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FEBRUARY 13, 1909. AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS. Committee. IN accordance with the rules, the Committee shall consist of eighteen members. Members shall be elected to serve for two years. One-half of the Committee shall retire annually, but retiring members shall be eligible for re-election. Any two members of the Club can nominate a member to serve on the Committee, having previously obtained such member's consent. The name of such member so nominated, with the names of his proposer and seconder, must be sent to the Secretary, in writing, on or before Saturday. 27 th February, 1909. The following members have been nominated up to date for the nine vacancies on the Committee :— Griffith Brewer. Major C. de VV. Crookshank. John Dunville. Capt. A. H. W. Grubb. Prof. A. K. Huntington. Frank McClean. 'r C. A. Moreing. C. F. Pollock. J. Lyons Sampson. Stanley Spooner. Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race* 1909. Members are reminded that entries close on March 1st, 1909. The rules were published in the official notices of January 30th. An entry has been received from Mr. Griffith Brewer. • don-Bennett Aviation Cup. •...- Members are reminded that entries close on Feb. 27th, 1909. Full particulars will be found in the official notices of February 6th, 1909. ~\ Aero Exhibition at Olympia. *• The Aero Exhibition at Olympia, held by the Society of Motor Manufacturers under the auspices of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom, will take place in March, opening on the 19th and terminating on the 27th. Members of the Aero Club will be admitted free on production of their Aero Club membership cards. A room will be placed at the disposal of the members during the Exhibition. Free space will be granted to non-trade members of the Aero Club and the Aero Club League for exhibiting their machines, and applications should be made as early as possible to the Secretary of the Aero Club, 166, Piccadilly, London, W. Model Flying Machines at Olympia. It is proposed to organise an exhibit of model flying machines at Olympia in connection with the Aero Exhibition in March. Those desirous of exhibiting are requested to communicate with the Secretary of the Aero Club, 166, Piccadilly, London, W., as soon as possible. Money prizes, medals, and diplomas will be awarded by the Aero Club of the United Kingdom. Free space will be given to exhibitors. Reading Room for Members. A number of members are possibly not aware that the Club have a reading room at 166, Piccadilly. Papers dealing with aviation are placed at the disposal of the members, and the Committee are taking steps to form a rary. Monthly Club Dinners. The monthly dinner (5J. 6d. each) is held on the first Tuesday in each month at Jules's Restaurant, Jermyn Street, London, W., at 8 o'clock. Members wishing to attend are requested to notify the Secretary at least one day beforehand. Evening dress optional. New Members. The following new members have been elected to the Aero Club :— Capt. W. H. Benett- Edward Pope. Dampier. Allen H. P. Stoneham. Chas. G. Grey. Charles Frederick Wahl. Lieut. Thomas Gerard Capt. Arnold Stancombe Hetherington. Wills. Charles Jarrott. Capt. E. Trevor Wright. Henry Thomas Perkins. A»ro Cb Challenge Cup (presented by Mr. John D, Dunville). The following rules will govern the competition :— 1. The Cup will be awarded on January 1st, in each year, to the member of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom (whether the aeronaut in charge or not) who, after giving due notice to the Secretary of the Club of his or her intention to compete for this Cup, has per- formed the longest voyage iu any balloon, airship, or aeroplane (irrespective of weight or size) during the past year. The Cup shall be held by the winner for the year following that in which the Cup was won, and in the event of the Cup being awarded to the same member on three consecutive occasions it shall become his or her absolute property. 2. Although only a member of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom can compete for the Cup, such com- peting member may be accompanied by as many persons as may be desired, and although such accompanying persons need not be members of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom, none of them may be professional aeronauts. 3. Officers connected with the military ballooning establishments of this or other countries shall not be deemed professional aeronauts. 4. The start may be made from any place in the United Kingdom, and the voyage performed need not be confined to the limits of the United Kingdom. 5. The places of departure and descent must be pro- perly authenticated to the Committee for the time being of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom, who shall be the sole judges of the distances covered, and of the question as to who shall be adjudged the winner of the Cup. 6. The words " longest voyage " in Rule 1 refer to the distance covered, measuring in a direct line from the place of ascent to the place of descent, and do not refer to-the time occupied by the journey. 7. No temporary descents shall be made. 8. The Cup will not be awarded for any voyage of less than 150 miles. The entrance fee for each ascent is $s. HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. The Aero Club of the United Kingdom, 166, Piccadilly, W. 89
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