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Show Hie Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, Tribune Page From The Past 23 A O'.'tofier 10, 1911 v (CLIP AND SAVE) FASTER CAR PLANNED BY SPEED KING GAINS IIIS UFEGOAL CONQUEROR swr- m THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 4. ia.15. Redbeck of Fijrum Shows Five-Mil- e a Minute flip (CMttawN nan A Few Scenes From Tuesdays Bonneville Salt Flats Drama That Thrilled the World By JOHN 17. TF. SHELL Blr Malcolm Campbell haa not yet reached Us goal. rw Ohi hour be planned hi renewed effort Wedaeeday morning. but ho 'ound that turh an earl; run would bo and arranged to give his aaoehantco another full day bofur running again. Both Sir Malcolm and W. F. Sturm, hi American representative, tatimated that Bluebird would run no more on this trip. Campbell prepared t drive to Balt Lake City for the night and it eras gluts possible that ho would take an airplane for the Atlantic coast aad start his return trip he lore the week Is over. Ho has keen greatly Interested in the endurance activities of Captain G, K. T. Kyston. who came t America with Campbell and ho may visit the aalt fiata again to see how the oaptala fares with hia atw Speed, t the Winds auto. Captain Eystons ear was dua in Wendovsr Tuesday night aad will probably bo unloaded early Wedauto is nesday. The enark-Uh- e null in ths .'experimental stage, however, and Its anticipated top speed of 300 miles an hour is little Snore than theoretical ft ie generally understood that the captain will attempt to break record of 1S&.4T Ab Jenkins' aulae an hour if he finds hie car 4a trim. He told The Tribune Tuesday. however, that hut first concern will be the hour record of by his fallolll an leu. ret in JulyCobh. low countryman, John Campbell had talked on long distance telephone with Lady Campbell ia 3 He has not set an unbreakable record. And In the near future ha will, in all probability, attempt to put a new car over a straightaway counts at a much greater gpJd than hia world's record of 301. llwJ miles per hour, eiUbllshed Tuesday morning. Tha new attempt will, probably ho mads on tha asms ipeedway-t- he Bonneville purs white, aalt flcU v.hlch la.BIr Malcolm' record-breakin- g bird is pictured above on its trip own words la "the greatest apeed across the course described by Campbell iiimelf as court In tha world , I'naffecled by Strain the worlds greatest. (Staff photo.) Extremely weary, his tanned fac showing deeper une. hia usually bright blue eye aomewhat mlaty. Sir Malcolm delayed hia dinner long m enough Tuesday evening to tell H of hia tentative plan and hope. talked with patience, jsrhlch in no way seemed disturbed by the strain ho haa been under for the last three ha day, the aam patience which week helped him through days and of preparation for a run4which.Jaati -less than 13 seconds. No," b said. "I have not set a record X cannot bent. J can build a car that will go much faster, and 1 hall probably do It. Nor hav I set a record that another driver can't beaL No man could dp that, for what I can do another man can do." Modestly, certainly.- But certainty and conviction, too. son. Donald, Sir Malcolm and his arrived at tho Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City, having driven in from th salt flats, shortly be.'or That h was" still elated o'clock. over his triumph was apparent, even though mora than 11 hour had passed since the run. The anger which hed shown Itself earlier, because of tho error of ten of a second In ths p. timing made by officials, had waned. But a trace of it returned when the mistake waa mentioned. It was disappointing, you know." Sir Malcolm replied with a forced smile. A silly. ch:!sh mistake that should not have occurred. It took away soma of the joy, you know, to learn tha truth after four hours of believing I had failed to make ?00." d Doned, who ha enjoyed his visit to America laughed at his famous ; father' attitude. "Anyway we're back to civilisation." he said in boyish voice. "And you may say n arc glad to ha here." through the measured mile for .the first time Tuesday How do you lik America?" I morning, but be was able to bring his giant racer to a stop asked him. Oh, marvelously, air." was tha without mishap, (Staff Photo.) Th desert is impolite reply. mense. but. . . wa