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OCTOBER 30, 1909. * Chairman's Cup (for the best time over 5 circuits, distance 7 miles 495 yards, for biplanes).—Sommer flew over in 12 mins. 27! sees. The Great Northern Railway Cup (for the best time over 10 circuits) should have been competed for on Saturday afternoon, but had to be abandoned; while nobody qualified for the Leeds Cup (offered for a flight for 45 mius.). As Cody only gave exhibition flights, nobody qualified for the Women's Aerial League Medal offered for the best flight by a British aviator. Several other prizes were not won. , JUVISY FLYING MEETING. IN our last issue we were able to give the results of this meeting up to Wednesday evening, and now record the happenings on the following day, which concluded the meeting. It was suggested that it should be continued to the end of the week, but there was some difficulty about policeing the ground, and it was therefore decided to close down. The final day opened well, there being very little wind, enabling several of the fledglings to be out trying their wings. Nabut, Koechlin, Baratoux, Gaudart and Gobron each rose from the ground, but none kept going for long. In the afternoon Bregi and De Lambert shared the honours, the former flying round the course, while the latter completed six circuits, the first of them counting for the Paris Municipal Council prize. In this, each competitor had to pass under a wire placed at a height of 5 metres, and then rise and pass over a small balloon placed at a height of 40 metres. In his first attempt on the 10th inst., Count Lambert's time was 2 mins. 27£ sees., but on this last day he reduced this to 1 min. 56J sees., and so won the 25,000 frs. prize. The six rounds were completed in 12 mins. 9! sees., while thirteen rounds were finished by Bregi in 33 mins. 3J sees. The day was marked by a wind-up lunch given by the Society Encouragement d'Aviation to Count Lambert in honour of his wonderful flight round the Eiffel Tower, and during the function the guest of honour was handed a gold medal as a souvenir of his daring exploit. As will be seen from the following list of awards, Count Lambert captured the lion's share of the prizes, Gobron and Bregi sharing remainder. The prize money distributed amounted to 44,900 frs. *• W Results. '\ .... COUNT LAMBERT. francs. Paris Municipal Council prize ... ... 25,000 • Seine General Council first prize ... ... 7,0001 *'•"''" Scheuner-Kestner prize ... ... ... 1,0JO ••-:.•;," Andre de Neuflize prize ... ... ... 1,000 '• •• Proportion of other prizes not won ... ... 2,347-62 the JEAN GOBRON. Seine General Council second prize .., Mme. Paul Quinton prize Paul Cretennier prize ... Proportion of other prizes not won ... HENRI BREGI. Bernard Dubos prize ... Mme. Jane Falco prize Proportion of other prizes not won 36.347-62 3,000 3,000 I, COO 345'24 5.345 "24 2,OOO 1,000 2O7-I4 3,207-14 MISCHIEF-MAKING AT THE MANSION HOUSE. PUBLIC REPUDIATION BY THE THREE NATIONAL BODIES. FORTUNATELY, there need be no doubt now in the minds of the general public as to the utterly irresponsible and unrepresentative nature of the ill-conceived meeting that has been called—or we might say " bluffed through "— by the Aeroplane Club at the Mansion House this week (Thursday evening). The three great British institutions that have the care of the aeronautic industry in their keeping have, in fact, very wisely issued a joint letter to the Press of this country making it clear that neither of them—the Aeronautic Society of Great Britain, the Aero Club of the United Kingdom, and the Aerial League of the British Empire—are in any way associated with, or represented at the " conference" in question. That letter reads as follows : — The Control of Aviation. SIR,—In a letter dated October 1st a body styled the Aeroplane Club of Great Britain and Ireland announced that the use of the Mansion House had been secured for the holding of a conference on Thursday, October 28th, to discuss the subject of " Aviation and its National Importance," and that they had invited the various bodies and individuals interested in aeronautics to be present at the meeting. In this connection we would remind you of the existence of a working agreement between the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain, the Aero Club of the United Kingdom, and the Aerial League of the British Empire, drawn up on May 3rd, 1909, with the concurrence of the aeronautical representatives in both Houses of Parliament and duly published, whereby those bodies recognise their spheres of activity to concern respectively the scientific, the sporting and social, and the patriotic phases of the movement. M, Paulhan and the £10,000 Prize. APPARENTLY M. Louis Paulhan has his eye seriously upon the ^10,000 offered by the Daily Mail for a flight from London to Manchester, and intends to make a sporting attempt to win it, for on Sunday he took As it appears the proposed conference at the Mansion House is likely to overlap the declared policy, aims, and objects of the Aerial League, and in view of the fact that that body had announced in the Press that its president, Lord Esher, intende 1 to preside at a public patriotic meeting at an early date, after very careful consideration the executive committee of the League have come to the conclusion that, though they wish to co-operate in the most friendly spirit with all properly constituted aeronautical bodies, in the present case they are unable to send representatives. By the agreement beLween the Aeronautical Society, the Aero Club, and the Aerial League, the calling of public met tings is left in the hands of the Aerial League. On that account, and because of the meeting previously announced by the League, the Aero Club decided not to be represented at the Mansion House on Thursday. The Aero Club is entirely representative in its constitution in that under iis scheme of association, among other important matters, it has handed ovpr to a general committee, upon which all associated clubs will be adequately represented, the control of the national sport and the election of suitable representatives to the International Aeronautical Federation. • The Council of the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain, the oWest scientific institution of the kind in the world, has decided not to attend the conference, because it concurs with the action of the Aerial League an<l the Aero Club. The aim of this joint letter is to prove that the recognised aeronautical bodies are working in mutual co-operation and not, as has been suggested in some quarters, in rivalry or dissent. R. A. CAVE BROWNE CAVE, Captain R.N., Chairman of the Aerial League of the British Empire. ROCIER WALLACE, Chairman of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom. EDWARD P. FROST, President of the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain. & &lt;?> advantage of a day off to explore the route by the aid of a 48-h.p. Daimler car. From what he was able to see, he thought the country was splendidly suited for the fl ght. The trees were a nuisance, but he could always fly high. He will, however, motor over the course two or three times before attempting to fly. 688
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