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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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