The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-22
Ten Thousand People See 100 Mile Record Broken At
 New Orleans
MRS, CUNEO'S DARING AUTO
 DRIVING CATCHES CROWD
Lewis Strang Is Still Followed By His Old Hoodoo and an Accident to His Car Puts Him Out of
 the Race.

New Orleans, February 21.-Robert Burman, in his Buick car, today broke the worlds record for 100 miles on circular track in the feature event of the second day of the Mardi Gras speed carnival. Burman made the distance after a most remarkable drive in 1:42:39 2-5, this being over II minutes faster than the previous record, made by Clemens at Indianapolis in 19O5. There were six other races. all of which were for short distances.
 The weather was cloudy, but the track was in almost perfect condition. Fully 10000 people were in attendance. Only one accident occurred today, and that was not serious. In the first race Jimmy Ryall, in his Matheson car, made too wide a turn at the beginning of the stretch and, losing control of his 1 car, it ran into the fence. The force of the impact whirled it around com pletely, throwing Ryall into a ditch. He was unhurt except for few minor bruises and scratches. The machine was demolish ed beyond repair. His es- cape was remarkable, as he was travel ing faster than a mile a minute at the time.
 Strangs Old Hoodoo.
 The 100-mile race, open to stock cars, started with three entries, Burman (Buick), Robertson (Simplex) and Strang Gsotta). Robertson started off in the lead, with Burman second and strang third. At the end of the first mile Burman had taken the lead, which he held until the end of the race with the exception of one mile Strang was the favorite with the crowd and picked by experts to win. He trailed about half a mile behind the leaders for 32 miles, when Burman lapped him. On the 3Sth mile Robertson stopped to change a tire and get gasoline When he started up again Burman had four laps on him. In the 45th mile Strang was forced to stop to change a tire. He did this in two minutes and started again with Burman four miles ahead of him and Robertson one mile behind. In the 74th mile Strang was again forced to stop, his steering gear being out of order. It could not be repaired in time so he retired permanently.
 In the S1st mile Robertson stopped to change a tire. When he entered again Burman had nine laps on him.
 Sensational Driving.
 Burman's driving was the most sen sational ever seen in this city. He drove hard from start to finish, cut his turns sharp and never once during the whole race was he forced to stop for any reason. It was a remarkable race in many ways. Burman drove along without the aid of a mechanic and his stock car was stripped to a skeleton. At 30 miles Burman was about three minutes behind the worlds record for that distance. and his fastest driving was in the last 40 miles when he turned his machine loose and went after the 100 mile record.
 In the first race. which was for the five-mile amateur championship, Mrs. Cuneo won easily, her time being 5:O8 1-5. In this race Ryall met with his accident.
 The second race was a 10mile free for all and DePalma carried off the honors with his Fiat cyclone, making the distance in 10:03 2-5. lie took the lead at the start and was never headed.
 Both DePalma and Burman failed to lower the worlds one-mie record in the third event. The best time was 052 4-5, made by DePalma. Mrs. Cuneo's Fine Work. Mrs. Cuneo again came to the front in the fourth race, it being 10 miles for stock cars for the Klavon signal trophy. The woman champion made the 10 miles in 1O:12 1-5. Burman. in his Buick was forced to retire after the seventh mile.
 The motorcycle race of five miles, which was the fifth event, furnished little sport There were three entries. but Jensen walked away with the race, his time being 6:22 2-5.
 The worlds woman record for one mile on a circular track was broken by 21-5 seconds in the sixth race by Mrs. John Cuneo, her time being 1 zoo 5. This race was a mile time trial against her new record of l 02 2-5 which she established in Saturdays races. Mrs. Cuneo drove a remarkable race in this event. her daring in round ing the curves causing great excite ment.
 The races Monday, the last day in- clude a 5-mile free for all stock cars a 5-mile trial for the worlds woman s 1 record; a 10-mile handicap; 5-mile for cars selling up to $3000 and a 50- mile free for all. Summary: Events In Detail. First race, five miles, amateur cham pionship, for Klaw & Erlanger trophy Mrs. John Newton Cuneo (Knox GianD 5:0S 1-5, first; Donnelly tPackard), sec l ond.
 Second race, 10 miles, free for all $1O0 cash to winner-Ralph DePalma 1 (Fiat Cyclone). 10:03 25 first; George Robertson (Simplex), 10:O6, second , | Burman (Buick) third.
 Third race, one mile, against worlds record of 51 seconds-Ralph DePalma V AT"~@ ~ -