Hush-Hush Jet Cars May Race In Britain
By J. L.
MELLOR
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1954.
NEW
STAR
Britain will lage the world's first "jet" car race this year if affirmative replies are received to invitations that are being sent out to famous firms of three different countries.
Thus, 50 years after Rolls first mat Royee, motoring history may be made oguin in Britain, And the event could mark the beginning of a new era in motoring.
The Invitations to take part in, the Fial Co., of Haly, who un- | Mr Morgan told me: "The the race, which It is propused vetted their jet-tubine 1 te BARC Is paulting up £1,000 to make the muin event at the Turin Motor Show 18st mouth, prize money for the proposed
Jet-car September meeting at the Goud-
If Britain wood motor cirgult, ore from
stage this show, It will keep us
But though they were last in Mr John Morgan, secretary of the field, an official of the Fist
Co. told me that their expe:1 ments had been going on in- tensively In secre!
for more than five years.
the Bri Ib
Club.
Automobile Racing
They are adresse< 10 the
of Turin, Italy.
Fiat
Hu、་*1 Cins Tarbnes Lidl, of Birminghams to subsidiary ut he Hover to R), and to General Motors Ltd, US A
to ar
..
The reason for the secrecy is that enturmoun prestige WUJ attach to the firm Brst nounce a really practicable gar turbine ໃນ. Anil, almilarly, fias-utbine cuts are still vety prestige wit accrue to Bituin muh
the experimentul if the first "ct"
cor race is stage, #rk the of the com- staged here, 310 thaller who Burles Later ende t them w wins.
MIGH SPEED!
* yet endorse the offelal view of the BARC bat the cm of the inture will be powered by turbine engine
Th, as one expert commented, "You can take it that these hur As are not spending thousands
on revente Just for fun."
THREE PROBLEMS
Which of the three ""
is the fastest?
A
to
The General Mours XP 31 experimental ear-known as the
powered Firebird-is
by "'gasifler,' which einsely sembles a noll jei engine.
It has reached
very high spreds, but the Rover Cu. be- lieve that their own gas-turbine car is even faster. It reached
The three main problems that had to be solved in using a 20- furbine in a car are noise, tumes and high rate of fuel consump-ever 130 mph. us long ago as
race.
con
in the forefront of the motor- producing nations.
"We will make the race the main event
of the Goodwood meeting on September 25, if the manufacturers agree. If they do not, we will try again next year. "But the chances of getting all the curs together are much
༄ས་ better than they have ever been. "As far as we know, there is no snag at all about their racing circuit. The - on a closed turbine engine is flexible and should be ideal for the acceleru. tion and deceleration of closed circuli racing.
POWER SURGE What does It feel like to drive
• jet car?
Only LWD ur three men, the test drivers concerned, can say. and they are reluctant to talk In case they give away research Information.
But Carlo
who Salamono, drives
the Flat prototype, is
abxnit enthusiastic
ite perfor- monce. "A
SWIEL smoolt: power" he describes it.
The that their proto-Jet engine is exible, and there {type is cupable of considerably seems no limit to what it could
more than 150 m.p.h. First to announce thele goa Thus, three nations could now turbine car was the Rover Co., |pot gas-turbine cer's on of Bruin Secord was General track-but they muy be reluct- BARC for the gas-turbine race M. lots, ul USA Thand
12.
I can reveal that at least or Bin has surressfully uvereno
l three nb: tueles.
To
1952
Flats any
14
lant to dʊ 50.
---
Don Kenyon First
Complete 1,000 Runs
London, June 5.
be made to do.”
THE RULES
A new star among racing drivers, lan Appleyard, 31-year-old motor-dealer from Leeds, Yorkshire, emerged from the International Daily Express trophy meeting held last month at the Silverstone circult, Northants.
