Word: sopwiths
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Dates: during 1911-1911
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...four different days, three prizes, aggregating $2,500 daily, being offered each time. This year there were five machines entered as against only one last year. The course consisted of once around the field, and twice around the light and back, a dictance of 33 miles. On this day, Sopwith took first and Ovington second, although Grahame-White made the fastest time only to be disqualified. The other contestants either had engine trouble or lost their way. Other events were the altitude quick-climbing to a height of 2,000 feet, in which Beachey again demonstrated his skill in management...
...hours, 22 minutes, 27 seconds. The only other man to enter the Globe contest was Stone, but he had trouble with his motor and had to land at Medford. He was granted a consolation prize of $1,000, however. While these long flights were going on, Grahame-White and Sopwith made several creditable performances on the field...