Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
| FRENCHMAN BREAKS
. ALL SPEED RECORDS
Jules Goux Covers LOG Miles
307 Yards in
Hour.

| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind May 10.-Shat-
tering all previous records, not excepting
those of aviation. Jules Goux. the French
motor pilot, has succeeded in covering
100 miles 307 yards in an hour, driving
the Peugeot car which he will pilot i'll
the third annual fve-hundred-mile inter-
national sweepstakes race at the Indian
apolis Motor Speedway, May 80. The best
record made in motor car heretofore
was that of Percy Lambert, who. driv-
ing Talbot car, made 1O3 miles, ia
yards in an hour. Gouxs new record
beats that of Vedrine, the aviator. VINO
held the worlds speed record, having
made flight at Chicago in which he
covered 1o412 miles in an hour.
Goux has been testing his car at Brook
| lands for several weeks in preparation
| for the five-hundred- mile race at India
apolis Since Percy Lambert made his
unusual record Goux has made three Ell
forts to beat 1t. succeeding on his third
attempt On his first trial the French
man proved that his car had the necces-
| Sary speed, but loosened shock absorber
| caused him to discontinue the run before
the hour had elapsed, During his second
attempt he was beSet with tire trouble
| and was compelled to make two stops.
Even with this handicap he drove 100
miles 321 yards in the allotted sixty min
utes The remarkable record which he
has at last succeeded In making only
bears out the statement he made when
he first went to Brooklands, in which he
promised to defeat all worlds records be-
fore participating In the Indianapolis
race. The car which he is driving Is now
| known throughout England and France
as the Indianapolis Peugeot.
| Not only did the Frenchman shatter
| the hour mark. but he set new records
for the 30 and 100 mile marks. The for
mer distance was negotiated in as:1s6o
4 IT,, % no
| records were py Lambert. He made the
10 miles in o9:O4 and the 100 miles in
o7:49.4S February 10
| Expect Record to Stand.
! 1t is expected that the present mark
will stand for a long time. but others
may try just as hard. as it would seem
| that the limit has not been reached.
4 Human endurance will have to be figured
on when it comes to lowering the mark
and limit will no doubt be established
| some day. What that limit will be can
not be prOphesied. but in all probability
| 1t will be great enough to overstep the
present mark If mechanical product be
found which will stand the strain.
Mercedes car. equipped with a silent
Knight engine. will be another one of the
| contestants in the international sweep
stakes race at the indianapolis motor
speedway. the entry having been made by
~ " n
| the Belgian millionaire, who has driven
his own cars in many of the important
European races, has been nominated as
| driver, having consented to take the
| wheel because of his personal friend
| ship for Patterson and because he has no
/, car of his own which comes within the
| limitations prescribed by the speedway
| management for this years race. The
| car will be shipped from Europe in few
| days. and will be given thorough work
| out at the indianapolis motor speedway.
| Pelette has been testing the car in Eu-
/ rope for some time, and, 1t is said, that
recently he averaged ninety miles an hour
over an ordinary road which is not espe-
| cially noted as an automobile path.
To Use Slide Valve.
| The prominent feature of the entry is
the fact that for the first time in the his
| tory of automobile racing the slide valve
motor will be used. Heretofore all rae
ing cars have used motors of the poppet
valve type-the Mercedes. which SO near
| ~ won the race last year, being of the
1 latter type Every motor up to 1905 was
of the poppet valve type.
/ The Mercedes always has been a fear
| ed entry in all of the great races. In
1908 the car won the Irish Gordon Ben
nett race with JenatZy at the wheel. The
| following year the Mercedes ran second.
| The next two seasons the German car
| suffered from slight mishaps in every
race entered, and. while not crossing the
/ wire first, finished well up in every race.
/ Honors came back to the car in 1910.
/ when ii captured the French grand prix
against of the fastest fields of cars
ever brought together in competition
/ Lautenschalger drove a steady race and
defeated the pick of cars and drivers of
| France and Italy. The Mercedes is well
known in America, having participated
| in many events in indianapolis and won
| the Elgin and Vanderbilt trophies.