The Washington herald., 1907-05-29
RECORD SMASHING IS BEGUN
Conway Covers Mile in LOG at Ben.
ming in Thomas Flyer.
Assistant Thrown from Car and Sus-
tains a Broken Arm-Five 9th
ers Make Trial Spins.

Record smashing was begun on the Ben
ming track yesterday afternoon when Jack
Conway. driving David Moore's Thomas
Flyer Of 60-horsepower. covered a mile in
Ice. which is a full second faster than
Oldfeld's best mile on the same course
last August Conway started for a fifiy-
mile spin over the track TO get his car
adjusted for the long race Thursday. and
after covering three miles at record clip,
his mechanic. Johnny Tracy. was thrown
on the upper turn and sustained a broken
arm. besides many bruises.
Conway left the track with his car to
carry Tracy to Columbia University Hos
pital, whore the broken bones were set
and his other injuries attended to.
In addition to Conway. there were five
other entrants on the track for trial spins.
Among them was Wallace c. Hood. OF
Baltimore. the winner Of the Harrisburg
York endurance run two weeks ago
Hood came down yesterday in a 6o-horse-
power Thomas. stripped 10 the bare
frame. for the l00-mile race Hood is reck-
oned as one Of the best amateur drivers
in the country, and says he does not fear
Mongini or any Of the other professionals
Howard Gill is also in the city, and will
have his Peerless A. on the track this
morning. Gill has abandoned his Stanley
"Tea Kettle" for a gasoline car for long
/ distance work.
! John A. Lutz and A. L. Mccormick will
work out on the track this morning FOR
| the first time. Both have their cars tuned
/ up 10 concert pitch. and are prepared to
/ cut out miles as fast as the track Will
stand for
B. G. Washington. jr.. who has beer
/ identified with every race meet ever held
at Benning. said last night that he had
/ never seen the famous course in such
/ excellent condition. The rains Of tbs
/ past few days have packed the surface
until 10 is as hard as an sphalt pave
/ ment and lightning fast Three sprinklinf
/ wagons will he kept busy until the star
/ Of the lp1-mile race in order that the
I track be kept In its resent shape
/ 4 wire from si-s Cuneo. the famous
woman driver. from Philadelphia. stateC
I that she had decided to stop of i'm the
. Quaker City over night and look tbs
/ Point Breeze track over. She requested
! that an apartwe ent be reserved at th'
/ Arlington for herself and sister, wis
accompanies her.
I Mrs CunE0'g racing Rainier arrived 10y
1 express during the afternoon and was un
/ loaded and taken % a local garage. Loui
! DcsbroW. the mechanic i'm charge. I'm
medistelv began work on the car tuning
{ it up. Fred T. Baily, r, J. Wagner an'
Joseph NJ. Gates. the American Automo
] bile Association officials that preside a
national circuit meetings, are due in tn
city by noon to-day. The temperance o
Ralph Mongini in the city with his Mathe
son racer, is expected this morning. an,
by night all the followers Of the circui
/ will have arrived.
The following officials have been Chosel
20 serve at the track tomorrow Hon
orary referee-Maj Sylvester Referee
A L. Mccormick. Judges-Frank Sea
bring ". c. Long, L. p. Dorset. OFT
jacob. Timers-PerCy SmoOt ". c
Thacher II. G. Brooks. R. A KlOck
Starter-B. 9. Washington. Clerk o
course-R. Jose. Assistant clerk Of cours
Jack Riordan. Scorers-J. H. Pnnne
+. H Johansen. AnnounCer-R. F. l.
Mat Technical advisory board-E. r
Thomas. II. H. Franklin. Walter c
White. William Z. Metzger. Archi
Hughes.