AEROPLANE RACE

Hokitika Guardian, 8 May 1930, Page 4

AEROPLANE RACE

ROUNDr.ENGLAND. , (Official Wireless.) 'i‘:***~ ' •• ■

, „ RUGBY, .May 6. This year’s air race for the King’s Cup is to be- confined to light .planes. The course one of Seven 'hundred and fifty‘rmiles, round * Britain* and the contest . will b,e held on pne day instead of - being spread over two days, as in '%eHpast.,' The date arranged is July sth, and the start and finish of the- race-jwill he, at the -Hanworth .There is every prospect /off -a. xdgerd entry arid ‘anumber of women pilots have intiji mated their intention of piloting their own machines. ...

As many as sixty planes will probably face the starter. Some champion airmen will he taking part. FlightLieut.- Atcherley,who flew the supermarine victory in • last year’s' Schneider; Trophy race, '-attaining a speed of I o vet three hundred and thirty miles, hourly, and Flight-Lieut, Stainforth, who .piloted the high-speed Gloster-Na<pier >; plane, at an equally high speed, are flying together in the King’s Cup race,- but, as only light planes can be used, they will have to be content this time with a speed of eighty-five or nearly ninety miles, an hour. Using, one of thet-Royal Air Force racing machines they could; get round in aboutytwo hours. As it .is, they will take ..more than eight hours.