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Show FAILS TO BREAK SPEED RECORDS I ravels 186 Miles an Hour But Carburetor Fails to Work Properly I MINKtiLA. N Nov. 27 Six un successful attempts to lower the vvorld's air Speed record over, a one-kilometer one-kilometer course were made today at -Mitchell field by Lieutenant O. C, Mosi ley, in the vervllle-Packard plane with which he won the ' Pulitzer aeronautical trophy Thursday. I The speed attained was 1S6 miles an hour, as against 178 made in the trophy event The record is 1U2 miles an hour, set last November by Bernard ;de Romenet of France. Observers! predicted the Verville- I Packard's speed would be Increaseel i by carburetar adjustments. They remarked re-marked that the ground speed of the engine decreased after the "take-off." The airplane, It was announced, will be shipped to afcCook field. Dayton, Ohio, overhauled and sent in new trials Later It will be tuken to the army flying school at San Diego, Calif. nn |