Show LOCKHART SETS NEW AUTO MARK California Driver In Sen- Sen Test On West rest Coast LOS ANGELES A GELIS Cal April 14 B By By The Tho Associated Press Hace officials official hero announced to today to- to today today day that Frank Lockhart year 24 old Los Angeles pilot had attained a speed of 1 miles an hour the tho greatest ever or made by an American driver In a baby cubic Inch displacement car on a 0 adry adry dry lake bed at Calif north of hero here last Monday Lockhart hung up the mark while attempting to better b the i worlds world's record of oC miles mites an hour made mado March 29 at Daytona Datona Beach Fla by Major II 11 O. O D. D S. S rave British driver drUer In his mystery sunbeam Racing north across the tho hard hard- packed sands of ot 1 lake Lock Lock- Lockhart Lockhart hart was timed for one ono mile In 2105 seconds or a speed of or miles mUes an hour Piloting his carin car carIn carIn a I- I In a I southerly direction against slight breeze the tho youthful driver ripped off ort a a. mile at the rate of miles per hour The attempts at at- attempts attempts tempts were timed by Fred Fre J. J J r ragner Wagner agner official American Auto Auto- Automobile Automobile Automobile mobile association raco race starter The Tho next best made by an American driver was that of or Tommy Milton 1564 miles an hour set by the veteran pilot now no retired In 1919 9 at Daytona Datona Beach Beich Milton piloting a tL cu cu- cubic cubic cubic bic inch displacement motor car made 1513 miles mUes an hour on the lake course In 1924 Race officials say that Lockharts Lockhart's Lock- Lock Lockhart's Lockharts Lockharts Lockhart's harts hart's miles mUes an hour record compares favorably with Major worlds world's mark because of the tho wide difference in tho the dis dis- displacement displacement placement of the tho respective cars used by the two drivers The Tho Brit Brit- Britis ISA is machine a a. twin 12 cylinder 1200 car has a displacement placement of ot cubic inches as lS compared with 91 for Cor racer |