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No. 63-7

APRll,1963

FLYING LADYJohn W. McFarlane, Editor

Huntington Hills, Wisner RMdRochester 22, New York

John R. Utz, Associate Editor140 Avon Road, Rochester 25, New York

Carol J. Hagen, Circulatian Manager202 Celina Street, Highland Park

Celine, Ohio

THE PERIODICAL OF THE ROLLS-ROYCE OWNERS' CLUB, INC.

WILLIAMSBURG,VA. MEET PLANS, AUG. 22-24Frank Hand reports the following tentative arrange-

ments, The Auditorium is reserved for Thursday,Friday, and Saturday evenings. Rooms are availablefor Technical Seminars and Directors' Meeting. A teaand cocktail party can beheld in the air-conditionedMarket Square Tavern, The Awards Banquet can be aplantation-style dinner in the Williamsburg Lodge ball-room, with waiters in 18th century costumes, otherdetails to match.

On Saturday the cars will meet for judging on theIargefieldat Jamestown, another historically interest-ing spot, 9 miles from Williamsburg. A buffet lunchwill be served, Diagnosis service will be available thatafternoon, to those who have applied in advance toA. P. Guerrero.

The Motel list was mailed with 62-1 (you must re-serve before May 1). Entry blank will be with 62-3.

© 1963, The ROlls-Royce OWners' Club, Inc.Printed in the United States of America

The Harding-Rolls Trophy. Originally won in a SealedBonnet Contest, 1907. Kindly presented by Col. Harding-Rolls, accepted by Mark Negrelli on behalf of RROCto form a new trophy. From Jack Fults, London

Brewster road coach "Pioneer," loaned by CoachingClub of America. Courtesy N.Y. Historical Society.

WEST COAST INTER-REG. MEET, LAKE TAHOETed Reich tells of these plans: William Harrah of

Reno will be our host. Thursday, June 6 (or earlier!)arrive at Stateline, Nevada (Lake Tahoe). Registration,and Technical Seminar conducted by A. P. Guerrero.

Friday: Cars on the field by 9 a.m. for judging.Diagnosis session by Technical Committee in after-noon. Cocktails, dinner, and entertainment.

Saturday: Tour to Reno, visit Harrah 600-car col-lection, lunch in Reno, tour to Virginia City, and backto Stateline for cocktails, awards banquet, and show.

Best car wins a new trophy donated by Frank Hand.Co-chairmen are Ted Reich and Bud Catlett, man-

ager of Harrah collection. Eastern and midwesternmembers interested in joining caravan to this meet,write A. P. Guerrero.

NATIONALCAPITAL REGIONinvites anyRROC mem-bers to join the Chesapeake Bay Region of the ClassicCar Club on its Spring Tour to Natural Bridge, Va. onMay 4 and 5. Please write Reservations Manager,Natural Bridge Hotel, for Hotel, Motor Inn, or MotorLodge reservations. Jerry Howell

Illinois Region AACA Lake Forest Meet, July 20Members of all clubs whose cars qualify under

AACA meet classifications are invited to attend the15th Annual Lake Forest Invitational Meet. WriteBradley L. Johnson, Box 362, Granville, Ill.

RROC Members Invited to Hamilton, Ohio, July 27We are invited to enter the 9th Annual Antique and

Classic Car Parade in Hamilton (10 miles north ofCincinnati). 400 cars expected. Plaques to all entrants,andtrophies. For entry form, write Antique and ClassicCar Club of Butler Co., 6 Court St., Hamilton, Ohio.

1. WIBOE HANSEN WINS CONCOURS d'ELEGANCEheld in Tivoli, Copenhagen, with his Br. P-I OR91.The Lord Mayor of Copenhagen presented the prize.

SVEN E. TRAGARDH'S British P-I 57EH (photo p. 644)won first prize in the later-than-'14 class in a Sept.exhibition of antique and vintage cars in Stockholm.

UNIDENTIFIED BENTLEY, p. 623, is Craven's Mk. VIB58CF '48 Park Ward sedan, Silver Dawn is R. H.Bailey's '52 LSHD8. Tom Craven, Va.

Arrival of Her Majesty Queen Mary at a Belgian hospital, World War 1. The Silver Ghost used by the Queenappears to be several years older than the car used by the King. This car also has an upper acetylene light,with a generating tank behind it. Below this light is a plaque showing a crown. British official photograph.

