THRILLING MOTOR RACE

Taranaki Daily News, 24 August 1931, Page 9

THRILLING MOTOR RACE

ENGLISH SMALL CARS TRIUMPH. IRISH TOURIST TROPHY CONTEST. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 7.15 p.m. . London, Aug. 22. The Irish Tourist Trophy race to-day provided a thrilling contest over the famous Ards circuit of 410 miles in the presence of nearly half a million spectators, including the former King and Queen of Spain, English peers and peeresses and the Governor of Northern Ireland (the Duke of Abercorn). One of the world’s fastest motor-ears blazed and, skidding, crashed through the hedges. A stand containing 60 spectators collapsed, many being injured. The contest ended in a triumph for baby cars, the -Englishman, N. Black, winning after a headlong contest with the Italian B. Borzacehini, while lastyear's winner, the Italian ace Nuvolari, retired with a seized piston. Sir Henry Birkin broke all lap records, with 79.79 miles an hour first, then 80 and 89 miles an hour. Details are:— N. Black, shr 13min olsee, 67.9 m.p.h. 1 B. Borzacehini, shr 17min 3see, 79.05 m.p.h. 2 S. A. Crabtree, shr 17min Ssec, 67.62 m.p.h. • 3