New Britain herald., 1929-09-07
BRITISH AVIATOR !. SKATERS RECORD
 FOR SPEED FLYING
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NNOllNII iiFu T | OIII II ot tSN( Warrant Officer Tomaso Dal Molin, in his Macchi-52, whizzed past Ryde Pier Head for 2SG.2O miles an hour for his first lap in an elapsed time of minutes and 30 seconds.
 Flying Officer Waghorn broke the existing record on his first lap with 324 miles an hour The fast est average for the Schneider Cup was previously 2S149 miles an hour, made by Webster of Great Britain in 1927. Waghorn's sec ond lap was 47.51 miles an hour better than this time.
 Faster and faster, Waghorn strcakcd like silver bullet around the Solcnt course, pushing up his engine to 331.10 miles an hour for the third lap, with time of 19 minutes and seconds, for his run.
 The quadrilateral course on the Solcnt was cleared ard the planes were in position to start at 1:4G. The weather was favorable as Waghorn started his motor and flashed into the course with the silver wings Of plane glinting in the sun.
 Waghorn's official starting time was announced as 2:02;5 F seconds D. m. (3:02:5 12 q. m. E. $. ID
 His first lap of 3l miles, from the starting point near Ryde Pier, was flown in minutes, 45 seconds His speed was estimated at 324 miles an hour, a record breaking rush around the course.
 Million People Watch
 A crowd estimated at a million was posted at vantage points on the Isle Of Wight, on he mainland and on different craft in the So'ont which seemed full of everything that floats, from roWboats 10 yachts and battleships.
 The sea was smooth and the sky clear, with d very light wind.
 WaghOrn's speed gave promise ot dizzying achievements in the fastest speed ever travelled by man. He went around his second lap, hitting up the supcrmarine S-G to 329 miles an hour.
 Dal Molin, who carried the hopes of Italy as the favorite of his coun- trymen, was using the Macchi plane in which Major Bernardo shattered the worlds official speed record by flying SIS miles an hour. The little speed plane had been slightly damaged yesterday but was repaired.
 It's entire length was in the Sol i ent, channel which separates the Isle of Wight from the principal 1 British isle, with it's western end i near Calshot, it's northern angle at i South Sea Castle, it's eastern termin- us South of Haylng Island, and its l southern extremity near Nettlcstone Point, Isle of Wight
 Course is Dangerous The race was of the most danger ous character, the frail little sea l planes being constructed for speed only, and while having proven nav l igability" and "SeaWorthiness' in qualifying tests yesterday, being so | light and fragile it has been neces- sary for their pilots to train as care 1 fully as a jockey.
 The contestants today were for 1 Great Britain:
 l Flight Officer H. R. D. Waghorn flying the Supermarinc Rolls Rove. SC, No. ,.
 Just two nations were representc' as contestants, Great Britain, tn, defender of the cup, and Italy, tho challenger. Great Britain won tn, cup from Italy in 1927, with ; speed of 2S1.49 miles per hour.
 Expected to Repeat
 The British were favorites to re tain their trophy principally be cause the Italian team only 10 day: ago lost it's premier racing avlato