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JULY 31, 1909. AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS. August 28 October 3 Fixtures for 1909. Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup, Rheitns. Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race. Zurich. Committee Meeting. A meeting of the Committee was held on Tuesday, the 27th July, when there were present: Mr. Roger W. Wallace, K.C., in the chair, Mr. Griffith Brewer, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Mr. Martin Dale, Mr. John Dunville, Prof. A. K. Huntington, Mr. V. Ker-Seymer, Mr. F. K. McClean, Hon. C. S. Rolls, Mr. Stanley Spooner, Harold E. Perrin, Secretary. New Members.—The following new Members were elected :— Augustus W. Addinsell, M.D. Robert W. Beare. Ivor A. de la Rue. Leo Finot Maxwell Graham. Christopher James. Arthur Seymour. E. W. Touboul. The next Committee meeting will take place on Tuesday, August 10th. Banquet to M. Louis Bleriot. It was very late Monday evening when M. Louis Bleriot accepted the invitation of the Aero Club to dine the following evening. Circulars were immediately got ready, but it was midnight before they reached the post, and consequently members residing in the country did not receive the notification in time to enable them to be present. However, over one hundred members and friends attended at the Hotel Ritz on Tuesday evening. Mr. Roger W. Wallace, K.C., occupied the Chair. The French guests included:—M. Louis Bleriot, Madame Bleriot, M. le Blanc, M. Raoul Duval, and M. Fournier. Telegrams regretting their inability to attend were received from Mr. Asquith, Mr. R. B. Haldane, Mr. McKenna, Mr. A. J. Balfour, the French Ambassador, Earl Roberts, and Colonel J. E. Capper. M. Louis Bleriot was presented with the Aero Club's Gold Medal, and was unanimously elected a Member of the Club. Amongst the Members present were the following :— A. W. Addinsell, C. A. Bettington, C. Browne, T. B. Browne, F. H. Butler, E. Bucknall, Dr. Black, R. A. Collingwood, F. Coleman, Mrs. Coleman, Kenneth R. Campbell, Mrs. Campbell, Lieut.-Col. Call, General Cummins, A. Duckham, Mrs. John Dunville, Martin Dale, T. W. Staplee Firth, Mrs. Staplee Firth, Flight in England.—Roe's Progress. MR. A. V. ROE is making good progress in flight, in spite of the difficulties under which he works. On Friday of last week, July 23rd, he made four successful attempts, of which three were flights of some 300 yards in length each. In the first flight Mr. Roe failed to fully accelerate his engine, and the machine alighted after a brief ascent, but on the second, third and fourth flights, he got going properly and ascended to an altitude of from 6 ft. to 10 ft. above the ground. The last of these flights landed the machine in a corner of the ground which was exposed to a change of wind, and some slight damage was done in descent. Ordinarily, Mr. Roe keeps within an area shielded by a bank of high trees where the mud con- ditions, if not good, are at least fairly uniform. Lea Marshes, where Mr. Roe is experimenting, are not ideal, but the young aviator is making the best of his environment, and considering that he is practically Wilfrid Firth, A. R. Fenn, L. Finot, C. B. Grey. P. Gardner, R. Glynn, Hon. Mrs. Assheton Harbord, A. C. Hunter, Captain Davidson Houston, Professor A. K. Huntington, A. Preston Hohler, Baroness von Heeckeren, A. T. Salisbury Jones, David H. Kyd, V. Ker-Seymer, W. J. S. Lockyer, Robert Loraine, Theodore Lumley, William McClean, F. K. McClean, F. Sanders Morris* Harold E. Perrin, Mrs. H. E. Perrin. M. Picard, Henry Rutterx Hon. C. S. Rolls, Noel Richardson, Gordon Selfridge, S. Schirl, C. Halle, S. Spooner, T. P. Searight, E. O. Sachs, Mrs. E. O. Sachs, J. Stenbury, Mrs. Stenbury, Hon. Arthur Stanley, M.P., Coloneli Templer, G. Holt Thomas, Colonel Trollope, Robert Todd, A. Vincent, E. Wallace, A. Wyllie, M. Bruce-Williams, Mrs. Bruce-u Williams, C. F. Wahl, Warwick Wright. Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup. The Committee of the Aero Club have nominatedi Mr. G. B. Cockburn as one of the team of three to. represent the Aero Club in the Gordon-Bennett Aviation, Cup Race at Rheims on August 28th, 1909. Mr. Cockburn made a flight of 18 minutes at Chalons.on, Sunday last. Hotel Accommodation at Rheims. From enquiries made, it appears that most of the hotels at Rheims are booked up for the Rheims Aviation Week. A few rooms, however, may be obtained at Le Grand Hotel, and Members are advised to write there direct as soon as possible. Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race. The Committee of the Aero Club have nominated' Mr. Griffith Brewer to represent the Club in the Gordon- Bennett Balloon Race from Zurich on October 3rd. The following reserves were appointed :— F. K. McClean, A. M. Singer, John Dunville. Balloon Ascents. June 30th, 1909, " Icarus." B. H. Barrington Kennett, Douglas Hall and C. F. Pollock. June 30th, 1909, "Satellite." A. M. Singer. July 1st, 1909, " Hanover II." Prof. A. K. Huntington. July 2nd, 1909, "Satellite." A. M. Singer and C. F. Pollock. July 3rd, 1909, "Imp." Hon. C. S. Rolls. July 3rd, 1909, " Thistkdown." C. A. Morcing and C. F. Pollock. T HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. The Aero Club of the United Kingdom, 166, Piccadilly, W. working single-handed, he progresses as fast as can be- expected. He is attempting a difficult feat in any case, to fly with an engine of only about 10-h.p., and the fact that he has succeeded thus far is very encouraging. Flying in Scotland. HAVING now completed their biplane, Messrs. Harold and Frank Barnwell have been experimenting with it at Stirling. On Wednesday, with Mr. Harold Barnwell at the wheel, after a run along the ground the aeroplane rose gracefully and flew for about 80 yards* when it suddenly came to the ground. The machine was damaged, and Mr. Barnwell sustained a few cuts but no serious injury. He attributes the mishap to an error of judgment in steering. On the same day, an aeroplane was tried at Colinton, about 3 miles from Edinburgh, but a slight accident to. the machine prevented any extended trials being made. 463
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