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The Schlesinger Race, also known as the "Rand Race", the "Portsmouth – Johannesburg Race" or more commonly the 'African Air Race', took place in September 1936. The Royal Aero Club announced the race on behalf of Isidore William Schlesinger who wanted to promote the Empire Exhibition, South Africa and so offered a total of £10,000 in prize money to be divided into two sections, a speed race and a handicap race. The two sections were to be flown concurrently, but no competitor could win both first prizes.

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rdfs:label	Schlesinger Race (de) Course aérienne Portsmouth-Johannesbourg 1936 (fr) The Schlesinger African Air Race (en)
rdfs:comment	Das Schlesinger Race, auch bekannt als Schlesinger African Air Race, Rand Race oder Portsmouth–Johannesburg Race, fand 1936 zwischen Portsmouth, England, und Südafrika statt. Anlass war die in diesem Jahr stattfindende . (de) La Course aérienne Portsmouth-Johannesbourg (également connue sous le nom du Course Schlesinger ou Course du Rand) est une course aérienne de l'entre-deux-guerres. Elle s'est tenue en septembre 1936. L'objectif était de rejoindre la ville de Johannesbourg en Afrique du Sud, en partant de la ville de Portsmouth en Angleterre. (fr) The Schlesinger Race, also known as the "Rand Race", the "Portsmouth – Johannesburg Race" or more commonly the 'African Air Race', took place in September 1936. The Royal Aero Club announced the race on behalf of Isidore William Schlesinger who wanted to promote the Empire Exhibition, South Africa and so offered a total of £10,000 in prize money to be divided into two sections, a speed race and a handicap race. The two sections were to be flown concurrently, but no competitor could win both first prizes. (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	C.W.A. Scott 1936 in Africa 1936 in aviation De Havilland Dolphin 1936 in South Africa 1936 in South African sport Maxwell Findlay Mbala, Zambia Empire Exhibition, South Africa Germiston Giles Guthrie Connop Guthrie Miles Hawk Major Miles Peregrine Air races MacRobertson Air Race Miles Sparrowhawk C. W. A. Scott Airspeed Envoy Aircraft registration Flight International British Aircraft Double Eagle No. 611 Squadron RAF Flying Officer A.E. Clouston Harare Hawker Hart King's Cup Race Portsmouth Airport, Hampshire Rand Airport Percival Vega Gull I.W. Schlesinger Royal Aero Club Percival Mew Gull Tom Campbell Black B.A. Eagle Lake Tanganika MacRobertson Race Speke Airport dbr:Charles_E._Gardner
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has abstract	Das Schlesinger Race, auch bekannt als Schlesinger African Air Race, Rand Race oder Portsmouth–Johannesburg Race, fand 1936 zwischen Portsmouth, England, und Südafrika statt. Anlass war die in diesem Jahr stattfindende . (de) La Course aérienne Portsmouth-Johannesbourg (également connue sous le nom du Course Schlesinger ou Course du Rand) est une course aérienne de l'entre-deux-guerres. Elle s'est tenue en septembre 1936. L'objectif était de rejoindre la ville de Johannesbourg en Afrique du Sud, en partant de la ville de Portsmouth en Angleterre. (fr) The Schlesinger Race, also known as the "Rand Race", the "Portsmouth – Johannesburg Race" or more commonly the 'African Air Race', took place in September 1936. The Royal Aero Club announced the race on behalf of Isidore William Schlesinger who wanted to promote the Empire Exhibition, South Africa and so offered a total of £10,000 in prize money to be divided into two sections, a speed race and a handicap race. The two sections were to be flown concurrently, but no competitor could win both first prizes. The race was wholly inspired by the very successful 1934 MacRobertson Air Race to celebrate the centenary of the Australian state of Victoria. However, whilst that race was open to all-comers, Schlesinger made the fundamental error of restricting the entry of the Schlesinger Race to British Empire crews and machines only. This led directly to a much smaller entry and only one machine successfully completed the course after many aircraft either failed, crashed or given up. Magazines of the time, such as The Aeroplane and Flight, were suitably scathing. MacRobertson Air Race winner C.W.A. Scott aided by Giles Guthrie won the race in a Percival Vega Gull, but it was a hollow victory, as most of the waiting spectators at Cape Town had given up and gone home by the time he arrived. (en)
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