London, Oct. 27 The Schneider cup race, the blue riband of the air, was won by Lieut James H: Doolittle, the famous} American, flying a Curtiss biplane racer. It wing spread of 22 feet and a 619 h. p. engine. The race was flown over 'a 217 miles triangular course in Chesapeake Bay, Baltimore, U. 8. A.
The average speed of the winner was 232.575 miles an hour. On one circuit the. machine attained the average speed of over 241 miles an hour. "The speed for the race was over 65 miles an hour faster than in 1923, when the cup was last von-tested. Lieut. Doolittle, itis estimated, saved 30 miles in his fying course by his miraculous "banking" at the 20 turning points. Captain Broad (Gloster-Napier 121), the only British pilot in the contest was second. His average speed was but 196.169 m. p. h.—36 m.p.h, teo slow. The Italians made a parti. calorly poor show. The two other} Americans were forced down through engine trouble near the end of the
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