ANOTHER RECORD

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 195, 3 September 1937, Page 5

ANOTHER RECORD

-Press Assn.-

Sir Malcolm Campbell's Speedboat 130 MILES AN HOUR

(By Telegraph-

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(Received 3, 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 2i Sir Malcolm Campbell establislied a new xecord of 130 miles an hour in his speedboat Bluebird. He believes the Bluebird is capable of higher speeds. Sir Malcolm (says a supplementary British Official Wireless message) took out the Bluebird again this morning on Lake Maggiore after having effected certain modifications to the steering gear and water cooling system. His corrected speed yesterday, which establislied a world record, was 126.32 miles an hour. Tliis morning this was improved upon and an unofficial speed of 208 kilometres, or 130 inilest an hour was achieved. The previous motor-boat record for boats of unlimited power was held hy Gar Wood, who built and drove Miss America X. at a speed of 124.86 m.p.h.

at Algonac, Michigan, on September 20, 1932. Before that Ivaye Don, in Miss England II., had, reached a speed of 119.81 m.p.h. at Loeh Lomond. Sir Malcolm Campbell tested out his new boat at Loch Lomond during June and Lady Campbell named it the Bluebird. For the first experiment the boat was fitte.d yvith a practice engine of 1750 h.p. The Bluebird, similar in name to the owner 's f amous* racing cars, is a singleseat craft of single-step type dosigned by Mr. Fred Cooper. It weighs 45cwt. and measures 23ft. by 9ft. 6in. overa.ll, having a waterline length of 21ft. 6in. After the trial, Sir Malcolm Campbell said that he was very pleased with the craft. His staffi had not wanted him to run the engine over 2000 r.p.m. because of new rings, but he was satisfiecl with the way she had handled.