DOWN NEAR GOAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19134, 1 October 1936, Page 6

DOWN NEAR GOAL

LEADER IN AIR RACE

SERIOUS HURT ESCAPED

TWO FIGHTING FOR LEAD

SCOTT AND BLEW ELLYN

(Rac'd Oct, 1. 2 p.m.) LONDON. Sept

A Johannesburg message referring to the air race from Portsmouth says that after leading all day by. some hours, Captain ,S. S. liaise crashed this evening at Bomshawe, about 20 miles front Salisbury, and only 685 miles from his goal. Ho was not seriously injured, blit an arm dislocation and bruises on his heart necessitated Ins entering the Salisbury Hospital. He also was completely exhausted. His dislocated arm was set under an anaesthetic. “My instruments gave trouble and for the greater part, of tho day. I was unable to find Salisbury,” said Captain liaise. “The stability and visibility were bad from the smoke of numerous veldt fires. Having only five minutes of daylight. T decided to land and selected a suitable 'field, but when slowing up the machine struck an ant heap and overturned.” The extent of the- damage lo ihe nmchino is uncertain, though <jpe report states it is completely wrecked. Captain Halse lias withdrawn from tho, race. AVERAGE 157 M.F.H. Captain liaise made his forced landing at 5.30 p.m., British standard time. Up to the time of tho accident he had taken just on 35 hours for a ilight of 5520 miles at an average speed, exclusive of halts, of 157.6 miles an hour. With Captain liaise out. of the race., the struggle for first- place was left between Mr. C. W. A. Scott and FlyingOfficer I). Llewellyn. They were flying neck and neck until this morning, but then took different routes. ,17r. Scott was last heard of at 2.20 p.nt., when he left Kisumu. He expected to roach Broken IliJl this evening. Flying-Officer Llewellyn passed over Jntebbe this afternoon, and was reported subscqu.ntly to be going well. Tho day’s outstanding surprise was the.news that. Mr. Victor Smith was still parlieipating. He left (Skoplje, in Yugoslavia, where lie yesterday was reported to have abandoned the race, but he again was dogged by ill luck and made a, forced landing 20 miles outside Salonika. Ho says that he is resuming the race after repairs have, been effected. Mr. Ken Waller is reported to have arrived at. Khartoum. ADELAIDE ENTRIES FORTY NOMINATIONS RACE FROM BRISBANE (Reed. Oct. 1,2 p.m.) ADELAIDE, Oct. 1. Forty entries have been received for tho South Australia centenary air race from Brisbane to Adelaide in December.

Nominations closed last evening, but more telegraphic, entries may be received.