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I • ^SS^N JULY IO, 1919 CIVILIAN FLYING HENDON BAD weather, and what might have been an extremely bad accident, somewhat marred the proceedings of the Hendon Peace Meeting last Saturday afternoon, when the first racing round the pylons since the War took place. As regards the accident, this, it appears, was very similar to that which occurred to Lieut. De Ville when he flew into a wireless mast. Capt. Chamberlayne had just finished first in the final of the race, and re-ascended in the G.-W. Bantam to do some stunt ing. For some reason, at present unknown, when flying were four pilots in the first heat, which was won by Capt- Gathergood, winner of the Aerial Derby, on an Airco VI., with a 90 h.p. R.A.F. engine, who received 19 sec. start from Capt. Chamberlayne, flying a Grahame-White Bantam,with an 80 h.p. Le Rhone engine, who started from scratch and finished second. Heat 2 was won by Maj. R. H. Carr, whose machine was an Avro, with a no h.p. Le Rhone engine, with Capt. G. R. Hicks second on the same type of machine. Both started from scratch, and easily outdistanced the third com petitor in the heat, Lieut-Col. G. H. P. Henderson, who RACING AT THE LONDON AERODROME, HENDON : Line-up of the day " Flight" Copyright. of the machines before Saturday's race round No. 3 pylon he appeared to lose control of the machine, which flew straight into one of the iron supports of a hangar. Fortunately, the machine remained " stuck " where it hit, and the pilot managed to extricate himself almost unhurt, though soaked with petrol. It was undoubtedly a miraculous escape, and Capt. Chamberlayne is to be congratulated on being still alive. There were seven entries for the race, which was flown in two heats of four circuits each, and a finish of six laps. There received 19 sec. The final being over a longer course neces sitated an alteration in the handicap. Capt. Gathergood received 28 sec, Maj. Carr 19 sec, Capt. Hicks 19 sec, and Capt. Chamberlayne scratch. On the completion of the first lap Capt. Gathergood retired, and the final result was: Capt. ChamberlajTie, 1 ; Capt. Hicks, 2 ; Maj. Carr, 3. During the afternoon the usual exhibition and passenger flights were made. Passenger work was again continued throughout the whole of Sunday afternoon. "Flight" Copyright. RACING AT THE LONDON AERODROME, HENDON: Start on Saturday of the first heat. Capt. Gathergood first away on an Airco, followed by Lieut. Park on an Avro, Capt. Robertson (Avro) and the winner of the final, Capt. Chamberlayne, on a G.W. Bantam. 920
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