Major Segrave's Wonderful Performance: Former Record!
Beaten by Twenty-four New Car Not Extended Bach, Flay Mar.
The British racing motorist, Major H. 0. D. Sezrave, to-day, irvine the den Arrow record so that its name, Arrow," was graphically: symbol when is was in action—Reuter.
The Ghastly Price of Speed jan hot "The previous reard of 207.5 miles 2]an hour was held by the American Ra vines the SG-cylinder Triplex owned by Mr. J. M. White, Who is now trying to beat Major Segrave's record.
Major Segrave's average for a rile in both directions was 291.36246 niles an how, The car behaved wonderfully. Major Segrave stated that the throttle was not fally opened. The ely mishap was that a tap came off the cooling: system, with the result that he was sprayed with wat Major Segrave's §15000 racing car, in which he has again wrested from the United States the world's motorcar record, Is the gift of a About 18 months ago Mr. Oliver Piper, a noted British sportsman, and chairman of the board of direc: tors of the Red Triangle roup of [cement companies, walked unex Pectediy into Major Seyrave's office.
hear you want to get the record ack," he said, "Well, go ahead and ket a car built. Tell the d twat] that he can spend what he red he is to spare making the car assaf Gar experts declared the "Golden Arrow" was one of the most extraordinary feats of modern moter'
seincering. Almost every: part ined from solid forgings even to. such Daytona Beach, Fla, Mar. 13, Lee Bible, piloting the Triplex Jear owned by Mr. J. M. White, crashed into the sand-dunes to-day while travelling at the rate of 202 miles an hour and was killed. The fear hit a cinematographer, who was also killed.
The third-six cylinder car was completely wrecked.
After it had done the measured mile at a terrific speed, the machine spun round at the end of the course and plunged into the sand-dunes with terrific impact, Lee Bible apparently ran near the water. In attempting to correct his steering he swung his steering-wheel but was unable to get back on the proper course and crashed.
Indeseribable scenes followed the diearter. A panic ensued among the spectators. as ears and ambulances rushed to the spot. racing motorist, Segrave, who broke the world's record in his racing: eat den Arrow by attaining a specd of 23151125 miles an hour March 11, announced after the accident that he was not going to attempt tu eat his own recor. Reuter.
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