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GILES'S VENTURE.
Two False Starts.
' IXETROTT, A-ug. IT.— After two false
starts, Giles planned a further attempt
later to-day ito achieve the first 'leg*'
of -hi9 flight to New Zealand. -\f net,;**
the immediate objective is tbe OaKSand
air port, California.
?Gcles- took off from Self ridge Field yes
terday, bat, finding -Chat' the motor was
functioning imperfectly, he returned
withia half an. fcoo-t. fie made a. second
attempt two hours later, which ended si
milarly. He got away to a perfect start,
despite the. load of 5,1301b. he carried,
but ie tore away a tyre off a wheel o«
tbe undercarriage in landing. Therefore,
he 'has decided to wait until to-day, when
he proposes to fly direct to Chicago, and
foDow the western air mail lights to the
coast. ? ? /
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