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for the London to Manchester flight, also another valuable prize of £4 ,000 offered by Baron de Forest for the aviator who, starting from London, crosses the Channel and makes the greatest distance the other side, and the Mtchelin Cup value £500 and .£500 in cash for five years. There were also two International aviation meetings to be held in England this year, both of which were obliged to offer ,£8,000 in prizes, making in these five events alone over £30,500 to be won in England. There would also be several National aviation meetings held ia England during the year, at which prizes up to £2,000 per meeting would probably be offered. Dealing with the successful Blackpool meeting and the sport of the year, last year, he said, the usual balloon contests took place in the Hurlingham Club grounds, including the International Balloon Contest on May 22nd, when fourteen balloons ascended, being three from Frankfort, one from Belgium, and ten English. It was a Point-to-Point Race. The " Hare and Hounds" Balloon Race took place in July, in which eight balloons took part including the " Hare," and which was won by Mr. Singer in the " Satellite." It was worthy of note that one of the members of the Club, Mr. John Dunville, had recently made an historic flight by crossing the Irish Channel, and this, strange to say, in a balloon which was picked up at sea. Continuing, Mr. Wallace said the Club had at the present time two flying grounds, one at Shellbeach, which had a clubhouse attached, and an auxiliary one at Eastchurch, which latter was due to the generosity of one of the members of the Committee, Mr. F. K. McClean. Both grounds were in the Isle of Sheppey and easy of access from London. There are sheds which members can hire on both grounds and the Club are at the present moment negotiating for a large ground near London and also another one in the Midlands. Two teams of members of the Club had entered for the Gordon- Bennett Balloon Race and the Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup, which would take place in America in October. Most of the principal flyers, such as Bleriot, Farman, Latham, and Paulhan had been entertained by the Club and presented with medals. He was glad to say that two of our English aviators, Mr. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon and the Hon. C. S. Rolls, both of whom were members of the Club, had been granted the first Pilot- Aviators' Certificates issued by England. He thought it was a matter for congratulation that the Royal Automobile Club, the Aerial League of the British Empire and the Aeronautical Society were so friendly. The R.A.C. had always shown them the greatest friendship and assistance and he thought it was a matter of hearty congratulation that this good feeling existed, and he trusted that it would only strengthen with time, so that the four clubs might always show a solid front in case of troublesome times for either of them. The great historical event of the year was the crossing of the Channel by M. Louis Bleriot on a monoplane, the 25th July, 1909. His descent on Dover cliffs was fortunately witnessed by one of the committee of the Club, and the Club had been able, through the generosity of one of their members, Mr. Alexander Duckham, to put up a very handsome memorial on the spot. Mr. Mortimer Singer, who, as a member of the Club, went out to represent England at the Heliopolis Meeting, as they all regretted to know, met with rather a serious accident, which was a great loss to the Club, as they had great hopes of Mr. Singer winning some events for England. He was, however, glad to say that Mr. Singer was progressing favourably, and by a telegram received from him he hoped to fly again shortly. Finally the Chairman, after thanking the Committee of the Club and its officers for their devotion to the Club's interests, reminded the members that the Club membership card gave admission to Hurlingham for all balloon contests, and also to the Aero Exhibition. They gave admission last year to the flying meetings at Rheims and Blackpool, and they hoped to make similar arrangements for the members at the two English Inter national meetings this year. The following members have been elected to fill the nine vacancies on the Committee :—Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Col. T. E. Capper, C.B., R.E., Mr. V. Ker-Seymer, Mr. J. T. C. Mobre-Brabazon, the Hon. C. S. Rolls, Sir Chas. D. Rose, Bart., Mr. A. Mortimer Singer, the Hon. A. Stanley, M.P., and Mr. R. W. Wallace, K.C. MODELS AT OLYMPIA—JUDGES' AWARDS. ON Wednesday, the Judges of the Royal Aero Club made an inspection of the models on view at Olympia, and made the following awards, which are subject to confirmation by the Com mittee. The prizes offered by the Aerial League for models suited for naval and military scouting purposes if built on a full-size scale were not awarded :— No. 54 (J. Urlwin), model monoplane, fitted with petrol motor, for investigation purposes, awarded Motor Union bronze medal (highest award in section). In section devoted to models fitted with petrol engines. No. 38 (G. W. Pepys Goodchild), one-tenth scale model $ ® monoplane awarded Royal Aero Club silver medal (highest awarded in section) for workmanship. Awarded M.U. cup for the best exhibit by a M.U. (Aviation Section) member. No. 19 (A. Gaitz-Hocky), model monoplane, awarded Royal Aero Club bronze medal tor workmanship. No. 10 (A. E. Creese), device for indicating to the pilot the direction of cant of an aeroplane in flight. Awarded M.U. bronze medal (highest award in section) for an aeroplane accessory. No. 44 (G. P. B. Smith), No. 66 (M. Jones), awarded M.U. bronze medal (highest award in section) for toy aeroplanes which were flown in the presence of the Judges. PROGRESS OF FLIGHT ABOUT THE COUNTRY. Aviation Association of Ireland (HOTEL METROPOLE, DUBLIN). ON Tuesday, March 8th, at the College of Science, Dublin, Mr. J. B. Dunlop being in the chair, a discussion was held on the subject of " Gliders." Mr. Dunlop opened and explained a particularly light form of structure, on the bicycle wheel plan, but using strips instead of wires, the use of the latter being deprecated by him. Dr. Lilly showed a method of superposing multiple planes, in which there was no " interference " and yet the structure need not be very high. The object of the idea was to make the machine more compact and narrower and still retain a sufficient surface, all of which made the machine more manageable. The various sides of the subject were then discussed by various members, and several models being shown helped to contribute to the success of a most interesting evening. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Dunlop. Sheffield and District Aero Club (3°. COLVER ROAD). AN error crept into the report last week in connection with the model competitions. The size for models is 3 ft. 6 ins. minimum (not maximum). Members are requested to note that in view of the increasing membership, the Committee have decided that the usual method of calling meetings by post will be discontinued. Members will take the intimation of meetings in future from FLIGHT. Some model aeroplane trials took place on the Sheffield United Football Ground on Monday afternoon, 14th inst. In spite of gusty weather some good flights were seen, the longest being measured straight as 330 ft., the machine being a " Finbat," flown by Mr. Richardson. Other good flights were 196 ft. and 244 ft. by Cody models. Some interest was also caused by the flying of two huge war kites on one line, at a tremendous height. The Secretary will be pleased to receive from manufacturers show-cards, &c., to be affixed in the club's aero works. Women's Aerial League (227, STRAND, W.C.). GREAT assistance has been rendered to the League by the action of the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom in kindly allowing the use of a table beside the Club Stand at Olympia for their literature, and the officials of the Women's Aerial League have been able to give information as to the aims of the League to many prospective members. Forthcoming events include : — Drawing Room Meeting at Mrs. Chapman's, 20, Rosary Gardens, S.W., Thursday, March 24th, at 4. Tea and speeches. In pursuance of their policy to assist in establishing aviation as a science in this country, the Women's Aerial League will present their silver medal to the student wno gets the highest marks at the examination in aeronautics held this week by Mr. Blin Desbleds at the Regent Street Polytechnic. This is the first examination in the subject held in Great Britain, so that particular interest is attached to it. 217
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