Show Cobb Fails to Set Record in Run on Flats Flat s I l jt r I 1 I r v v i y f JOHN JOliN R R. R CO CODES CODE'S AUTO F FISHES ilES PAST AT Nr M. M P. P J PLUS LUS Frankly 4 6 didn't t expect t to break a record f he sai said y r. r f t l t r By ny FRANK 1 K BAKER 1 Telegram Sports Editor BONNEVILLE SALT F FLATS L A T S Aug 30 After 30 After two very encouraging encouraging ing runs here today John R. R R Cobb of England announced that he Full Page of Pictures on In rage Page 4 would need three or four days In to which to work out a few alight mechanical alterations before makIng making making mak mak- ing a more serious assault upon the worlds world's land speed peed record Frankly I didn't expect to break a record today he said We had driven the car ear only twice before and were glad Iad of the opportunity op op- to get a little more practice with the machine On the whole hole however howe the two tests toda today were most satisfactory One thing is certain the car has hu plenty of potential speed Although no official announcements announcements announcements announce announce- ments were made by the timers Reid A. A Railton designer of the machine said The speed was wu substantially substantially sub sub- substantially over miles per hour and we were Ver werd well satisfied As Mr Continued on Pa Pure Page e Three Thre Column One y I OBB RUN FAILS TO SET RECORD Continued from rage Pare One On bb has already pointed out there ae re e a few refinements to be worked ut but we had bad expected to find finde e e need of a few adjustments After t I u ll J. J this L Is b a new machine you s I now Jin In In lieu of official times members ft of f the press resorted to atop watches to get het et at the approximate peeds speeds The car sped aped northward at approximately ap- ap pr proximately miles mUes per hour F The Iho return trip was considerably consider consider- ably faster taster even enn though the pound London fur broker made madea a tale start which deprived him himot himot ot oo nearly two miles of ot runway in Inn n pushing the car up around In miles les per hour In a run of less than four miles mUes Cobb emphasized the re- re J acceleration of the three a And d a half ton auto nuLo The false start kept Cobb from Completing completing his round trip within EYSTON PETITIONS r FOR 1939 PERMIT BONNEVILLE nO SALT FLATS Utah lUtah Aug 3 30 CD Ul Captain UTh-Captain Captain George GeorgeI IE I Eo T. T Eyston holder of the worlds world's a automobile speed record of miles mUes per hour applied today for fora a permit to race next ye year r on the flats Ills Uis Is the first tint application for 1339 1939 It has not been formally acted on this the h hour as required in record b breaking runs but he was waa not per- per He described the incident as my my own stupidity I I was doing a little more practicing tic ng with the gears and I robbed th the motors he said mid After fter going north Cobb conferred w th Ranton Railton at considerable length before deciding to have the run timed on the return trip This delay took most of the hour before ro he climbed into the cockpit this for the second run Then ahen en there was some difficulty tat getting the two motors started When he actually was pushed away tf from m the end of the course he had only about five minutes in which i t to get through the measured mile mUe I That would have been sufficient but the false start wasted the rest reat time Streaks Streaks of flame spurted from the exhaust pipes and flashed back over th the rear of the car as it scooted northward The color Indicated th that t the gasoline mixture was perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps too rich and that engineers will want to readjust the carburet carburetors carburetors t tors s 's before another run Is Ls made Cobbs Cobb's general enthusiasm at atthe atthe atthe the way his machine handled however eased the tho tension he and his mis crew seemed t to have been under ever er since Captain George E. E T. T Eyston got the surprisingly thigh high speeds peeds out of oi his Thunderbolt Thunder- Thunder lb b bolt olt here last week After Arter this mornings morning's testing Cobb ls is quite hopeful of being a formidable formidable formidable able challenger for the record Captain Capt Captain Cap Cap- t tain ln Eyston set at miles mUes per hour here Saturday morning IThe The Ramon Railton showed no mechanical cal damage The black paint re recently recently re- re applied to the aluminum body t make the car more noro visible as It flashed through the electric eye light beams was blistered but that was all AThe The he tires Urea held up well The ahe day was ideal for testing Deap Deap Despite De De- spite ap to Monday mornings morning's thunderstorm thunderstorm thunder thunder- st storm rm which delayed the trial for 24 ours the track was hard A strong breeze blew from the south most of the tho night helping to harden arden the tile course Overcast skies screened the sun throughout both runs and both the track and weather veather would Mould have ha been conducive condu condu- dive to still further running had Cobb bb been so 50 Inclined The P timing apparatus which de deprived de- de pr ved Captain Eyston of a record last Wednesday worked perfectly t today day There Is b the possibility that timing officials will build new photo photoelectric photoelectric el electric cells during the forthcoming forthcoming l ing g delay In the hopes of ot overcoming overcoming over over- c coming the fatigue which has given the officials considerable conc concern concern con con- c cern cern rn ever since one timing trap t failed to respond Captain Eyston was one of the Interested Interested In In- spectators at today's run He viewed the north trip from an airplane and described It as an enjoyable enjoyable en exhibition |