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WONDER CAR'S FINE PERFORMANCE

"THUNDERBOLT"

LEAVES AEROPLANES BEHIND IN SPEED BID

EYSTON'S NEW WORLD MARK

(By AIR MAIL)

Bonneville Flats, Utah, August 27. CAPTAIN G. E. T. Eyston set up a new world's land speed record of 345.49 miles an hour in his eight-wheeled 6,000 horse-power car Thunderbolt here to-day.

This was thirty-four miles an hour faster than the previous record of 311.42 miles an hour which he himself set at Bonneville last November. On that occasion Captain Eyston beat Sir Malcolm Campbell's record of 301.4736 miles an hour.

The record is determined by the mean speed over the measured -mile in both directions, and Captain Eyston's new figures were:-

(Northward run 347.49 m.p.h. Southward run 343.51 m.p.h.

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In computing the record the

"How do you do, ladies and time-keepers do not add these gentlemen," he said, "I am rather average speeds together and out of breath, but I hope the ap- divide by two. They take the paratus worked satisfactorily this times taken (as against the time as I am sure I did it. I am as speeds) and put the mean time anxious as you are to know what I' into a mean average speed.

have done. I had a very comfor- In his first attempt to set a new table ride both ways and tried to record, on Wednesday last, Capt. do my best.

A very fine feat was recently achieved by Wong Kim Wah, of the Chinese Bathing Club, 'above, who paddled solo in a canvas canoe round Hong Kong Island. Wong started from the C.B.C. at 11 a.m. passed through Lyeemoon, Junk Bay, Shek-o, Stanley, Deep Water Bay, Aberdeen, Telegraph Bay, Green Island and returned to the starting point at 8.45. p.m. when an enthusiastic welcome was accord- ed to him. Wong won the rowing championship of the Colony, re- presenting S.C.A.A.,. in 1938.

AUSTRALIANS BEHIND ON

Eyston reached a speed of 347.155 "I must pay a tribute to my FIRST INNINGS

miles on the first run. On the sec-American helpers, and I cannot for- ond, however, when he was doing get my sponsors in England. I don't about 350 m.p.h., the timing ap-think I went as fast to-day as on paratus failed, rendering the at- tempt abortive.

PERFECT CONDITIONS

To-day's attempt was made under perfect conditions and was watch- ed by a crowd of about 1,500, many of whom had motored miles to see

the attempt.

of.

Wednesday, but I did that purpose- ly to make sure that I would com- plete both runs. There is a pos- sibility that I may make another run 'later.

McCormick Pulls Leg Muscle

London, To-day,

HONG KONG CRICKET LEAGUE

Season To Start On

January 7

The Hong Kong Cricket League

Mr. H. D. G. Leveson-Gower's season will begin on Saturday, Jan- eleven, who are entertaining the uary 7, and will end on March 11, the League, "Thunderbolt is capable of much Australians at Scarborough in their according to a decision made at the

second-last match of their English annual meeting of greater speeds. I did not at any tour scored 363 for 8 wickets de- held in the Urban Council's Cham. time to-day have the throttle com-clared in reply to the Tourists first ber yesterday evening. pletely open."-Reuter.

Those present were Messrs. H. R.

Thunderbolt had 13 miles excellent track over the salt flats * PREVIOUS RECORDS and made a wonderful first run northward, shooting through the The following table shows how measured mile in a manner that the record has shot up since 1924: suggested a determination to live up to her name.

off

Several aeroplanes started with the great car, but they were soon left behind, and from the out- set there was little doubt that the record would be broken.

BLACK STREET

There was a theory that on Wed- nesday the bright sun, the white salt, and the light colour of Capt. Eyston's car combined to prevent the "electric eye" of the timing ap- paratus from functioning. So for to-day Thunderbolt had been paint- ed completely black, and as she whistled along the ground she left the impression of a black street.

Year

Driver Speed M.P.H. 1924 J. G. Parry Thomas 129.73 1924 Rene Thomas

.143.31 .145.9 1924 E. A. D. Eldridge.

́.146.40 .150.25

203.79.

