Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-04-16 | Page 13 | Gar Wood Falls Short of Kaye Don's Speedboat Record in Two Attempts

Gar GarWood Wood Falls Short of Kaye Dons Don's Speedboat Record in Two Attempts Detroit Wizard Comes Almost Will Within ll One Oue Mile 1 Per Hour of Mark Wind Hampers Cause MIAMI U BEACH BEAd Fla FIa April 16 UP Gar Gar Wood of Detroit failed In five attempts here today to better the world motorboat speed record o of miles an hour set sd last month by y Kayo Kaye Don of England in fri Argen Argen- tina Ina On hI his fourth and fifth runs rons over oer the he measured nautical mile course of or orthe the he Indian creek h here r however be attained an average speed of ot miles per hour a new American record rec rec- ord ord but 43 of or a mile mUe an hour slower than the Kayo Don mark MIAMI BEACH Fla April 16 UP UP-In UP In two assaults aulls on th tho Ka Kaye KayeDon KayeDon e eDon Don world speed record of miles an hour for motor boats Gar GarWood GarWood GarWood Wood of Detroit today failed to wrest th he the honor from the Briton who set the mark recently in Argentina Wood drove Ills his s Miss America IX south over the Indian creek here early today In for the nautical mile course a speed of miles mUes per hour and north in a speed of ot miles mlles per hour The average speed of l Ills his s two attempts attempts at- at tempts was miles mUes an hour compared with Dons Don's more than nan a a. mile per hour short of ot the performance of Miss England There was a. a a 8 gentle westerly Wes wind I blowing across the course toda today de despite despite despite de- de spite which Wood determined to deay delay de de- lay ay his attempt no longer He Hc had vainly been seeking ideal weather conditions since last Saturday His f first t run today was 96 m. m p. p ph h. h slower than Dons Don's average speed for forth forthe forthe th the record and his second was 1 lG m. m p. p h. h slower shower Wood was disappointed disappointed pointed by the performance and in indicated indicated indicated in- in he would remain here indefinitely indefinitely indefinitely until he claimed the record for America TO TRY AGAIN After Arter the two runs Wood brought his boat to his dock and announced he would bale it out Miss America IX sl shipped some Sonic water during the run He would try it again today he said 81 The big hydroplane was under perfect perfect per per- feet control in both runs but Wood said it was necessary to me considerable consid cowd- erable rudder to counteract the cross course wind which blew at nt a speed of about eight miles mlles an hour A small group croup of early risers mers watched the first run along the palm frInged Indian creek where Wood and many other millionaires have havo their winter homes The day was ideal from the spectators spectators' point of view lew but not for Miss America IX The boat rode small sinai waves wa steadily I with no rio throwing sheets of spray pray on either cither side but but leaving a ana ap p na flat fIat wake wake- c. c I