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* London-Paris Air Race. First London-Paris Race. L`Entente Air Contest. Hendon to Paris & Back in One Day. £1,000 in Prizes, an original cyclostyled press release issued by the London Aerodrome, Hendon `For Favour of Insertion, Whole or Part` and giving details of `Another wonderful air race is to take place on Saturday July 11th, which besides providing a magnificent display of airmanship, should add another link to the Entente Cordiale ...` and going on to give further details of the race from Hendon Aerodrome to Buc Aerodrome near Paris, a distance of 502 miles, further details of the handicapped starting times, a compulsory one hour`s rest after arriving in France, the route taken in both directions and details of the prize money, printed on one side only of a folio sheet of paper, a little dust soiled and chipped at edges. The race was won by the American William Brock in his Morane at a speed of 71.5 mph and a time of 7:03:06. The other favourite, Lord Carberry in a Bristol Scout, was doing well until his engine quit on the return flight and he landed safely in the English Channel. (1)
