The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-22
BREAKS 100
 MILE RECORD Robert Burman Wins at New Orleans. NEVER STOPPED DURING RACE Fully 10000 People Sec Automobile
 \ Races Jimmy Ryall Has . Narrow Escape from Death When His Machine
 Hits the Fence and is
 Totally Demolished.

man in his Buick car. today broke the worlds record for 100 miles. on cif- sSar track in the tsatSre iS carnival. Burman made the distance eleven minutes faster than the previ- ous record made bl Clemens at In In other races. ali of which were for short distances.
 The weather was cloudy. but the tion. Fully Io.ooo people were in at; tendance. Only one accident occurred today and that was not serious. In the first race. Jimmy Ryali made too too 1t ran into the fence. The force of the impact whirled 1t around completely. unhurt except for a few minor bruises molished beyond repair. His escape ssser ahan s rs minute st time.
 The 1o0<mile race. open to stock cars started with three entr,ies, g,Ie Burmaa man strang Isottal. Robertson started of in the lead. with Burman second and Strang third. At. the end of the which he held until the end of the race. with the exception of one mile. Strang was the favorite with the crowd and baS psasd hsSf aS esDaais me S SeSna the lapped l9p il'"o him. On % the thirty Eighth mila Robertson stopped to change a tire again aga T Barman was four laps on him: In the fortyffth mile strang waf forced to stop to change tire. He again aga aH's With BSrman four miles ahead of him, and Robertson one mile be- hind. In the seventy-f fourth mile. Strang was again forced to stop. his hntn nf could not be repaired in time so he retired permanently. In the eighty first mile, Robertson stopped to change a tire When he entered again, Bur man had nine laps on him.
 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 dur ing the whole race was he forced to stop for any reason. It was a remark able race In many ways. Burman drove aloR without the aid of a mechanic and his stock car was stripped to skeleton. At fifty miles Burman was about three minutes behind the worlds s record for that distance and his fast est driving was in the last forty miles when he turned his machine loose and went after the 100 mile record.
 Woman Driver Wins.
 In the first race. which was for the five-mile amateur championship, Mrs Cuneo won easily, her time. being
  his accident.
 The second race was a ten-mile free- for-all and DePalma carried off the the distance in 10:OS 2-5. He took the lead at the start and was never head ed.
 Both DePalma and Burman failed to lower the worlds one-mile record in the third event. The best time was :52 4-5, made by DePalma.
 Mrs. Cuneo again came to the front in the fourth race. 1t being ten miles for stock cars from the Klaxon signal trophy. The woman champion made the ten miles in 10:12 1-5. Burman in his Buick was forced to retire after the seventh mile. Se 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-b.
 The worlds woman'S record for one mile on a circular track was broken by 2 1-5 seconds in the sixth race by Mrs. Joan Cuneo. her time being 100 1-5. This race was a mile time trial against her new record of 1:o2 2-6. which she established in Saturdays races. Mrs. Cuneo drove a remark able race in this event. her daring in rounding the curves caused great ex-
 The races Monday the last day. in- clude five mile free-for-all stock cars: a fve-mile trial for the worlds wo- mans record, a, toh-fuilc HdnulCdp, u five mile for cars selling up to $3,000 and a fifty-mile fres>for-all
 Summary:
 teur championship for Klaw and Err ianger trophy-Mrs. Joan Newton Gu neo (Knox GianD, 5:0S 1-5. first; Don- nelly (Packard). second
 Second race. ten miles. free for all, s1o6 cash to winner-Ralph DePalma (Fiat Cyclone) io:o3 2-5, first; George Robertson (Smplex). l0:06, second; Burman (Buick). third.
 Third race. one mile against worlds record of 51 seconds-Ralph DePalma (Flat Cyclone), :52 4-6; Burman
 Fourth race, ten miles. open to all stock cars for Klaxon trophy-Mrs Joan Newton Cuneo (Knox Giant 1O:12 1-5. fret: Donnelly (Packard)
 Fifth race five mile motor cycle Jensen. 6:22 2-5, first; others did not finish. Track record. 6:1S 2-5.
 Sixth race. one mile, time trial against worlds woman's record-Mrs Joan Newton Cuneo (Kno5 GianD.
 Seventh race. 100 miles. worlds SIS, gold medal and trophy to winner $25 to second-Burman (Buick) f:42:S9 2-5, first; Robertson (Simplex), second. Worlds circular track record.
 After the races here. the famous drivers will go to Montgomery. Bir- mlngham and Chattanooga where races will be held preceding those at Florida Beach.