P-I FUEL GAUGE:Adjustment of Needle PositionThis article applies to the type of fuel gauge which

is mounted on the fuel tank, and has a cork float on anarm, which rises and falls with the fuel level. No doubtsomething similar could be done with other types.

When the fuel gauge is repaired or dis-assembled,the problem is to get the needle exact ly at "FULL"when the tank is full. Tie a piece of cotton thread tothe arm, put the gauge in the tank, and pull on the threadto raise the arm as highas it will go.Adjust either byaltering the mesh of the gears which connect the float-arm to the vertical rod (which rotates a magnet, andturns the needle) or by altering the position of themagnet, and for small adjustments, bybending the floatarm. Bend it downif the needle does not go far enough,and vice-versa.

To pep up the magnet and needle, obtain a strong

Phantom III 3AX79, 1937, Mulliner sports saloon withdeHaViland-designed reverse slant windshield. Formerowner Viscount Montgomery, shown here. Drew Wilson

Alnico magnet and put a bit of hard steel wire acrossthe poles. The end of thewire that comes off the N polewill then be S. Test the needle and magnet to identifytheir poles. The Spole will be attracted to the N poleof the little wire magnet...

Put the needle and magnet across the big magnetwith their S poles on the N pole of the big magnet, andleave for a day. You can get even stronger magnetismif you stroke the needle and magnet from centre toeach end, coming off the S end by stroking the N poleof the big magnet, and vice-versa. "Horace" had hadhis magnet and needle pepped up, and almost turnsround now, when the gauge moves! John Stanley

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No. 66-4JULY, 1966

FLYING LADYJohn W. McFarlane, Editor

Wi.n"r Rd., Rochester, NY 14622

John R. Utz, Associate Editorand Circulation Manager

140 Avon Road, Rochester, N.Y. 14625

Mrs. E. Ann Klein, MembershipElizabethtown, Po., 17022

THE PERIODICAL OF THE ROLLS-ROYCE OWNERS' CLUB, INC.

lv.IR. TOM HALDENBY (Hy) OF ROLLS-ROYCEMr. Haldenby, whodied last Dec. 4, was apprenticed

to Henry Royce in 1900. He had a private test drive inRoyce's first car (1904) before Royce did, and helpedprepare the Silver Ghost for the 15, OOO-miletrial of1907. When Assistant General Manager, he visited theSpringfield plant. In 1946 he became General Manager,and retired in 1952. In the pre-war picture he appearsin a Silver Ghost.

Send All Circulation Squawks to Iltz, see above.

© 1966, The Rolls-Royce Owners' Club, Inc.Printed in the United States of America

Gerry Rolph'S P-II 218AMS,with new canework,

WESTERN INTER-REGIONAL MEET, AUG. 11-14Please note the new location, the Seattle Civic Cen-

ter, and date of this meet as announced in our Mayissue. The May issue also contained an entry blank,and literature about the region. It will be a most en-joyable meet, with tour, seminar, slide show, judging,awards, and Sunday breakfast atop the Space Needle.Seattle members Hooper, Irwin, and McEwan are co-chairmen.

NATIONAL MEET, NATURAL BRIDGE, AUG. 24-28Plans were given in our May issue, and an entry

blank included. Natural Bridge is one of the most scenicspots in Virginia, and its approaches, such as throughShenandoah National park, are most enjoyable driving.Allow time for Sightseeing. Meet activities includeeverything from a seminar on intelligent R-R main-tenance to dining at the Barn Dinner Theatre, Roanoke.Entries must be received by July 25 to include you andyour car in the entry list. Bill Pettit, Meet Chairman

BOUNDVOLUME OF FLYING LADY. In preparation,at an attractive price. See next Gift List.

Tony Guerrero's R-R School Prctur e, see P- 904.

ATLANTIC REGION NEWS -- MEET AND TOUR COMING UPOur April 17 Rally was well attended by 18 cars, some are shown in the picture below. EXCitingdriVing testswere won by Newton's Wraith. From right: Evers' 81 Bentley BC6LCH; Newton's Wraith WEC40; Hilpert'sMark VI Bentley B273BG; Morris' R-type Bentley; Walker's Mark VI B470NZ; Ames's R-type Bentley; Acker-man's SD LSDB2; Scala's Mark VI B126FU; Guerrero's 25/30 GHL34 ("Galahad"). PhotobyDr.JohnP. Riesmanafter the driving tests, on Mallalieu's lawn.

