SCHNEIDER CUP RACE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20323, 2 August 1929, Page 13

SCHNEIDER CUP RACE.

ITALIAN COMPETITORS. FAST SEAPLANES FOR TESTS. United Service. LONDON, July 31. Ten racing aeroplanes are to be sent, to the Solent from Italy for final practice for the Schneider Trophy race over the course. The three best performers will bo selected for the race on September 7. It is reported that the fastest Italian machines attained a speed of 360 miles an hour in their preliminary trials. One seaplane has engines in the front and at the roar, totalling 2000 h.p. Tho pilot sits between them.

The Admiralty has had the course prepared for the Schneider Cup race, which is to take place on September 7. The work of laying it out and arranging moorings for ships with spectators was done by Captain R. St. P. Parry, King's liar ! ourmaster at Portsmouth. The official chart of the course shows that the race will start and finish at Ryde Pier, and the course will be lOCCyds. wide.

From Ryde the competing machines will llv round pylon ships off Sea view and St. Helens, round a pvlon ship off Sonthsea Pier, then go along off Southsea Beach, (.! ilkickrr Point, and Stokes Bay to a pylon ship north of Cowes. Rounding this they will return along the shores of Osborne' Bay and Wootton to Ryde. This course is 50 kilometres and the machines will have to make seven circuits, totalling 350 kilometres, or about 218 miles. Along the course four emergency landing lanes have been arranged in case any competitor has to make a forced descent.