London, Oct. 21, A De Havilland Comet,' piloted by the British airman C. Scott and 'T, Campbell Black, is leading in the 12,000-mile air race from London to Melbourne, according to telegrams from various centres recording the progress of the competitors.
Scott and Black, who took off for Allahabad from Baghdad 45 minutes Behind the famous British flying couple, Mr, and Mrs. Mollison, Teached their destination at 9.15 am. (GMT) The British airmen, after tuning up their machine, hopped off at 10.18 am. (GMT) for Singapore, 2,210 miles away. They were well the lead of other competitors.
Interviewed by Router, Scott said that the trip from Baghdad had been splendid and without incident. After Teaving Baghdad they had encountered head-winds, but' upon reaching India they were helped along by a tall-wind. Although both airmen were very tired, they flew straight to Allahabad except for avoiding a prohibited area on the north-west frontier.
Bad luck overtook the Mollisons after they had left Baghdad. A jammed under-carriage and doubts fas to the adequacy of their petrol supply, lost them the splendid lead they had when they checked in at Baghdad yesterday. The famous couple, who were the first to take off from: the Mildenhall aerodrome yesterday, took less than 13 hours fo complete the 2533 miles to Baghdad. Flying at an average speed of 200 miles per hour, they landed yesterday at Baghdad at 7.10 pin. (GMT) and were given 2 tremendous reception by members of the British community and a big crowd of Arabs—Reuter.
Third Day's Sensations London, Oct. 22.
'Two sensations were provided in the third day of the epic London to 'Melbourne air race to-day, one being the withdrawal of Mr.' and Mrs.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.