He drove a Jaguar to win the Daily Express Pro- duction Touring car race. Burge of
After taking the lead in the second lap, he held it for the rest of the fiercely fought 50 miles on a skiddy, drying course,
The rules drawn up by the
10
are:
Don Kenyon, Worcestershire and England opening batsman, became the first cricketer this season to com- plete 1,000 runs when he scored 197 runs against Essex at Brentwood today.
Kenyon reached the 1,000 when at 102. It has taken him only 29 days. The record time from the start of a season in which the fact has been accomplished is 22 days, held jointly by W. G. Grace and W. R. Hammond. Kenyon was also the first last summer.
most
His winings to-day WIS workmanlike. After being misa- ed when four, he took few risks but when the opportunity came, he drove hard. His f 100 took Brie hours and five minutes and includ 17 boun- Carles.
leg-break 4 for 12) Sumarant 134 for 2 (Wight not out 70).
At Nottingham: Surrey 403 for May not out 211 Clark Nottinghamshire Heuter
72)
The winning car must race for 30 miles with an average speed of not less than 60 m.p.h.
The engine must be fitted with ho reciprocating auxiliaries except thore which may be required for fuel delivery, lubricating and similar purposes. The fuel must be easily obtainable from retail source
Ja ordinacy
The car must be of a fully roadworthy design,
All entries must be recom- panied by a diagrammatic draw- ing (which will be treated as confidential) for the club'
inspection and approvat.
Santee Beats
Whitfield Over 880
He is seen here (left) after the race, receiving his trophy from Mr Max Aitken, Vice-Chairman of the Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd.
Britain's Few Boxing Stars May Be Forced To Go Abroad
London, June 6.
British boxing, sick through lack of talent and reel- ing under the crippling burden of entertainment tax, may be forced to send its few stars abroad to boost a return to world standard.
boxers sending
lust Tuesday's open-alr
Jack Solomons, leading Bri- Harry Matthews, is angling for tish promoter, has said that he a crack at Rocky Marclano's may give up promoting in Bri-world title, is
due to visit the tain because of the tax and In- United States later this month, tends
to the
He is to watch
Marciano's title United States for bouls, He ca- defence against Ezzard Charles timated he lost over £7,000 on June 17 and has been offer-
International ed
fighis after- to three Lid two at the
wards, probably in Seattle. One of these may be his third meet- working with Matthews,
Hazell, rugged young Bristol
to confirm his
Mitri of Italy Rome next
get the
WHEN AN ACT DIES HERE IT'S A GRUESOME SIGHT
PEOPLE THE TOUGHEST
PERFORMERS FEAR GO TO "THE CAIFE"
By MOORE RAYMOND
Jack Buchanan fluffed, dried up, nearly swallowed the mike, and fell up the stairs making an exit.
WILA
80 nervous
al
I repeat, Jack Buchanan, veteran trouper,
his first appearance in the Cafe de Parls the other night that he forgot some of the lyrics..
So his opening number. to foreign accent from a party of appear there without коме the tune of "No Business Like visitors having a night out. smar!, sophistlested numbers, Show Business," sounded some. They don't sound as it they'd the nostalgie thing like this:
ones always be such a tough audience, do best. they?
Yet they lepid about Hildegarde, the par-
top Anterica.
There's no cafe like this cafe, Like no cafe I know; Imskips oodle poodle
ligations,
McH
mothy malley webula- tions;
were
very That's how Jack Buchanan one of won them over on his side that cabaret performers in frightening first night. He sang a medley of his past successes. They didn't take too kindly In a week's if me Marlene to Dwight Fiske,
of Dietrich appears at the Cafe de singer cafe risque songs. or Burl Ives, Paris for the first time. The singer of folk songs. They were management has an awful head- positively chilly to Elsu Lan-che, breause every ont of the chester.
regular customers plus a lot more-all want to be there on the first night.
