SPEED BOATS
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(British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Sept: 10. Sir Henry Segrave has arrived at Venice to take part in a great motor boat speed contest off the Lido. He has with him two boats, Miss England and Miss London. "With Miss England he defeated Gar Wood, the American spqed boat champion, at Miami, Florida, early this year. Gar Wood is competing at Venice with a new motor boat, which'''is an unknown quantity, but its power is admitted to be very much greater than that of Miss England. An Italian boat, the Italia, which has an engine developing over 3000 horse power, compared with Miss England’s 950, is also an unknown quantity. Before leaving England Sir H. Sogr.o-ve said: “Miss England was of modest horsepower compared with her rivals, but she had already done speeds of more than 80 miles an hour, and her cornering, owing to her twin rudders, was very fast. Power was not everything.' '
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Hokitika Guardian, 12 September 1929, Page 6
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160SPEED BOATS Hokitika Guardian, 12 September 1929, Page 6
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