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1909
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SEPTEMBER 18, 1909. admitted to the flying ground between Wimereux and Marquise, and when it was found that there would be no flying some angry scenes took place. On Monday it was announced from Boulogne that as there were no entries the cross-Channel flight would be postponed. To this, the Folkestone Committee replied that as far as they were concerned the arrangements were at an end, and further intimating their intention to promote, if possible, on their own, a meeting at Folke- stone. Capt. Fcrber Flies Across Country. ON Wednesday last Capt Ferber succeeded 'in making a cross-country flight from the flying ground at Boulogne to the beach at Wimereux, a distance of five miles, in about five minutes. After making one or two short flights along the beach, Capt. Ferber flew back again to Boulogne. M. Bleriot too Busy to Fly. SPEAKING to a representative of the Echo de Paris the other day, M. Bleriot made the interesting announce- ment that he had just sold his one hundred and first monoplane, and that he would get into difficulties with regard to deliveries if he did not set to work at once and give all his time to completing his machines. This has induced M. Bleriot to give up, though not without regret, his proposal to fly at Berlin ; and in all probability any personal participation in other events for, at least, some time to come. . . New Recruits and Trial Flights. M. GUYOT, the winner of the last Coupe des Voiturettes Race at Dieppe, is turning to aviation, and is now experimenting at Tours with a Bleriot monoplane, after having spent some days in the works. When he has mastered the machine, he intends to tour Russia, giving exhibition flights. During the last few days Henry Farman has been trying at Chalons a new biplane which differs in design from his others, which have proved so successful. He has made no extensive flight on the new flyer, but has expressed his satisfaction with the stability of his latest mount. Ruchonnet, who taught himself to fly in four days, in anticipation of figuring at Rheims, has recommenced practising at Chalons, and flew for ten minutes on the 9th. Several other prospective flyers are " trying their wings"' at Chalons, and a Spanish gentleman named Gesser badly smashed his Voisin machine on Thursday week by a sudden descent after making one round of the course. M. Blanc is still experimenting close to Marseilles with his latest monoplane, the fourth he has built, which has an arrangement for flexing the wings. So far, no very noteworthy success has been obtained. M. Sanchez Besa, who has been practising at Chalons for some time with a Voisin machine, flew for 10 kiloms. on Monday. Afterwards his machine was packed up for dispatch to Berlin, where this young aviator is booked to take part. Flying in Germany. IN Germany, as in Great Britain, the progress in aviation has been very slow, but it would nevertheless appear that inventors and designers are steadily working along sound lines. At the Mars flying ground, to the south-west of Berlin, Herr Grade, using a machine built by himself, succeeded in making three flights, each of about a mile and a half in length. This so far is the best record for a German-built machine. Herr Grade now intends to try and secure some prizes, the first he will try for being the prize of ^2,000 offered by Herr Lenz for the first German aeroplane to describe a figure " 8" round two posts placed a kilometre apart. Across the St. Lawrence. IT is reported from Quebec that a Mr. Leclaire, in the employ of the Canadian Northern Railway, has succeeded in flying across the River St. Lawrence, from the Plains of Abraham to St. Joseph de Levis. Unfor- tunately, details of the machine used have not yet been given. ' . ... The Juvisy Fortnight. THE directors of Port Aviation at Juvisy are sparing no pains to make their meeting, from October 3rd to 17th, even more successful than Rheims. Prizes will be plentiful and it is anticipated that the total money distributed during the week will amount to 200,000 francs (^8,000). The more important prizes put up for com- petition will be those presented by the Paris Municipal Council (15,000 frs.), Seine General Council (7,000 frs.), Societe" d'Encouragement d'Aviation (30,000 frs.), Viscount H. de Kersaint (10,000 frs.). At the closing of the entries at ordinary fees on Wednesday, thirty machines had been entered, as follows :— BIPLANES. F. de Rue (Voisin). A. Duval (Voisin). Gaudart (Voisin). G. Busson(W.L.D.). L. Delagrange (Voisin). H. Fournier (Voisin). A. G. da Silva (Silv,a). Voisin (3 Voisins). De Baeder. Pauwels. Hornstein (Hornstein). de Lambert (Wright). J. Gobron (Voisin). Barkers (Aviator). Paulhan (Voisin). M. Clement (Clement). H. Rougier (Voisin). MONOPLANES. L. Delagrange (2 Bleriots). R. Nau (Nau). Bonnett-Labranche (A.B.L.). G. Busson(W.L.D.). J. C. Koechlin (Koechlin). R. C. de Nabat (Koechlin). Jacquelin. L. Breguet (Breguet). Marquezy. Saulnier. Berlin Flying Week. A DETERMINED effort is being made by those in charge of the arrangements to ensure the success of the proposed flying week at Berlin from September 26th to October 3rd, and the German Emperor is taking a very active interest in the organisation. His Imperial Majesty is presenting a cup, and the City of Berlin is doing like- wise, whilst there seems every probability of the prize list exceeding ^8,000. The contests will be held under the patronage of the Imperial Aero Club of Germany. Apart from the Duration Competition, for which the Berlin Cup and prizes of ,£2,000, ^750 and ^250 will be awarded, there will be speed, altitude, passenger carrying, and other contests very much on the same lines as the programme at Rheims. To ensure the erection of hangars, entries should be sent in at once to the Deutsche Flugplatz Gesellschaft, 89 and 90, Liitzowstrasse, Berlin, where they will be received up to September 24th. Spa Meeting Proclaimed. THE Aero Club of Belgium has issued a notice that the Spa Flight Meeting is unauthorised by them, and therefore any aviators taking part will be disqualified for all international events. 578
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