Backless dresses 1# Q
are a stunt, They're good at Henley
in a print, But here
It looks as if they
or
wear them back to front,
the
Of course it didn't help Buchanan nerves when Princess Margaret and
a party of friends arrived half an hour before he was duc to
Ro an, Expecially as one of the num bers went:
I'm
allowed inside the Royal Enclosure. At Ascot there's a boycott-
am banned;
t po there is my topper, but
I'd
conte
сторрет If I triel to join In the stand.
Ал
awful
my family
The explanation follows; Though Norfolk once endorsed
nie,
Came
Now
a day my wife divorced the,
the Royal Enclosure's closed as it could be,
on even
ปร
LIKE OLD FAVOURITES But they took to Carl Brisson, Harry Richman,
Frances Day.
And even with every available Hermione Gingold, Evelyn Laye, square inch packed with people. and Vie Oliver.
only 500 can crowd Inte They like artists with attack. famous room Though few performers could satin walis,
that with the plnk
Round The British Film Studios
Rex And Six Mrs Harrisons
By ROY NASH
Rex Harrison waved a bland cigar in the air and talked to me about his seven wives-real wife Lillt Palmer and the six film wives with whom he has to cope in his
new Shepperton picture "The Constant Husband."
Little Miss Palmer had just flown off to Munich to sing that filial song hit "Oh, Mein Papa" in her first film musical.
One.
But Jack was nervous before the royal party arrived-for days before. But isn't every- body when they are about appeor before
one of toughest audiences in the world?
Her husband will be hasten- Margaret Leighton) defending ing Munichwards just as soon him. FAMOUS STAIRS
as he can free himself of the How does the Even the imperturbable Noel heavy entanglements of screen band
constant huse Coward confesses that his mouth matrimony.
persuade alx attractive Ls a little dry when he non-
young women to
marry him? chalantly descends those famous
Harrison couldn't Later this year they plan a
answer that stairs on an opening night.
"You must ark Sidney" holiday at their villa in Porto- The 21 stairs lead to a beauti-Ano, Italy"We're
he said. hoping the ful room with quilted walls of Oliviers will
"By using bis joins
charm," said pink satin.
usand director Sidney Gilliot. Screen There sits a per-
then they return London to wife Mile Manrey was more ex- fectly groomed, beautifully do John Von Druten's "Bell, pilet:
"Because dressed, eminently polite audi- Book and Candie" on the stage. Harrison."
he is Rex (nce that causes gunseflesh to break out
the most
"It's really Lill's play." Raid
This dark-haired daughter of Mr Harrison. "My part doesn't Parlatan architect has a laugh experienced performers.
What makes
amount to much.”
with champagne difficult audience? They are all
bubbles in it them such A
and eyes that sparkle with fun. After that he would like to do She is highly amused there
apparently because
at the they enother Alm here, something idea of being shot from are out for a good time. They more serious than have delicious food to eat
the light cannon for her first British Alm. and hearted comedies in which he
Yet Hollywood choice
her as wine to drink. They usually store.
rather a sad girl in the Crosby should be in a receptivo-oven
There benevolent-mood.
was one thing with Little Boy Lost," eleven years, When they
somebody
of which wrong they're actually capable of roar-have
have been spent in Americu, ing enthusiasm. Noel Coward, school in England.
ten-year-old Bon at early in the picture."
"There," said Bee Lillie, Maurice Chevalier, can make them cheer.
GUINEAPIG CLUB But when an act dies tho
Shepperton Amateur Billiards death a gruesome sight. The wives. Kay Kendall is one-a wretched performer bolts up the fashion photographer --
French whom we
like
programme White City Stadium, London.
