WATER SPEED RECORD
(Brilisl) Orflcial Wireless.)
EUGBY, 4th. April.
Britain regained the world's watei* speed record at Buenos Aires on Thursday, 2nd April, when Kayo Don piloted Lord Walcofleld's motor-boat, Miss England IT., over a mensured. course on tho Parana river at 103.40 miles per. hour* thus beating the record set up by the American, Gar "Wood, who, travelling at .102.155 miles an hour, recently beat; ; (he Into Sir Henry Scgravc's speed o£ \ 08.7 mile.-.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 81, 7 April 1931, Page 9
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