Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-17
RACER AFTER TIME
MARKS SINCE 1905
World Record Holder Likes
Walking, Fishing, Sailing
and Is Modest Hero.
BY FOSTER HALEY.
Associated Press Writer.

n YEW YORK, February IT,
M He would much rather walk
/ Y than ride-he doesn't like
to drive an automobile In
traffic. It's dangerous, he thinks
he has never been arrested for
Speeding-he Is the worlds speed
king.
He Is Capt. Malcolm Campbell,
landed English gentleman, breeder
Of Alsatian and Airedale dogs.
mentioned for the knighthood,
wealthy by inheritance, a gentle
man by birth and breeding, sports
man by choice and holder Of the
world automobile speed record.
He loves to fish and will even drop
work on his beloved Bluebird II his
champion racing car-to whip . trout
stream with friend.
He is an incurable romantic and Is
one Of those who believes In the legends
q member Of several expeditions seeking
secret caches Of pirate piunder along
the Spanish main.
He is fond Of sailing and has always
had one or two little fellows, which he
shippers himself.
Likes to Travel by Plane.
He never travels by train when he
can travel by plane. He was In the
Royal Flying Corps during the World
War and has several enemy planes to
his credit. He built an afrplane In 1909.
He won his first medal-in . motor
cycle race-in 1905.
Capt. Campbell few several hundred
miles over the Sahara Desert last year
looking for dry lake bed on which to
conduct his automobile speed runs. He
found one, but had to abandon the To-
cation, because he couldn't get his car
there
During this exploration trip his plane
had to make forced landing and he
was held captive by the Riffs for sew
eral days.
He is an amateur boxer and never
misses q big fight, If he Is anywhere
around. He was very embarrassed when
he was discovered at the Vince Dundee
Garden the other night and was called
to the ring. He was given an ovation
such as few men have received there.
AO0e8ty NO rose
Some persons have said they believed
his extreme modeSty was pose, but
those closest to him say it Is Q continual
source Of surprise that any one should
want to make fuss over him.
The British captain has o genius for
friendship and will not allow III TO
be spoken in his presence, even Of those
unfriendly toward him. He has Q
score Of gold and silver cigarette cases
presented to him by dignitaries and
the famous Of three continents. but his
given to him by his friends and as
sociates in the motor business and in
scribed with their names. It II the
only one he ever carries.
Although he dislikes all fuss and
ostentation, he submits graciouSly to
all requests for interviews and pic
lures. He endeared himself to the re-
tona Beach during his recent trials
there by his unfailing good humor tn-
der the most trying conditions. He
has never refused request for his
autograph.
Knows His Scotch Jokes.
His favorite pastime is sitting around
as many Scotch jokes as Harry Lau-
der and can tell them delightfully."-.
He has trace Of Scotch burr In his
voice.
He counts that day lost, when home,
that he does not walk several miles
over the English countryside, with his
dogs and his family.
He Is IS, looks 80, married, father
of two children. He thinks he may
be driving racing cars until he is 70.
He loves America, he says, and feels
very deeply the responsibility to make
a good impression on the American
public. He said he came over as much
to aid good will between his country
and the United States as he did to
break a record.
He finances his own speed tests and
in the last six years has spent ap-
proximately 100000 on his racing cars.
He has been called Great Britain's
most popular sportsman" He likes
that title.