SEGRAVE’S RETURN

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 March 1929, Page 7

SEGRAVE’S RETURN

MAY GIVE UP MOTOR-RACING. (Australian Press Assn. —United Service.) (By Cable —Press Assn. —Copyright.) NEW YORK, March 15. At Daytona Beach, Major Segrave said he would immediately crate the “Golden Arrow” and ship it back to England, and would not race an automobile in the United States again in 1929, and possibly never again. However, he expects that nothing will interfere with the execution of his plans to attack the motor boat record in contests soon to be held off the Miami coast, in which Major Segrave’s boat “Miss England” will have as her principal rival “Miss America IV,” belonging to a noted American boat racer, Carwould. Major Segrave hopes that his boat will reach a speed of ninety miles an hour. The valedictory to the photographer Traub, killed in Lee Bible’s smash, will be the world-wide showing of the news reel pictures he was making when crushed to death. The pictures were saved from the wreckage of his camera, which he attended to the end, following the photographers’ commandment, “Get your picture!” Ray Hill, editor of Pathe News, speaking of similar incidents, said: — “They are the bravest men I know.” He recalled the escape of a photographer last year when the car in which Lockhart was killed (on April 25), somesaulted over the cameraman’s head.

PRINCE’S TRIBUTE. LONDON, March 15. The Prince of Wales, speaking at the Institute of Transport, described Major Segrave’s effort to regain the world’s speed record for Britain as one of the bravest sporting efforts ever made. He went to the United States knowing what racing motoring meant, and carried out his run with the car he had been unable to give a preliminary try-out in England. CAMPBELL’S DETERMINATION. (Recd. March 16, 10.33 a.m.) CAPETOWN, March 15. Captain Campbell says that criticism of his efforts adds to his keenenss to race at Pan. “The best answer,” he said, “to the criticism, will be a new speed record. I still hope to make it.” KAYE DON’S ATTEMPT. LONDON, March 15. Undeterred by the Daytona tragedy, the famous racing driver, Kaye Don, will tackle Segrave’s record in 1930, in a specially designed car, capable of 260 miles per hour.