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1909
1909 - 0651.PDF
OCTOBER 16, 1909. JUVISY FLIGHT MEETING. ALTHOUGH several of the lesser known aviators made attempts to fly, there was little of interest at Juvisy on the opening day of the flying fortnight on Thursday of last week beyond the flying of Comte Lambert and M. Gobron. The former completed eight rounds of the course, 16 kiloms., in 17 mins. 41 sees., while his attempt for the Seine General Council's prize over 10 kiloms. was made in 11 mins. M. Gobron secured the Mme. Quinton prize by flying 2 kiloms. in 2 mins. 7f sees., Comte Lambert being second in 2 mins. 10 sees. There was no flying before about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when De Vallieres and Godard each brought out their Voisin machines and made long jumps of between 300 and 400 yards in length, but a little later the large crowd of people applauded vigorously at the sight of both Lambert and Gobron flying at the same time. Rain fell heavily during the following night, and on Friday the wind blew so strongly that there was not the slightest chance of any flying, the programme being consequently postponed. Saturday morning brought forth no flying, but in the afternoon the proceedings were opened by Nabat, Godard and De Vallieres, each of whom made an attempt for the Starting Prize, but none succeeded in remaining off the ground for the necessary kilom. De Lambert, after covering four rounds of the two kilom. course, suddenly diverged from the track and made a figure eight before the grand stand, after which he com- pleted two more laps before coming down. The only ather flight was made by Richez on a Voisin machine, md he completed three rounds of the course. Attracted by the fine weather and the announcement :hat Latham and Paulhan would probably be flying, aremendous crowds flocked to Juvisy last Sunday after- noon, and, as has been already recorded in the papers, the railway arrangements proved to be quite inadequate to cope with the rush. It is estimated that at least 100,000 people actually viewed the flights in the aero- drome, while about one and a half times that number must have watched the proceedings from the surrounding country. Not only was the railway congested, but the block of motor cars on the roads approaching Juvisy made it practically impossible to get near. The awful consequences of the railway traffic breakdown perhaps can best be realised from the fact that it was the cause of Mdlle. Geniat being late at the Comedie-Franc,aise, her part in the first act of Monde on /'on s'ennuie having to be played by her understudy. With regard to the flying, the longest trip was made by Paulhan who completed eight circuits in 21 mins. 48^ sees. As he was com- mencing his sixth lap De Lambert, on his Wright flyer, glided down the starting rail and went off in pursuit. His machine is considerably faster, and he had almost covered four laps while Paulhan had been doing three. He completed seven laps in 15 mins. 32* sees., and was followed by Gobron, who went round the course four times in 9 mins. 20^ sees. De Lambert secured the Scheurer-Kestner 1,000 francs prize for the best time over one lap, and the Neuflize prize for the best time over two laps. There was again no flying on Monday morning, and in the afternoon Nabat, on his Koechlin monoplane, was the first to open the ball, by flying some distance in a straight line. He was succeeded by Gobron, who, by covering one lap in 2 mins. 12-J- sees., secured the 1,000 francs prize for the fastest circuit of the day. De Lambert was the only one to make a lengthy flight, and he completed six laps in 14 mins. io£ sees. SIGNALLING ARRANGEMENTS, JUDGES' BOX, &c, AT JUVISY AVIATION MEETING.—The stands are 0seen in the distance. The same signalling code as in force at Rheims Meeting was adopted. 655
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