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JULY I4, 1921 THE OXFORD v. CAMBRIDGE RACE the dispatch of the first of the machines in alL The machines wiU be td 2/3° p-m- and each competitor will score rks retd b hi d whom will fly in the race, the others being in reserve. The Oxford team consists of the following pilots :—A. K. Boeree (Oriel)., A. V. Hurley (Keble), N. Pring (New), S. M. Brown (B.N.C.), J. A. I. Hardman (Hertford^ and A. S. Hett (Oriel). The Cambridge team is composed as follows :—H. A. Francis (Caius), C, O. B. Beale (Trinity), 1. A. J. Duff (Trinity), R. K. Muir (St. Catharine's), W. S. Philcos (Caius), S. H. S Ofdthe m.mhpr r( 1 ' -.»>-u ^.upwuui wni score rt. IY. iviuir ibt. Catharines , w. b. ± jnncos ^aiusj, a. n. The w^nin^ t nr?reSunted by hlS Order of Wishing. Starey (Trinity). The Secretaries of the teams are :—Oxford,mark! The t, W ! ^at SCOring the least number of Hayde* Tebb; Cambridge, O. E. Simmonds. Utel »nrt 1 ??g P01-V, CaCh ClrCult Wl11 bc ann««nced It should be pointed out that the eight machines (six to aerodrome V retUm t0 the turninK Point on the take part and two in reserve) have been provided by the Royalps willaerodrome m each circuit. The pilots of the University machines are all men with morefl p ) p y y Aero Club, who announces the following contributions to the Racing Fund :—Lord Cowdray, £200 ; Lord Dewar, £100 ; i il (P M Si) Th hi-vtr-itv00 ylng .S tO their Crcdlt' and as the first inter- Anglo-American Oil (Pratt Motor Spirit), /IOO. The machines, +ht+ w ^.racc ?ilo,uld be welcomed as a first step to remove we understand, have' been obtained from the Disposal Com-uidt objection which still appears to linger among those in pany, as have also some Avros on which the pilots received authority at our universities against practical participation their preliminary training,in flying. Cambridge has already long ago established an Aeronautical Society which is a great success, and althoughOxford is still lagging behind in this respect, it is hoped that before long it will follow suit. In the race the machines will be distinguished by the coloursof the Universities on the rudders of the machines. As in the case of the boat race, Oxford will be dark blue, Cambridgelight blue. ° The two teams are composed of six pilots each, three of CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY THE Oxford and Cambridge Air Race will take place at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, at the London Aerodrome, Hendon. There will be an enclosure reserved for the members of the two Universities, and tickets for this, price 5s., may be obtained at the Aerodrome entrance. O. E. SIMMONDS, Hon. Sec. [See our double centre-page (472, 473) for portraits of competitors and comparative silhouettes of the Derby machines, ine numbering indicates the order of starting, according to handicap allowance, but does not necessarily represent the actual numbers that will be painted on the machines. For instance, it has been the practice in previous years to omit number 9, since, when painted on the wings of a machine<passing overhead, it might be read as a figure 0. Also, some pilots object to number 13, and in deference to their sentiments this number is sometimes omitted. Our numbers should therefore be considered as being representative of order of starting only, while also serving to identify the various pilots with their respective machines. The actual numbers painted on the machines will be given in the official R.Ae.C. Programme, which will be obtainable on the aerodrome on the day of the race.—ED.] A Flying Boat's Work in Australia PILOTED by Capt. Lang, of the Australian Air Force, a fine four months' cruise on the S.E. coast of Australia has, according to a Morning Post correspondent, j ust been concluded. The " Seagull," the flying boat in question, is privately owned, although she has apparently been doing valuable national survey work, as during her trip all bays and inlets have been photographed and the flying conditions up to 2,000 ft. between Sydney and Tasmania have been tested, with especial attention to the islands in the Bass Strait. The " Seagull " carried on most of the cruise three men, an anchor, and an amount of small equipment, and was accompanied by the motor schooner Acielle, which was fitted out with a dark room. During the cruise an officer from military headquarters joined Capt. Lang with secret instructions, which were successfully carried out. The " Seagull " remained the whole