New-York tribune., 1911-09-05
BURMAN ON WINDS Wing
WhirIs Car Around Brighton
Track to Worlds Record.
OTHER VICTORIES HIS, TOO
Hughes q Double Winner
Wishart and Mechanic Have
Narrow Escape.

new world 8 record for one mile on CIT
cular track at Brighton Beach yesterday
afternoon. Driving as never man drove
before on such a circuit, the famous speed
king hurled his car around the track In the
wonderful time OF 1852 seconds. which low
cred his former worlds mark, estaolisned on
Saturday, by lilo OF second. Three thousand
wondering spectators watched the perform
ance with breathless interest. and as Bur-
man made the last turn and swept down
the stretch. where one time the equine
kings Of the world battled for supremacy,
a mighty cheer burst forth, which soon In
creased into a riotous roar as the time was
announced.
II was a wonderful day for the man VINO
has stepped into the shoes Of the ouSlawed
Barney Oldheld and maintained his stand
ing against the efforts of the best drivers
in the country. Not content TO remain IN
the sunlight Of his record-breakins per-
formances. Burnan guided the cycfonic NJ
tie Opel car 10 victory in the race Tor
cars with a displacement or Bl cunic mcnes
and fairly torpedoed the Opel entrant 10
victory In the five-nile race for cars or "'
cubic inches displacement He was forced
by engine trouble TO quit In the ffty-mile
race after merely toying with his field for
fourteen miles, and In the final race OK
the day-the three-nile handicap-the al
lowances granted the field over his power
ful Benz no were too much for him.
Next TO his wonderful mile drive Burnlan
did his best work IN the race for the
Rerrly Brassard and Trophy, when he won
by inches over Lee Oldheld, IN the Aierce-
des. and Jack Fitzpatrick, in the huge
Hotchkiss. after a remarkable but seern-
ingly foohardy piece Of driving. Taking
the lead at the very start in his mignt'
Blitzen. Bob threw the throttle wido open
and rushed at the sharp turn at TOP speed.
The morbid mob rose in their seats, ex-
pecting 70 see the man dashed 70 pieces,
while the more nervous turned away their
heads. A mighty shout soon told that AL
was well. and right at his heels the rival
| machines whrled on in swift pursuit
Coming down the homestretch or the gee
ond mile. Jack Fitzpatrick went out TO trY
! for the lead. Not for a second would Bur-
man allow himself TO be passed and, in MS
! eagerness for the lead he swung wide. \
/ groan arose from the crowd, for right on
| his rear wheel thundered the Hotchklss' go
/ ing seventy miles an hour. BY d few tset an
accident was avoided. and down the sretch
+ they came. on the last lap all me men
/ tossed caution to the four winds and
/ rounding the back turn, came down almost
/ abreast. The Bitten had the power and
wild Bob" was there TO use II. on he
came in a desperate drive, and won out oy
/ less than three feet In 2:5DS
fatality was avoided only by the IN
| tervention OF Providence when spencer
Wishart. driving his mighty Mercedes IN
/ the hve-mie handicap, was cut or oy
ors of the machines. and in an effort 20
| avoid a collision swung wide. Ihe car
skidded dived onward. zigzagged and then
| plunged through the fence and. turning
! turtle. hurled Wishart ard his mechanlc
/ into the brush and weeds inside the en-
| closure Both leaped 20 their feet, un-
/ injured While taking practice SPIN De-
/ fore the races We're started Bert Foster
/ blew out a tire over on the backstretch-
\ The car turned turtle, and Foster was
hurled about a hundred feet through the
/ air. He was picked UP. badly stunned ana
| bruised. but whole
Daring and effective was the work or
! Hughie Hughes who ploted the little Mer-
Ger car 70 victory in the ffty-mile race
and then after a rest OF only five minutes
which he used 70 At new tires and MI MS
| tanks. he showed the way in the five
| mile handicap
| The performance OF the Mercer car was
remarkable Not once IN the entire dis
/ tance Of dfty miles the car forced
| to leave the track. Five cars faced the
starter, the intrepid Burman driving the
! Opel Fay Sheets IN the National 10
| Spencer Wishart in the Mercedes, Fer
/ guson in the red Lancia. and the Mercer
| The Lancia lasted only two miles, when u
| limped back 20 the pits with engine trouble
but the others thundered on. on the
/ second mile the National sNdded on the
head of the stretch and came so close TO
/ the fence that the mechanic rose IN nus
| seat prepared 70 leap for his life. The
car righted and the race went on.
/ The National had all kinds Of trouble in
the race and stopped for the first time
on the ninth mile. and aid not get back
until the field was three miles ahead. The
| Mercedes left the track I'm the ninth mile
| and before il once more took up the chase
the cars were two long miles in front. Bur-
man left the track after fourteen miles
and, TO the disappointment OF the crowd.
did not take the track again.
Far in the ruck. with scarcely chance.
Wishart entered the race. and after giving
one OF the greatest exhibitions OF driving
seen managed 20 get second place. catch
ing the lmping National car, which finished
some Ave miles back in the ruck. While
the rival cars were limping and struggling
along Hughes kept the little Mercer going
along on the winds OF the wind. and won
bv over a mile and a half IN the fast time
OF 4s minutes $50 seconds.
In the ten-mile event Burnan had the
race we'll IN hand at all times. Al times ne
suffered the field TO get ahead OF nm, put
/ on the backstretch lie invariably threw
on the speed and sailed away on the wings
Of the wind 10 win as he pleased. The big
i Mercedes mad little trouble in keeping
ahead OF Hughes in ais Mercer IN thi5 race.
IL was announced from the stands that
| Bob Burman had accepted the cnallenge OF
| Harry n Atwood. the aviator, ana that the
pair would meet In special match race
| at the Syracuse State Fair on september 10.
The summaries foAoW.
Five miles (for non-stock oars l6l TO $50
/ cubic inches displacement)-Won by Jack
I Tower. driving 2 NJ. F.; Jack Craig driving
| Paige Detroit, second; George AinsIie' driving
\ Penn 30 third. Time, } ABB
/ Five miles tfor non-stock cars. 23l TO so6
| cubic inches dispacementl-Wo by Hughie
Hughes. driving Mercer J. N. Gray driving
/ schacht. secold. only two starters. Time
/ 3J.lO. - ~, 49, ,-o
/ cubic inches displacement minimum weight
| I 500 poundsi-WOn by Bob Burman. driving
| Richter Lee Oldheld. driving Benz. second;
Fay Sheets, driving National io thlrd- llme'
Three miles Gree Tor al: for the Rerny
I Grand Brasaard and Trophyl-Non by 300
Burmau. driving Bitten Benz; Lee Odneld.
/ driving Mercedes. second. Il klpatrick driv-
/ ing Hotchkss third. Time, 2;oo9o. 49, -.
Ten miles (for non-stock cars oos cubic
/ inches displacement minimum weight of 1000
| pounds won by Bob Burman. drivins opel.
| Hughie hughes. driving Mercer. Third Time.
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