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That Race to London
Sir, the Essex Super Six was crewed by my father and his late cousin, Harry Whitehead, who was the Hudson/Essex agent, my father being his chargehand mechanic. The contesting car…
FLEET STREET AND THE OUTBOARD.
FLEET STREET AND THE OUTBOARD.
THE first close-up pictures of the boat race crews after the race were taken from, and delivered by, a Watermota-powered speed dinghy. The photographer was run down the Thames at full speed and the complete camera thrown to a motor cyclist on the embankment. The latter completed the journey to Fleet Street. There has always been great rivalry over the boat race pictures, and it will be interesting to see if the outboard motorboat will become a regular feature of this classic Mortlake—Fleet Street marathon.
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