ITALY’S FURTHER SCARE

Feilding Star, Volume 7, Issue 2305, 6 September 1929, Page 5

ITALY’S FURTHER SCARE

ANOTHER MACHINE DOWN BUT THE PHjOT SAVES IT SCHNEIDER CUP TRIAL By Telegraph-Press Assn-Copyright (Aust. and N.Z. Cable) Received Sept. <». .10 a.m.) London, Sept. 0. Tli e Italian aviators had another at Cal shot. Captain’ Dalmolin look up the Mnoelil world record speed seaplane and a light (M with the most alarming list.' He climbed to the opposite float and averted the overturning of tho machine, which appeared to ho-in imminent danger. He discovered that, the starboard float, bad been damaged by coming into contact with some floating object. Italy is determined not. to lose the world's air speed record, even if she cannot win the Schneider Cup. As the cornor s of the Schneider course ar fi regarded ns too dangerous for Italy’s Savoia double-engined machine and so-called “egg” plane, these may. h ft used-after the race in an effort <o attain Hie world's record for a straight, mile course. In case of crashes on Saturday, the British Navy is providing boats with divers and diving apparatus. IN BRITAIN'S QUARTERS. Rugby, Sept. 14. A try-out for the Schneider trophy race will be held to-morrow. The whole British organisation will lie tested. Timekeepers, stewards and other officials will he on 1 lie Ryde pier. All signal organisation will ho called into play and broadcasting arrangements will ho fully tested, Two of the older seaplanes will he flown round the course for rehearsal.