RUNS INTO FOG.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 128, 1 June 1936, Page 7

RUNS INTO FOG.

LINER SLOWS DOWN. Keen Interest in Voyage of The Queen Mary. NO ATTEMPT AT RECORD. British Official Wireless. (Received 1 p.m.) RUGBY, May 31. Great interest continues in the progress of the liner Queen Mary on her maiden voyage to New York. Newspapers print descriptive reports from special correspondents on board. It is generally believed that no special effort will be made to establish a record at tlie expense of proper care of the new machinery, which is still to be run in. At the same time there is gratification at the news that the liner is proving so comfortable, and, without special effort, has been able slightly to exceed 011 the first full day's run the mileage of the French liner Normandie, the present holder of the blue riband of the Atlantic. An earlier cable message from New York reported that the correspondent of the New York "Times" on board the liner says: —Steaming at an average speed of 30.04 knots, Britain's bid for the blue riband of the Atlantic seemed to be within her grasp during the 25 hours from noon 011 Friday until noon on Saturday. Allowing for an hour's change in time, the liner steamed 700 nautical miles, compared with the Xormandie's thirdday record 11111 of 750 miles. The ship's officers still insist that 110 determined effort is being made to establish a record. They said they expected to reach Ambrose Light, New York, at 11 a.lll. on Monday as scheduled, and to dock soon afterwards. Later in the afternoon, however, a thick fog diminished hope that the liner would establish a record. At 4.15 p.m. her speed was sharply reduced. The commander, Sir Edgar Britten, said: "Everything is going according to plan, and the results so far exceed our expectations. We are not out to show off or to aim at fantastic records."

MILEAGE REDUCED. FOG AFFECTS AVERAGE SPEED (Received 2.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, May 31. The "New York Times" representative aboard the Queen Mary, at noon on Sunday, reported that the liner had steamed 2517 miles at <an average speed of 29.15 knots. During a large part of the last 25 hours she ran through fog, cutting the distance covered to 07S miles for an average of 27.12 knots. The vessel is now scheduled to reach New York Harbour at 10 on Monday morning.