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ATTEMPTS AT
SPEEDBOAT RECORDS
Miss Adelaide Reaches
68.37 Miles An Hoar
By [?]MAN
The speedboat Miss Adelaide owned by Mr.
P. Twining and piloted by Wally Wool[?]
with H. Twining as mechanic just failed to
break the Australian speedboat record for the
ucUmitetf cla&s at Itnrrar Bndee oc ?-"*4-y (
The AaxtTillan record of 5854 mOer at boar
b bcUl by ottein. vwnrd by Mr. H McEvo?. 1
of &w!nr? on SatarteT afternoon Kin Me- <
Uidf was timed ever tbr mmum! mOr at CT3 >
miles an boor. A strong caetti-emateny;
wind made coodltioo daiwerow Is tear
crtalz ?n aenaar the boat wm? tttaed at ??-3.
67.9, 68 JS. ?na 6? T7 KDex as hosr Cam ?( '
these speeds exceeded the pinion* retard ?? '
tablisbed bf a Beatb Aaacralias fcaax. '?
Mis /UduK ?? pmrad irttii ? ?W fc* |
?bertjr aerapUne escisc, whict with alter*- '
tlons. has had fu power teerraaed ta oearW I
see hp
On Snndaj. at tfarrar BMdse. Poodl a new'
boat of tbf Pacific class, owned bt Mr. C. Ron*.
of WoodvUle. piloted br Alee Roe. ezeeenetf ?bt.
Anstrallan record tor tar 223 cix. c3axs. BT
[ saeedinir ??r tbc Btrasorea mile at ?7-S??,
nulrs an boor. Tbp previoss record waa
44.3*9 miln ac hour ntabUsaed wt Mr. C. V. ?
' Uc?esr at Mann am test Jose. Wbra Baa
completed tb^ *rlal b? dimrrereri that onlr '
onf bUdf rrm?lnf? on bis proprllor
The TrUls were conducted or the foDow
tng BH^mbrrs of tbe Sovtb Australian Bfsrpd- '
boat AssoeUlion— ttritrrr. Mr. P. T. ,
IS. Moody tinrk?Dm. l*nxr>. C :
| Aunetr. W. Bofrill A Coilim. and C. WbAVrr. I
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