Certain of Capturing the Blue Riband New York, July 21. Confidence that the Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary would eapture the Blue Ribsnd of the Atlantic was expressed here to-day by her commander, Sir Edgar Britten, "We were not trying for a record." he declared shortly after the arrival here early this morning. "When we do," he added, "we will ty over the course taken by the Normandie in her record-breaking trip. We are confident that the Queen Mary is capable of taking the Blue Riband when the time comes."
Sir Edgar added that the liner' had lost a few minutes owing to the crash of a seaplane which had fallen into the sea near Nantucket while going to meet the Queen Mary.
"In addition," he stated, "we left! Cherbourg. La! and in bad weather, he encountering strong head winds for the first 30 hours. We would" not! for a record under those conditions, but would if the weather was, favourable.
The Queen Mary's time for the voyage from Cherbourg to Ambrose Light was 4 days, 8 hours and 37 minutes, The present record, held. by the French liner Normandie, is 4 days, 3 hours and 25 minutes. Reuter.
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