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JANUARY 9, 1909. I. 2. 3- 4- 5- The last meeting of the Committee took place on December 22nd and 30th under the Chairmanship of M. Loreau, when the statutes were definitely adopted. The Committee has decided that the province of aero- nautic sport, so far as France is concerned, shall be divided into two sections, one relating to balloons, which will be controlled by the Sports Committee of the Aero Club of France, and the other relating to flying machines and aviation matters generally, which will be under the control of the CAM. The C.A.M. itself is to be exclusively composed of delegates from the Automobile Club of France, the Aero Club of France, the Cbambre Syndicale des Indus- tries Aeronautique, and the Ligue Nationale Aerienne, each body to send five representatives. The objects of the C.A.M. are as follows :— The elaboration of rules relating to flying sports. The application of those rules. The sanctioning of special rules. Keeping a record of events. Issuing licencesto organising bodies and competitors. The C.A.M. has constituted itself as a national tribunal of appeal, but recognises the International Federation, although at the present time this recognition is subject to a modification being effected in the constitution of the Federation. If these modifications are not put into effect before October 31st, the C.A.M. will continue its control, which in principle is arranged to expire at the end of this year. The first International flight meeting at Monaco will take place under F.A.I, rules, with supplementary regu- lations established by the C.A.M. Progress of Mechanical Flight- IN the table which appeared in our issue of last week, owing to a printers error, the flight made by Mr. Henry Farman on October 30th, was not marked as a flight across Country. This, of course, was the flight from Chalons to Rheims, which will go down to history as one of the most noteworthy performances of the early days of the new movement. The table also did not make special mention of height records. At present, the record stands to the credit of Wilbur Wright, who flew at an altitude of over 100 metres when winning the second Sarthe High Flight Prize. Previous to this the only official records for height were those of Farman and Wright, both of whom secured the Aero Club of France's prize for a flight at a height of 25 metres, the former on October 31st, at Chalons, and the latter on Novem- ber 18th, at Auvours, when he also secured the first Sarthe High Flight Prize. Aeronautic Level Competition. ' THE entries for the competition for level indicating devices, organised by the Aviation Committee of the Aero Club of France, closed on December 31st, 1908. New Daily Mail Cross Channel Prize. WITH the termination of 1908 the original Daily Mail prize of ^500 for the first aeroplane to cross the Channel expired, but in their issue of January 1st this year our contemporary announces the creation of a new prize of ^1,000 which has been established under the same conditions. Seven entries in ail have been received for the prize, our contemporary announces. Those who have sent in their names are as follows :—Capt. Windham, Mr. Moore-Braba- zon, M. Ltjeune, Prince Serge Bolotoff, MM. Pischoff and Koechlin, Messrs. Voisin, and Messrs. Antoinette. New Prix de la Commission, ' • COUNT HENRY DE LA VAULX, acting on behalf of an- anonymous person, has placed at the disposal of the Aero Club of France a sum of 10,000 francs for the creation of a single prize under the title of Prix de la Commission Sportive de l'Aero Club de France. The Competition is to take place under F.A.I, rules, and is open under certain conditions to all types of flying, machines, and also to dirigibles not exceeding 1,200 cubic metres capacity. Briefly explained, the event will- consist of accomplishing a specified course not exceeding 170 kiloms. on a specified da -, but the precise details are not yet published. Prize for a Book on Flight. THE prize of ^1,000 offered by King Leopold of Belgium will be awarded this year for the best treatise on- aerial navigation. Brescia Circuit. MAYTERS are progressing in respect to the proposed' aeronautic meeting at Brescia, which is to take place in September of this year, and an influential committee has- been formed. The events, for which 100,000 francs will be set aside as prize money, will comprise as the most important detail a trial over a distance of 150 kiloms. This will consist of making five laps of a circuit, over a great plain which is 10 kiloms. wide and 8 kiloms. long, and is encumbered by neither villages, trees, nor other obstacles. It has already been specified that the medium height at which flights will be considered to be eligible for the competition is 10 metres above the ground. Attempts may be made on any day, and at any time during the month that the event is open. A prize will be awarded to those who have shown the best results over the specified course, and it is intended to be generous in the matter of consolation prizes. The Brescia "Circuit" which has been selected for the bigflight meeting to be held in this district during the present year. 26
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