AIR RACE PRIZES.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20454, 6 November 1934, Page 1

AIR RACE PRIZES.

New Zealanders Fail to Secure Place. PARMENTIER’S FAST TRIP. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, November 5. The official placings in the handicap section of the Macßobertson air race from Mildenhall to Melbourne are: Scott (England), 1 ; Parmentier (Holland), 2; Melrose (Australia), 3. As Scott won the speed race, he is ineligible for the handicap prize, which is thus won by Parmentier, with Melrose second. As Parmentier has accepted first prize in the handicap, second prize in the speed race goes to Roscoe Turner (U.S.A.), and the third to Cathcart Jones and K. Waller (England). The net flying times of all the com-

petitors are as follows: — Time, hr. m. C. W. A. Scott and T. C. Black (G.B.) (D.H. Comet), 35min 24sec 61 48 Parmentier and Moll (Hoi.) (Douglas Airliner),6hr31min 12sec 76 38 C. J. Melrose (Aust.) (D.H. Puss Moth), 40hr 58min 12sec 79 17 Stodart Bros. (G.B.) (Airspeed Courier), 20hr olmin 36sec .. 79 32 M'Gregor and Walker (N.Z.) (Miles Hawk Major), 35hr 22min 12sec 'i —. S2 43 Hewett and Kay (N.Z.) (D.H. Dragon), 21hr 9min 85 42 Hansen and Jensen (Den.) (Desoutter), 42hr 2min 24sec 87 45 The prizes were:— Speed Race. First £10,000 And gold cup worth £500, Second £1,500 Third £500 Handicap Race. F irst £2000