Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-10
THREE NEW WORLDS
RECORDS FOR AUTOS
Louis Chevrolet Drives q
Buick 200 Miles in 2.46.48
on Atlanta Speedway.

ATLANTA, Ga. November 10.-Louis
Chevrolet, the sturdy Swiss pilot of Buick
cars, annexed a hardearned victory yes
terday when he captured the 200-mile
stock chassis race, averaging about sew
enty-two miles an hour. Chevrolet's VIC
tory came as a climax in a record-break-
ing contest, in which Atlanta's new two
mile speedway was opened
Two of Barney Oldfield's records were
lowered. one of them by Louis Strang,
who reduced Oldfield's one-mile mark Of
49, more than five seconds. To do 1t
Strang used the big 2OO-horsepower Fiat,
which made a worlds record of twenty
eight Seconds ever the three-and-a-half-
mile track at Brooklands. England. last
summer. Oldfield took the limit out OF
his hitherto unbeatable Benz and took
nearly three seconds of his own previous
record. Two cars of greater power than
Strang's are said to be in course OF con-
struction abroad, one in Italy, the other
in Germany.
The second of Oldfeld's records van
ished in the ten-mile handicap, in which
John Aiken. in National sixty" start
ing from scratch, forged ahead to third
position in the field of eight cars in
SU2.4l. Oldfield, who made the distance
at indianapolis In 1880, also started
from scratch in this contest but broke .
steering knuckle In the QFSt lap ana was
compelled to withdraw.
George Robertson. who was to have ap-
peared In two events with his Fiat six
ty,'' broke an oil pipe before reaching
the mark. and was out all day. In prac-
tice before the races he made the two
mile lap in 1872.
Brilliant Exploits.
Chevolet's winning of the-big race Of
900 miles in 246.4S was a brilliant ex-
plot, lowering Burman's record Of
3.24.l3 As, made in a Buick at Indianap-
oils. The big pilot stopped only once dur
ing the 100 laps, and then only when his
engine caught fire.
Chevrolet assumed the lead in the first
lap and increased ii slowly but steadily
for seventy-two miles. The two Chal-
Detroit cars took his exhaust at dis
tances which seemed to increase only by
inches had multiplied into almost mile
AS Chevrolet flashed past, the trained
eye of Harding, an Apperson driver. who
was in the press stand, detected fire, and
cried:
You're on fire. Louis!'
Chevrolet apparently was ignorant Of
the fact at the time, but when he had
gone a mile the smoke belched into his
face. Then he experienced his only de-
lay.
During the few minutes that II required
to extinguish the blaze Dingley regained
the lost lap and took the lead by about
thirty yards. His triumph was short,
for Chevrolet took after him and passed
him during the next lap. He was never
again in danger.
No serious accident marred the days
sport. The nearest approach to such an
incident occurred in the eighty-fifth lap
of the oOO-mile grind. Harry Stillman.
whose Marmon had not experienced a
single delay, ran into the inner gutter Of
the track Neither he nor his assistant
was hurt beyond a few bruises. The ac-
cident occurred on the back stretch. An
overstrained rear tire softened and sent
the car into the ditch.
Three wheels flew of, one Of them roll
ing 200 yards into the paddock. At this
time Stillman seemed certain to be the
Chalmers-Detroit driver for second hon.
ors, having worked to the fore Of these
machines while one was replacing the
tire and one was renewing its fuel.
Stillman's withdrawal left the two Chal-
-Detroits to fight II out for second
place. Charles Basle's Renault stayed
hopelessly to the finish many miles be-
hind, but the other cars had gradually
been eliminated. Both Nationals, the
Cliouoette Renault and the Rainier had
quit.
The Summaries.
One-mile time trial-Efrst. Fiat tStrang),
O.377; second. Benz tOldneldD. O.4013.
Ten-mile stock Chassis. 451 TO 800 cubic