SCHNEIDER CUP.
METHOD OF THE RACE. FRENCH MISFORTUNE. L’nltea Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, Aug. 13. One machine of each country will start according to the order of the draw —namely, Britain, France and Italy—and the second and third machines will follow in the same order. A message from Paris says a disaster which has overtaken France's new secret Lorraine seaplane, of 2000 h.p.. which was to compete in the Schneider Cup race, has considerably Impaired this country's chances in the race. While the engine was on the testing ground working with full throttle, it suddenly stopped, with a tearing, grinding sound. Exact details are not available.
It is fortunate that tlie machine was not aloft at the time, as otherwise another tragedy would not have been avoided.
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Waikato Times, Volume 110, Issue 18408, 15 August 1931, Page 8
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