The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-27
MRS. rrNEOS R,CING REfORD.
She Challenges Wen Drivers 10 show n
Hettrr al Around one.

Many people hav" asked me how
happened to enter the automobile racing
gnrne- writes Mrs. Joan Newton Cuneo
in Country Life in iussr.cd. and what
satisfaction could hay" resulted from
riskng my life in such 4 manner just for
the love OF driving a cor. Nv answer has
always been that felt that II anything
seemed worth doing | always wanted
to- do II 10 th. very best Of my ability.
Looking over my racing records !
find that each event under the varying
conditions WIS an Improvement on the
previous one and each cup and each
medal and trophy mean one step higher
in the automobile racing world.
During the summer IT 1905 | had
entered and driven my car through the
Ghdden tour and IN September u chal-
lenge cam. ~ me through the news
papers to come 20 Atlantic city and show
what could do IN handling car at
speed ON the beach.
NV car was IN the shop being painted
and ovcrhnuled bu, out sire came and was
shippei by express 90 atlantic city. and
competing with four men driving gasolene
cars I came in second IN the one mile
race. being timed minute ~ 2-5 seconds
I was proud Of my first record. hut not
satisfied knew il had faster car
could DO better. 80 ordered 1870 model
and before the body was pat on. being N
yIted To give an exhibition ~ the DutChc-s
county fair ~ PouRhksnp~ir. September.
20. 1906 drove my new chassis up there.
and had my first experience AT track
raciR4-
IL wns case 81 love Mt first sight
and my love for track driving increased
each time ! drove around one. There
was trouble with the oing system on
the car. and my mile exhibition AZ l
minute - 10 seconds was keen dis
appointment to me. On our drive home
the CaIIs. Of the trouble was found and
remedied and we were arrested for
speeding. gold medal was presented
to me for driving az PouRhk-ap-ir.
November /. 1893. | druv" my car IN a
three mile race on Ppint Bra"Z" truck at
Philadelphia. winning a silver cup from
three other contestants. time. I minutes
seconds which was good time for an
IL horsepower car in those lays.
In April 1890. WIS invited 10 Atlantic
City again. and drove n mile exhibition
in I rninut" Is seconds. and mad" - worlds
record for middl"weiRht Ra-ol"ne cars.
in I minute y J-5 seconds. for which !
received a gold and diamond medal
AT the RoCkland county far. Orange
burg. y. y. IN September. 1873. I drove
an exhibition mIlc On n" half mil" track
in ! minute 81 -econds which Wa q record
for that track. and riilI 'laudS bsli"v".
This added another gold and diamond
medal 10 INV coll"t ton.
In the spring ~ iaO7 drove in a
hundred mile race ~ the B"nnings track
in Washington and came m third being
Timed > hours - minutes.
Touring contests iheD kept me busy
until the New Orleans Mardi Gra- code
bratiOn. whom there were three d.,v- ~
automobile racing on IN" track thor"
February 81. - and ~ 1910. Comparing
with Ralph DE Palma. 6rOrGe Robertson.
Louis Strang. Robert Bnrman. Jimmi.
Ryal aud other. ! beat ~" last three
named IN every event ] drove ~. and
George Robertson in AL bu' ono. DE
Pnlnn'- specially btilr trrck racer was
too fast for my car hut bad good cause
n 10 very -oui II my records down
there.
During the three day meet one mile