New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-31
SPLINTER AUTO RECORDS
Two Worlds Marks Set on
Beach at Jacksonville.
WILD BOB BURMAN GETS ONE
Howard Wilcox Drives a Stock
Car at Dazzling Speed
for One Mile.

jacksonville. ria. March g.-Teo nee
worlds records were made a. tho Atlantic.
Pablo Beach automobile race meeting 10.
day. Driving his Buick Bug in the twcn.
ty-mile frcc-for-all race. Bob Burman GOV.
cred the distance in e minutes II ~ sec.
onds or at the rate % 9i.6 miles an holt
The previous record in miles per hour Tor
more than ten miles was made at Daytorrn r
By Lancia IN a Fiat car lie covered fifteen
miles at the rate or ninety miles an hour
on straightaway course Burnsns course
included two turns which lowered his av.s.
age 1.
Howard Wilcox drove National stock
ear across ono mile OF the sand in io52 sec.
onds, establishing . new worlds record for
stock cars and lowering the mark of io'i
seconds. made 10y Barney Oldhcld ~ Day.
t"na last year in a knox car.
The ive-mile stock cha ssis race for cars
from POI to $50 cubic inches piston diSplace-
ment was another victory that Wilcox
added to his list. His time OF 35os2 va,
faster than over made by = car Of that
class.
Bob Burman. driving the "Rliizen" Benz,
captured the S1.CpD cash prize offered for
p25 seconds over 4 rough beach.
\ ton-milo race for cars under ~ cubic
inches piston displacement kept tho spec
tators on their feet during the last two
miles Diabrow. in Pope Hartford car,
was the winner. with Wilcox. in Nation
al. 4 close second.
The Bitten Benz car. which broke ali
IT. oil l.@o connections in the kilometre
trials yesterday. has been repaired.
Tho summaries follow:
rust race 'aye miles. open cars. isl 20 ~
cubic inches displacement: class =. ron stock, -
Won hy Wit AZ. ". -. time. i@0. Torec .
Warren pctroip. second. is: Rouse cLsnc'sl
thirf Tucker n'oioi. fourth Cohere IL " IT
nth. Evans Wsrrcn-Detroiu. sixth -...
second race '1re miles open cam 30i to ~
uhic inches displacement. lass Y stock, -Waa
W. wilcox fNationsn. time. 1882. Hughes
Mercer. second. slses. ONLY two starters.
Third race uen miles. open cars, lsi 20 20
cubic niche displacement: clsss p Stock
hy Tower. Warren peiroitl. time. a.io52. Rouf"
d.sncial. second. lo12.ls. Tucker ,Col@. third
Evans Warren po'roir. fourth.
Fourth race Geu miles. open G0p cubic inches
displacement or less. minimum weight > "'
pounds class =. non.sfocl) Won 10y pishrov
Pope Hnttfordi time. IA2 30. Wilcox ga
tilnsn. second. 1:5i2l; Mers 'Ns'iona'; miro
TIavcro0 Marquette Ruiclp, fourth. Burman
Benz dii no. finish
Fif'h race twenty miles or'n. n" for az
iHSs ". non -~fof NJ N on 10y if''l'li.-
EuaJ: Tine l3:l1.?2: Disnron pope HARTFORD
second. I5:2i52. Merz National. third: Wilcox
National did not finish. .
sixth race uen mi'cs: fr0"-for-al handicap
rIas- H. -stocki-Won hv Rouse 'lsnleri+
time IC:i47o. Wilson Colel. second. lo:l9. plS
hrow pope Hartford. third. Merz 'Nstlontn.
fourth: Haycror Marquett" Buickl. h'h. WI
cox 1Natioran sixth; Tucror "olel seventh
Witt #. ". -. eighth Hufman dsrra''' Oh
not finish. ..,.
seventh race (one mile. world record trials
free for All cars NTH minimum speed 81 GOV
cr,, i've miles an hour. living start Burnan
fTIitzen- Reuzb O:30.2J. Wilcox 'Nsiional,.
OAR, on first trial 0io32 IN Second trial
IIuchc- fIorceri. o:ts"