▁area ▁that ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁grey h ound ▁cour sing ▁of ▁live ▁har es . ▁The ▁" U iver " ▁navig ated ▁a ▁gap ▁between ▁trees ▁and ▁land ed ▁from ▁south ▁to ▁north , ▁its ▁whe els ▁first ▁touch ing ▁the ▁ground ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁half way ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁pl um pton , ▁from ▁where ▁it ▁rolled ▁in ▁a ▁nor ther ly ▁direction ▁along ▁the ▁western ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁roughly ▁o val - sh aped ▁race course . ▁It ▁came ▁to ▁rest ▁towards ▁the ▁northern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁race course ▁opposite ▁the ▁Leg er ▁Stand , ▁since ▁demol ished , ▁but ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁grand stand , ▁since ▁demol ished ▁but ▁replaced . ▁The ▁" U iver " ▁became ▁deeply ▁bog ged , ▁and ▁any ▁attempt ▁to ▁free ▁it ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁post pon ed ▁until ▁after ▁dawn . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁New n ham ' s ▁call ▁over ▁the ▁radio ▁for ▁motor c ars ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁race course ▁to ▁ill uminate ▁a ▁landing ▁strip ▁for ▁the ▁aircraft ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁" U iver " ▁touched ▁down ▁safely , ▁just ▁ 2 2 ▁minutes ▁had ▁el apsed . ▁The ▁innov ative ▁actions ▁of ▁Al bury ▁towns folk ▁had ▁saved ▁the ▁" U iver ". ▁ ▁Captain ▁Par ment ier ▁said ▁later ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁seen ▁the ▁Mor se ▁signals ▁but ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁excess ive ▁tur bul ence ▁from ▁the ▁th under st orm ▁they ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁read