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NOVEMBER 5. 1925 THE 1923 SCHNEIDER CUP WINNER : The Navy-Curtiss racer, 500 h.p. Curtiss D.12 engine. as it would decide if Italy was to retain the trophy. Thistime the Supermarine Aviation Works built a special chal- lenger, unassisted by the Government, to represent GreatBritain. The contest was held at Naples on August 10-12, and the course was the same as in 1921. Two Frenchmachines entered could not be got ready in time, so besides the British representative, only two Italian representativestook part. These were Passaleva on a Macchi flying-boat and Zanetti on a Savoia 19 flying-boat. All three completedthe course, the British pilot, Capt. Biard, being first with reserves—as follows :—Great Britain : Supermarinc " SeaLion II " (Napier " Lion "), pilot Capt. Biard ; Blackburn "Pellet" (Napier "Lion"). France: C.A.M.S. 38 (360Hispano-Suiza), pilot Hurel ; Latham LI (two 400 Lorraine- Dietrich), pilot Dukemel ; Blanchard C, 1 (400 h.p. " Jupiter"),pilot Capt. Teste. U.S.A. : Curtiss-Navy C.R.3 (Curtiss D.12), pilot Lieut. Irvine ; Curtiss-Navy C.R.3 (Curtiss D.12),pilot Lieut. Rittenhouse ; Navy T.R.-3A (300 h.p. Wright), pilot Lieut. Weade. In the navigability tests the Blackburn " Pellet " was put 55 55 Sg 55 55 The 1923 Schnei-der Cup Contest : The British rep-re sentative, which put up agood fight to re- tain the trophy.The Super- marine " Sea LionIII'' (Napier "Lion"), pilotedby Capt. Biard. Si 5S S3 S3 55 53 1 hr. 34 mins. 51| sees., or an average speed of 234.5 k.p.h. (145-7 m.p.h.). The seventh Schneider Cup contest was once more heldin England the following year, 1923. On the whole, this contest was a very good one, there being a fair number ofcompetitors, and the day of the race, September 28, at Cowes, was fine and full of incident. The course on this occasionwas slightly less, being 186 sea miles, the start and finish being off Cowes and turning points being located at Selsey Bill andSouthsea. On the day previous to the race competitors had to undergo navigability tests—rather more exacting thanhitherto. In all, eight machines were entered—apart from out of action, and the following machines actually startedin the race the next day : the two Navy-Curtiss racers, the Supermarine, and the C.A.M.S. 38—the others being non-starters for various reasons. The C.A.M.S. retired on the second lap, leaving the two Curtiss and the Supermarine tofinish. Rittenhouse made the fastest time—1 hr. 14 mins. 5J sees., or 177-38 m.p.h. Irvine came next with 173-46m.p.h., while Biard's speed was 151 • 16 m.p.h. Thus the Schneider trophy went to America. In 1924there were no foreign challengers and the American Aero Club very sportingly declared the race " off " for that year. Andso we come to 1925. S3 S3 SS S§ §§ S, §a Si A French repre- sentative in the 192 3 Schneider Cup Race : The C . A . M . S . 38 pusher flying- boat. S3 5S ^ 53 §3 Si 725 £ssm
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