117 Outboards Race 136 Miles

Series

Series Name

Pathe Super Sound Gazette

Issue

Super Issue No.

31/42

Date Released

25 May 1931

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1RAF Giant Catapult
2. 2Spreading Her New Wings
3. 3In Earliest Britain
4. 4117 Outboards Race 136 Miles
5. 5Empire Day
6. 6As One Man
7. 7Salve - Chancellorie
8. 8Italy’s Hero Airman Poet

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 8

Summary

Winner averaging 43.6 mph beating America’s fastest train - the 20th Century Limited - by 17 minutes.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Railways; Speed records

Locations

New York; Albany

Footage sources

Pathe News America   Issue No.42

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

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