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Harry captured the Mortimer Singer prize of £500 on Tuesday, July 8th, 1913, making, without any outside assistance, six out and home five-mile passenger flights (including a climb of 1,500 feet), alighting at each turning-point, on land or sea alternately. The flights were carried out at Southampton Water, on the 100 h.p. Green Sopwith flying-boat.

Extract from official notices to members of the Royal Aero Club, issued under date July 12th, 1913.

Mortimer Singer £500 Prize.

“News has just reached the Club of the success of the Sopwith Aviation Company in this competition. The pilot was Mr. H. G. Hawker, on a Sopwith Tractor biplane, fitted with 100 h.p. Green motor. The flights were made at Cowes on Tuesday afternoon, and the official observers of the Royal Aero Club were Mr. J. N. Spottiswoode and Mr. Howard T. Wright.

“The reports of the observers and barograph charts will be considered by the Committee of the Club on Tuesday next, and if everything is in order the prize of £500, kindly presented by Mr. A. Mortimer Singer, will be awarded.”