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...near Malibu Beach with a group of monkeys which he hopes will be the nucleus of a private zoo. The monkeys are named after famed auto-racers whom their owner thinks they resemble. Another Miller hobby is radio; he has a dozen sets. He has designed marine engines for Gar AYood, contemplated making an airplane motor until he lost interest in flying three years ago because he thought it was too dangerous. He never rides in his racing cars, owns a small sedan which he drives with timid caution...
...Class C boat, Dorchart III, the 23-year-old driver averaged 44.2 m.p.h., came within 3 min. of the course record set by a higher-powered boat. Winner of Amateur Class A and one of 18 drivers to finish in a field of 66 starters, was Gar Wood Jr., 16-year-old son of the famed speedboating "Silver Fox of Algonac." Youngster Wood was followed down the river in his bucking cockleshell by: 1) his mother in an automobile; 2) his father's mechanic in a speedboat; 3) his father in an airplane...
...Harvard students of 20 fellowships and scholarships for graduates study were announced last night at University a Hall. The endowments total $25,600 an average of about $1,200 per student, and a intended to provide study abroad for the recipients in history, music fine arts, modern languages and Gar Eastern languages...
...Yale, Dartmouth found and hired a new coaching staff with efficient dispatch. Following Princeton's suit, Dartmouth went outside its alumni ranks to pick Earl Henry (''Red'') Blaik, a graduate of West Point where he has been backfield coach for seven years. Head Coach Gar Davidson rated Blaik the real strategist behind Army plays. Like Pond he is quiet, more of a teacher than a driver. College of the City of New York last week hired as head coach Benny Friedman, Michigan's All-American quarterback who retired from professional football last season, replacing...
...sales bell rang often enough to keep up the general optimism of the 150 exhibitors. Notable absentees of last year, Gar Wood and Chris-Craft, were back in the fold. Sales emphasis had shifted from the glittering high-speed craft of yesterday to compact, comfortable utility runabouts and small cruisers, moderately priced, for family...