AERIAL PAGEANT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21113, 22 February 1932, Page 11

AERIAL PAGEANT.

SOUTH ISLAND FIXTURE.

RACING AND STUNTING.

| RESULTS AT INVERCARGILL. _ I [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] , INVERCARGILL. Sunday.^ The South Island air pageant was held this year under the auspices of the Southland Aero Club at Invercargill. The weather was fine and clear, with bright sunshine, but a strong and gusty easterly wind made flying conditions somewhat difficult and necessitated some slight delay in the commencement of the programme. The aerodrome proved an ideal location for a pageant on a large scale. There was ample room for the aeroplanes to manoeuvre and the crowd of spectators was able to obtain an excellent view of every part of the programme. The attendance was over 5000. Almost every phase of flying was featured in the pageant, racing, stunting, landing competitions, parachuting and novel competitions being included. A large variety of types of aeroplanes was entered by clubs and private owners, but the Defence staff did not participate in the competitions. Results of the events were:— Southland Derby.—'First heat: Mr. C. M. Duthie (Wellington), 1; Flying-Officer E. G. Olson (Otago), 2. Also competed: Mr. A. O. Jury (Wairarapa). . Time, 5m 24 3-ss. Second heat: Flight-Lieutenant T. W. White (New Zealand Airways), 1; Flying-Officer J. M. Smith (Southland), 2. Time, 5m 41s. Final: Mr. Duthie, 1; Flight-Lieutenant White, 2. As his machine had been damaged, FlyingOfficer Olson was unable to compete in the final. Time, 5m 41s. A Licence Landing Competition.—Mr. D. Campbell (Otago), 1; Mr. S. Meatcham (Wellington), 2; Mr. E. Liverton (Wairarapa), 3. Also competed: PilotOfficer S. H. Gilkison (Southland), Mr. P. Carran (Canterbury), Mr. P. C. Lewis (Auckland), Mr. W. E. Clark (New Zealand Airways). B Licence Landing Competition, for professional pilots.—Mr. C. M. Duthie (Wellington), 1; Squadron-Leader C. MacGregor (Christchurch), 2; Flying-Officer J. M. Smith (Southland), 3. Obstacle Pace.—First heat: Mr. A. O. Jury (Wairarapa), 1: Flight-Lieutenant W. Park (Otago), 2; Mr. S. Meatcham (Wellington), 6. Won by 200 yards. Second heat: Flight-Lieutenant I. W. White (New Zealand Airways), 1; FlyingOfficer J. M. Smith (Southland), 2. Won by about 300 yards. Final: Mr. Jury, 1; Flight-Lieutenant White, 2. Aerobatic Competition. SquadronLeader MacGregor (Christchurch) and Flying-Officer E. G. Olson (Otago) tied for first place. Also competed: FlyingOfficer J. Buckenridge (Wairarapa), Mr. C. M. Duihie (Wellington), Flying-Officer J. M. Smith (Southland)._ Bombing the Baby.—Flight-Lieutenant J. C. Mercer (Canterbury), 1; Mr. E. R. Bourcher (Auckland), 2j Mr. S. Meatcham (Wellington), 3. A Licence Landing Competition.—Mr. G. Excell (Southland), 1; Mr. R. T. Strang (Canterbury), 2. ;