“How Miss England II., World’s Fastest Craft, Was Sent to Bottom of Detroit River,” Toronto Star. September 10, 1931. Page 03. ---- When Kaye Don in his Miss England II. fell into the trap laid by Gar Wood in his Miss America IX., and swept across the starting line to best the gun and he disqualified in the Labor Day Harmsworth speed trophy race. Miss England, the world’s fastest speed craft, was swamped in the wash of another boat and sank. Her driver, Kaye Don, British sportsman and speed driver, now in Toronto, barely escaped with his life, as did his two mechanics. These sketches, drawn by a Star artist, show how Kaye Don was trapped behind the wheel of his craft as it plunged to the bottom and only released himself under water after some time of struggling. One mechanic was thrown clear as the craft leaped into the air before its downward plunge. The other mechanic rose to the surface later, unconscious. How the Miss England settled and finally rested on bottom is also shown, together with an illustration of divers at work on the bottom of the river in the work of raising her to the surface. Miss England II arrived in Toronto today on a flat car at the C.N.E. siding, and is on view at the Exhibition. Graphic air view is shown at the extreme right during actual capisizing and sinking of Miss England. Reading from top to bottom: Gar Wood’s boat, Miss America IX, in front, with Miss England II, in rear, in wake of Wood’s boat, and just as she crosses Wood’s wash. Miss England II, making a sudden swerve on initial curve, while wake of Gar Wood’s boat can be seen in foreground. The continuation of the swerve. The nose of the boat is up out of the water and just before turning over. In upper right hand corner, George Wood’s craft, Miss America VIII. hovers into view just as the Miss England II. sank, and in the background George Wood’s boat coming around the turn. Boats and plane come to rescue and bow of Kaye Don’s boat is shown sticking out of water.
