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JUNE 28, 1923 THE GROSVENOR CHALLENGE CUP : On the left, C. F. Uwins about to start on Sir Henry White-Smith'sBristol " Taxi-'plane " (100 h.p. Bristol " Lucifer "), after having set his watch to official time (right). Handley-Page W. 8 B's arrived from Croydon; with SirSamuel and Lady Hoare, the Duke and Duchess of Suther- land, Brig.-General Festing, Mr. Handley-Page, Mr. FrankHedges Butler, and others as passengers. They were on their way to Le Touquet, and stopped at Lympne for lunch. At CroydonThere were not very many people at Croydon when, at 10.44 .25, the first man in, Longton, crossed the line withHinkler half a minute behind. Both made perfect landings, and immediately had their fuel tanks replenished. Sixminutes later Perry came along, but it was not until some 20 minutes later that the fourth man, Robinson, came intoview. Raynham followed him 4 sees, behind, and 4 mins. later Reed arrived, just as Longton was sent away on thenext stage to Birmingham. At 11.20.45 Hamersley came in with Uwins 5 mins. behind him.In the meantime the 'drome presented a somewhat busy aspect, what with the competitors arriving, filling up, runningengines, and starting off again, whilst at various intervals sundry Handley-Pages (including that conveying Sir SamuelHoare and party, previously mentioned), D.H. 34's, Goliaths, etc., departed and arrived for and from the Continent.About 5 mins. after Uwins left for Birmingham, Foot, the last of the competitors, arrived on the only monoplane inthe race. As soon as he was sent off to Birmingham, 30 mins. later, all and sundry—who were not otherwiseengaged—made off for lunch, after which the long interval was spent in watching the London-Continental traffic dodginga joy-riding Avro, and in trying to find a cool and shady vantage point. At Birmingham ;In contrast to last year's King's Cup Race, when Castle Bromwich aerodrome was densely packed with spectators,only a hundred or so were present last Saturday. The THE GROSVENOR CHALLENGE CUP: A brace of Avros'starting from Lympne. Above, A. V. Roe's water-cooled Avro Baby (35 h.p. Green), with Bert Hinkler up, and^below, Sir William Letts's "504 K " (100 h.p. air- cooled Bristol " Lucifer "), with Capt. H. A. Hamersley up. 344 -
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