THE RACING COUNT  
The Life of Louis Zborowski of Higham
By P.G. Elgar
On 19th October 1924 the villagers of Bridge were stunned to hear of the death
of one of their most prominent residents. Count Louis Zborowski, legendary
racing driver and one of the most colourful characters of his generation, had
been competing in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. His‘ supercharged Mercedes
left the track and hit a tree. He was four months short of his 30th birthday.
The Zborowski family's connection with Bridge began many years earlier.
Louis’ father, Count Eliot Zborowski, a Polish aristocrat, became a naturalized
British subject. He married an American millionairess, granddaughter of wealthy
John Jacob Astor the First. Her family owned much property in Manhattan and
elsewhere. The Zborowskis had a family seat at Burton Lazars, Leicestershire,
and a London house. Louis Vorow was born on 20th February 1895. _