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N.B.—-The following is taken verbatim from the “Sunday Despatch,” in similar size and style as the news appeared in that journal. Messrs. Magnus Motors Ltd., “Austin” dis- ' tributors for Wellington district, feel that this constitutes the very finest form of advertising. ACTUAL ACCOMPLISHMENT R Reprinted from the “Sunday Despatch,” August 18, 1929 GERMAN GIANTS AMAZING DUEL WITH BABY AUSTINS RACE WON ATRECORD SPEED 72 Miles an Hour over Perilous Course Many Crashes 1. —Mercedes (Germany), Rudolph Carraciola. Time, shr. 32min. 40sec. Average speed, 72.82 m.p.h. 2. Alfa Romeo (Italy), Cav. Campari. Time, shr. 39min. 48sec. ’ Average speed, 67.50 m.p.h. 3. —AUSTIN Seven (Britain), A. Frazer-Nash. Average speed, 59.6 m.p.h. 4. AUSTIN Seven (Britain), S. V. Holbrook. / Such was the result of the great international motor road race in Ulster yesterday. With two of the British Bentleys disabled by accident it was left to the “Baby Austins, the smallest cars in the race, to fight Britain s battle against the giant Germans and the Italian victor of the race at Dublin a month ago. . . Until four laps from the end they held the lead. ‘ Then, in a terrific downpour of rain, first the Alfa Romeo and then the Mercedes passed them. On the next lap Carraciola passed Campari to win easily by over seven minutes. His average speed was easily a record for the race. Two Alfa Romeos were fifth and sixth. Fully 500,000 people lined the course. The race began in brilliant sunshine, but drenching showers fell at intervals, increasing the perils of the difficult course, with its many twists and bends. Within five minutes of the start there were thrills and' skids galore. Kaye Don, the favourite of the crowd, was-forced to retire. Two of the Bentleys, the chief British hopes, crashed. By 2.30 p.m. the killing pace had forced 13 cars out of the race. > • Carraciola, who had led from the start, was maintaining his terrifying speed. The great question was—Could he overtake the “Baby” Austins, two of which were lapping the course at over 60 miles per hour? They put up a splendid fight, but the German champion drove his supercharged monster like a demon. »v iEyi iiißß STAKT'OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST ROAD RACE.—Drivers and mechanics rushing for their cars at the start of the world’s greatest road race. Over 500,000 spectators lined the course to see 75 cars, representing six nations, compete in the great 400-mile road race over the_ difficult Ards. Circuit near Belfast, Ireland, for the R.A.C. International Tourist Trophy Cup. R. Carraciola (Germany) won the race in uhrs. 32miu. dOsee., his average speed being 72.82 miles per hour. The outstanding performances of the day, however, were those established by two Austin Sevens, which, hurtling themselves against giant powered cars, secured third and fourth places. The achievement of the Austin Sevens was loudly acclaimed by the entire British Press. MIRACULOUS ESCAPES “Baby Austins’” Efforts (From our Special Correspondent.) the road when travelling at a speed of German Goliaths Challenged by our biggest car, and our main hope BELFAST, Saturday. !)f) miles an hour. This was after one British Davids against the Germans, crashed'also on TIPUR PfRRfGTOT V 1' ' of tlle treacherous showers of rain ’ i radshaw’s Brae. “ Germ® Merrade. !l lat “" l^ tl '\T rS ‘ > ‘l.' , ' lbl r‘ 1 ;' , ‘ Eer T ,S - Just More 11 o’clock, the slarUns n„ 1)e | s vlul l s hln S , but suddenly areal of the n“lo“ &y* “ U . Ut £,°f AbB ™re7TX' ™»“' s 5. K? 11 over the Ards circuit here. He cov- .q coin i nir straight for me” ot Ulstei, aim ( n Geiman Goliath. The little British cred .be reurse In tl„ ustouisMua be WMm ■•aTte a miredolteSr rs°'?”L ha lons S i th S Aust.us b,.re suddemy put ... spoor! average speed of 72.82 miles an hour, l , u r“ and won the “Daily Mail” £l.OOO prize drivers and mechanics. ~|S "Y. and the R.A.C. Tourist Trophy. —„ 1 •. Punctually at 11 a.m. Mr. Ebble- * The Race in Outline ? Signor Campari, the Italian crack. white, official timekeeper, dropped bis "1 I was second'on his Alfa-Romeo with ;ll i '* Hag. Sixty-five drivers, made a dash ;; LE NGTII OF KACE.