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1922
1922 - 0325.PDF
JUNE 8, 1922 RACING AT WADDON : On the left, F. P. Raynham is starting for the Surrey Open Handicap on his Sopwith " Antelope." On the right he is seen crossing the finishing line as winner. instead. This was successfully and gracefully accomplished from an Avro, piloted by Muir, from an altitude of about 1,000 ft. Eventually the start was made for the First Whitsuntide Handicap (first prize ^50, second ^20) over three laps of the course, a distance of about 24 miles. There were six starters for this event, viz. : (6) F. P. Raynham on the Sopwith "Antelope" (4 mins. 45 sees.), (4) C. F. Uwins on the Bristol monoplane (3 mins. 44 sees.), (5) A. J. Cobham on the D.H.9B (1 min. 25 sees.), (8) R. H. Stocken ontheD.H.gA (57 sees.), (9) E. L. Foot on the Martinsyde F.4 (17 sees.) and (7) S. H. Hayns on the S.E.5A (scratch). At the end of the first By much hustling the last event of the day was started very nearly to time ; this was the Surrey Open Handicap (first prize ^30, second ^10) over two laps of the course— 16 miles. This produced eight starters and a splendid finish. Some confusion was caused at the early stage of the race as regards the relative position of the competitors, as the last starters were met by the first machines returning from the first turning-point: The starters were as follows :—(1) Spenser Grey on the Avro 504K and (2) E. H. Alliott on a similar machine, both having the same handicap allowance (6 mins. 4 sees.), (6) Raynham on the Sopwith (3 mins. 24 sees.), (4) Uwins on A parachute descent by Mr. R. G. Read was one of the " items " on the Waddon Whitsun Meeting Programme. Our photos, show : Left, the descent; right, Major-General Sir Sefton Brancker, Director of Civil Aviation, con gratulating Mr. Read. Behind General Brancker is Capt. Muir, who piloted the machine from which the parachute descent was made. lap all the machines crossed the line in the same order in which they started, but on the second lap Stocken and Foot both overhauled Cobham. At the finish Uwins obtained first place from Raynham, who came in second, whilst Stocken and Foot changed positions and Hayns got in front of Cobham, who came in last. Before landing Uwins executed one or two joyful loops and rolls in excellent style. After this James gave another short but sweet exhibition on the Mars I, and immediately after Foot ascended on the Martinsyde and gave us a really beautiful selection of " stunts." the Bristol monoplane (1 min. 48 sees.), (5) Cobham on the D.H.9B (1 min. 15 sees.), (8) Stocken on the D.H.9A (39 sees.), (7) Hayns on the S.E.5A (2 sees.) and Foot on the Martinsyde at scratch. Although Alliott lost a few seconds in getting away, he soon picked up, and managed to get ahead of Grey at the end of the first lap. The others finished the first lap in their relative positions except for Hayns, who was last. At the finish Raynham gradually overhauled Alliott, and passed him several lengths ahead on the line. Stocken came in next, followed by Foot, Hayns, Cobham, Grey and Uwins respectively. 325
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