London, Apr. 12, A knighthood has been conferred Major H, 0. D, Segrave, the famous British racing motorist.
Major Segrave wrested from the! United States the world's motor-car: speed record at Daytona Beach, Florida, on March 11, when he at tained a speed of 281.51125 miles an hour while driving his racing-ear Golden Arrow. The previous record gf 207.5 miles an hour was held by the American, Ray Keech.—Reuter. Cherbourg, Apr. 12.
Interviewed by Reuter's correspondent, Major Segrave said that he was ready to attempt to improve his' dwn' motor' spiced record. He stated that he would certainly do so if Captain Campbell established a now record in South Africa.
'Major Segrave added that the course at Daytona Beach was bad on March 11, otherwise he could have reached' 240 miles an hour, instead of 231.
'A bouquet was presented to Major Soxgrave, who posed for the cameramen before he sailed again for London, Apr. 13. The enthusiasm of the nation's welcome to the "Speed King", Major Henry Sograve, on his return from America, which was reflected Lestowal of a knighthood on cly the King, was given a hu outlet to-day when the train by iim arrived at Waterloo Stati London, from Southampton, The Lord Mayor of Lotdon, a: companied by the City Sheriffs, Beaded a fow hundred privileged persons on the arrival platform which has been specially reserved for the occasion.
Outside the railway-station which was decked with bunting, thousands Of persons, a crowd so huge that it took a hundred police to control it, had gathered.
People cheered lustily as the procession of motor-cars took their hero Yo the Palace Yard, where he was officially welcomed by a representative of the Government—Reuter.
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