**While there In Rule PAKISTAN TOUR
for Brilish boxers in this coun- try they might well try their fighter, will probably Cardiff, June 3.
luck in America," he said. "This opportunity
and Kay Thompson is the beginning. More British recent win over European cham-
will boxers
10 ጸባ America plon Tiberio where they are in need of fresh Milan or faces. There are five television |--Reuter. shows Д week and Д lot of European boxers are now over there."
a
Stockton, June 6. Wes Suntee, the world's second fastest miler, won the 880 Yards event at the Stockton Relays last night, A laat-wicket stand of 45 by beating Mal Whitheld, holder the 18-year-old Khalid Hassan of the world record, on
Dayl
bowler Mahmood rain-softened track. Hussin gave a final gloss of
Santee's time was 1 min. the Pakistan respectability to
Whitfeld's record time i cricket tourists total against Glamorgan in their three-day min. 48.6 secs.
On Friday next Santee wil beginning here to-day.
the Los Pakistan were all out for 217 run in a mile event
Coliseuni meeting captured
valuable Angeles the
Ladie Outschecen helped and Kenyon
105 put C 112 minutes and then George Dews celebrated his 33rd birthday with a brisk 104.
BATSMEN'S
Fine
sunny
WEATHER weather in most
match
and
secs.
50
plaers gave the batsmen plenty wicket of Gilbert Parkhouse in gainst Josy Barthel of Luxem- of opportunities,
Worcestershire and Surrey
the last 25 minutes, Glamorgan bourg thus finishing 253 behind with both toppad the 400 mark, while Yorkshite
Northampton-nine wickets left, and shice wire well into their fourth 400s.
Peter
at
May. stylish young bril- Surrey batsman, balled hantly
century fo: a double
Nottinghamshire ugainst Trent Bridge. He soon catab lished for
double century against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. He soon established a mastery
the over
and thrilled a large crowd with the power of his cover and straight driving.
attack
His first 100 was scored in two and a half hours with 72 of his runs coming from boun- daries. His double
He said last night he still thought he could better
Roger Bannister's world record of 3 mins 59.4 secs,
The Pakistanis no doubt con- sclous that this was the lost
Mr Larry Houston, Secretary match before the first Test, were of the Southern California Ama- grove and
in Kay
turn. In teur Athletic Union, said he was occasional bursts, Hanif Meham- preparing official fornts seeking mad and Maqsood Ahmed both international recognition
for showed the quality and freedom Sanice's 1,500 metres time of 3 of their strokes. Mansond's 76 mins 42.8 secs on Friday night, meluded two magnificent stxes The official world record is 3 end 19 fours, while Hanif's 58
mins 43 secs—Heuter. Include) tight boundaries.
LINED UP
Q
from
In month.
No Surprises
In Test Team
The first three boxers lined up are Yolande Pomper, to irth- ránking light-heavyweight from Trinidad, Hector Constance, smart welterweight also Trinidad and Billy "St.ider" Kelly, Northern Ireland feather-
London, June 6. weight champion
The selectora virtually kept to Two of Britain's brightest the men who regained the Ashes ring stars, Don Cockell, heavy-trom Au ralla last summer in weight champion
the and Gordon choosing
team Lo meet Hazell, middleweight contender,Pakistan in the first Test match will next night abroad.
beginning at Lord's on June 10. Cockell, who after wins over Americans Roland LaStarza and
Hector Hogan Pulls Muscle
TO CONCENTRATE
If the
Stockton, California, June 6. Pakistanis generally enuid be criticised on the grounds
Mal Whitfield, beaten by Wes that there was a lack of con- Santee in the 880-yard run in centration of
Pacific vital phates of the
Association AAU their innings, due credit must go track and field meet here last century to the Glamorgan bowlers, all of night, said today that in the took him 4% hours and was whont retained accuracy und future he would concentrafe obtained with this 30th boun-length.
only on his event-tho Half Mile. With his medium-paced sea- dary. At the close he had hit two sixes and 32 fours in his mers, the heme oxplain, Wilt Whitfeld, noting the glamour Hector Hogan, slammed the door 211 not out.
Woolier, was a perfect model in connected with running this respect, and fully earned his figures of live for 62.
