IRISH GRAND PRIX.

Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18349, 8 June 1931, Page 7

IRISH GRAND PRIX.

• DRAMATIC INTERLUDE. SIR HENRY BIRKIN WINS. ITALIAN’S PLUCKY EFFORT. United Prosr. Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright, (Received June 8, 8.55 a.m.) LONDON, June 7. A thunderstorm provided a dramatio interlude in the Irish International Grand Prix, at Phoenix Park. Tiie whine of the supercharged cars rose above the thunder, and lightning ' dazzlingly played on the racing giants as the drivers' kept up breakneck speed. Nine competitors covered 300 miles in seventy laps. Sir Henry Blrkln, in an Alfa-Romeo, averaging 88.8 miles an hour won. The Italian, Signor Campari, was second three minutes later, after an astonishing effort. Campari in trying to pass Birkin, was half blinded by a piece of glass from a broken goggle. He suddenly swerved madly, hut immediately regained control and thrilled the spectators by carrying on for two and a-half miles at full speed. With one hand on the steering wheel and ihc other on his injured eye ho drove like a man possessed, once actually passing Birkin but ho skidded 100 yards through locked wheels, and avoided in an amazing manner a disaster. Kiri Howe broko the lap record with a speed of 91.8 miles. He drove a Mcrcedcs-Berry.