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NOVEMBER 5, 1925 THE 1925 SCHNEIDER TROPHY RACE Average Speed Raised from 4575 m.p.h. in 1913 to 232*573 m.p.h. in 1925. THE 1925 seaplane race for the Schneider Trophy at Bay Shore Park, Baltimore, proved a great disappointment to Great Britain, two of the three British machines having been crashed before the race, and the third machine failing to put up as good a performance as had been expected. The series of mishaps which resulted in this unsatisfactory state of affairs were referred to in our issue of last week, and there is thus no need to deal with them here. Altogether, seven machines had been entered for the 1925 Schneider Trophy race, three by the United States, two by Great Britain, and two by Italy. The Machines. The three American defenders were all Curtiss racers fitted with the new Curtiss V.I400 engine. Two of them were entered by the U.S. Navy and were piloted by Lieutenants Cuddihy and Ofstie respectively, while the third machine was entered by the U.S. Army and piloted by Lieut. James Doolittle. These racing machines are known as the type R3 C2, and are the logical development of the previous Curtiss racers. Fitted with land undercarriages, the machines had taken part in the Pulitzer Race, which was won by Lieut. Cyrus Bettis at an average speed of 248-99 m.p.h. THE 1925 SCHNEIDER CUP RACE: These side views show the two British challengers, the Gloster-Napier IIIbeing illustrated in the upper photograph, and the Supermarine-Napier S.4 in the lower. 726
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