Evening star., 1934-09-17
j. S. FLYERS TO TRY
FOR RICHEST PRIZE.
Many Air NotabIes Prepare
for London-M MeIbourne
Hop.
sy the Associated Press.

81 the ASSOclaLeQ fEeSs.
LONDON. - Crack flyers Of Is
,ollntries-more than a score of them
rom the United States-will roar
away october 20 from London in a
lrueling dash to Melbourne for the
richest prize Of contemporary avia-
lion.
The greatest air derby yet projected,
Tor its distance Of more than 1000
miles, its total prize money Of $4,000
Gnd its entry list of internationally
famous pilots, the competition is a
double -barreled one combining an
absolute speed" race and q handicap
event.
Candy Maker Gives Prizes.
Staged in connection with the CEN
tenary celebrations Of Victoria and
Melbourne, the contests are spon-
sored by Sir Macpherson Robertson,
Australian candy manufacturer, and
rave been named officially the Rob
ertson international air races"
Sixty-four planes have been entered
f1r the dual event. Nine will try for
tae speed prizes of $50,000 and gold
cup for first place; $500 for second,
and 81, 800 for third 28 will fly in both
divisions simultaneously and 81 seek
only the handicap prizes of $4,000
fr the winner and $1,000 for the run
her-up.
Though the present England-Aus-
{, ALA record is days, II hours and
81 minutes, flyers are predicting that
the time of the speed race winner will
b. close to four days.
Everything Goes in Rules.
Day and night flying, refueling in
tie air-nothing is barred in either
d vision of the race except that COM
% ,titors must land at five designated
b. ints en- route-Baghdad, Allahabad,
s ngapore, Darwin and Charleville.
These dashes average 1000 miles
es ch, but in addition there are optional
ls nding places at an average distance
oi 500 miles, primarily for the planes
rs cling under handicaps arranged ac-
ctrding to their wing areas, pay loads
md horsepowers.
Seven OF the nine absolute speed"
eI tries are American, including Col.
r lScoe Turner, transcontinental rec
ord holder; Wiley Post, round-the-
world flyer; Clyde Pangborn, globe
ci 'cler; Miss Laura ingalls,, Herbert
v. Thaden and his wife, Louise
Tladen. and Lieut.. Col. G. R.
III ltchinson.
Europe's Aces in Lists.
internationally known flyers who
hs We won their spurs in long distance
fii yhts in both hemispheres are
ar long those who have their eyes on
be n the speed and handicap prizes.
They include MIR. and Mrs. j. A.
M ,llison, transatlantic flyers and both
TO mer holders of England-Australia
re ords, and Sir Charles Kingsford-
Smith, who first won fame for his
1878 transpacific fight and who holds
thn solo England-Australia record of
2 lays, 4 hours and Al minutes.
others are Col. J. C. Fitzmaurice
of the Irish Free State, co-pilot on
tn, first successful east-west Atlantic
iii hit, in 1928; G. w. A. Scott, former
Er gland Australia record holder, and
MI chel Detroyat, French aerobatic ace
Dual Prizes Attractive.
.lmericans out for the dual prizes
int lude Russell A. Hosler, Huntington,
mi; Harry Lyon, former flying COM
race of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith,
AMI r. F. Lape, San Francisco; JAG
qu line Cochran and Wesley Smith,
Ne York City; Capt. r. Rose, flying
tht entry of Walter T. Varney, Palm
Sp tngs, Calf; J. E. Granger, flying
the entry of Keith Rider, Los An
gel IS, and J. Frye and H. Hull, flying
the ENTRY of Harold Gatty, famous
ma 1gator.
live of the 81 handicap race en-
ira ats are Americans, including Ruth
Nit hols, Rye, N. Y; Murray B. Dill
ley jr., Riverside, Calf; Paul Clough,
New York City; John H. Wright,
Utica, N. Y, and Salvatore Farre,
Ca. nl1ridge, Mass. A British entrant
wel-known in the United States is
Mrs. Keith Miller.