CENTENARY AIR RACE

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21179, 1 June 1934, Page 11

CENTENARY AIR RACE

! KINGSFORD-SMITH ENTERS NEW ZEAL ANDERS ALSO TO COMPETE MELBOURNE, May 31. The Centenary Air Rare Committee has received Sir Charles Ilings-ford-Smith's entry for both the speed and handicap races. lie will fly an American Lockheed Altair. Other entries include Mr R. •!. P. Parer, who, in 191!), with Mr Macintosh, made the second flight from England to Australia, and two New Zea landers, Messrs Waugh and Evcrson. FORMALITIES WAIVED LANDINGS IN DITCH TERRITORY • rHK.m AS.jfl' lATIO.N rKLKf.KAW., WELLINGTON, May 31. According to advice received by Mr W. Machin, jun., aviation officer for the Vacuum Oil Company, today, fhe Government of the Dutch colonial possessions has decided for Ihe centenary air race to waive all formalities usually insisted on for landings and take-offs in their territory. They will also place new equipment for night landings at Batavia and Sourabaya. The wireless station in the colony will broadcast meteorological reports during the race. Dutch vessels will ensure the safety of the sea sections of Die course approaching the Dutch territories. FINANCING NEW ZEALAND'S ENTRY ll'KßS'i ASS'H UTIuK TBLEUH''.; AUCKLAND, May 31. Steps to ensure New Zealand's participation in the; Melbourne Centenary air race were taken at a meeting of Auckland business men to-day. It was decided to incorporate a society to tinance the project, to place an order tor a de Havilland Dragon Rapide aeroplane costing £3700, to approve of the nomination of Mr J. D. liewett and Mr C. E. Kay as pilot and navigator of the aeroplane, and to enter them for the hanuicap contest.. The society, which is bein.l registered this afternoon, lias Mr Oliver Nicholson as president. Although an art union and public donations will finance the venture, there are 12 guarantors whose maximum liability will be £SOO each. Delivery of the aeroplane will be taken in the firsl. week in September, and Messrs I-lewett and Kay will leave New Zealand by July at the latest. AMBITIOUS PLAN FOR FLIGHT ROUND THE WORLD AFTER RACE (Received May 31, 11.20 p.m.) RIVERSIDE (California), May 30. An effort to break Mr Wiley Post's record for a flight round 2 world and to win the Melbourne air race was announced yesterday by Lieutenant Murray Dilley, an Army . Reserve pilot. ] He will take off on June 20, and fly to New York non-stop, and then to Lc! :lon. He will leave there as an entrant in the Melbourne race, and his round the world flight will begin in Melbourne.