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1922
1922 - 0530.PDF
SEPTEMBER 14, 1922 THE FINISH THE FIRST THREE MACHINES HOME : Barnard's D.H.4A (the winner) ; Raynham's Martinsyde F.6 ; and Cobham's D.H.9B, lined up in front of the enclosures. Again on Saturday the weather was anything but mild, a strong northerly wind blowing masses of cloud across the sky at a rate which promised a speedy journey for the machines which, that morning, would leave Glasgow and make their way, via Manchester and Bristol, back to Croydon. The Royal Aero Club had made arrangements for the accom modation of numerous visitors, and towards three o'clock in the afternoon the enclosures began to present an animated spectacle, people coming in in thousands, by motor, by tram from West Croydon and from Waddon Station. The threatening aspect of the weathe^ no doubt kept a great number of visitors away, but by 3.30 the crowds in the enclosures showed that, in spite of the cold and the relative uncertainty of the exact time at which one might expect the first man back, the public still takes an interest in flying. It had been arranged that two or three pilots were to give exhibition flights, but the organisers of the race went one better than that by arranging, in. addition to the exhibi tion flights that had been promised, an impromptu race over the usual circular course between four machines. The machines flying in this race were piloted by Flying Officer Scholfield, Rex Stocken, S. H. Hayns and H. H. Perry (who had returned to Waddon after being out of the great race). The race was won by Perry, on the red S.E.5A, Scholfield having to retire owing to some slight indisposition on the part of his engine. While waiting for the arrival of the first man home, speculation was naturally lively as to who would be the winner. Barnard had been doing extremely well the whole way, but so had some of the other competitors, especially Raynham and Cobham. With regard to Barnard opinions were, apparently, approximately evenly divided. One side maintained that he ought to have been disqualified for starting before his time, and that he should have been recalled from the first control (Birmingham) so as to make a fresh start. This would, of course, have meant that he would have had to abandon the race, as the leeway would have been far too great to make up. The other side expressed the opinion that, in a race of over 800 miles, a start of 10 seconds, especially when so obviously caused by a hona-fide misunderstanding, could not possibly make any difference, compared with the number of other things which could happen during such a length ' race. One thing, however, is quite certain : having once let Barnard carry on, and sanc tioned his doing so by delaying his start from Birmingham by an amount equal to that " gained " by his faulty start, the officials could do no other than accept his other stages. FINISH OF THE RACE FOR THE KING'S CUP : 1, Barnard crossing the finishing line. 2, Raynham finishes two minutes later. 3, Chairing the winner. Towards the right-hand side of the picture Raynham may be seen smiling good-humouredly at the hoisting of his successful rival. w 530
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