THE FIRST WESTERNER.
SMITH COMPLETES THE TEST
(Received 9.30 a.m.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21
Captain Smith has arrived here, being the first Western starter to somplete in the trans-continental air race.—A. and N.Z.
Writing of the entrants for the big air race to Australia, the London correspondent of the Sydney "Sun" says:—Captain Mathews and Sergeant Kay will be the first away. They are only awaiting the delivery of spare parts. "Given a very big element of luck," says Mathews, "the flight i s possible in 30 days, but the Commonwealth has surrounded the competitors with ridiculous conditions. There should have been a relay mail-carrying demonstration. Then the flight would have been possible in seven or eight days. However I am confident that I will get there some day, preparing the way for quicker flights in the future." Mathews regards the variety of the climatic conditions as the chief hindrance to success.
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Northern Advocate, 23 October 1919, Page 1
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