Speed Records May Fall on N.Z. Beach

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 996, 12 June 1930, Page 12

Speed Records May Fall on N.Z. Beach

LATE CITY EDITION

ATTEMPTS TO BE MADE AERIAL FILM PLANNED One attempt will certainly be made tmilv next year at Ninety-Mile Beach on the world land speed record of 233 miles an hour held by Sir Henry i .'esrave. and it is hoped that other attempts on the same record will also be made here. At a meeting of the council of the Auckland Automobile Association last evening- it was announced that Mr. TI. Butcher, who was in charge of the timing of the recent ttempt on tlu world ten-mile record ; by Mr. Norman “Wizard” Smith, will endeavour to interest drivers of international fame during a visit he will make shortly to England. Some time ago the association invited Mr. Kaye Don to come to Ninety- j Mile Beach for his attempt on the retard. the conditions at Daytona Beach ( roving unsuitable. Nothing has been | i ;4ard directly from Mr. Bon, but in- i ouiries have been received through the I High Commissioner in London, and | Air. Butcher hopes to be able to give mil and satisfactory data concerning the beach on his forthcoming visit. I Photographs were taken at the time j of “Wizard” Smith’s runs, and these now that there is actually a harder nd smoother surface available than i that over which Sir Henry Segrave ! made his record run in the “Golden ; Arrow.” The council decided to take , i. moving picture of the beach, which w in demonstrate every feature celarly, .; nd to send this with Mr. Butcher when ho lenves for London on June 20. An j Airplane of t ie Auckland Aero Club, i piloted by Flight-Lieutenant B. M. i Ulan, who will have with him Mr. P.udall Hayward as camera-man, is expected to go North tomorrow, and will | f.y along the beach during low tide | tomorrow afternoon. Pictures will be taken to show that a straight of 10 or | even 20 miles would be available in j u record-breaking attempt. When in England Air. Butcher will «na mine electrical timing apparatus j with a view tc procuring the latest and i ! i for the association, and he will | so be trained by the Royal Automo- j file club to allow him to take charge j < my event run here. When “Wizard” Smith comes here ?o attack the mile record next January. he will bring the “Anzac,” in add.tion to the special car fitted with a| Schneider Cup racing airplane engine, described in The Sun yesterday. The engine for the latter is already on le water, being insured for £6,000 by • British Government during the oyage. The Australian Government is •iving considerable help to the project. ,\1 r. Smith hopes to use the “Anzac,” '• hich was seen in action here last ear. in an attempt on the world 50kilo metre record of 132 miles an hour I eld by a Aliller car driven by Air. E. A. D. Eldridge. The council decided to apply for the . nil control of Ninety-Mile Beach in the event of overseas’ drivers making a speed test there. .V deputation, comprising Messrs. A. Grayson, president, r. G. Farrell and George Henning, will wait on the Minister of Alarine, the • on. J. B. Donald, and on the superintendent of marine. Captain T. Atwood, with this in view.