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Show EXCEEDED THE CONTRACT. Armed Cruiser "West Virginia Has Four-Hour Speed Trial. BOSTON, Nov. 2. With perfect weather and jjea conditions, tho. armed cruiser, West Virginia, today went over tho Capo Ann course, for hcr official four-hour speed - trial and developed an average speed of 22.14 knots per hour. The contract con-tract with the United States Government called for a sustained average speed for four hours of 22 knots per hour. Tho port engine could not reach tho highest speed attained by tho 3tarboard engine, and this affected lu a considerable degree de-gree tliu average. t t |