Speed Craft Race for Harmsworth Trophy.—The world’s two fastest motor-boats. Miss England III (left) and Miss America X (right), driven by Kaye Don and Gar. Wood, respectively, which are competing at Detroit for the Harmsworth Trophy, which has been held by America since Commander Gar. Wood won it twelve years ago on Southampton water. Wood won the first race on Saturday, and the second race was to be run yesterday. In a trial run in Miss England III recently, over the waters of Loch Lomond, Don averaged 119.81 miles an hour—eight miles an hour better than Gar. Wood’s accepted record.
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Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 293, 6 September 1932, Page 7
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100Speed Craft Race for Harmsworth Trophy.—The world’s two fastest motor-boats. Miss England III (left) and Miss America X (right), driven by Kaye Don and Gar. Wood, respectively, which are competing at Detroit for the Harmsworth Trophy, which has been held by America since Commander Gar. Wood won it twelve years ago on Southampton water. Wood won the first race on Saturday, and the second race was to be run yesterday. In a trial run in Miss England III recently, over the waters of Loch Lomond, Don averaged 119.81 miles an hour—eight miles an hour better than Gar. Wood’s accepted record. Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 293, 6 September 1932, Page 7
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