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AUGUST 9, 1923 THE EIGHTH AERIAL DERBY Fin 5 Weather and Good Racing GLORIOUSLY fine weather had been obtained by the meteoro- R.A.F. gave selections from their repertoire, and altogetherlogical section of the Air Ministry for the Aerial Derby on Monday, August 6 (Bank Holiday). So much so that at no time did there appear to be any danger of a change, and the crowds, with touching faith in the Meteorological Office, turned up in enormous numbers. We have no information visitors had plenty to keep them amused in the intervals between machines starting. Shortly after Mr. Woodhouse had left, a Gloucestershire " Mars VI," with Bristol " Jupiter " engine, came out and gave an exhibition of stunt flying. The climb of this machine is phenomenal, and in the hands of •#'' • THE AERIAL DERBY, 1923 : A general view of one small section of the crowd at Croydon Aerodrome. relating to the actual " gate," but to us it seemed one ofthe largest crowds ever assembled" at the Waddon aero- drome. Promptly to time the first man ("A. T. Renno," whichpseudonym covered the identity of Dr. Whitehead Reid) was flagged off by our old friend Reynolds, Hinkler followingsecond a few minutes later. Then left, in the order of their handicaps, the remaining competitors. Thirteen machineswere due to start, but one, No. 5, which was to have been flown by its owner, Mr. Thomas, was scratched, Mr. Thomashaving sustained, on the day before, damage to his knee which prevented him from flying. In the enclosures the bookmakers were busy, and were,apparently, doing good trade. The Central Band of the Flying Officer John S. Chick, M.C., the " Mars VI " gave theonlookers a very fair idea of why single-seater fighters have to be manoeuvrable, and, incidentally, also .y ffy they have tobe strongly built. It is useless for us to aftempt to describe the performance. No words could convey the perfectmastery of rhythm and movement which the loops, rolls, Immelmann turns, spins, etc., suggested. A favourite trickwas to start a loop quite near the ground, and then, when the machine had zoomed to the top of the loop some 400 ft. higherup,'to roll it sideways out of the loop so that the machine com- menced to fly level without having lost any appreciableheight. While the Derby machines were being despatched, a largenumber of Bristol Fighters were being collected and gradually RESULTS OF EIGHTH AERIAL DERBY AND HANDICAP i Pilot. " Renno " Hinkler KingWoodhouse Thomas Hamersley RaynhamHemming Perry .. Courtney Barnard LongtonCarter .. Starting Tims h. 1 1 2 2 m. 45 56 7 10 s. 0 48 45 3 First Circuit. h. 3 3 3 3 Non-starter. 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 29 42 43 47 0 2 13 21 24 9 1 8 25 25 58 2 3 3 3 3 m 21 5 18 15 24 33 34 33 s. 45 30 15 10 10 0 25 30 Down at 3 3 3 43 50 51 34 0 42 Lapsed Time h. 1 1 1 1 00 0 0 m 36 8 10 5 54 50 51 46 s. 45 42 30 7 46 51 24 22 Brooklands 0 0 0 41 36 30 9 2 40 Speed. m.p.h. 62 87 85 91-5 110 118 117 130 146 167 195 Finish. h 4 m. s. 36 34 Lapsed Time h 1 m 14 Down at Hounslow 44 44 35 36 21 4 19 20 22 14 1 1 0 0 17 5 55 49 Down at Romford 4 4 4 4 20 48 23 46 27 7 23 25 0 0 0 0 47 40 37 31 s. 49 7. 2154 10 14 18 12 7 43 Speed. Total Lapsed Time. m.p.h. 80 78 91 109 122 127 150 162 190 h 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 m 51 27 11 49 40 33 21 13 2 s. 34 51 1 56 5 40 21 9 23 Average Speed. m.p 71 86 91 109 120 128 148 164 192- h. •25 •5 5 4 Handicap. Time. h 2 2 2 22 2 2 2 2 m 51 40 36 3437 35 38 42 38 s 34 36 4 20 14 48 46 7 25 s9 73 1 4 2 6 8 5 . l '" .*; * 467
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