AUCKLAND FLYING CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 245, 14 October 1918, Page 9

AUCKLAND FLYING CLUB.

P_———ARlKl TO AUCKLAND. The fifth race or the old bird series, fiown under the auspices o£ the Auckland Flying Club, was decided on Saturday last, I ho. race . being from l'aekakariki, an airline distance of approximately liSti miles. The birds were liberated by the station master ac: sevwi , in line", 'wcfetlier, aud favoured wilh a south-easterly wind put up a fair velocity. The first bird to lie timed in was Mr. A. Alexander's Aerial Kins, which arrived home about 2AO p.m., after flying tor 7 hours 10 minutes, unci doing nn average velocity of lOtir, yards per minute, the nice being a close one between the first three birds. The following are the results of the leading birds:—

Mr. A. Alexander's 1. c c Aerial King, velocity biiir,..-, yards per minute, 1; Messrs. Watson Bros.' r h Au ltevoir, velocity nour.,l yards. J; Mr C Williams' rue. Air I'ilot, velocity 10!KJ yards, ;!; Mr (.'. Scott's b c h Mountain Gnome, velocity lots, yards, 4: Mr lt. Hunter's blk c Mystic, velocity 107."i yards, ti; Mr W. Billing's b c h Follow Ip velocity 075 yards. Ij; Mr V. Turner's b c c Wanderer, velocity 075 yards. 7. The club lly their championship ra...- next week cud, from l'aekakariki.