THE AERIAL DERBY.
HAMMOND NOT APPROACHED. (By Tolesranli.—Fr«s Association,!
Auckland, January 26. A cablegram from Sydney yesterday announced that Airman Stone, of America, Jones of England, Hammond of New Zealand, and i'etifold of Australia were expected to competo in the Aerial Derby at Sydney next month. This morning Mr. J. J. Hammond stated that ho had heard nothing about the Aerial Derby at Sydney, beyond what lie had seen in the newspapers. Up to tlio present lie had entertained 110 idea of going across to compete in any such event, but if an invitation were extended to him ho might consider it, providing satisfactory arrangements could bo arrived at. "With "such a machine as the Dominion ■ monoplane .Britannia, I would have little difficulty in attaining a speed of about ninety miles an hour by shortening the wingtips and malting one or two other little alterations. That would be quito sis fast as any of the machines in Australia, could accomplish." lie said: "As a matter of fact 1 don't think there is a. machine in Australia that could equal "iJiQ I'M spaed,"-,
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1968, 27 January 1914, Page 6
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182THE AERIAL DERBY. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1968, 27 January 1914, Page 6
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