlining about the w wheels which wheels which replaced th those se torn orn by the flying salt last Wednesday stood up upwell well today The tires bres showed a few markings scorching test but v nothing serious enough to cause any driving I P ties Captain Eyston put eight wheels on his giant I racer to lessen the burden on each individual tire With only half the weight to support Cobb has used the orthodox four wheels on his new machine A single single sint sin- sin t gle tire mishap on his his' machine his machine may therefore prove far more serious tha than thai it would on the Thunderbolt i where an extra could support that corner of the machine Jf Although only speculation close observers of the racing fortunes here believe that Eyston's new record is in tl general neighborhood of the speed Cobb and Reid Railton counted upon accomplishing upon their own behalf behall when they left England At any rate the surprising burst of speed and pow power r displayed by the Thunderbolt this week has made mad big big inroads upon the margin Cobb hoped to havin his machine The Railton showed remarkable acceleration her lO days ago in a preliminary test when Cobb reached m. m p p. h. h in less than three miles and in a sec second nd attempt got slightly above in a short dash from instrument readings 1 f The new leniency for spectators in which everybody every every- every I to view the from the Body was permitted race near I timing Filming tower opposite the measured mile proved I f WI most satisfactory The course was well policed and V kept absolutely free of stray autos and at cit least 1000 Pr spectators including Governor Henry H. H Blood found the performance a re remarkable exhibition In his announcement that he will begin his activities activities activities ac ac- ac- ac Monday Cobb indicated he should like to start by 6 a m. m Salt Lake time i |
