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APRIL 24, 1909. AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS. April 30 May 22 June 23 July 10 July 17 August 28 . October 10 Fixtures for 1909. English Michelin Cup. Competition opens. International Balloon Race, Hurlingham Club. Balloon Race, Hurlingham Club. Balloon Race, Hurlingham Club. Balloon Race, Hurlingham Club. Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup, Rheims. Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race, Zurich. Committee Meeting. A meeting of the Committee was held on Tuesday, the 20th inst, at 166, Piccadilly, W., when there were present: Mr. Roger W. Wallace, K.C., in the chair, Mr. Griffith Brewer, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Vice- Admiral Sir Charles Campbell, K.C.M.G.; Mr. Martin Dale, Mr. John Dunville, Prof. A. K. Huntington, Mr. V. Ker-Seymer, Mr. F. K. McClean, Mr. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, Mr. C. F. Pollock, Mr. Stanley Spooner, H. E. Perrin (Sec). New Members.—The following new Members have been elected :— Lt.-Col. C. F. Call, R.E. J. E. Neale. Kenneth R. Campbell, D.S.O. Vice-Adml. GeorgeNeville.C.V.O. G. F. Deverall-Saul. E. G. Edgar. F. R. Harford. Leo Jezzi. Henry D. Lewis. Paul Rubens. Noel Sampson. T. P. Searight. A. A. Vaughan Williams, F.R.I.S. J. A. Wright. Flying Ground at Shellbeach. The estimates for the erection of two sheds have been passed by the Aero Club Committee, and the work ordered to be put in hand at once. The sheds will be ready for occupation in ten days' time. Arrangements are being made for the telephone to be fitted at the Club House, and also the sheds. The ground is being levelled and marked out under the supervision of Messrs. Short Bros., and will be completed in a week's time. Members wishing to make trial flights are requested to communicate with the Secretary. Full particulars of the railway arrangements, and the most direct .route for motors, will be announced next week. The Aero Club is supporting the Royal Automobile Club in a Petition which has been lodged- by the latter body against the South-Eastern and London, Chatham and Dover Railway Co.'s Bill now before the House of Lords. The Petition asks for a re- duction of the existing toll in respect of motor cars, viz., is. 6d. each way for crossing the Swale Road Bridge, which is the sole connecting link between the Isle of Sheppey and the mainland, and over which any motorists proceeding to the flying ground at Shellbeach must necessarily pass. The Petition will be heard by a House of Lords' Committee on Tuesday, the 27th inst., and the Secretary of either the Royal Automobile Club or the Aero Club will be glad to hear from any motorists who have occasion to use the bridge. ' ; Gift of Pictures to the Aero Club. ; Dr. W. J. S. Lockyer and Mr. Frank H. Butler have kindly presented pictures for the Aero Club Reading Room. Lecture by Mr. F. W. Lanchester. Mr. F. W. Lanchester will deliver a lecture entitled " The Dynamics of Flight" at the Institution of Civil Engineers, Great George Street, S.W., on Wednesday, the 28th inst., at 8 o'clock, before the members of the Incorporated Institute of Automobile Engineers. An invitation has been extended to the members of the Aero Club by the Institute of Automobile Engineers to attend the lecture. Members desiring tickets are re- quested to make application to the Secretary of the Aero Club. Balloon Contests at Hurlingham. Balloon contests will take place at Hurlingham on the 22nd May, 23rd June, 10th July, and 17th July, 1909. Members will be admitted free on presentation of their Aero Club membership card. International Balloon Race. (Point-to-Point Race, confined to England.) An International Balloon Contest, under the rules of the F.A.I., will take place at the Hurlingham Club, Fulham, London, S.W., on Saturday, May 22nd, 1909, at 3.30 p.m. The following prizes are offered :— 1st Prize An objet d'art or ,£80. 2nd Prize ... ... An objet d'art or ,£20. 3rd Prize ... ... Silver-gilt medal. 4th Prize ... ... Silver medal. The following rules will govern the race :— 1. Open to Pilots of all Clubs recognised by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, and to those competitors who, not being pilots, shall obtain special licence from their club for this race. No competitor must be accompanied by a professional. 2. The race is open to balloons included in the first five cate- gories of F.A.I, rules :— (1) Balloons of 600 cm. or under must carry one person in all. (2) Balloons from 601 cm. to 900 cm. must carry two persons in all. (3) Balloons from 901 cm. to 1,200 cm. must carry three persons in all. (4) Balloons from 1,201 cm. to 1,600 cm. must carry four persons in all. (5) Balloons from 1,601 cm. to 2,200 cm. must carry five persons in all. 3. The winner to be the competitor who lands nearest to a point which will be designated by the Organising Committee of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom on the ground immediately prior to the start of the race. 4. The order of starting will be drawn by lot. 5. Competitors on descending must fill in a form, which will be supplied to them, and get it duly signed by two responsible persons in the district where the descent is made. 6. A competitor by entering thereby agrees to accept responsibility for damage done by his balloon or the occupants, and to indemnify the Aero Club of the United Kingdom and the Hurlingham Club in respect thereof. 7. Competing balloons must be delivered at the Hurlingham Club, Fulham, London, S.W., on or before 10 a.m., Friday, 21st May, 1909, and be ready for examination by the officials between the hours of 3 and 5.30 on the same day. 8. Competitors must provide their own ballast bags in sufficient number for the inflation of the balloons, together with a reasonable quantity of hose pipe and ground cloths. 9. All balloons must carry the flags of their club and country. 10. The decision of the Committee of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom in all matters of dispute, or as to the interpretation of these rules, shall be final. 11. Gas and ballast will be supplied free to the competitors. Entries to be made to the Secretary of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom, 166, Piccadilly, London, W., on or before 12 noon, Wednesday, 12th May, 1909, and must be accompanied by the entrance fee of ^io, half of which will be returned to the ascending competitors. HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. The Aero Club of the United Kingdom, 166, Piccadilly, W. 241
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