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OCTOBER 23, 1909 he spectacular doings of Le Blon as a driver of racing cars. He new at various heights, ranging from a few feet off the ground to an latitude of about 200 feet. Sommer was the only other aviator to nake a lengthy flight, and he completed 14 miles 1,275 yards in 5 mins. 3c| sees. Sommer also made three other essays, ranging from a little over 4 miles to 8£ miles. Delagrange made several trials, but could only keep going for I mile 860 yards in 2 mins. 8| sees. Molon provided a little excitement by charging into one of the mark-posts, while Mr. Windham again amused the crowd by coming out on his repaired monoplane, only to have it fall asunder again from contact with a stationary motor car. It therefore had again to retire into its shed for its second overhauling. m. s4 8 14 SOMMER. yds. 1,408 . 401 . •31,275 • m. . 10 • 7 • 13• 25 s. 16 i6| 12 30? i DELAGRANGE.1 Distance. jm. yds. : 1 860 .. 11 1 Time. m. s. . 2 8* LE BLON Distance. m. yds. 22 295 ... Time. m. s. 3° 4i Tuesday, 19th. Treacherous winds on Tuesday made flying very hazardous, and so there were no very long flights made although the day was set apart for the competition for the Leeds Cup, in which the winner was to be the one who covered the greatest distance in three-quarters of an hour. Le Blon was the first away, but in his first attempt did not complete one round. Starting afresh, he kept going for 20 mins. 37 sees., and after the third round he was flying in company with Sommer on his biplane for five laps, when Sommer came down because the wind was affecting his eyes. Delagrange and Cody both made attempts, but nothing very noteworthy was accomplished, the latter going round the course twice, although he was not always clear of the ground. Soon after five, Sommer went up again and flew for nearly six miles, during the first round flying high over the grand stand. .'.... LE BLON. -^ I SOMMER. .:.: . ... 14 m. 1395 yds. ... 20m. 37s. ! 7 m. 780 yds. ... nm. 22s. ! 5 m. 1495 yds. ... 9m. 49s. Wednesday, 20th. In contradistinction t" the doings al Blackpool, the strong wind at Doncaster rendered the flying very disappointing. Cody was the •only man to leave the ground before noon, and he just made a couple of short flights up and down the course in front of the stands. In the afternoon Sommer thrice tried to get going, but could only complete one lap. Le Blon, as well as Uelagrange, with his new Gnome-engined tileriot, met with no better success, and the best performance of the day was made by Sommer when it was almost dark, and the wind had almost died away. He then flew for 5 miles 1,495 yds. in 9 mins. 45f sees. He had made a tentative promise to take up General Baden-Powell, but deemed it prudent to persuade the gallant " Chief Scout" to wait until the weather conditions were more certain. During the day Captain Lovelace tried the Bleriot monoplane purchased by Mr. Ballin Hinde, but he did not succeed in inducing it to leave the ground. FINANCING THE DONCASTER MEETING. A SIDELIGHT was thrown upon the way in which the Doncaster meeting was engineered, by an action heard in the Chancery Court on Friday before Mr. Justice Swinfen Eady, as the result of which an interim receiver was appointed to take charge of the takings during the week. Mr. Frank Russell, K.C., and Mr. Robertson appeared for the plaintiffs—Charles Holland Hastings, Frank Harris, Hugo Martens, and Louis Hamon ; while for the defendants—• William Caspar, Byron, Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, and Frantz Reichel—Mr. Gordon Fellowes appeared for the first-named and Mr. Coldridge for Byron and Beauclerk. Mr. Russell said they had not been able to serve one of the defendants. The object of the motion was to obtain a receiver of the takings at the Doncaster Aviation Meeting, which commenced that day, upon the footing that a partnership in respect thereof subsisted between the plaintiffs and three of the defendants. Mr. Fellowes asked that the motion might stand over, as there was a distinct conflict of evidence and he had only had short notice. His Lordship : What about the receipts in the meantime ?—The partnership was absolutely denied. Caspar put in an affidavit before he left London for the meeting, in which he said that he was the servant of those who were running the meeting. His Lordship: Who are they?—According to his affidavit a syndicate of gentlemen different from the plaintiffs. His Lordship : Does he mention their names?—No ; he says he met them at trie aviation meeting at Spa. His Lordship : It is no good saying that he represents a syndi- cate. Mr. Russell: Our ground of complaint is that this gentleman, Mr. Caspar, having got into touch, by means of his co-partners, with the money they provided, has now sought to throw them over, and to get for himself and other friends the benefits of the meeting which he obtained through our help as our partner. Counsel further stated that the defendant Reichel was the sporting editor of the Paris Figaro, and according to the evidence was a person of great influence in aviation circles. His Lordship : That in itself is not sufficient. Mr. Russell: I was going to add that it was through him that Mr. Caspar secured these contracts with the avia,tors who are going to perform at Doncaster. He claims to have some percentage of the takings. We deny that he was a partner, though we say he may be entitled to something in the way of expenses. In reply to his Lordship, Mr. Russell said that the meeting was being held on the Town Moor at Doncaster, which was open to the public; but stands had been erected, to which admission charges would be made. His Lordship : With whom does the agreement stand ?—That is what we do not know, because Mr. Caspar has gone behind our backs and made an arrangement. The Town Council are the authorities there, and our surmise is that the Town Council will take the receipts and, after deducting from them the amount of expenses they have incurred, will hand over the balance to Reichel or Caspar. A Z-Oo FLYERS, "WOULD-BE" FLYERS. AND OTHERS AT DONCAS TER.—From left to right—Standing j M. FrantzReichel (Sports Editor of the Paris "Figaro"), M. Roger Sommer, Capt. Lovelace, Mr. S. F. Cody, M. Le Blon, Count Van der Burch, M. Delagrange, , and M. Mslon. Seated s M. Saunier, Mr. Windiiatn, M. Schreck, and M. Prevot. 669
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