SPEED BOATS
G. WOOD THE WINNER. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.; DETROIT, September 3, The Harms worth Trophy Committee agreed to Lt George Wood run on Tuesday ?o that his name may bo placed upon the trophy, After his cowering half the course at an average speed of a little more than fifty miles .-an hour, they waved him in, as it is unnecessary for one boat to complete the course. Kaye Don’s “Miss England” has been raised from the bed of the river. The hull is badly damaged. The motors suffered from the sudden immersion in cold water, while turning over at a high speed. DETROIT, September 9. Suggestions have been made that the people of Detroit should present a testimonial trophy to Kaye Don, who won the first heat of the Harmsworth Trophy. - Mr Stewart Henley (Attorney) said a trophy should be give as a tribute to “a sportsman and a gentleman.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 10 September 1931, Page 5
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