Schneider Cup Race

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 10, 20 September 1929, Page 8

Schneider Cup Race

AM the YA stations took the oppor‘tunity on -Sunday, September 8, of announcing the results’ of the Schneider Cup race, and for this purpose remained on the air until 3.13 on Sunday morning. Reception of 5SW in Christchurch was fairly satisfactory, and the noise of the ‘planes and, the announcer’s remarks could be clearly heard, especially earlier in the evening from.3YA’s rebroadcast, * At 145 am, the announcement came through that Waghorn had‘ completed the course record of seven laps at an average of 828 miles per hour, a world’s record, and on completion of the course by the other ’planes, it was learnt that. Waghorn had won the race at this speed, Reception towards the close of the rebroadcast sas somewhat marred by statie and singing, but the description could be heard for the most part quite well and the YA stations’ enterprise in conducting a rebroadcast and announcing the results, was appreciated by listeners.