New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-03
BURMAN SETS NEW MARK
HurIs Car Two Miles in Less
than | NJ. SO S. at Brighton.
WINS THREE RACES ALSO
Thrilling Contests Mark Goodly
Automobile Programme on
Beach Track.

The Brighton Beach Racetrack has rarely
tosr in better condition for automobile rae
A.. chan q was Yesterday afternoon. ard
Pob Burman the speed king, took fuh
advantage by setting a new worlds record
o. Two miles on q dirt track. he circled
,he oval twice I'm ! minute 81 S9-lN seconds
rbe.best previous mark az the distance was
made by Ralph De Palma at Milwaukee
Ia year His mark was 1 minute 20 5o-loo
seconds
p--nan USED the Bitten Benz the same
a. with which he set the mark for the
world straightaway mile, and with whlch
Ne made a new mark for the one-mile dirt
,,ack record al Brighton last Fourth 'oi
guly.
About two thousand persons went q
brighton 10 see the racing and Trey saw
g. addition 10 Burman effort hair-rals-
,-r finish Of the free-for-au three-mile race
D-i-b aying start ridden for the Remy
bressard win that takes with il a weekly
SALARY Of S75-this. If the winning car is
rouipped with a Remy magnetic. II not
only 50 goes 20 the winner every seven
ravs. and he continues 20 draw one or the
other Of the salaries until the brassard IS
won away from him
The field for this race was small, as Oh
The fields were. only three men got up
Furman. in the other Benz; Disbrow'
driving a Mercedes. and fitzpatrick. driV-
sng Hotchkss. Burman made the going
rfrom the gun. and Disbrow seemed 10 nave
some difficulty in getting under way Mean
while Fitzpatrick had caught Burman and
.rassed him on the backstretch, leading him
AWAY around into the stretch again. When
Burman came even with the Judges stand
Ihe swung away outside, in an effort 70 gain
The advantage on the turn. fitzpatrick
fooled the turn very cleanly. however. and
.Rurman had 20 wait till the turn into the
fomestretch again before he could catch
fitzpatrick.
Disbrow had meanwhile been coming up
fast. and passed Burman as they entered
ire back for the last mile. Burman then
steadily overhauled him AS they entered
the straight for the run home 80 seemed
from the stands as 81 Disbrow and Burman
were neck and neck; but as they squared
away and corrected the perspective II was
evident that Burman was in the lead by
inches His win al the finish was not more
than half a length. with Disbrow second.
Burman also made a sensational win Of
the last race of the day the hve-mile
handicap. the cars being handicapped on
tire work they had done during the day
Ferman started from scratch. and gradu-
ally moved down his field. overtaking one
after the other. making a good win by
inches again These two finishes coming
g. the close Of the long afternoon, were
very popular. and sent the crowd away
glad that 81 had come.
The other races were not particularly
Interesting The hour race was reduced TO
fifty miles. and had but four starters. Of
these two dropped out about the twenty
ftrd mile. leaving Burman and Hughes
in q Mercer 70 duel It out Hughes and
his Mercer, by the way. were much ad-
gnrsd. he came direct from Elgin, where
he had won the Kane trophy with the same
lar. and the little machine showed speed.
III was always IN the running, and won the
fve-uile race for non-stock cars. 81 10 300
cubic inches displacement. with ease. In
tre ffty-nile race Hughes drove the car
without trouble 70 the forty-sixth mile.
when he was forced 10 leave the track for
tire trouble. This gave the race 10 Burnan.
Burnan made an unsuccessful attempt 20
lower his own mark OF - 72-1o) for the
track. which he made last July. The best
ne could DO was 81 seconds.
The summaries:
Rive miles GCr uon-stock cars l6l 10 go cubic
inches piston Clsplacement)-JaCk Tower. z. u.
T. won. second, Jack Craig, Palge-Detroit.
third George 4.nsie. Penn 30. Time, SO 36-lOO
F.v. miles Cor IOn-stocE cars. 81 % 800
cubic inches piston Displacement - Hughls
Hughes Mercer. won. second, Bert Foster. Cor
-e.a third. =. NJ Gray, Schacht. Time.
80 5000
Five miles for uon-stock cars. 3Ol 10 $50
cubic inches -lston displacement, minimum
weight. D. 500 uounisJ-Fay Sheets. National,
won. second Louis uisdToV. Benz third, Harr5
C.Ue jackson Time. 4.5l 5000
i've miles f0r uou-stock cars % 6nO and less
r.t.. inches piston displacementJ-Fay Sheets,
National. won. second. Harry Cobe jackson.
Time 5.27 6e-lo0
-7..ae miles ,non-stocb. free-for-ai. in three
heats. fnaI heats % be decided September
a. tHe same track-Robert Burman, Benz, won,
rf-orE Louis Disbr0W. Mercedes third, Il !.
T.ra-rlck Hotchklss. Time. @.JI.
~.rr miles (for uOu-stock cars. COO cubic
t-.ree piston displacement and less. minimum
vefrrt 200 Dourdsi-Robert Burman, Opel.
v.r. second. Harry cone. Jackson Time,
r.0- l3-luO.
Five miles (free-for-an. handicap non-stocD
parmau Benz tscratch). won; second, Hughle
V-rHes Mercer co Seconds. Time. Do 25-lOo
The same men Will drive in another card
Of races tomorrow