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Show BTENANT WEBSTER WAGES 285 MILES PER HOUR IN FLIGFSI ,,ns. Wrest Air Honors From Italian Defenders; All Records Of Speed Are Shattered 10, Hal'. Sept. 26. (UP) Flight Lieutenants S. .;erof Eland, in a fragile, spidery emit, todav won the er cup race for seaplanes. ,s of thousands of persons occupied the famous Lido , watch the airmen dart around the triangular, 50 ;r course. Rough seas prevented the race being run ,y when it had scheduled to take place. Seven laps iired to complete the race. .rs average time was the seven laps of 50 kilometers ;,s 2851 miles an hour. Webster exceeded the time vcar's winner by 38.004 miles an hour. The time of "ner in the first race held by Monaco in 1914, Was s an hour. ' tin is Fast a l.i.-im-nnnr O. K. Worsley I j averaged 272.2 miles . ojnsiderably faster than i y, miles mi liour which Itjor De Uornai'di to win !at year. ; die Ilalian contestants ihe race. Webster and ,( England were the only completed the course. Lieutenant' S. M. Kilihead J ami Major Mario de mill Captain Arturo Fcr-ily Fcr-ily withdrew after start- guelder maritime aviation i is the full name of the' : which the airmen raced ,s presented to tile Aero nilH'C in 1012 liy .Inclines j wealthy sportsman. the terms of the award, r's rate will take place i. Victories iieil States has won the in 11)23 and 1023. The ., iin 11113 was won by I'l'hiiul won tlie second il there was a lapse until n the face w-as resumed i.emimth, England. No miule that year, however. ;it Venice in 11120 and at 1!)21. England won in : !hf five yenrs from 1014 .i advances in the science ii were.' treniendoiis be-!ln be-!ln iinietus of war-time The 1014 winner. Howard i averaged 55.3 miles per speed was advanced to s jht hour in 1010 and ,1 II. T)nr"'to h-"l-,, ..j. He won Willi ati oven nf 111, i,. s l.ii no... . : D. liittenhouse was the riuin winner. |