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Blackburn University (Carlinville, Ill.) Garfield Arthur ("Gar") Wood. . . . . . .Sc.D...
...Gar Wood's Motors...
True it is that able Major Woolson, in 1928, designed Gar Wood's four Packard motors. But it was Mr. Wood who developed them. By supercharging he stepped them up to 1.600 h.p. from 770 h.p. And he designed the gear boxes by which he can hook up two motors to each propeller...
...statute miles-a new world's record, 5.16 m. p. h. faster than Kaye Don's time in Miss England III last spring on Loch Lomond. Climbing out of his boat, the old silver fox of U. S.-speed-boating, Gar Wood, defender of the Harmsworth Trophy, smiled contentedly. He had kept a promise to his country and himself...
Before this year's races, Gar Wood took, precautions to re-establish his prestige by hiring Steve Hannagan, able pressagent for the real estate ventures of Mr. Wood's friend Carl Fisher. By last week people had largely forgotten about last year's incident. More interesting was the fact that in the hull of Miss England III repowered for this year's races, were two 2,200-h. p. Rolls-Royce motors of the lightweight supercharged type which the British Air Ministry developed for its Schneider Cup-winning planes and which Sir Malcolm Campbell...