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i* Each town marked with a circle on the map will be a control, and competitors must alight at a given spot within the control, " The full particulars and conditions of the race will be published at a later date." By permission of the Daily Mail we are able to reproduce the map on a reduced scale published by them, showing the proposed course, and we also ref«r to the matter editorially on page 496. In the course of conversation with a Press representative regarding the new prize, Mr. Henry Farman expressed the opinion that, although it would be difficult to win it at the present time, he was certain that in a year flying machines would be able to overcome all the difficulties. The airmen, too, would also certainly be far superior then to what they are to-day. It would be much more interesting to attempt such a voyage than to go round and round an aerodrome. $ ® ® ® AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF FRANCE "GRAND PRIX D'AVIATION." THE long-promised big prize ot the A.C. of France has now materialised, and the regulations were issued officially at the end of last week. Broadly they comprise two big events, viz. («) for heavier-than-air machines, Paris-Brussels and back, a distance of 530 kiloms. as the crow flies, the prizes for this journey being 100,000 frs. for the winner, 30,000 frs. for the second, and 20,000 frs. for the third, (b) For dirigibles the Grand Prize is 50,000 frs. for the winner, and the course Paris to Rheims and back. The munificent prizes being international tend thereby to further help forward progress in the navigation of the air for the whole world. The detailed regulations are as follows :— Grand Prize for Heavier than-Air Machines. 1. A sum of 150,000 frs. is allocated by the A.C. de France for a course, Paris-Brussels and return, to be covered by an aeroplane (flying machine "classed B in the regulations of the Commission Sportif Aeronautique) under the following conditions :— 2. The prize will be divided between the three pilots who shall have covered in the best times before January 1st, 1911, the course of Paris to Brussels and back, carrying a passenger (two persons including the pilot), the two passengers weighing altogether 150 kilogs., or an equivalent weight made up of non-consumable ballast, but neither passenger must be represented entirely by ballast. The total time occupied in the journey must not in any case exceed 36 hours. This prize may be competed for as from the promulgation of the present rules. 3. The start and finish must be made from Issy-les-Moulineaux Plain, and must be controlled by a commissaire and a timekeeper, the responsibility for the presence of whom rests with the competing pilot. 4. One descent only is obligatory. This must be made at Brussels in the Eterberck Plain, and must be controlled by a commissaire jointly with a timekeeper, who must be associated with a qualified club in Belgium, the pilot again being responsible for their presence. The length of the stay is left to the discretion of the pilot, but in any case a maximum time of 3 hours will be allowed to each competitor. That is to say, the time of stay at Brussels will be deducted from the total time of the journey if it be less than or equal to 3 hours. 5. The machines will be "sealed" before starting in all their essential parts. These seals must be found intact at the descent at Brussels and at the finish of the journey at Issy. 6. The division of the 150,000 frs. will be made as follows:— 100,000 frs. to tihe pilot aviator who makes the best time under the present conditions, 30,000 frs. to the pilot aviator making the second best time, 20,000 frs. to the pilot aviator making the third best time. 7. These prizes will be allocated under the conditions specified in the rules of the F.A.I, and of the Commission Sportif Aeronautique, which alone are applicable in any case of dispute or omission. The competition is open to all pilots qualified by the F.A.I. 8. Entries will be received by the Secretary of the Commission Sportif of the Automobile Club of France, and must be lodged two clear days before the date of starting. Entries must be accompanied by a sum of 1,000 frs., which will be returned to starters. The type of machine and its principal characteristics must be mentioned at the time of entering. Each entry is good for one attempt only, which will be regarded as having been made by the competitor when he passes the boundary of the Issy Military Field of Manoeuvres. Appliances judged to be necessary by the Commission Sportif of the A.C. de France must be carried by each competitor. Each machine must carry the distinctive badge of the A.C. de France, having on it a number indicating the time of the engagement. 9. All replenishments are authorised in the course oi any landings, the same as during the obligatory landing at Brussels, but the towing of the apparatus at a speed in excess of that of a man walking is strictly forbidden. The Grand Prix for Dirigibles. I. A sum of 50,000 frs. is allocated by the A.C. de France for the course Paris-Rheims and back, to be carried out in a dirigible (Class A of the General Regulations of the Commission Sportif Aeronautique), under the conditions indicated below. This prize may be competed for as from the promulgation of the present regulations. • " .V9ir> 2. The prize will be awarded to the pilot who shall have effected the said course in the best time before January 1st, 1911. 3. The start and finish must be in the Military Manceuvring Field of Vincennes, and must be controlled by a commissaire jointly with a timekeeper, the responsibility for whose presence rests with the competing pilot. 4. Any number of descents are permitted, but one descent is obligatory, which must be made at Rheims (at the Cavalry Manceuvring Field), where the dirigible must embark a passenger of at least 75 kilogs. weight, any difference having to be made up by non-consumable ballast. The duration of the stay is left to the discretion of the pilot, but will count as part of the time of the race. The control of the obligatory descent must be taken by a com missaire jointly with a timekeeper, the responsibility for whose presence rests with the competing pilot. 5. This prize will be awarded under the conditions specified in the regulations of the F.A.I, and of the Commission Sportif Aero nautique, which are alone applicable in case of dispute or omission. The prize is open to all pilots qualified by the F.A.I-. The other formal rules in regard to carrying appliances and the club badge, are the same as for the heavier-than-air machines ; also entries must be sent in the same manner as for the heavier-than-air, with the same fee of 1,000 frs., which will be returned to starters, and each entry covers only one attempt, which counts once the dirigible has passed the boundary of the Vincennes Military Field. Mr. Roger Sommer's own biplane with which he made a successful flight at the Rheims Flying Grounds on June 13th. This remarkable machine, as will be noticed, is fitted with one of the Humber Co/s 4-cyl. 45-h.p. motors. 500
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