r glad to be here again. Great Possibilities As to tha aalt flats, in Sir Malcolm's opinion: It has great possibilities. There Is no other court in tha world like it" Out at Wendover, workmen and 0l4 4"' mechanics were crating the battered Bluebird Tuesday night- - preparav JW M' tory to shipping It to New York, " where it will he loaded on the Mafj jestic, the ship on which Sir Mal1 colm and bit party will sail September U for England. Donald baa to be In school at home September 19. When Sir Malcolm said this, Donald mad a grimace. It will b dull after all this ha remarked sadly. Sir Malcolm plans to visit Detroit on his way east To talk about building a car there? "'h, I couldnt say was the answer. You know I haven't plans as definite as that yet" The fact remains that Sir Malcolm la not through with setting world land speed records. He adr tted that hia hope are still soaring . . . but beyond the mechanical possibilities of the Bluebird. Sir Malcolm's voice held a not of affection as he spoke of the car which has carried him faster than man ever traveled on land before, 3SSSivi and within .7 of a mil of tha United States land plane speed rec- Jgf, I glaae-tmoo- th record of 301 .1292 miles per hour and bring to rrali sation Campbells lifelong' ambition of driving an automobile at a clip. The Blue Faster than any vehicle was ever driven oa land, Sir Malcolm Campbell Bluebird loomed over the salt flats Tuesday morning to establish a new worlds - England during the afternoon, deeply hia disappointment at seeing goo by ueh a tiny frnc- - I Burnt far Flats The great driver had been notl- Ned by telegraph that hia wife had aid ahe hoped "Malcolm will braak Ha laughingly too and home laid her on the 'phono that he would "keep running until we run out of Ur m." Thla of course wai not a aerioua remark. Tha correction waa aa great a booit for the aalt fiata at it was a boon to Sir y Malcolm's spirits, because it stamped them aa tha moat Meal course kaowa to man. The fngtohaisa has boon March Jag far a buck that would support SOO miles an hour for yaars and the salt Oats met hia challenge aa his very first attempt Campbell took a trie: spin gelling the foal of tha course, checking the performance of his automobile and acquainting himself with general driving conditions of O track. Hera M Sir Malcolm Campbell, himself, la tha Bluebird, ready Jle spun along than at a mare 340 for bis trip. The femeac British driver wei deSiMa an hour, describing it later at the fulfillment of hit ambition, which wm Impomiblt oa as n pleasant nde." Ha had left lighted too sands of Daytona Beach, Fla. (Staff Photo.) hia mechanics with tha understand teg that ha would drive no more than 140 miles ah hour. The engineers wasted ts chach ths effect of the altitude aad hast upon the motor aad tiro man wished to check tha wear of tha aad on tha racing deft-saut- Fifleen-year-ol- Mon-Say- . ;, Sir Malcolm Campbell is pictured above inspecting the "remains of the blown-ou- t tire. The tire went down while he was going at terrifie speed just after he had dashed reoarS-Aktteri- X- - - f & It V - It SlkM. in 111 seconds. JXaaaUr throetened the sneer and its human cargo when a left front tire exploded with the nuts atiU going 20 miles an hour. Far a moment 31l thud forgot to Btrieve like a swan on toe mill pond when she plunged and careened dually. but 8tr Malcolm proved quel to the situation, thanks partly to n raasarkably hard course, which ia undoubtedly one of the eefee t in the world. The auto plunged onward for four miles on the flat tire, corching Mia of rubber flying to too four wind! all along the track. The tiro was a burning mesa cf rskW as Sir Malcolm brought the oar to a holt at tha twelfth mile. The threehirg tire bettered tbc body fidsg badly and the six-to- n worked aa required furiously by racing regu- - Mimechanics! crew proved equal In the aituaJon, however. With 0 r banjnl and Bluebird turned and. Campbell wee away withtaking time to ge cnLrelyA e toe course. eod of the alt bo bod only a little more than BUlee la which to gather spaed tow mile against the rt he had aa the firet run. The tor spattered hghtl ot he start I tho owns waa soft for at least e wine hm ssile. aad a - e -- (ear-mil- ecoatmaae u fWSeoiM Csesl iivi I'"' i s r , t s!'ite;w3 mmm ''''f """ "' W itra Mfc ' to prialghtM K brforo the return trip a Eager to Cot faotog Campbell waa eager to be going mt aw. He feared be could not pet ire Vr way In tuna to complete trtal before on hour had rw a lapsed, ' ' a f- -v ord. ti" 1. 