SPEED RECORD

Hokitika Guardian, 21 July 1932, Page 5

SPEED RECORD

TRIUMPH FOR BRITISH ENGINES,

TRIBUTE IN THE PRESS.

•t : (Britislj, , Official Wir.efess.)

•1..;;..,. v .itua8.Y, .July. 20. •- Kay Don’s achievement ih>/fe-icap-. turing the water-speed record' for Br’-

tain, which How again holds the Avofld

rtcords en «lr, kwd and «ea, has reh.vVirtd the diiCug*ion *a to the pract’fco-1 ’utility of tbeie high speeds, The general impreeston,' judging from the newspapers, is that their technical - \aiue is very considerable, and that they serve also as demonstrations of th e quality of British materials and personnel. : The “Daily Mail’’ considers they can iiave been - attained “only as the outcomeof the finest engineering Bcience and ' constructional . experience.” • * The. “Morning Post” says: “There seems no limit to the ingenuity, per- ' severance and ambition of the b’ue print men in Britain’s experimental workshops.” , Th e “Manchester Guardian” thinks “the gain to marine architecture and engineering from these attempts to pack the largest power into the smallest space is unquestioned. The “News Chronicle” points out 1 that in 1920 the record speed for motor boats was 71 miles' an hour, and in twelve years it has risen to nearly 120 miles, ancl in the last four it has risen by 35 miles an ; The,' “News Chronicle” concludes.: r , v -ilt - is fitting that it should be British; -engineers who built, the Miss England 111..-and the engines which captured so many other f world records.” , . . 1 ; :