GREAT CONTEST.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 213, 9 September 1935, Page 7

GREAT CONTEST.

KING'S CUP AIR RACE. Lady Wakefield's 'Plane Is First Home. AUSTRALIAN'S NEW RECORD. (United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, September 8. The King's Cup race, one of Britain's greatest aerial contests, for a trophy donated by His Majesty and £,1000 added by Lord Wakefield, was won yesterday by Flight-Lieutenant Thomas Rose, who was second in last year's race, piloting Lady Wakefield's Miles Falcon. His average speed was 176.28 miles an hour. The winner, who received a handicap allowance of 27 minutes 8 seconds, was presented with the cup yesterday by the Air Minister, Sir Philip CunliffeLister. Flying-Officer H. K. Edwards, a former winner, was second, and Lieutenant Cathcart Jones, in a Miles Hawk, was third. Botli exceeded 157 miles an hour. They had a terrific struggle for second place, Edwards securing it by a few yards. Captain H. S. Broad, also a former winner, in a mystery aeroplane, with an average of 10*8.88 miles an hour, was fourth. C. J. Kelrose (Australia) was unplaced. Although the Australian, Captain E. W. Percival, in his own designed Percival New Gull, entered by the Duke of Kent, broke the race record at an average of 208.91 miles an hour over the seven laps, he was placed sixth, having been handicapped so severely. The limit aeroplane, piloted by Flight-Lieutenant Tweddie, started on the third lap before Captain Percival took off. Captain Percival seemed certain to be the first to complete the course, but he overshot Hatfield aerodrome and made a detour of three miles, enabling Mr. Miles to beat him by a minute. Mr. Melrose qualified in the final 20 in spite of a delay over the Irish Sea, where he saw Mr. Henshaw crash. He circled over him until Mr. Henshaw looked up and waved to him to continue as he was not injured.