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1910
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JANUARY J, 1910. I'PLICHT] TJk&^lgnr€lub oj tie. Units 3H OFFICIAL NOTICES TO M£ME>E,TCS D Subscriptions. Members who have not already given instructions to their bankers are reminded that their subscription is now due. Cheques should be made payable to the "Aero Proprietary, Ltd.," and be crossed " Barclay and Co., Ltd." Amount £2 2s. Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup. This Clip, in 1909, having been won by America, in accordance with the rules the competition in 1910 will take plaoe in the United States. In order to comply with the regulations it is necessary, if the Aero Club of the United Kingdom desires to contest the Cup, that the challenge should reach America by 1st March, 1910. The Committee of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom will select the three competitors to represent the Club, and intending candidates are requested to notify the Secretary on or before February 22nd, 1910, of their willingness to compete, if chosen. Applications must be accompanied by a cheque for ^20, the entry fee, which amount will be returned should the competitor not be selected. Candidates must be members of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom. The full rules governing the contest can be obtained from the Aero Club of the United Kingdom. The Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race. This race will take place in America in 1910, probably about October. The Committee of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom will select the three competitors to represent the Club, and intending candidates are requested to notify the Secretary on or before February 22nd, 1910, of their willingness to compete if chosen. Applications must be accompanied by a cheque for ,£20, the entry- fee, which amount will be returned should the competitor not be selected. Candidates must be members of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom. The full rules governing the contest can be obtained from the Aero Club of the United Kingdom. Aero Exhibition at Olympia. The Society of Motor Manufacturers have decided to organise an Aero Exhibition under the auspices of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom, to be held at Olympia in March next. Members wishing to exhibit full-sized aeroplanes are requested to communicate with the Aero Club as soon as possible. It is also proposed to organise an exhibit of model flying machines. Those desirous of exhibiting are requested to make application to the Aero Club. Free space will be given to model exhibitors, and prizes will be awarded, particulars of which will be announced later. A circular has been sent round to all the Provincial Aero Clubs inviting their members to exhibit models. New Premises. It is hoped that the new premises will be ready for occupation on Monday, January 3rd, when Members will benefit by all the advantages of a club-house, with the exception of a dining-room, which the Committee do not think necessary for the present. E. CLAREMONT, CAPT. R.N., HAROLD E. PERRIN, Joint Secretaries. ® ® ® © PROGRESS OF FLIGHT ABOUT THE COUNTRY. (NOTE.—Addresses, temporary or permanent, follow in each case the names of the clubs, where communications of our readers can be addressed direct to the Secretary.) Aeronautical Society of Canada (TORONTO). THIS Society is now formed, and the following are the officers : F. B. Fetherstonhaugh, president; E. B. Merrill, vice- president ; M. B. Logan, secretary; G. N. Thomas, treasurer ; and a committee. The Society is still, of course, very small, but there are already six men who have built full-size machines, three of which have already flown, particulars of which we hope to be able to give later in an article. This does not include Professor Graham Bell, who is also a member of the Society, nor Sir Hiram S. Maxim, who is an honorary member. The difficulty of organising a club in Canada is far greater than that of the Old Country, on account of the absence of men of leisure, able to give up their time to its organisation and development. However, it is hoped in the near future, as there are several members of considerable means who have joined the club, to make things go. Aviation Association of Ireland (HOTEL METROPOLE, DUBLIN). IN our last ksue we briefly referred to the formation of this Association in Dublin for the study of the technical, scientific and practical sides of flight, and which we understand will in no way clash with the interests of the recently formed Aero Club of Ireland, which caters for the sporting side of aviation. A further meeting will be held on Friday next, 7th inst., for the purpose of electing officers and the formal business of inaugurating the new Association. Meetings will be held for the discussion of aeronautical topics and the reading of papers on subjects pertaining thereto. Model flying competitions and exhibitions will be held from time to time, and the technical side of aviation in Ireland will be generally encouraged. Tho subscription will be only nominal. Further information can be obtained from the Hon. Sees, at the above address. Berks-hire A. and Ac' C. (10, REDLANDS ROAD, READING). AT a special general meeting of the Berkshire A. C, held at Reading Town Hall on Wednesday, 22nd ult., it was decided to change the name of the club to the Berkshire Automobile and Aero Club. It was also resolved to associate with the Royal Automobile Club, but the question of affiliation to a central aeronautical body was left in the hands of the committee. During the same afternoon Dr. H. S. Hele-Shaw, F.R.S., gave a lecture copiously illustrated by lantern slides, cinematograph films, and models, on " Aerial Automobilism." The profits of the lecture will be given to the Royal Berkshire Hospital. Irish Aero Club (34, DAWSON STREET, DUBLIN). SIR WM. G. D. GOFF, BART., has been elected President of this club, while the Committee consists of Sir Henry Grattan Bellew, Bart., Sir John Nutting, Bart., Mr. John Dunville, Mr. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, Major Crookshank, Mr. G. H. Ferguson, and five members of the Irish A.C. Committee : Mr. R. F. H. White, Mr. W. H. B. Moorhead, Major Wellesley, Mr. J. M. Davies, and Mr. J. C. Percy. The annual subscription has been fixed at one guinea. Yorkshire Aero Club (Yorkshire Post BLDGS., ALBION ST., LEEDS) ON December 21st, Mr. R. J. Isaacson, of Leeds, delivered the weekly lecture to the members of the Yorkshire Aero Club, the meeting being held in the Leeds Exchange. The subject was " Flight Engines," and the lecturer stated that lightness, simplicity, and reliability were the chief points to be aimed at. The system of designing employed in regard to motor cars could not be followed. Up to the present the English firms had only attempted to obtain efficiency by lightening their ordinary design, whereas the French had begun on fresh lines with more success. The greater number of successes had been obtained from the semi-radial, using three cylinders, or six or seven cylinders placed round the crank. Interest was added to the lecture by the exhibition of an engine which is being built to the order of a French gentleman by Messrs. Manning* Wardle, and Co., of Leeds.
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