Evening star., 1927-04-03
MAJOR SEGRAVE
STOPS IN CAPITAL
Auto Racing Ace, on Way
Home, Hopes to Return for
Contest in West.

Maj. II. O. d. Segrave, British auto
mobile racing ace. who attained the
fastest speed on land by driving the
remarkable average Of 20S,79 miles
per hour In two 1-nile speed trials at
Daytoi1a Beach on March 20. stopped
over in Washington a scant 20 min.
utes this afternoon en- route to New
York from the scene of his recent
speed triumph.
This athletic, boyish looking Brit
Usher, who is taking back to England
with him the world automobile speed
record. promised A. A. A. officials who
met him at Union Station to return
to the United States. if possible, to try
his luck against Americas greatest
drivers over the indianapolis course
on May so.
Maj Segrave sails from New York
next Wednesday. with his Atom "Mys-
terry Sunbeam" TO participate in a
strenuous racing season that will find
him pitted against Europe's best.
Given the right racing conditions, he
declared today that his giant twin 12-
cylinder racing car can do 2l5 miles
easily.
May Return for Stunts.
The great size of this racer. which
is 235a feet long and 6 feet wide,
makes it impossible for two such cars
to meet on a racing track, but the in
trepid Britisher hopes TO return to
America within a year, IL he cannot
enter the indianapolis races, to show
his friends on this side of the water
racing stunts in his smaller Talbot
car.
Maj Segrave was met at Union
Station by Ernest M. Smith, general
manager of the A. A. A.; Val Hare
shape, secretary of the contest board,
and A. j. Montgomery of the local
A. A. A. His speed test at Daytona,
conducted under A. A. A. auspices,
stands as an established record over
a measured mile.
Accompanying the racing ace to
New York were X. l.. Guinness. eX-
British driver, and William f. Sturm.
Segrave's American manager, All
were enthusiastic in their praise of
the conditions which they encoun-
tered here during their brief stay
since March s. Segrave Will enter
land on April "a, driving a Sun.
BEAM besides O. number of other
races, of lesser importance. He also
will compete in the French grand
prix races July 2 and in the Italian
grand prix races on September 5,
Born i'm Baltimore.
The United States is no strange
country to Mai. Segrave for he is
American born and en- route to New
York today he passed through Balti-
more, where he was corn 80 years
ago. In New YorI' he will pick up
Lord Rossmore, mo came over here
to witness his Eaytona trials and who
will accompany him to London.
A. A. A. officials were disappointed
that Segrave could not remain longer
in washington and the racer ex-
pressed his extreme regret and appre.
citation for courtesies shown him dur
ing his stay in this country.
Maj. Segrave accepts his honors
rnodestly. He is 80 years DID,
Auto racing has been his hobby
for a number of years and the con-
ssruction Of fast travelling cars his
serious business. Since his recent
achievement at Daytona he rightly
claims the title of the worlds great
est auto racer, as he was known as
Europe's speediest, before his arrival
here.
Though born in Baltimore, Segrave
left that city for England when only
4 years old. During the World War
he served in the British infantry and
aviation services and was cited for his
services. His outstanding racing
achievement before his Daytona stunt
was over the Boulogne course, where
he made 140.6 miles an hour last year
in a, Sunbeam racer, a car of his
own make.