AERIAL PAGEANT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 117, 14 April 1930, Page 2

AERIAL PAGEANT.

TAVENTY ’PLANES AT AUCKLAND. Per Press Association: ' AUCKLAND, April 13. The second aerial pageant conducted by the Auckland Aero Club was held at Mangere Aerodrome, yesterday. .The weather was fine, but a strong wind did not make for best flying conditions. Over 20r machines, including several types not previously ecen in Auckland, thrilled the spectators with racing events, stunting, bomb-dropping, and landing, events. . During the afternoon Hoff. J. G.' Coates, with AVing-Com-mander Grant-Dalton, took the air in a D.H. 50 machine. Mr F. C. Chichester received a warm welcome. He flew specially to Auckland for the pageant. The Aerial Derby was won by Captain McGregor. Owing to the high wind, Wing-Commander GrantDalton refused permission for the parachute descent. There were no accidents, but a forced landing on a mud flat was made by Captain Buckley during the New Zealand Aerial Derby. He was flying low over mud flats, when his motor stopped, but he managed to turn the machine into the wind and make a good landing. Tho machine was still rolling when the wheels struck the soft spot and tho ’plane heeled over on to its nose. No damage was caused, and after the blocked jet, which had caused trouble, had ' been . cleared, Captain Buckley flew tho machine back to the aerodrome. Results: Interclub Challenge Race for the New Zealand Herald Trophy—Hawke s Bav and East Coast (D. H. Newbegin), 1; "Marlborough (Miss P. Bennett), 2; Canterbury (D. E. Grigg) 3; Auckland (G M Firth), 4. This event was one of the best of the dayi The Canterbury machine wobled badly at the start, but straightened out and got away with the others. Firth, who was on the outside, did not get a good start and was behind throughout the whole race. Miss Bennett was ahead after one lap of the course, but Newbegin overtook her the second time round and won by a narrow margin. NEW ZEALAND AERIAL DERBY. First heat: Captain M. Buckley (Air Force), 1; Lieutenant lan Keith (New Plymouth), 2. Second heat: Captain M. C. McGregor (Hamilton), 1; Major G. A. C. Cowper (Hamilton), 2. , , Third heat: Captain J. Seabrook (Auckland), 1; Mr D. Mill (Hobsonville), 2. _ j . c -t> Fourth heat: Captain W. b. K. Bloomfield (Auckland), .1; Captain Stedman (Wellington), Js. ■ - Final: Captain McGregor, 1: Captain Bloomfield, 2; Captain • Seabrook, 3.‘ McGregor took tho lead at the first bend and gained 200 yards on the others. He won by that amount, and Seabrook finished a similar distance behind Bloomfield. ; ; Landing competition, B license pilots.—Major Cowper, 1- Captain McGregor, 2; Lieutenant D. M. Allan (Auckland), 3. . . . Landing competition, A license pilots.—Mr F. R. Dix (Marlboropgli), 1; Mr H. Newbegin, 2. Bombing the baby.—Lieutenant D. M. Allan, 1; Captain McGregor, 2.