New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 20, 1928, Page 5

CAMPBELL SPEEDS AT RECORD RATE Hits World Mark With 206936 Miles an Hour P : Daytona Beach., Fla., Feb., 20 (P —The figurative laurel which signi- fies attainment of the highest speed at which an automobile has ~yet been driven had been lifted today trom the brow of one Englishman to rest on that of another. Captain Malcolm Campbell of | London yesterday piloted his huge Napier Blue Bird special over the hard-packed sands of the beach here at the rate of 206.95602 miles per | hour, eclipsing by more than three : miles an hour the mark established on the same sands last year by Ma- | jor H. O. D. Segrave, likewise of England. One new record of earthbound vehicles came while two others also awaited an oppountity to test thelr machines against time—Frank Lock- hart, of Indianapolls, with a Stutz Blackhawk apecial, and J. M. White of Philadelphia, with a 36-cylinder Triplex, which had not yet been ac- corded official sanction for one try, because of mechanical discrepancies. Captain Campbell, after his suc- cessful dash of a mile up the beach in 16.76 seconds, at a rate of more than 214 miles pér hour, and his mnile run back down against a stiff gale exceeding 199, to make up his ofticial mile, said he had not anti- cipated a formal effort at the record when he started out. But for the fact that he took only a four mile rolling start, said the captain, he would have bettered the record still more. “My motor had not even begun to pick up good when I crossed the mile stretch,” he said. “It was making about 208 miles an hour when I crossed the wire and ¢d not pick up until I had passed the half mile mark. Just before T finished the mile, I glanced at my instruments and was making 220 miles an hour. Before I could look up I had crossed the final wire and was headed for the soft sand dunes.” At this juncture the 5,000 specta- tors feared a fatal accident and Mra, Campbell, in the stands, covered her face with her hands until a tense moment of anxiety had passed. The captain tells the story: “My machine struck a terrible hump on thersands and I lost com- plete control of my steering whees T bounced half way out of the seat. My feet left the accclerator and brake completely and my goggles were nearly torn from my head by the wind. - “It happened so quickly that for an instant I looked for a bad spill. I recovered myself quickly, how- ever, and righted the car.” Captain Campbell gave major eredit for the recovery to a rigid fin, similar in appearance to an airplane rudder, which had been set up at the rear of the automobile to pre- vent tail-wagging at high speeds. + Congratulations from Major Se~ grave, the formegy record holder, came from London last night, along with cantionary word for the speed to be expected from Lockhart's entry. Sir Charles Wakefield donor of the thousand guinea gold cup which accords an annual income of a thousand pounda to the holder until 1930 unless the record is mean- while broken, was quoted in London as delighted but not surprised at Campbdl's achievement. Campbell declared he would um- doubtedly try again if Lockhart's effort should set a new mark. The car of White, the Philadel- phian, has been refused sanction by the American Automobile Associa- tion because it is not equipped with elutch of reverse gear. White says, however, that if beach trials devel- op the speed he expects from his machine he will immediately change it to conform with A. A. A. specifi- cations. MOGRAW 13 SILENT ON HORNSBY DEAL REASONS dvices from Training Camps Sate That Manager is Defend- ing the Trades New York, Feb. 20 UP—With the rrival of Manager John McGraw at he Gianty camp at Hot Bprings, GREATEST AUTO SHOW STATE ARMORY Broad St. and Capitol Ave. Hartford Afternoon and Evening February 18 to 25 (Bxcept Feb. 19) “See For Yourself” NEW. BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1928, THE “BLUEBIRD” IN FULL FLIGHT Captain Malcolm Campbell’s Bluebird racing car going full tilt along Ormond-Daytona Beéeh, Fla,, in the International Speed Trials—that is this remarkable photograph. The photographer exposed his plate for only the barest fraction-of-a-fraction ot a second. Otherwise the picture would have been but a blur The British racer made 206.95602 miles an hour. 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