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Garfield Arthur ("Gar") Wood had entered his Miss America IX. His brother George was to drive Miss America VIII, the boat which won the Harmsworth Cup in 1929 but which is obviously outclassed by later models. Before the race, silver-haired, sharp-faced Gar Wood was confident he would win. He was quoted as saying that Kaye Don would learn something when "George gives him the wash...
...straightaway, averaged 89:913 m. p. h., broke the race record by more than 12 m. p. h. and made it clear that she would win the Cup next day unless something unexpected happened. When the time came for the second heat next day. Gar Wood asked for a 45-min. postponement to repair his gas tank. Kaye Don refused-because he would have had to drain his oil and reheat it, which would have taken more than 45 minutes and perhaps made it impossible to finish the race before dark. Gar Wood repaired his gas tank as best...
...Philadelphia: the U. S. tennis doubles championship; by beating Berkeley Bell & Gregory Mangin 6-4. 8-6. 6-3 in the finals at Chestnut Hill, Mass. ¶ Kaye Don, in Miss England II: the first heat of the Harmsworth Trophy Race, for speedboats, at 89:913 m.p.h.; beating famed Gar Wood of Detroit, in Miss America IX, and his brother George in Miss America VIII; at Detroit. In the second heat, watched by a crowd of 500,000 and won by George Wood, both Kaye Don and Gar Wood were disqualified for crossing the line more than five seconds before...
Three-Decimal Time Sirs: Would you please explain the details of how Gar Wood's time was given by you to six significant figures in TIME, March 30? How was any portion of the course measured to a fraction of a millimetre over a distance of a mile and how was the position of the boat determined at two measured points to within a small fraction of a second? Also-were your figures as accurate as precise...
...safely attending social functions in Brazil, Kaye Don drove Miss England II up the estuary of the Parana River, three miles of which Government launches had dragged for driftwood. On the last of three trips, he drove a mile and back at 103.49 m.p.h., a new record. In Miami, Gar Wood of Detroit, who had set the previous record last fortnight in Miss America IX at 102.256 nautical* m. p. h. commented: "We'll see about...