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1933
1933 - 0068.PDF
FLIGHT, JULY 13, 1933 Comper Swift 42 H. Puss Moth D. H. Puss Moth D. H. Puss Moth (FLIGHT Photos.) for it, and the 302 was eliminated in this heat, Walker, on the " Gipsy-Swift," beating it for fourth place. The Percival " Gull," flown by F/O. Elsmie, had been entered by Sir PhiHp Sassoon, and was remarkable for an extraordinarily fine finish. The machine was, we understand, doped with Cellon. Mrs. Butler managed to maintain her leading position, finishing first in this heat, Schofield dropped right oat, having run out of petrol, so that Bulman moved up to second place. Elsmie, on Sir Philip Sassoon's " Gull," D. H, Puss Moth (FLIGHT Photos.) ROUND I, 223-8 miles. Racing No. 7 6 12 Z 33 3 15 1 32 W 39 o. H 6 36 Z 26 - 42 £ 16 X 18 ~ 6 i 3 Z 31 « 1 £ 22 * 2 6 4 Z 30 t 23 re 5 a 8 w 24 6 20 Z 9 *. 19 £ 17 X 27 » 10 d 29 Z 40 •s ii " 21 1 28 Pilot Sanders Strange Ayre Lipton Westenxa Bannister Probyn Stack Edwards Black Runciman Healy Henshaw Irwin Scott Lady Bailey Broad Hattersley .. Diamant Styran de Havilland Leech Sayer Mrs. Butler .. Schorield Bulman Napier Elsmie Walker Lowdell Borton Armour Percival Hope Stainforth Handicap Allowance min. 43 43 40 32 32 31 38 31 31 27 27 22 27 27 26 25 24 27 27 21 21 21 20 21 18 17 16 6 4 15 7 6 5 3 sec. 07 07 56 56 56 06 50 06 06 36 11 45 36 36 46 07 19 36 11 59 36 14 29 59 19 37 56 49 56 35 05 32 28 23 Scr. Finishing Time. hr. min. sec. Retired 10 18 38 9 57 02 Retired 10 00 42 10 11 21 Retired 10 15 36 10 10 14 10 13 20 10 13 24 10 16 46 10 21 56 10 22 28 Retired 10 24 06 10 21 05 10 31 15 10 33 27 10 28 48 10 28 35 10 30 58 10 45 46 10 37 48 Retired 10 41 34 10 47 06 10 42 01 10 43 27 10 58 36 10 59 16 10 57 51 10 59 30 10 58 54 11 00 16 Speed m.p.h. — 96-86 116-92 — 121-50 112 • 52 121-12 127-28 127-76 12819 129-50 129-20 128-54 — 129-59 133-54 128-80 126-64 139-61 140-48 137-29 120-27 135-91 — 136-74 130-30 152-85 153-64 137-58 149-59 152-94 151-93 156-69 160-46* Place — 4 1 — 2 3 4 1 2 3 5 2 3 — 4 1 4 5 2 1 3 6 1 — 2 5 3 4 2 4 ! 5 3 6 Fastest time in Round 1. IN THE NICK OF TIME : The Napier " Javelin " engine of Mr. Percival's " Gull " was disinclined to start in Heat 6, but this strong man got it going as the flag fell. 690
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