A holiday crowd at Headingly for the annual Whitsum "Battle of the Roses" between Yorkshire and Lancashire also had a feast of runs-an unusual feature of this game, which 1 noted for slow scoring. But Len Hutton Intins Ahmed,
set Yorkshire a fine
Hanif
McConnon... Alimuddin, Wooller
Wooller
Connon
Pakirten 1st innings
Mohaminad Ibw, 12.
80
C. Watkins.
32
t. Davies, b.
0
Mile, has worked in
the
that direction this year-and blamed that for his defeat by Santee.
He sold that his ambition now is to run only in the Half Mile and to continue to do that, it Whitheld accomplishes
ambition, he will become the event in 9.0 secs. cxample | Megmod Ahmed, lbw, b. Me-
with some hard hitting and third wicke; partnership between
the two tell hinders, Wilson and
Watson produced 129 runs under two hours.
CLOSE OF PLAY SCOREB
1
At Oxford: Free Forester 173 for Howard 81) v Oxford University: no further play after the tea in-
Lorval because of rain.
At Darby: Derbyshire 132 (Ian-
nister 6 for 90) Warwickshire 111
A. II. Kardar, C. Walking,
McConnon
Wage Finesan, b. Woolier Fazal Mahmood, e. Davies, b.
Muncer. Zulfiqar Ahmed. e. Watkins, b.
Shepherd....................! Mahmood Hussain, not out Shwauddin, b. Wooler Kim:14 Busman, b. Wooler
Extrus
Total
18 first man in history ever to win 4 the metre Half Mile in three 18 Olympica. He won in 1940 and again in 1982,-United Pres0.
Fall of wickets: 1-70. 2-76, 3-128,
for tomar 1. Wolton not out 4-144, 5-187, 0-198, 7-123, 8-225
Kent
At Southampton:
137.
Hampshire 184 for 3 (Gew not out
to. Eger, not out 21).
At Lords: Bussex 263 for 8. (Parks not out 121 v. Midd1sex; PALA restricted play.
At Deicester: Northamptonshire 901 for 7 (Livingston 107, Davie 78)
v Leicestershien?
At Leade: Yorkshire 349 for 7 (Wilson #3 Watson -89. Yardley 78, Cices not put 53) y Lancashire.
"At Brentwoods. Worcestershies 448 for Biwy on 187, Outachoorn at, Dews 104) v. Emex.
Shepherd
Walkina
Wooller
McConnon
Munder
Bowling
M.
30.4
by 10, log by 3 no ball 1.
Glamorgan ist Innings
Mahmood
W Parkhouse,
Husein
W. Jones, not out Muncer, not out
Total (for one wkt)
100
Att belajoli, Gloucestershire (dreveney 67,- kwyremor ripit-mem
He and Miss Palmer, married Olm.
most
saw
A
I told her. "You did much too
much
Mile Mourey, "So." papa Rex told me, "we" agree with you." She is de
stay alive want to spend more time on this termined to
longer in future side of the Atlanic in future."
pictures. DELIGHTFUL GIRLS
those
About
21 steps to the sound of scatter-actress Nicole in "Little
ed, feeble applause--and as the saw with Bing lights go up you can hear room sigh with relief.
Championship
Sydney, June 5.
the Boy Lost" is another can- non-ball queen in a cricus,
Chandra Hirjeo as well as Wilson Jones Four to complete the sextette:
will represent Adoras,
the world Roma
Dumville, India In Howells and
billiards championships here Valerio
September.
It would bo better if they threw bread rolls, or rattled Ju their
knives and forks, of Ursula shouted; "Give up them stairs!" French.
these people
the
Who are
"All delightful Mirls"
said
amate
Other entries announced wor
toughest performers are scared Harrison, studying a still of the Frank Edwards, Britain, and %.
of?
From my customary table in the balcony I look down on a lot of balding heads and cleav- age. Whenever I go there I And mostly middle-aged men And young women. The young men get along there too,
tell they me, because there's the Guinea- ply Club for the 18 to 23s that allown
them t bargain-price dinner.