A meet at the West Point Military Academy is planned for July 9, and a Fall Foliage Tour in October. Writeto Regional Chairman, Graydon Walker, R.R. #3, West Redding, Conn. for details .

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SILVER GHOST (922) 1905/09 Landauler, virtually 1000/0 authentic. Has wonseveral trophies. $ 20,000. Details, photos from M.R.Markoff, 551 South Road,Muor-abbin, Victoria, Australia.

ROLLS-ROYCE BAZAARSEND ALL ADS TO J. UTZ - McF. feeds them to his Silver Goat. Deadline fornext issue July 22, Pies $ 7.50, commercial ads $ 1.50 per line.

CARS FOR SALE

SILVER GHOST (40YB) 1914 Alpine Eagle Waring tourer, Splendid performer,very original chassis,$ 7S00.J.Cooper, 245 Murray Road,Preston, Vtctor.ta.Ausr,

PHANTOM I (S224FP) Brewster Dover sedan. 2nd owner, low mileage. New top,engine overhauled, new upholstery and paint. H.A.Agnew, Dorset, Vt.

20/25 (GGAS) 1934Thrupp & Maber ly sunroof saloon. Mascot, manual, wheel tools.Original, excellent. Offers. J.E.Oettinger. 19420 Lomond Blvd.csnaker Hts., Ohio

PHANTOM II (4UK) 1935 Thrupp & Maberly limousine de ville. Black leatherfront,taupe cloth rear. Engine completely overhauled in 1965. Runs like new. Asking$ 3500. Pictures, details from Eric Davidson, 3350 PrecottSt., Halifax. N.S.,Can.

BENTLEY 3-1/2 (B78FB) 1935 Thrupp & Maberly 4-dr. Leather interior. Looksnice-good original condition. tires. $ 2175. D.Stanley, 130 Vincent, Alliance, Ohio.

25/30.(GH079) Thrupp & Maberly limo. New btack Iacquer, new upholstery. 28 yrs,same chauffeur. 65,000 mi. $ 4250. G.Hedman, 1103 Hibiscus, Melbourne, Fla.

PHANTOM III (3DLI2) 1938 wtndover touring limo. Natural hide seats, front andrear. Black, razor edge lines. Rear seat radio. heater. Excellent. Recent $ 650motor job at Rolls dealer. $ 3750. D.D.Curtis, Box 92, Waynesboro, Va. 22980

PHANTOM III (3DL1l6) 1939 Mazzara & Meyer convertible coupe. Cream, redleather top. Solid tappets. Hydraulic power top. Mechanically excellent. Needsminor body work. 5 new tires. $ 4800 firm, no trades. Walter Compton, M.D.,2225 Greenleaf Blvd, Elkhart, Indiana.

WRAITH (WLB 2) 1939 Hooper saloon. Sunroof, electric div. Recently repaintedBurgundy. Engine overhauled in England, not yet run in. Interior above average.Maroon leather front, cloth rear. $ 4500. Chaunce J. Rhodes, 1886 Bellemead Dr.,Altoona, Pennsylvania (814) 943-9039.

PHANTOM III (3AX79)1936 Mulliner saloon. Ex- Field Marshal Montgomery. s 8750(above). ALSO... PHANTOM III (3BT143) 1937 Barker touring limo., $ 5250.25/30 (GGM6) Gurney Nutting Sedanca $ 6250. E.R.Goodrich, Box 95819, Okla-homa Cl ry, Okla. (405) ME2-4425

WRAITH (WRB29) Mulli.n~t"" ~pO.L~05eetcon. Sun roof. New leather, head nmng, car-pets by Park Ward trimmer in London. National RROC first 1962. $ 6500. H.C.Morris, 21917 Drexel Drive, Me Clemens, Mich.

PHANTOM II (53RY) 1934 Windover sedanca deville. Overhauled completely '64,including paint and upholstery. AACA National First Place winner in '64 and '65.$ 8500. Chas. Donlon, 139-30th St., Hermosa Beach, Calif.

BENTLEY Mk VI (B476DA)1951 Fastback coupe by Pinin Farina. Bullt for ParisAuto Exposition at cost of $ 32,000. One-off body. Left drive, electric windows,radio, heater. s-.pass. Low mileage since overhaul. Fast,responsive. R-R tradeconstder ed.S 3950 firm. N.S.Whitlock, 15 Longview Dr., EastLongmeadow,Mass.

