The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-04

Barney Oldlicids world speed recorc
"Blitzcn' Benz j. now in a Salt Lake
garage. This city has played host tc
many champions in all lines: to many
luminous stars OF the theatrical world. and
hundreds OF other celebrities. bu, this Is
the first time the fastest means Of loco
tior was ever shown here.
The great car with which OldGelG mace
such wonderful time over the Florida
beach is about the raciest appearinc- au-
tomo5ic one could wen imagine Every
conceivable effort was made by the de-
signer 10 reduce wind resistance and from
the needle pointed radiator TO the duck
tail shape OF the rear OF the car II Was
figured out scientifically 10 enable s,rch
speed 10 be attained.
Barney Oidhcld. who with this great car
is slated as the star feature OF the big
speed carnival a Rucna Vista track next
Saturday and Sunday. was regalinG a
number Of friends Tuesday night with
a story of the sensations which attended
his record mile IN Florida.
As soon as / sat in The Bitten Benz
Al Daytona. / realized that l was play
ing with fire" said Barney. He con
tinucd
When the car was only a third open I
was travelling 50 fast that my ewes would
be blurred and the goggles would be
forced by the terrific wind pressure un-
dcrneaih my eyes so hard that ] could
not see al all when / increased my speed
Breathing Problem
~ wired 10 New York for new goggles.
ones with a frame and mask that
covered my whole face. Then came the
problem OF breathing. | would attain q
speed OF about 20 miles an hour and sud
denly j would find that ! was losing my
grip on the steering wheel and that l
was becoming dazed would shut down
the car. and for three days ! tried 10 de-
term'ne the trouble. a doctor examined
my heart and found it all right.
The. An old Harvard professor who
knew much OF science discussed the prob
lem with me. and / was finally conviu ced
Thai | would have To train day by day
10 become accustomed 10 the effect Of
speed and wind resistance on the lungs
"A week put me so ] was all right for
the mile. but when | tried for the two
mile record and made the wonderful time
Of % seconds for the two miles. / do not
believe | could have gone another half
mile ! was losing consciousness when
| shut of as / passed the finishing flag
] was all In at the finish.
j am through with such high speed
forever hope. and nothing can TEMPT me
10 take the chance again unless some
other fellow gets near my records and
/ don't believe that is possible Al the
mile track game 1 know all the tricks
death might try TO spring on me in sucL
record trial or contest. on tracks I
have chance when a tire bursts iron,
terrific friction on vital part OF the
mach1ne breaks. but with that deadly
strsishtaway high speed record vbrl,
there is no skill in the whole world tina,
can be used 10 prevent death and disaster
81 anything goes wrong"
kerschcrs Darracq and OldieId's Knox
were unloaded Tuesday afternoon along
with the Benz and the machines are al
the Randall-Dodd garage
The Buena Vista track Is beinp nro
pared for the races and experts freely pre-
dict that Oldfield will get the records he
goes for. Tho entries for the local race
closes tomorrow night.
Both the Utah Automobile Dealers as
sociation and the Utah Automobile cIub
are chaperoning the contest end OF The
meet and there is much enthusiasm over
the affair