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FIVE NEW ZEALAND CRAFT; TEN COUNTRIES REPRESENTED MANY FAMOUS PILOTS INCLUDED . »» (United Press Association—Copyright). MELBOURNE, June 1. "When entries for the Centenary air ya.ce from London to Melbourne for the prize offered by Sir Macpherson. Robertson closed at noon to-day, 42 machines had entered, and it is expccied that additional entries lodged in LonV don will be received. The race which will start on October 20, is divided into two sections, a handicap and a speed event. Many of the speed machines have also entered for the handicap race. The prizes for the speed race are:-- First £IO,OOO and gold cup,' second £ISOO, third £SOO. The prizes for the handicap race are: First £2OOO, second £IOOO. Handicaps will be based to some extent on the payload that the machines carry. A cabled entry from Mr 3- Kirsten for tile handicap section was received • from New Zealand in the lastminute rush. The entries received to date are:—
American H British ... ... 8 Australian ... 8 New Zealand ... ... 5 Dutch ••• 4 French > Italian ■ 2 . Danish ... ... 1 Swedish . ... 1 Irish ... ••• 1 —■ ■ r
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 54, Issue 197, 2 June 1934, Page 5
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