WANTED

Restorable R-R. Will trade 1921 Maxim fire truck. Exc. condo All equipmentpresent. 1,500 miles. H.E.White, 18 Mt. Pleasant Road, Newtown, Conn.

For 20 HP (GXL series) set of norizontat snutters Withlinkage. Fender side lamps.Appropriate tail lamps. Lady Mascot with cap. Spark plug wire conduit with brack-ets. Side mount tire mirror. Hub & serrated lock plated ring for 19" wheel.Partsor shop manuals.Complete exhaust sy stern.N .Petroff,1052 Gulf Road, Elyria,Ohio.

For 1926 P-I: Water temp. gauge. M.SHverman, Box6, Cape Town, South Africa.

or PHANTOM I (1930alum.hd.) induction bend (jacketed throttle), about 3" longerthan cast iron type. G.A.Matthews, Box 539, Johnson City, N.Y. 13790

PHANTOM IV CAR. Send full details to Arthur Leidesdorf, 125 Park Ave., NY10017

FOR Springfield P-l: Owner's manual, S.Morton, 1357 Sheridan, Highland Pk .•Ill.

PHANTOM II - Reasonable, decent, M.Y. Mann, Box 3. Port Chester, N.Y.p-I,p-n,p-lII. Top dollar paid for clean restored or original car. T. Barrett,5601 Nauni Valley Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona.

Literature - Pamphlets, photos, models, Clippings, anything related to R-R orBentley. H.J.P.Duin, Zeestraat 144, Beverwijk. The Netherlands.

PARTS AND SERVICE

20/25 cylinder head, block, and pistons. Suitable for light duty car. In shippingbox. $ 150 plus shipping. H.C.Heath, R.RA, Box 99, Colo. Springs, Colo. 80908

Literature - Many postwar catalogs describing SW, Dawn, SC-I, Mk VI,S andContinental, related mat'LState needs. R.Geo:en, 522IN.W.5th, Miami, Fla.,33126

"Book of the Silver Ghost"l:ly Ullyetr Orrect from England, $6.50.English Imports,3844/FL7 Thomas Ave. South, Mlnneapolis, Minn. 55410

For P-I: Iron Head, complete with valves, $90. Pair of blocks to match, $25.Shipping extra. Earl Potter, 8811 W. 102nd St., Palos Hills, Ill ••60465.

HORN BULBS, red rubber, size 14 (the biggest); thick neck needs no ferrule. $ 3R.C.Hitchcock, 909 Oakland, Ave., Indiana, Pa., 15701.

VALVE SPRINGS for aluminum head U.5.P-1. Brand new: set of 12. $ 36.00.Dr. Quentin Krafka, 6040 W. Lisbon Ave., Milwaukee, wta., 53210

6 TIRES: 5.50-18: some tread. OK for spares. $ 2 to $ 4. J.Utz (see masthead)

CLEANING HOUSE: Large lady mascot, needs chrome, $ 60 prepaid. For P-I:New points.S 3.00;New round plate for rear of cyl, hd. $ 10; good valve $ 6; Newrotors, $ 2.50, new dist. caps. Good used condensers, dist. caps, head gasket. New7.00-21 tube. Philip V. Camprgha, 50-36 101 se., Corona, N.Y. 11368.

TIRES: 3 almost new 7.00-17 Denman whitewall with tubes. $ 100 for lot plusshipping. Wm. R. Beuret, 257-Greenaway Road, Ridgewood, N.J.TIRED TIRES? All sizes to fit R-R's for immediate delivery: 33x5; 895x135;33x6.75; 7.00-18,-19,-20,-21; 33x41/2; 6.00-19,-20; 6.50-17; Dunlop originalequipment type. ALSO... NEW SILVER CHOST TOOLS - wheel wrench, hookspanners, valve port and other-a. Klein Kars, Elizabethtown, Pa. 17022

JACK BARCLAY (Ser-vice] Ltd., the world's largest retailers for Rolfs-Royce andBentley have a wide range of spares for postwar and some prewar Cars and wouldbe delighted to assist owners with their needs. Write them at 100 York Road.Batter sea, London, S_W.ll, England. Cables; SILVACLOUD, London.

