SCOTT'S VICTORY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22540, 3 October 1936, Page 13

SCOTT'S VICTORY

" JUST ORDINARY JOB " CAREER OF COMPANION CAMBRIDGE UNDERGRADUATE Hy Telegraph—rress Association—Copyright JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 1 The joint winner of the air race, Mr. C. W. A. Scott, n an interview to-day said: "It was just an ordinary job of work. There were no highspots or tough weather. It was a bit 'bumpy' after Tabora. The race was less exacting than the Melbourne flight because it was shorter." The airman revealed the fact that until ho landed ho was not aware whether he was still in the race. Scott regretted Captain Halse's illluck in crashing on the previous day when well, in the lead. Ho has decided not to continuo to the Cape in an attempt to make a new record. His official time was 2 days 4 hours 56 minutes 48 seconds, and his average speed 123 miles an hour. His time was 19 hours 28 minutes less than Mrs. Mollison's record-breaking flight to Capetown. She, however, flew along a different route. Mr. Giles Guthrie, Scott's companion, is the youngest competitor in the race. He is 20 years of age and tho son of Sir Connop Guthrie, English film magnate. He is an undergraduate at Cambridge and received special permission to compete in the race. He has flown several thousand miles in Britain. Mr. I). Llewellyn was well ahead of Scott and Guthrie yesterday when ho crashed. Apparently he arrived in the neighbourhood of Abercorn last evening and cruised for an hour seeking the aerodrome, which lie could not find owing to great clouds of smoke drifting over the country from grass fires. Finally Mr. Llewellyn's petrol gavo out and he crashed at Mpulqngu, at the southern end of Tanganyika, at 7 p.m. WIFE REJOICES PROUD OF HUSBAND WONDERFUL FLIGHT LONDON, Oct. 1 " It is wonderful," said Mrs. Scott, wife of tho noted airman, when she heard in London the news of her husband's victory in the air race. " I am very proud of 'Scot.ty' and am looking forward to welcoming him home," she added. , Mr. Scott married Miss Greta Breinner at the Caxton Hall Registry Office, in London, on September 17. He was divorced last year from his first wife, an Australian girl. ONE LEFT IN RACE NEW ZEALAND FLIER STILL CHANCE OF PRIZE British Wireless RUGBY, Oct. 1 The New Zealand entrant in the Johannesburg air race, Flying-Officer A. E. Clouston, who is delayed at Khartoum with engine trouble, remains eligible for a handicap prize. He has until 6.34 a.m. (British summer time) on Sunday to reach Johannesburg. Nine machines left Portsmouth early on Tuesday morning to compete in the air race to Johannesburg. Of these only one—that -of Messrs. Scott and Guthrie, the winners—has reached the finishing post, and only one other —that piloted by the New Zealander, Flying-Officer A. E. Clouston —remains in the race. Of the other seven machines, four crashed, including that of Mr. Kon Waller, two o£ whose companions were killed, and the pilots of three abandoned the race for various reasons. Mr. Clouston, who had reached Khartoum when engine trouble held him up, is still awaiting a spare part to enable him to continue. This was reported to be on the way from Cairo in an Italian aeroplane. Should he be able to resume he must reach .Johannesburg early to-morrow morning to qualify for a handicap prize. The time limit set for the race was 120 hours from the time of starting. Messrs. Scott and Guthrie will receive the first prize of £IOOO, and Mr. Clouston may be in time to win one of the other four prizes—fixed at £3OOO, £ISOO, £IOOO and £SOO. Scott's Official Time Following is a summary of the position in connection with the race: Messrs. C. XV. A. Scott and Giles Gut brie! in a IVrcival Gull, handicap 13h Urn, won the race, landing at the Rand airport, Germiston, at 12.36 p.m., October 1. Flight from Portsmouth accomplished in 2 days 4 hours 56 minutes 48 seconds. Average speed 123 miles an hour. Flving-Officer A. E. Clouston formerlv'of Wcstport, New Zealand, jn a Miles Hawk VI., handicap Oh 25m. — Delayed at Khartoum since September :}0 hy engine trouble. Captain S. liaise, of South Africa, in a Percival Mew Gull, scratch. Crashed at Bomboshawo, .20 miles from Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, on September 30 when hours ahead of other competitors and within 685 miles of goal. Sent to hospital with dislocated arm and bruised head. Machine badly damaged. Mr. Ken Waller. Flight-Lieutenant Max Findlay (co-pilot), and Messrs. Morgan (wireless operator) and Pcfichev (mechanic), in an Airspeed Knvoy," handicap 3h 13m.—Crashed at Abercorn. Northern Rhodesia, October 1. Findlav and Morgan killed. Waller and Peachey escaped with broken ribs and injured legs. Both sent to hospital. Machine wrecked. Fortunes of Other Competitors Flving-Officer D. Llewellyn, in a Percival Vega Gull, handicap 13h 27m. --Crashed at Hanks Lake, Tanganyika, October I. Pilot not injured. Mr. Victor Smith, of South Africa, in a Miles Sparrowhawk, handicap 1 Oil .'Vim. — Made forced landing at Scoplje, Yugoslavia, September 2!) owing to oil trouble. Crashed on return trip to London at Tugnri, Greece. Minor injuries suffered. Machine badly damaged. Flight-Lieutenant T. Hose and Mr. Jack Bagshaw, in a 8.A.4 Double Eagle, handicap 3h Cm. —Abandoned race at Cairo an September 29, having broken tinder-carriage of machine, in landing. Major A. W. Miller, in a Percival Mew Gull, handicap 1m 12s.—Retired from race at liuma. 25 miles from Belgrade, September 29, owing to lack of petrol. Mr. K. Alingfon and Lieutenant P. Booth, in a B.A. Eagle, handicap 211s 58m. —Mado forced landing at Regensburg. South Germany, September 29, through shortago of petrol, and abandoned the race.