1924 Malcolm Campbell

1925 Malcolm Campbell

1926 J. G. Parry Thomas. .171.01.

1927 Malcolm Campbell

.174.22

1927 Henry Segrave

1928 Malcolm Campbell ..206.79

1928 Ray Keech

.207.55

1929

Henry Segrave

.231.36

1931

1932

Malcolm Campbell..245.78 Malcolm Campbell 253.968 1933 Malcolm Campbell 272.108 276.816 1935 Malcolm Campbell

1935 Malcolm Campbell ...301.4736 1937 G. E. T. Eyston .....311.42

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innings score of 306.

B. Hancock, H. Owen Hughes, E. J. Joe Hardstaff scored 108, his se- cond century against the Tourists, R. Mitchell, A. B. Hamson, M. P. while Leonard Hutton and Leyland, Weedon, B. G. Baker, W. Colledge, Alves, B. M. Wahab, M. P. Madar the famous Yorkshire pair, scored H. P. Lim, P. N. Silva, E. A. R. 73 and 51 respectively.

The Australians have sustained and A. H. Madar. another misfortune as McCormick, A sum of $50 was donated to the their fast bowler, pulled a leg mus-Children's Playground Association, while $25 each was donated to the cle yesterday and may not take

cricket funds of Queen's College, |further part in the match.

the Ellis Kadoorie School and the Scores as cabled by Reuter, were: Australians: 306 (S. J. McCabe 58, S. Diocesan Boys' School.

Barmes 90, M. G. Waite 77; M. S. “H.R.B.” AGAIN PRESIDENT

Mr. Hancock was re-elected Pre- Nichols 6 for 118), and 0 for 0 (Close of play).

was elected sident, Mr. Mitchell Mr. Leveson-Gower's XI: 363 for 8

dec. (Hardstaff 108, Hutton 73, Vice-President, while Mr. A. H. Leyland 51; W. J. O'Reilly 4 for Madar was re-elected Hon. Secre- tary and Treasurer, with a vote of 75).

thanks for his past services..

U.S. TENNIS Recreation Club,

UPSETS

"Bobby" Riggs And Miss H. Jacobs.

Beaten

Hls, To-day.

The following clubs will have teams in both divisions:Indian Recreation Club, Craigengower C.C., Kowloon C.C., Hong Kong- C.C., Army, Club de Recrelo, Civil Service C.C. and the Navy. Police and the University will each enter a team in the Second Division

The meeting closed with of than

the us of their Cha

Council

The

* EYSTON'S ESCAPES

Capt. George Edward Thomas Eyston, who is forty-one years of Immediately the northward run age, is an old Cambridge rowing was completed mechanics set about blue, and began motor racing after changing the giant tyres for the re-the War. At one time it was esti- turn trip, and soon Capt. Eyston mated that he held 188 records had his black monster hurtling alone and jointly. through the measured mile again and leaving clouds of salt dust in In 1981, just as he was finishing a record of more than 100 miles an his: wake. The timing apparatus hour in a baby car

his machine worked perfectly on both occasions, caught fire. He got out on to the the America, and when the official figures were tail of the car and with his boots Lawn Temist announced there were great scenes and socka burned off jumped when ships yesterday. of enthusiasm:

the car was still travelling: at 70 In the Fourth Round of the miles an hour. It took him three Men's event, Gilbert Hunt beat The U.S.R.C. Tennis Committee

L. E. "Bobby" Riggs, the United nounce the programme of Hardcourt Championship matches for to-day ig as months to recover from his burns.

97, 0-6, An another occasion he missed States Davis Cup player, în a five follows crashing into an express train by set duel by 6- inches, and in 1926 in the Boulogne 6-di

“ANOTHER RUN LATER". The crowd swarmed over the salt beds and massed around the timing stand, where the Governor of Utah, Mr. Henry;: H. Blood, and other Grand Prix he cut a telegraph pole... Miss Margot Lumb, the British Wightman Cup player and Squash State officials were there waiting to in two.

He established himself as a re Rackets champion, beat Miss Helen congratulate the Bri

cars pad cord breaker" with heavler rbolt when he set up eighteen new figures

on the salt beds at Utah in 1935,

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TO DAYS. HARDCOURT PROGRAMME

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