TIRES AVAILABLE IN BENTLEY AND SILVER DAWN SIZES

The current Sears Roebuck catalogue lists 6.50-16 blackwalls (for SD) at $15.56plus shippi.ns and 5.25/5.50-18 (for 31/2 and 41/4 Bentley) in blackwall at$ 16.46, white-wall at $ 20.46 plus shipping. Ali have 24 month guarantee. Tubes tomatch are $ 3.30 and $ 2.85 respectively.

PHANTOM Y (5LBVZ3) 1961 james Young sedanca de ville. One-off body. BlaCKand gold. Appraised at$ 35,000, will sellfor$ 28,000. Call or write !ohn Parsons,2200 Pacific Ave .• San Francisco, CaI., (415) 931-5575

Steve Stuckey Additionally the flashes of chrome on the7JTrom th {) i\. r"ht"-c.f) rz: rear wheel spats and just ahead of the A pillar~ 1 -I- {~ C" Av..l- ~ ..ll +- ~I give it an Art Deco look. The car was finished

in black (it doesn't appear to have been more~ JAX79 by H.J. Mulliner - "The Montgomery Car" ~ than partially repainted) and had light brown

INFEBRUARYOF this year in California I was honored to have a leather throughout.There is a winding division,dinner on my behalf organized by Ned Estridge. I had the great no occasional seats,and heaters to both front

pleasure of meeting a number of fellow Phantom III Technical and rear compartments. There are twin srnok-Society members,and ended up sitting next to California's ,------------------::-::=..,---------"i,..,;,~.Harry Clark over dinner. I had heard when Harry arrived -- {f';'

that "the Montgomery car" was there. It needed no furtherintroduction. It was a huge thrill for me to see it that night,and again the next day

There are a number of cars that are very much asso-ciated with one or more of their owners. 3AX79 is one of ~those cars, because it was for twenty years owned by ~Field-Marshall Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, but this ~is getting ahead of our story ~

In late 1936 John Croall & Sons ordered one of theQ"",,"..2·~""'---'---'-~------------=~~=new Phantom III chassis for their customer Alan Samuel Butler,Chairman of de Havilland aircraft fame (Butler was another of thosegood customers for Rolls-Royce: he had owned Twenty GCKI, NewPhantoms 54FH, 31AL and 59KR,Phantom lIs 197XJand 122PY,31/2

Litre Bentley BI68AH and 41/4

Litre Bentley BI37MX). Thechassis was duly constructed(with Works No. 5940), fitted ::::with engine E98W, rackish F- ~type steering and was set up 1for touring in the UK and in ~

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Europe. It went off test at Derby c.

on 16November 1936.and was delivered from Lillie Hall in Londonto I-1.J.Mulliner four days later.

A lot has been said about the most unusual coachwork built byH.J.Mulliner on this chassis. It has been claimed that the body was

~ " designed by Sir, Geoffrey de

Havilland him-self, also that itwas ordered byMontgomery (atthis early stage)'The description

of an H.J.Mulliner 4-light saloon with division does not do justice toa car that by its design must have caused many a head to turn whenit hit the road ill early 1937.The most obvious thing is that famousreverse-rake V-windscreen. (One rurnour has it that Montgornerydesigned it that way so that tile glare from the sflnci in the desertwould 1101 be a problem' The car was never in the desert withMontgomery) Other unusual features were the rounded tail and theabsence of an external spare wheel - almost unheard of at the time(it is bracketed tight inside the boot lid).

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er's companions in the rear,and the woodworkis in mahogany with German silver stringing.All up, the body cost £970 pounds, adding tothe chassis price of £1480

The car was delivered to Butler on 8February 1937. It provided service for Butleruntil 1940, when he gave it to the British ArmyA file from the Army reveals that the car wasallocated first to General Sir William Ironside.then in 1942 to General Sir Alan Brook. A yearor so later it would be used by Field MarshalViscount Gort, who was Commander-in-Chiefof the UK Home Forces. Just before D-Day itwas (apparently) allocated to General BernardMontgomery, but it was his Wraith WMB40 thatcarried him from the beach at NormandyThePhantom III took him into Berlin, however, andwas reportedly the second British car into thecity

The General retained the car after the warand kept it untiI1963,when it was exported byComptons to the US,to be owned by GeorgeBeaumont and then, in 1964,by Drew WilsonOther US owners have been Elvin Goodrich,James Leake. Herbert Dorner and, since early1997.by Harry Clark By 1963 the car had cov-ered 340,000 miles, but in the last thirty yearsless than 30,000 have been put on it.

