The Gentenary Race

Mt Benger Mail, 24 October 1934, Page 3

The Gentenary Race

WON BY ENGLISH PLANE PILOTED BY SCOTT AND BLACK. The principal excitement of the week-end has been the Centenary Air Race from Maidcnhall (England) to Melbourne, in which 20 aviators representing English. American, and several European countries were represented, and the National Broadcating Board has kept ns well informed of the progres s of the various competitors. No. 34 (a Comet machine) piloted by Scott and Campbell Black, proved the winners, landing in Melbourne last, night at about 6 o’clock in rain. They received a tremendous ovation. They had an almost perfect run. the only trouble that occurred being that one of the engines failed while crossing the Timor Sea, reducing their speed from 220 to 110 miles an hour. Mr C. W. A. Scott, who i s a Londoner, was formerly a pilot in ■the Royal Air Force and instructor to the Australian Aero Club, lie captured the imagination of all Britons by his Engl and-Aus-tralia (light in April, .1932, when he covered the distance in S days 20 hours 49 minutes. The Mollison's got away well and led over the first couple of laps, but had to return to Karachi for repairs to the underpart of (heir machine. No. 44, a Dutch machine piloted by Parmentier and Moll, is reported to be only a few hours behind Scott. Tremendous interest has been aroused in the de llavilland’ Comets, three of which represent Britain. The crews are: Mr and Mrs J. A. Mollison, Messrs Catheart Jones and Waller, and Messrs C. W. A. Scott and T. CampbellBlaek. The comets have been specially built for the race, and their performances have been eagerly followed, FATAL CRASH. uil.M AN AND BAINES BOTH KILLED. Paris, October 22. No. 02 (Gilman and Baines) crashed pear the Palazza San Gervasio, in the province of Pieiiza (Italy). The plane caught lire and the ■occupants were killed. J. Baines, one of the airmen who crashed in Italy, was a native of England and a son of a retired Army captain. lie spent about four or five years in New Zealand, but returned to England about two years ago. His brother, 11. C. Baines, is farming at Newbury, between Palmerston North and Feilding. A younger brother was killed six months ago when cleaning a rifle.