GETTING READY.
FINAL TEST OF MAJOR SEGRAVE’S BOAT 1 FASTER SPEED THAN BEFORE (Received Wednesday, 7 pun.) 1 NEW YORK, March 19. 1 At Miami Beach, in preparation for 1 'meeting Jar Wood’s “Miss America ] • 7th ’ ’ to-morrow, Major Segrave to-day 1 ' gave “Miss England” a final test run ' before the contest for the world speed • 1 boat championship. After the test • ’ Major Segrave said: “We went much • faster to-day than the boat ever trav-; ; elled before. The new propeller we i > are using is very .satisfactory and the i engine is working perfectly.” Major • Segrave is testing carefully for the life • > of the delicate engine is limited. Wood i > tested on a regular two miles course i and asked for a rearrangement of the . r buoys to prevent sharp turns. The ! , American boat is admittedly superior < ,on the straight course, but Segrave!, may have a decided, advantage on the i • turns with a lighter craft.—(Austra- s > lian Press Association.) i
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Wairarapa Age, 21 March 1929, Page 5
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