| Show I ON J ON SHATTERS M MARK ARK WOODS WOOD'S FIGURE SURPASSED BY 1 DARING BRITON H i 4 Makes Average of Almost I. I jj Two Miles Per Minute L' L on Loch Lomond f. f f fe LUSS Loch Lomond Scotland JUlY July 18 IB 18 W P Kaye Don British speedboat racing king today won back for fot England England England En En- gland the worlds world's water speed record setting a new mark of miles pe per hour the average o of two runs rims over the mile course on Loch Lomond in n his boats boat Miss MESS England III IlL The new mark tops by more than eight miles mUes an m hour the previous record record record rec rec- ord held by Gar Wood of Detroit Woods Wood's record set in n Florida waters was miles Don Broke the rec record rd twice in two hours ours today On his his' first run made shortly after 5 a. a m. m he roared over the cOUr course Coure C a mile up and a mile back at an average speed of miles An hour later he and his year old mechanic Dick Garner climbed in th the Miss England III again and s set setout setout t tout out for a second try t. t 1 10 MILES l PER HOVE HOUR Don and Garner embarked at Arthur Bray steward appointed by bythe the the Marine Motoring association to supervise the attempt gave the Go ahead signal and Don opened up the roaring motors The first mile cleared he circled opened the powerful engines again rand rind the boat tore down the thc return mile After this he circled and with the spectators watched eagerly for Brays Bray's signal which was to announce f Gar Woods Wood's record had been Beaten eaten Soon a green light the agreed signal signal sig- sig sig- sig nal md Don was acclaimed the new record It was an hour afterward that the official figures were announced however On the first run ordinary fuel was used Don immediately announced an- an he would run the course to set still again again agan in an attempt a J higher speed with a new special fuel which had been compounded by ex- ex r I fP On On this attempt he added nearly t three miles mUes to his first mark Don said he planned two more runs the day after new propellers were fitted to the boat boaL Dons Don's flash lash over the course on the northern run in his second attempt gave him the distinction of being the I first man in the world to travel over overwater overwater water at more than two miles a min min min- II ute Don was mobbed by the crowds when he returned to his hotel Girls struggled to kiss h him m and men fought to shake his hand REMARKABLE REl CRAFT Br United Pr Press s The step of Miss England Ill III on which b on to the surface of th the water is an integral part of the boat The step of Miss England II which broke when struck by a log floating in iri Lake Windemere was only bolted to the frame This accident caused Seagraves Seagrave's death Every grain in the woodwork of this craft has been subjected to microscopic examination The cross members are of Honduras mahogany and the frame of Canadian rock elm The stern is squatty and flat and her bows taper r to the thinness of a razor A special paint enables s her to glide across the water as tho though gh on skates On top of this is a coating of or graphite forming a layer of lubricant between boat and nd water Don turned to motorboat racing in 1930 because he was hearted broken-hearted over his failure to set a worlds world's automobile automobile auto mobile speed record He left Daytona Beach Fla in April 1930 burdened with disappointment because his widely heralded her her- aided car The Silver SlIver Bullet failed to develop more than miles an hour in 22 attempts |
