THE AIR RACE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21948, 3 November 1934, Page 13

THE AIR RACE

AUCKLAND PARTY machine repaired FLIGHT resumed tasman crossing PEOBABLY ON TUESDAY By Pr<,S9 Association —' Copyright (Received November -2. 11.45 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Nov. 2 The Auckland competitors in tlic Cen- . _ arV air rare, Squadron-Lender ,T. D. gewett and Flying-Officer C. E. Kay, 'th Mr. F. Stewart, left Cloncurry at 2 p.m. to-day 'for Charleville. _ The party landed at Darwin on tho morning of October 27 and proceeded s far as Cloncurry. In taking off from there on October 29 the machine struck g fence and was damaged. This necessitated the party remaining at Cloncurry for repairs, which were completed today. private advices received in Auckland aarlr this morning stated that Squadn Leader Hewett and his companions reached Charleville at 6.25 p.m. yesand expect to land m Melbourne to-dav. They will.fly across the Tasman >'ew Zealand probably on Tuesday. MANAWATU pilots mcgregor and walker • HEROES OF THE CONTEST" LONDON. Nov. 1 The journal Aeroplane gives prominence to the performance of Squadronleader M. C. McGregor and Mr. H. 0, Walker, of New Zealand, in the Centenary air race. It states: « Without detracting from the splenfeat of Messrs. Scott and Black, the flight of- the New Zealand airmen for sheer pluck, perseverance, endurance and skilful piloting is unsurpassed in the history of British aviation. "Messrs. McGregor and Walker deierre to be regarded as the heroes of the race. They knocked 30 per cent off the record for light aeroplanes in spite of the open cockpits in the machine and the necessity for frequent landings." /' The Miles Hawk aeroplane flown in the Centenary air race by Squadronleader M.-C. McGregor and Mr. H. C. Walker, o£ Manawatu, is not expected to be shipped by the Wanganella, which is to leave Sydney to-day, as was formerly intended. According to advice received from the fliers the machine is undergoing an overhaul at Melbourne. Probably it will be flown to Sydiiey in time to be shipped by the Niagara, which is to sail from -that port on Thursday, and is due at Auckland on November 12. JONES AND WALLER BAD WEATHER IN ITALY RETURN 'FLIGHT DELAYED (Received November 2, 7.5 p.m.) ATHENS. Nov. 2 After leaving Athens for London at 5.20 a.m. yesterday, Lieutenant 0. Cathcart-Jones and Mr. K. Waller, who are returning to England after taking part in the Centenary air race, were forced to return because bad weather tras reported over Italy. On returning they landed at Tatoi, near Athens. Lieutenant Jones says they flew sometimes at a height of 15,000 ft. in the worst weather they had ever encountered. They changed their course fruitlessly in attempting to avoid storms and lightning but. in the end were forced to return. SCOTT AND BLACK FILM OF THE FLIGHT CONTRACT ACCEPTED (Received November 2, 6.15 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 1 The Daily Herald states than an American film producer who is in England at present says Messrs. Scott and Black, winners of the Centenary air r ßoe, have agreed to terms to make a film of the great flight embodying " a J^ce- for life." The fil misto be made London. The producer says " there must, of course, be a love interest." JOURNEY CONTINUED BROOK AND MISS LAY ARRIVAL AT ALEPPO ATHENS. Nov. 1 Mr, H. L. Brook and Miss Lay, com-, petitors in the air race, who were deayed at Athens on Tuesday, October 23, owing to a damaged propeller, left for e Ppo to-day in continuation of their « 'sht and duly landed there. SCARCELY NOTICED NEW ZEALAND AIRMAN FLIGHT FROM ENGLAND ,1 SYDNEY. Nov. 2 tli v arriva ' in Sydney yesterday of tyj-j. ew Zealand airman, Mr. S. G. 1.. 1 ' on the completion of his from England, was unp a,l d almost unnoticed, as it aviaf with th « of the Dutnh from°iu' essrs - Pannentier and Moll, .it Melbourne. They monopolised the crowd' 011 3 ' ar^e IK ' admiring Co l|pj trim wj& cordially weltlub P res 'deiit ie Aero Zea]' j'" s aeroplane to New Svdn" rema ' n f° r some time in