1-- ,,,1:?.:;?. h' Sir Malcolm Campbell and son, Donald, appear ia triumphant mood in this picture, taken at the Bonneville salt flats. In the lA r' w,s ' m m t !,V' K '.Vi; h ft1! ' li ytV V VdbV, buck ground may be seen a group of Sir 'j s , p. 7h-- i' ' ' h": y t' fc. . !?'V v v i Umps Come to Aid Of Mission Pilot 'i'1' "Aw; ban Francisco, sept jr um-plr- for-tib- inll, ..A i ... r Ml, Mal- - Well Both. Best" The old car stood up beautifully. I couldnt hav expected more. Now it going home with me . . . end were both going to rest. The timing officials' mistake, you know, a difference of three miles an colms assistants clustered about the Blue- made hour, and that's a great deal." bird, in which the British speed ace Tuesday "I say. old fellow, when do wa set a mark in excess of 391 miles per hour, shattering all aut- - records for one mile. : s upi Pacific Coast league baaeball today requeued President Hyland Baggeriy ta grant leniency to Cabby Street, suspended manager of tha ktluion team, who was ejected from the Seattle itadi-ulast week after attacking Henry ' v n Fanning, arbiter, during tH'"'"'.''VA '. e a game. Pointing to Street's previous good record in regard ta r,wuona with on the d.amond, the era ire throe fa wane figaros af the goto ( b aeeor luted with Captain G. X. T. Eyatou umpiresaeked that tha indefinite mahtto world, toJktof tonagg aver belart Sir Mai- - t ( right 1 In designing tha Kystam aar. Chmpbeil uepenslen impoeed upon him be safe CrmpbaVi scaard ran. E. A. D. Xhlradga ( tibvwlf appann ha tha aaatsc. . (Btetf phataj lemp:-ed- . '' '' ft fFTtfi s flashed the measured mile et an hour, covering the 404 111 miles 130 feet -f- S-r- 'tV-'- , IfV .vyatonfif' j) o- - pilots. Btaehird thundered northward on too track Tuesday with tha grace pond. ' i.W V VA Campbell that tha sail track was exactly what ha had been hunting ever since he became one f the world's foremast s to racing even oo a mill --vv- ft eonvtBco through rvir. -n r. r. ; Campbell got away from tha starting hoc in all good faith, but ha found tha thrill of riding on tha amooth mow whits flats so exalting that ha pushed the car SO miles faster than ha intended. "I had all I could do to keep from pushing tha throttle wide open he sold afterwards as ha described the course aa wonderful" and called the ride the 'smoothest rids at 340 1 ever had. That lone ride was sufficient to of o Sir Malcolm Not i Yrt Through With Set ting Records Miaeion-Seattl- etnke-eeUie- rs City Chamber Jjmds Briton OnNeivMark Pairings Drawn In Womens Tourney C. C. Qualifying rounds In tha Country club women's championship Tucs- golf tournament were ijev wwiH Vn Q, J, pgtinw the loer gross score fortha If holts with 9. First round pairings follow: Mrs Reed vs. M ia Esther Rosenblatt: Mrs. Morris Rosenblatt vs. Mrs. George Snyder: Mrs. J. A. Twelves, bye: Mrs A. N. Johnson vs. Mrs. R. T. Stewart; Mrs. Frank Whitworth vi Mrs N. R. Jackson; Mrs. M:- -Halioran Soules, tve: Mrs. tV. iV. Cassidy, bye: Mrs. E. el-;- -d A telegran. of (eair.Hu.-tlo- o vaa sent to Sir .Malcolm Campbell Monday by tho chamber of commerce after too British driver mode hia record run. The telegram waa signed by W. E. By berg, chamber president, and said: "CongratuU-Hen- s on aurereefiil run and appreciation for your promotion of Bonneville aalt bed.. Sel-ba- va. Mrs. Cindrup. eat?"- Donald piped. Sir Malcolm offered his hand. ' "Good luck to all the sportsmen of Salt Lake City," he said pleasantly. I hop to be back among you soon." "And the time I want to meet tome 'G msn, Donald added. Th spar Englishmen disappeared in the dining room with his arms across his ion s shoulders. No lxt . banquet, no fanfare . . just a famous father and hia son going to dinner after winning the acclaim of the entire world for 'doing something no other men her trer dona, Fiht Postponed NEW YORK. Sept. 3 (UP)-T- ho fight between Eddie Zivie, PitU burgh lightweight, and Johnny Mor-r-o of New York, scheduled for eight rounds, Tuesday night st a arena, was postponed Until Thura-.da- y because ot rain. Tn-Bor- |
