6 0 ▁people ▁on ▁each ▁ro pe , ▁there ▁were ▁two ▁ro pes . ▁From ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁wheel ▁started ▁to ▁move ▁it ▁was ▁about ▁twenty ▁five ▁to ▁thirty ▁minutes ▁removing ▁her ▁from ▁the ▁mud ." ▁Mov ing ▁the ▁aer op lane ▁by ▁pulling ▁the ▁ro pe ▁took ▁place ▁once ▁at ▁the ▁northern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁race course ▁and ▁twice ▁at ▁the ▁southern ▁end ▁and ▁also ▁involved ▁men ▁in ▁lif ting ▁the ▁tail ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁changing ▁the ▁direction ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁aer op lane ▁was ▁pointing . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁was ▁stri pped ▁of ▁anything ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁disp ensed ▁with . ▁Personal ▁suit cases ▁including ▁ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁[ by ▁other ▁accounts , ▁ 2 6 , 0 0 0 ] ▁letters ▁from ▁Holland , ▁and ▁all ▁passengers ▁and ▁crew ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁Captain ▁and ▁First ▁Officer , ▁were ▁left ▁off loaded ▁in ▁Al bury . ▁C live ▁C ros ser ▁said : ▁" that ▁caused ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁trouble , ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁sad ness . ▁Pass enger ▁The a ▁Ras che ▁cried ▁her ▁eyes ▁out ▁when ▁the ▁aer op lane ▁finally ▁depart ed ". ▁At ▁ 9 : 5 5   a . m ., ▁Captain ▁Par ment ier ▁took ▁off ▁and ▁fle w ▁the ▁" U iver " ▁on ▁to ▁Melbourne ▁to ▁take ▁second ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁speed ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Cent en ary ▁Air ▁Race ▁and ▁second ▁place ▁but ▁first ▁prize ▁in ▁the ▁hand ic ap ▁section . ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁twenty ▁aircraft ▁that