The Air if nee.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 September 1922, Page 3

The Air if nee.

ACSTItAMAN AXI) N.Z. CAIII.B ASSOCIATION /Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 10. Thirteen competitors left Glasgow and reached Winchester. Cohham was first to cross the line and Roynhnm was two seconds later, and Barnard third, nearly seven minutes la hind. Courtney after leaving Manchester for Bristol, returned, owing to a fitting ill the centre section breaking. Eleven reached Bristol, Pyanham was sixty-four seconds ahead "of Barnard, and Gobhatu ‘was third 270 seconds I after Barnard. Mho concluding stage of 103 miles from Bristol to Croydon. : wher a crowd of many thousands was ; waiting, nils a thrilling race, between • Payuham and Barnard, the latter be- | ing favourite. Barnard left Bristol sixty-four seconds after Payuham and I overtook him on Salisbury plains, and j i cached Croydon L 35 seconds ahead, j Cohham was third 57 seconds behind ! Payuham. Barnard averaged 127. V I miles per hour for 810 miles of the journey, lie Hew a D. 11.4 a machine of 350 horse power, entered by Sir Samuel Instoni . Payuham flew his own Martynside, F.fi of two hundred I horsepower. Cohham Hew a D.H.f) of | 230 horsepower, i'.'ieven competitors reached Croydon. Barnard neither drinks nor i mokes. Ho joined the Seaforth Highlanders at the outbreak of the war as a. ranker, subsequently joining the Flying Corps.