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ING
DONINGTON GRAND PRIX THRILLS
AT OVER 150 MPH. TRIUMPH FOR GERMAN
DRIVERS AND CARS
TWO CARS IN COLLISION
(By A. G. THROSSELL)
London, October 1
HINA MAIL
SWAPSAM
WILL SELLOS
ISEMENTS
PUBLIC AUCTION
SARTICULARS
CONDI TIONS of the Sale by Public 10 Auction to be held on MONDAY,
1st day of November, 1987, st
n, at the Offices of the Pub
Department, by Order of His ellency the Governor
Kellett Road in the Colony of Hong
term
11
eal
porn Scre Coil
Loud
mm or Bait Lip's High Tension: Uazi
cloured Gloth-
14-Ball Cabinet Victrola 15. Copper Cover Fire Gurb 16 Teakwood Sideboar
Hand Painted Fires Good onic Ice Chest
Corner Sent
18
option of re- 29 Te
by the Surveyor of His
Intending bidders.
advise
A dramatic battle of the world's fastest racing Kong
cars and finest drivers was fought in the Don-years, with ington Grand Prix at Donington Park, Derby, of newal at a: Crown Pent Saturday. Inevitably the Germans monopolised King, for one the race, but British ears of one-quarter of their res power were not disgraced. Many thousands of that immediately after the disposal British people saw for the first time the heights of of the lot the Purchaser (1 speed and daring which are attained in a modern not the applicant,) will be re- grand prix
quired to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at [sale, the sum of two hundred- do
lars ($200) in cash- This sum
The race was a duel between rival teams, four Mercedes c against three Auto-Unions. The Mercedes were perhaps at ter than their slightly larger rivals, which have 16-cylinder engilles .at the rear.
But it was an Auto-Union that won, driven by the dapper and dashing Bernd Rosemeyer, though at the end of 250 miles, which he covered at the high average of 3286-nt.p.h, he was only 38 seconds ahead of one Mercedes and 66 seconds ahead of another. But for a burst fyre a Mercedes and an Auto-Union would have been racing wheel to wheel for victory.
Lang, in a Mercedes, was first or 2min 10sec, or 86.62 mph They in the lead. The crowd got its thus shared the prize of £100 for first gasp when he roared down the fastest lap
the straight af nearly three miles
a minute well ahead of von Brau- chitsch and Rosemeyer. The
TYRE BURSTS
gasped again when Lang lapped After von Branchitsch had made Bira The Siamese prince in his his second routine stop for tyres blue Maserati was doing more was only 10 seconds behind Rose than 120 miles an hour, but Lang mever, who still had a pit stop to passed him in a flash. That was make. On the 61st lap, while von on the straight, one of the few Branchitsch was travelling flat out points where passing was possi- down the straight, a front tyre threw ble.
its tread with a report like a gun. The driver did not even lift his foot from the accelerator, but the hairpin bend at the foot of the hill the tyre burst.
SLIDE DOWN HILL
TOA
on
A little later
Branchitsch overtook Bira on a winding double
He coasted into the pit and the bend down hill. He shot past, but
two front wheels were changed in got into a ahide that carried him broadside down the hill for 20
28 seconds, but Rosemeyer, who tstopped by orders for fresh tyres yards before, with a wrench at the wheel, he got his car straight and lead of 35 seconds and could not for the next lap, got away with a roared on. :
be cight. Three pit stope against In the third lap Richard Sea- his rivals two robbed vom Bran man, the British driver of a Mer-chitsch of a good chance of victory.
cedes, was in collision with Mullery Auto-Union. At Coppice Corner Maller came up too fast and ram- med the tail of Seaman's car. Far second it seemed in able that
RESULT
emeyer
3B
1min 2 1-5sec
2 M. von Brauchitsch, Mercedes,
both must crash, but they got clear Seaman's rear wheel suspension, 3hr Inin 40sec, 82.57 m.p.h. however, was so badly damaged that 3. R. Caracciola, Mercedes, 3hr he retired, a keen disappointment 2min 18 458cc, 8228 mph to the British onlookers.
PRECIOUS SECONDS
Lang, tog retired with a broken shock absorber and von Brauchitsc
H Muller, Auto Union, fourth, and R. Hasse, Auto- fifth. B. Bira, Maserati, comp
for the first car entered and driven 79 laps and was awarded the prize
a resident of the British Isles.
by
led with Rosemeyer and Caracciola Rosemeyer, the youngest of the in close pursuit. Then von Brau-German drivers,
chitad
had his frat tyre trouble. champion last ye and the
racing
opean
23
Small Teak Chest os Teakwood Cabin
24 Two Old Steame
Boxes
5 Smal Tear Office Table
26
Quantity: Ond: Gramophone
cords
27
28
Ladies Dresser with Mirror
Begal Guitar and Case as now
29
Pair Bing Ginger Jara.
30
Several Coloured Vases
31
Set Heavy Blackwood Chai
3
Various Blackwood
nded on payment of the Purchase price.
33
Desorative Electric Brass Wal
Fixtures and Shades.
$4
Small Wall Mirror in Frame
35
Old Bones Duplicator:
36 Blackwood Bedroom Screen
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
Kural/Railði
Registry. No
Kollett
Locality,
Bronnload.
Contente (In
*Annual Rental
* 1. Uprot. Pred,
about
37 Small Blackwood Settee
38 Pair Coloured Leaded
* Doors
39 Small Typewriter
40 Ditmar Karosta
41 Electr
42 Blackwood, Candre Sla
43 Office Desk Pige 44 Large Cabinet Victor
phone
45 Teak Office High Def 46 Double Bed complete 47. We have a very large
of
carde baskets suitable for Needlework, et
out covers if nest, and which we are to sell st
prices or will Swap for
Books
48 We have a large selection of over
2,000 01d Books.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY 49 Peking Rug in very good condi-
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