-Thirty i. average speed of 67.5 miles an hour lor their Ci . n . - "' iUeic " , . ls a ia<ket « j a y S) equals 410 miles. J and won the “Daily Mail” £3OO prize S THE COUKSE.-The cib i Mr. Frazer-Nash (Britain), driving •>< are off! i a tu.ingle of u, a little “Baby” Austin, was third; and ~, J^S././v 'f National feeling is true. There is a ° villages won the “Daily Mail” £2OO prize. An X < roar of cheers when it is announced -X ls ££ other little Austin, driven by Mr. S. that Lieutenant-Commander Glen .J”’ ?’ K , T" ' ? V. Holbrook, was fourth. Kidston (British Bentley) leads at HAN DICAI S. All started tonivirrv Cnrnpr getber, but the smaller cars « The fact that these little cars * ‘ ” were credited in advance came into third and fourth place ■' *' changes to a groan when the with from one to five laps, y against the world’s greatest cars ... - loudspeaker booms out the news that i according to size. Only the i? and drivers after our champions ‘ the German driver, Herr Carraciola, ; scratch ears (Bentley), Mer- <’ had cracked is a matter of which ...w * <. jj as passe( ] pj IU a t Newtowuards. f cedes, and Stutz), of 3,000c.e. all Britishers may well be proud. Herc j s Captain “Archie” Nash, who But it is a sporting crowd, and wher ? cylinder capacity and over, ' SFFN BY 500 000 gained third place in his Austin Seven Carraciola comes hustling past the had to cover the full 30 laps. .. after a terrific duel. Fourth place grandstand leading in the first lap ot j STARTED. Sixty-five cars, » The race was witnessed by over half was also gained by an Austin Seven, the race of the nations thousands of ’ representing six nations and ’ a million people. . . Britishers rise to cheer him. Kidstor, 31) makers. Although there was bitter disap- comes close on his heels, and there are j NATIONS Britain 37 cars " pointment that victory did not go to swerved at the last moment. It; ran w>ld cries from women urging him to j 10 , Italy 10, Gei- 5 Britain, the German driver received a a 11L ' (, » e aiul fhen <h'«l into a go 011. many 4, United States 3, tremendous ovation. Herr Carraciola fie'**- _ . Now comes the rain, a tempestuous ? Austria 1. was decorated with a laurel wreath Jlr - B. Rubin, the millionaire, dnv- s ij oW er and a terror to the drivers. I * ' ? bv the Duke of Abercorn. He seemed in S another British Bentley, turned u ie ell( j O f second lap the great delighted at the reception. completely upside down during a skid, whlte Mercedes comes by the grand- ~ ' „ v nolbrook h . ls i. lnnp( i Afterwards he told me: “You are a an(l was a miracle that both the stand in a fountain of water and L' *’ . iwo<li<»imi« l l-non/c 60 » t SP »r«»«.«i »■ «.jg« »■' “«»“>»”"s u^a*r <^ ,,, SEKr H as are race in my own countiy it R oU)(jr Britisll In his third lap Herr Carraciola driven by that great driver, Mr. Frazer not have been icceived ticttei. - retire through engine achieved a record for the course at Nash, is holding its handicap. With One of the first to greet, him 'when , 2. the speed of 77 miles per hour. three hours of the race nearly gone he steppcit off his motor ear a « Tt was after thesc , l)ul o | her (lis . ■ British hopes soon receive a blow British hopes seemed to be centred in wonderful performance as(crs U1!lt the Jittle Austins cnnle to when the Bentley driven by Mr. Ruhm the babies. How they cheered these She is a prelty. Monde .10. .a, u nd nui A]ni(l wj](l ( . beers lliege skidded on Bradshaw’s Brae and little fellows. S Sh S a\m « ,rs coutil ” ,o(1 t 0 llarrtss tbe ‘ n ' UPSidC ‘ ,o "‘ n - ' At: tbi * ti)ac ™ strewn The British drivers had bad luck champion drivers of the world to with- Then comes one of the biggest around the course in various stages of Tneutenant-Coimmrder Glen Kidston. in half an hour of the finish of this tragedies of all for Britain. 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