MISS ENGLAND 111.
Lord Wakefield's New Craft to tfold World Record. RISKS OF BOAT RACING. (Received 1 p.m.) LONDON, December 7. ."* in tend to build Miss England III! ""A such modifications as will give the \vt e&teT control and safety," Lord Pi vj. announced at the Authors' dinner. Hβ said he was sanguine T e .«ul(l hold the record against any uiallengers. Lord Wakefield also men"oned the surprising fact that when going at high speed Miss England 11. only a draught of five inches, which J** as near the aeroplane as could be. ta C a be imagined, he eaid, with a ■jrader with only a five-inch grip, what *,"sk there was of porpoising in ruffled If the boat did, the impact would be equivalent to a motor car hittlng a brick walL
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 290, 8 December 1931, Page 7
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133MISS ENGLAND III. Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 290, 8 December 1931, Page 7
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