The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-22

 American Douglas air liner flown by the Dutch crew of K. D. Par mentie, J. J. Moll and c. Van Brugge, which left Batavia, Java, for Darwin at a. m. E. s. T., q distance of 1.,888 miles.
 Turner Plane Next
 Next came the American team, Col. Roscoe Turner and Clyde Pangborn, who left Singapore at about 10 a. m. with the possibility of flying nonstop co Darwin, dis tance of 2,0S4 miles.
 All three planes were in the speed section of the race, for a prize of approximately $40.000 and a gold cup valued at not less than $2,OO0. Apparently only mishap to all three would enable any compe- tition to catch them.
 The closest other competitors were It. Cathcart Jones and Ken Waller, of Great Britain, who left Allahabad at 9:38 E. s. T. after a long delay caused by motor trou- ble. The team of James and Amy Mollison Jagged due to mechanical trouble after leading at one time.
 The other prizes to be won are second in the speed section. .$6,- 1000; third in speed section. .$2,OOO; first in the handicap setcion-$8,- 900 and second in the handicap section, $4,000.
 Darwin, Australia, Oct 22-OP) -C. w. A. Scott and T. Campbell Black, flying their British De Havi- land Comet airplane "Grosvernor House." arrived on the Australian continent to-day, days ahead of the England Australia flight and hours ahead of their competitors in the Mildenhall- Melbourne air race.
 They arrived at Darwin, after the most astonishing speed flight in aviation history, at Il a. m. (6:O7 a. m. EST.)
 Scott and Black took off again for Charleville and Melbourne at 1:34 D. m. GMT (S:34 a. m. EST.) after nasty repairs to one of their motors. Charleville is 1889 miles from Darwin and 7S7 miles from Melbourne.
 Only One Motor Going
 The British flyers landed with but one of their twin Gipsy VI mo- tors working. Work of repairing the damaged one was commenced at once.
 It was a dramatic last stage of the greatest air race ever held.
 At Il a. m. G a. m. EST), seven minutes before Scott and Black landed at Darwin, the second plane in the race-the Dutch Plying Hotel" with a crew of three and three passengers-left Batavia, in the Dutch East Indies.
 Between them and Darwin were about eight hours in time and l. 6SS miles in distance.
 Americans Were Third
 The Americans Col Roscoe Tur- ner and Clyde Pangborn in their Boeing transport were in third place. They were sighted over Vic toria point, halfway down the Malay peinsula and far behind the Dutch plane, at 8:3O a. m. GMT (3:30 A. M., EST).
 Two hours and 21 minutes later at 10:51 a. m. GMT (5:51 a. m. EST) they (Turner and Pangborn) arrived at Abr Star on the Penin- sula.
 They were off again at 11:26 a. m. GMT, (6:26 a. m. EST). They were 2,493 miles behind Scott and little more than 1000 behind the Dutch flying hotel. Turner arrived at Singapore at 9;05 a. m. EST. Turner and Pangborn proceeded toward Batavia after a brief halt. It was still uncertain whether they would attempt a nonstop flight to Darwin.
 Dutch Team Omits Check The Dutch Flying Hotel". sec- ond in the England-Australia air race, passed Sourbaya at. 1:33 p. m. GMT (S:33 a. m. EST). The plane apparently was emitting the checking point at Rambang. Java. and was continuing to Koepang, Timor Island, 511 miles from Dar- win across the Timor sea. Scott and Black were sighted over the Royal Australian Air Force airdrome at Il q. m. co a. m. EST).
 In Australia it was almost two hours after Sunset and the moon was up.
 News of the arrival was tele- phoned from the Fanny Bay Jaii nearby. which was lit by search hit 1t.
 Tho crowd, many members of which had ben camping in the open for a day, surged around the plane in tho hals darkness.
 British Tired But Happy
 The flyers were black with dirt and tired. but well and happy.
 cramped one behind the other in the litle cockpits of their sleek. scarlet. super-streamlined plane with twin gypsy VI motors they had covered e.ia4 air line miles in' since they left MiIdsnhaii. Eng. 4B Il. m. saturday EST.l
 Tho England. Australia record which they shattered almost be.