011 the night I first SdW if, il llau ilonf' a reiatively long trip to arrive at our dinner and wasrunning sweetly and strong. It may not he yourfavorite looking PIli (I love it) but it IS Iabu-lously original and has a fascinating history+

rHANTOMS 15 JUNE 1997

Jan 4-7 2000

It was very satisfying to get out ofthe cold and snow for a few days in January .~ fJ'" "r' '!

and head for Southern California. :':,~Ii

The Hotel Del Coronado is 112 yearsold and was built by railroad workerswithout any drawings. It is the largest allwooden building in the world, and yes, it hasghosts.

I was lucky that my ex-brother-in-law lives right there so I didn't have tospend any money at the Del. I also used hiscar, saving even more.

There had been a forest fire in themountains to the east and a light film of sootand ashes covered most of the city.

When I got to the hotel the technicalseminar was already in progress. Bob The Hotel Del CoronadoMosier of Mosier Restorations was speakingon how they do things at his shop. Later ageneral discussion on the pitfalls of trying toget anything chromed.

That evening the busses took us overto the Naval Station where the aircraftcarrier Constellation is docked and wetoured it in groups of 20-25 people. Theseaman for our group was from New Yorkand a bit hard to understand, plus he didn'ttalk very loudly so his commentary waslargely lost. But it is huge. After climbingseveral flights ·of narrow metal stairways, weconverged on the flight deck that covers 112acres._ Even larger was the John C. Stennisacross the harbor ~ Soon the new Ron~ - "The -U8S-Constellation-with elevator out.Reagan will arrive and then they will havethe Conny, Johnny and Ronny.

Nick Finzelberg's group arrived as we were leaving. It was almost dark and they didn'tget to see very much. From there we went on the busses to the Officers Club for dinner. Onlyone other person besides me went outside to smoke, Jim Cox, Bev Kimes' husband. He said the30 years ago the place would have been a blue haze.

Friday morning they had the business meeting. Tom St. Martin and Fred Guyton from St.Louis were elected new members to the board. They have sold 1100 copies of the new book THECLASSIC ERA. Discussions on several subjects were held.

After that there was a trolley ride through San Diego and Balboa Park where we wouldspend that evening at museums and for the Regional Awards Banquet. Our guide was wellversed in city lore and we found out why San Diego has such short blocks. It makes for more ofthose expensive corner properties for the developer. We got back in time for the Editor's meeting

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My First Annual MeetBy LAUREN SMITH, CA (Junior Member)

ThiS was my first Annual Meet. I rode inour 1955 Bentley Sl Radford Conversionwith my mom. My brother Alexander

(9 years old) and my dad rode in our 1956Rolls-Royce SilverWraith.We arrived on Mon-day, and spent the whole week. Our roomlooked over a lovely park and the shimmer-ing ocean.

On Tuesday, I made new friends, Char, Mary,and Jackie, at the kids' orientation! As an activ-ity we had to unscramble"Rol1s-Royce"words.

On Wednesday, we went to Wild Waters.My two favorite rides were Chaos and Cobra.Chaos is a ride where you go through a darktunnel with water. Cobra is a halt-tube ride thatwinded and twisted.

Thursday, we went to Sea World to see dol-phins, killer whales like Shamu, sea lions, seals,seagulls, and sea turtles. Ialso went on the newride, Shipwreck Rapids I And in the evening Iwent to the beach party and had a ball! We flewkites and danced, it was a blast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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On Friday, Bob Ratinoff taught us to judgecars. Ilearned that Iknew a lot less than IthoughtIdid! Also we went on an oceanography boatwhere we saw sea lions, got to taste mud on thebottom of the sea, and to taste plankton!

On Saturday morning, we judged cars atthe concours. The car that Igave the best scorewon an award! Also on Saturday the childrenwent swimming most of the day. The kids allhad tun at the banquet in the evening.

By the end of the Meet, all the kids had got-ten to know each other and made lots of friends.On Sunday, Iwas sad to be going home becauseI had so much fun and I'll miss my new friends!

For all the children at the meet, Iwould liketo thank Diane Cerveny and Kathy Decker formaking this trip a great one!!!!!!!!!!I!I!!IJRt