SCHNEIDER CUP
TO-DAY’S BIG EVENT BRITAIN v. HALT (Aust. and N.Z. Cable) London), Sept. 5. Official: The teams for the Schneider Trophy contest are:— Britain. —Waghorn • Superman’ne Bolls-Royce SC. D’Arcy Greig, Supermarine Napier So. Atcherley, Supermarine SC. Reservers: Two Gloster-Napier C machines, with Staiui'orth ah pilot. Italy.—’Dal Molin, March i 52. Cadlfingher, Maeohi C 7. Monti, Macclii 67. ’ Her serves: Macehl 52. Pilots, Agelio and Canavri. The race veil! cover 218.1 miles, which will consist of seven circuit; of the Solent course. Competitors will start at 20 m'i'nute interval. The .pilots mu.it 'approach the ('starting point at height not greater than 1000 feet, and cross it at a. height not greater than 500 feet. A British ’plane will lead off', followed hv an Italian, amd then another British, and bo on. The starting signal will he a gun fired from a. waAdiip. After the. firing each, competitor ju allowed fifteen minutes in which to cross the line,
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Feilding Star, Volume 7, Issue 2305, 7 September 1929, Page 7
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