The lanky Australian printer,May (Surrey); D, C. Compton aristocratic, though,
the
Mar-
go
T
of
Eight of the side which beat Australla in the final Tesi at the Oval are retained, while Simp- son, Wardle and Statham come in for Gravency (Gloucester- Lock (Surrey) and shire), Trueman (Yorkshire).
There has been a doubt about the fituess of both Graveney Royalty has always patronised Calle," 05 habiturs and Lock, while Statham almost | facetiourly call it. In the old
his preference days there was certainly owes
the Duke of over Trueman to his excellent Windsor. Then the Duchess of Stockton, June 0: form with the MCC in the West Kent-and now Princess The Australian sprint atar, Indies, where, until his injury, he showed splendid control and
garet.
STILL ELEGANT on his American campaign last was always compelling the bats- night when he dropped out of men to play him.
Though most of the elegance has disappeared from the night the 100-yard trial heat of the
England's side against Pakis- life of the West End ("Becaus Pacifle Association AAU track
ton is: and field meet with a pulled leg
the money's in the hands of the LHutton (Yorkshire), cap wrong people, old boy"), you'll muscle.
3. Edrich (Middlesex); all and it at the Cafa de Paris. W. tain: John George of the Santa T.
Youth Centre that Clara
Not all the people won the E Balley (Essex); T. Simp
Who son (Nottinghamshire); P. B.
there are very wealthy
of course, (Middlesex); A.
Bedser there's who has posted a 9.3 secs cen-
sweet smell meli "Down Under," told (Surrey); J, H. Wardle (Yorke money about and the melodious tury dash
rape he shire); A. Shatham (Lancaster sound of titles in the afr. after the reporters would withdraw from the Meet G. Evans (Kent); J. Laker
You'll see people there from Twelfth man: W. of Champions scheduled next (Surrey).
ombassies. There'a week in Los Angeles.
Watson (Yorkshire). — China the
sprinkling of show business Hogan was forced to with- Mall Special.
every night. Here and there draw from the Compton relays
you'll hear on Friday night boeruse of a leg Injury he said he suffered in training. He said he had not Sir Gordon Not Yet re-injured the leg when he left the blocks last night, but he "felt the muscle tightening."
flash The Australian
London, June a loading the pack at the start of
Bir Gordon Richarts, Britain's the sprint trial, but suddenly stopped running a third of the champion jockey, has will not 15-7.
way to the tape, and walked fully recovered from the offerts of his fall at Sallibury last in the semi-finale played from the track,
Hogan made his track debut month, but he hopes to, ba at earlier in the evening, Lim and Mary Wong eliminated Bill Modesto relays.
in this country on May 22 at the to ride at the Royal Ascot meet-
He in
which beging on June 16,
Hogan was expected to
Vancouver, the week of August, United Prem, fete more days. Bett.
CRAIGENGOWER BADMINTON TOURNAMENT
Y S. Lim and Mary Wong defeated Robert Tay and Helen Kwong in the final of the Craigengower C.C. Open Senior Mixed Doubles yesterday.
The score was 12-15, 15-3,
WEE
Fully Recovered
Tuple and Mrs Jomiy Yung 15-4, imecond to Ted. Richard of UCHIM | Petani - modt hè, rode as i
during the week-end, hez, had been KAYLENİ
Kwong beat Jimmy Ku and pate-in' the, Britishes Patre: +60 101{ resuzie in Tublic: for a
15-4, whila. Tay and Helen Stalls Corres 16-7, 9-10, and Games ot
B
provincial.. or
|SOAPY WATER
IS GOOD. FOR PLANTS;
USE BATH SURPLUS IN THE
GARDEN,
WATER 19 PRECIOUS
together-his
Leslie only sequence in which they all G, Reez, South Africa, appear
trial for Driffield, Britain's world cham- bigamy at the Old Balley with plon, will not defend his title.-- a woman barrister (played by Router.
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