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JULY 17, Weiller High-Flight Prize. IN respect to the 1,000 fr. prize offered by M. Lazare Weiller for the first pilot who succeeds in beating Wilbur Wright's record of 100 metres, the Ligue National Aerienne, who have control of the event, have issued information to the effect that competitors must •clear a ballonette riding at least no metres above the •ground, and must send in their entries in writing to the L.N., 27, Rue de Rome, on the preceding day. The •entry fee of 25 fr. will cover two consecutive days. Chalons to Issy Prize, c ~ THE conditions relating to the prize of 10,000 frs. •which was given to the Ligue Nationale by M. Alphonse Falco some months ago, have just been accepted by the Commission Aerienne-Mixte. It will be remembered that competitors have to start from the military camp at 'Chalons and land on the parade ground at Issy, after maintaining an average speed of 30 kiloms. an hour during the journey. Prizes Officially Confirmed, ;•.. THE C.A.M. has confirmed the award of the following prizes :— Goupy Prize.—Mr. Latham, for his flight over the village of Vadenay on June 6th, 1909. Roland Gosselin Prize.—M. F. de Rue, for 5 kilo- metre circuit flight made at Juvisy on June 13th. Mme. Edmond Archdeacon Prize.—M. Bleriot, for his flight of 51 minutes' duration at Juvisy on July 4th. Sports Committee of the L.N.A. THE Sports Committee of the Ligue Nationale Aerienne has elected the following officers : President, MajorRenard; Vice-President, Major Ferrus; Secretaries, Andre Risler and Louis Gaudart. The Committee have •decided that events organised under their auspices must be controlled by officers chosen from a list of their Com- mittee. Curtiss and the '* Scientific American " Trophy- THE wind has been too strong for Mr. Glenn H. Curtiss to succeed in carrying off the Scientific America?i trophy up to the time at which we go to press. The conditions necessitate his making a flight of 15^ miles between sunrise and sunset, but so far his longest flight at Morris Park has been about a mile and two-thirds in length. Cody Still Practising. FURTHER practice flights were carried out by Mr. Cody on Laffan's Plain last Monday, and demonstrated a still further improvement in his control of his flyer. He has now removed some of the supplementary surfaces, and apparently with advantage, for although he made no lengthy flights, he showed considerable ability to manoeuvre in mid-air. - - Russian Airship Leaves France. THE Lebaudy airship, built for the Russian Govern- ment, was dispatched to its destination by boat on Thursday of last week. Dirigibles at the French Review. DURING the march past before President Fallieres at the Longchamps review, on the occasion of the National Fete on Wednesday, two dirigibles, the "Ville de Nancy " and " Republique," arrived from opposite directions to perform manoeuvres over the race course. Captain Merchal and Major Bois were on board the "Ville de Nancy," while M. Kapferer and Captain de Lassus were on the " Republique." Immense enthusiasm was aroused in the public at the sight of the evolutions which the two airships performed with such ease. Fulton Centenary. FOR the New York-Albany dirigible competition in connection with the centenary of Fulton's navigation of the Hudson river by steamboat, Captain T. S. Baldwin is at present the sole entrant with an airship constructed at Hammondsport by the Herring-Curtiss Co. The first date of closing was July 1st, but other entrants will, it is hoped, send in their names before September 1st. The New York State has voted $25,000 in connection with the event, and the New York World the sum of $r0,000. The commemoration, it will be remembered, takes place from September 26th to October 6th. Baldwin Airship. CAPTAIN BALDWIN, who has entered an airship in the New York-Albany event, recently made a trial voyage at an altitude of 2,000 feet. Over New York by Dirigible, MORE progress. Residents of New York City rubbed their eyes on Monday of this week, on looking heavenwards, to see a dirigible calmly riding above them. It was navigated by Mr. F. Goodale, who, starting from New Jersey, crossed the river and travelled southwards over Manhattan for a distance of about four miles, when he returned against a moderate head wind and made a safe descent outside his shed. Prizes for Model Flyers. r~~ IN connection with the exhibition which is being organised by the Model Engineer to take place at the Horticultural Hall, from October 15th to 23rd, three prizes, consisting of Silver Medal and £2, Bronze Medal and J£I, and Bronze Medal and 10s., will be awarded to the three model aeroplanes which in the opinion of the judges possess the greatest merit in point of design and workmanship. Models must not exceed 4 ft. in any one dimension, and only those connected with the trade of model making or aeroplane building are ineligible to take part. It will be noticed that the flying qualities of the models will not be taken into consideration, but only their construction and finish. German Aerial Navy League. AT the annual general meeting of the German Aerial Navy League, held on the 5th inst. at Leipzig, it was reported that the membership had risen to close upon ten thousand. The League is run very much upon the lines of the German Navy League, and local associations have been formed in most of the German States, and these do a great deal to educate and maintain public interest in the progress of flight. Triptyques for Aerial Tourists. IN our issue of May 1st we recorded the fact that in consequence of the large number of foreign balloons descending upon French soil, the French excise authorities had decided to strictly enforce the heavy Customs duties upon such " imported " balloons. It will be remembered that a request that a system of triptyques should be instituted was met with a blank refusal, but the International Touring League at the Conference in 430
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