BRITISH AIR RACE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18192, 11 September 1922, Page 7

BRITISH AIR RACE.

BARNARD WINS CUP. OVER 127 MILES AN HOUR. • e 11 COMPETITORS FINISH. - By Telegraph—Preas Aerocifttion—Copyrisht - (Received 6 p.m.) A. and N.Z. LONDON. Sept. 10. The two days' air race round Britain, via Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow. Manchester, and Bristol, for a cup presented by the Kintf, was v--on by Barnard, in a D.H.4a aeroplane of 350 horse-power, entered, by Sir Samuel Onstone.' Barnard averaged a speed of 127$ miles an hour over the route of 810 miles. Raynham came second, i:n his own Martinsyde F. 6 aeroplane, of 200 horse-power; and Cobham was third, in a D.H.98 aeroplane,, of 230 horse-power. Twenty-one aeroplanes started in the race, from Croydon, at nine o'clock on Friday morning. About a dozen women participated as passengers, including Princess Lowenstein-Wertheim, who -was a passenger aboard her own machine. Courtney (scratch, in a 325 horsepower Siskin, covered the 106 miles to Birmingham in 50 minutes. Three machines made forced landings on the first lap, but no one was hurt. Thirteen competitors reached Glasgow, Barnard arriving first, having covejeu. the distance of 394 miles from Croydon in 6h. 21m. 205., including the compulsory stops of 90 minutes each at Birmingham and Newcastle. Most of th« pilots encountered mist and fog, thereby losing their way. The last to reach Glasgow arrived 141 minutes after Barnard, who won the £40 prize given by the Glasgow Corporation for the first to reach the city. Lieutenant Raynham, second, was three minutes behind Barnard; Cobham, third, arriving three minutes later. Courtney, the fourth, was 24 minutes behind Barnard, but his. actual flying time was only 30 seconds" longer. Lieutenant Grey, piloting Mr. Churchill's aeroplane, returned to Newcastle, and fell out of th«> ra£e. Bert Hinkler, the Australian, did not start, owing to an accident to his machine prior to taking it to Croydon. Thirteen competitors left Glasgow on Saturday morning, and all reached Manchester. Cobham was the first to cross the line. Raynham came two seconds iater. and Barnard was third, nearly seven minutes behind. Courtney, after leaving Manchester for Bristol, returned owing to a fitting in the centre section of his machine breaking.

Eleven competitors reached Bristol. Ray.nham arrived first, 64 seconfe ahead of Barnard ; Cobham was third, 274 seconds after Barnard. The concluding stag*, 103 miles, from Bristol to Oroydon, where many thoosanda of spectators were waiting, was a' thrilling irace between Raynham and Barnard, the latter being favoured. Leaving Bristol 64 seconds after Raynham, Barnard overtook him over the Salisbury Plains, and reached Croydon 2m. 15s. ahead of him. Cobham arrived third, 9m. 345. behind Raynliiam. Eleven competitors finished the race. Barnard, who neither drinks nor smokes, joined the Seafortha on the outbreak of war as a ranker, and subsequently joined the Flying Corps.