time absolutely un- sheltered, took off. from all sorts of seas, and outrode several gales (one lasting six days) on her own anchor. Almost con- stant high winds were found at 2,000 ft., although at the same time it was often dead calm at sea level. The pilot is specially pleased with the boat's behaviour in the stormy wintry weather experienced in the Bass Strait. There was no accident through- out the voyage. The " Seagull " is fitted with a 160 n.p. Curtis engine, measures 29 ft. over all, with a 51 ft. wing-span, weighs two tons, and flew fully laden on a four hours' non- stop flight against a stiff wind at the rate of 55 miles an hour, consuming on that occasion a total of 32 gallons of petrol. Aviation in West Indies ONCE or twice we have referred to the aviation develop- ments, which give promise of materialising in the'West Indies, and progress appears to be. well in hand. According to a Times correspondent, the Bahamas House of Assembly has not only favourably considered a petition from the Bermuda and West Atlantic Aviation Company, asking for a grant of certain subsidies and concessions for the establishment of an air service between Nassau and Miami (Florida) and Nassau and the Out Islands of the group, but is also considering a Bill to enable the Governor-in-Council to enter into a con- tract with the company for the projected service. The com- pany, while identified with the Bermuda concern, will shortly be known as the Bahamas and West Atlantic Aviation Com- pany. Later on both will be registered in London as the West Atlantic Aviation Company, the operations of which will extend from Bermuda to Trinidad. The proposals placed before the Bahamas Legislature include : A subsidy of £5,000 per annum for five years for a daily air service to Miami during the winter and a bi-weekly service for the remainder of the year, the inter-insular service to be provided as required. The local Press favours the proposal, and it is pointed out that the colony has everything to gain commercially from such a service, while from the Imperial point of view the colony's duty is to lend support and encouragement to civil aviation. Italian Government Orders Machines ACCORDING to the Italian Press, May 10, 1921, the Fiat Company is to supply to the Italian Government two A.R.F. machines, to be followed by two machines (probably the three-engined type) seating 12 passengers, land two machines seating four passengers. Moreover, the Fiat Company is to overhaul all the A. 14 engines, fitting them with all recent improvements. The Ansaldo Company is to supply two A. 300 C, and it is said that an order has been placed for a new squadron of 450 h.p. Caproni machines. Two S. 13 bis, two S. 16 and two S. 16 bis have been ordered from the Savoia, and the firm is to undertake the repair of a quantity of naval aviation material. Inspecting Queensland Sheep by Aeroplane IN Queensland live-stock is sometimes purchased on what we should here regard as a gigantic scale. Occasionally access to the stock to be acquired is difficult, and a case in point is reported by the North Queensland Register, from the Winton district. A rich Victorian dealer took a long journey north to view 25,000 wether sheep that were feeding on the Moscow pastures, near Winton, but heavy rains had been falling, and beyond a certain point the roads were impassable and the rivers flooded. Keen on his purchase, the dealer hired an aeroplane from the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, Ltd., and viewed the whole flock from the air, occasionally landing on elevated ground to inspect the sheep in more detail. The adventure ended in ' the purchase of 25,000 sheep to the satisfaction of all parties concerned. Stuttgart-Constance Air Mail Service AT the present time this service, which has been organised by Paul Strahle, an ex-War pilot, is being run by 3 Halberstadt C.L. IV machines, one of which has been adapted for passenger carrying. The time-table has been fixed to permit of mails being delivered on the same day by the ordinary postal deliveries and also to ensure further despatch by train the same day. During March 8,000 km. were covered, and only 3 flights did not take place, owing to bad weather. In April, when the weather was much worse, 7,700 km. were flown in the course of 63 flights, of which 50 were mail flights. The journey from Stuttgart to Constance takes 55 minutes by air as compared with 7 hours by water or rail. 471
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