HOPE WINS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 172, 23 July 1928, Page 7

HOPE WINS.

KING'S CUP RACE.

Round Britain Aviation

Derby.

LADY FLYER SCORES,

(Australian Press Assn.—United Service.)

(Received 9.30 a.m.)

LOXDOX, July 22

The round Britain air race of 1000 miles for the King's Cup resulted as follows:—-

Flight-Lieutenant W. L. Hope (holder)

Moth 1 Mr. C. Unwin, Bristol Fighter ....... 2 Miss W. Spooner, Moth 3 Captain Broad, Moth 4 The winner's average speed was 105$ miles an hour. The full distance was 1097 miles. Summerson (Avro Avenger) did the fastest time. Miss Spooner won the trophy for members of light 'plane clubs.

Tho first day's flying was from Hendon to Renfrew aerodrome (near Glasgow i, 540 miles, and at this stage the leading positions were: — Flight-Officer Atchcrley, Gloster-Grcbe, 40m 50s start; arrived, fdi Hhn 27s pm 1 Captain Broad, de Havilland Moth, 114 m 35s btart: arrived, sli 20m 53s p.in 2 Flight-Lieutenant W. 1,. Hope, Moth, 115 m 40s start; arrived, oh 27in 19s I'-m 3 C. Unwin, Bristol. 3tm 41, start; arrived, 51i 34m 12s p.m 4

CLOSE FINISH. Miss Spooner's Unfortunate Mistake. ONE COMPETITOR MISSING. (British Oflicial Wireless.) (Ucceivtil 12 noon.) 11UGBY, July 22.

The King telegraphed congratulations t:> Lieutenant Hope, the winner of the King's Air Cup. Lieutenant Hope's Hying time for the 1096 miles round Britain was 10 hours 24 minutes, 4 seconds, an average speed of 105 1-8 miles per hour. He Mas third at the end'of the first day, but he made a great effort in yesterday's stage of 5.30 miles, which he covered at over 113 miles per hour. There was a very close finish, for, just over two minutes after Hope liad completed the journey Mr. Uwin's 'plane flashed over the line, and DO seconds later Miss Spooncr, the only lady pilot in the contest arrived. Miss Spooner

wins the Siddelcv trophy, consisting of a challenge cup and £lf>o. offered to competition among light aeroplane clubs. She might have won the race hut for a mistake. From Renfrew to within a few miles of London she led, hut then she lost ten minutes by following the wrong railway line.

Unfortunately one flyer, Mr. Warwick, is missing. lie failed to arrive at Renfrew on Friday night. from Newcastle on (he last stage of the first day's racing.

Yesterday afternoon four aeroplanes set out from Henfrew aerodrome and searcln > lonely moorlands of southern Scotland, but no trace of Warwick's machine was found.

TWELVE CRASHES.

Fight For Life In Mist-Shrouded Mountains. MISS SPOONER BUMPED. (United Service, l (Received 0.30 a.m.) LONDON", July 22. Twelve machines crashed in the King's i Cup race but the only person injured is the passenger in Mr. It. Whitehead's machine, which was forced to land and overturned near Bury St. Edmunds. Filots agreed that the conditions were deplorable. It was a battle for life from Newcastle through mist-shrouded mountains. Miss Spooner just missed crashing into a peak when an upward current shot her 50 feet, throwing her from her seat.

Two machines collided on Nottingham aerodrome and another taxied into a motor car at the start.

Those interested in the progress of the newly-formed Auckland Aero Club will be pleased to hear that a Do Havilland Moth, of the same type as will be supplied next month for the use of members here, was used by the winner of the King's Cup race. Captain Hope flew in a Moth of the G. type. titted with the new Gipsy engine of 100 h.p., designed by Major Halford and Captain Geoffrey De Havilland. The moths on order by the N'ew Zealand Government will be fitted with the new <Tipsy engine, in place of the 30-80 h.p. Cirrus, which has previously been so successful in light aeroplanes. The Mark 1 Moth machine, flown by Miss Spooner, has already done 1000 hours. Captain Broad, on a Gipsy Moth, was fourth, aud Captain De Havilland, on an X type Moth tilth, while Mr. A. S. Butler, in a similar machine, was sixth. The seventh place was filled by Mr. Jackman, on an X type Moth.