London, Sept. 30.
Last evening just before dusk a man was hurtling over Southampton Water at the almost incredible speed of 415 miles highest speed ever at The man was Flight Lieut. G. Stainforth, the famous Schneider [Cup pilot, and he accomplished thi staggering feat while making an Jattempt on his own world's speed record of 379 miles an hour. world's record speed as the result of five flights over a measured course works out at the enormous figure of 4088 miles an hour, an increase of nearly 30 miles an hour. mut was aroused imbed into the cockpit and after
seaplane S6B off the water at 5.30, ming up. he took the Schneider when enormous crowds had gathered on. the waterfront to watch the human bullet.
Once aloft the aviator lost no time in getting to work. Five times he swept along the three-kilometre [course like a flash and five times the spectators gasped as the tiny seaplane went over their heads with a tremendous roar. In less than half an hour the airman was down on the water again but the excitement was not over. Times had to. be worked out and as from the ground an extra 90 miles an hour on 380 jean hardly be judged the quest on the lips of, the thousand spectators was, "Has he done After some minutes the films of the intricate timing device were developed and the official result was the announced, the five flights gave an average speed of 408.8 miles an hour, "and Lieut. \Stainforth was heartily congratulated by his fellow members of the high speed flight.
The machine as flown last evening slightly different from what it for the "fly-over" in the ut. It has been fitted Ties chat cee att engine so keyed up that it gives an extra 200 horse power, bringing the total up to the enormous total 2,600 horse power. The engine wai designed with extraordinary care to bear the tremendous stresses of super-high-speed flying and all unnecessary weight was eliminated. Its designer gave it. precisely one hour of life, but half an hour sufficed for the intrepid aviator. "On account of this short lite, so great the stress, no trials) with how an untried engit would stand up to the 400 miles an hour he intended to force it to do.—Reste London, Sept, 90.
Lieutenant G. H. Stainforth was playing. "shove ha-penny" in the (tiers! mess at Calshot in the early hours of this morning when, after the timing films had been develop-fen, it was officially announced that the' had broken the world's air speed record.
"T thought Thad done it" said, calmy continuing the game. Reuter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.