A DAY OF THRILLS

Feilding Star, Volume 7, Issue 2304, 5 September 1929, Page 8

A DAY OF THRILLS

TOWN EDRION

Ttemo; THE sjUmXJS FOR THE SC TIN EID ER, CUP (Aust. ami N.Z. Cable) (Received Sept. •">, 2 p.m.) ' London, Sept. -I. To-day was one of (lie most-, thrilling fit Caishot since practice tor tho Schneider Chip began. - Tiro Kupernuu'ine S<> failed to rise from tho Witter witli :i. itiU load <4 petrol. When it- reached the height of its takitio; off speed the machine wolrhled badly on ill; Heats and also tailed with smaller lloats. Three attempts proved fruitless. Britain is therefore* .fared with a taking off difficulty ;is- far as the, SO initchinci; are concerned. ‘Another thrill was provided when ■another •SO.iiv descending heiidod direct towards a. tug boat. Vain attempts were made tty alter* (lie, course. The mechanics climbed out- of the cockpit and stood on. the floats’, from whero they were able to fend the machine off. A wing war-} slightly damaged.