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.(/GCHT) JULY 30, 1910. IKe Roved &ero Clu of the UratecL Kii\gdo OFFICIAL /NOTICES TO MEMBERS Lanark International Aviation Meeting, August 6th-13th, 1910. The attention of members is drawn to the following facilities which will be granted to them at the Lanark Inter national Aviation Meeting which takes place from the 6th to the 13th August:— Motor Enclosure.—A portion of the Motor Enclosure has been reserved for the cars of members of the Royal Aero Club, the charge for car and driver being 5s. per day or 21s. for the whole period. Enclosure.—Members of the Royal Aero Club will be admitted to the Special Enclosure, with unreserved seat in the Grand Stand, on payment of 2S. bd. per day, or \^s. for the whole period, or with booked seat $s. per day, or 2I.r. for the whole period. Members must produce their membership cards when entering both the Motor and Special Enclosures. Members will also be admitted to the "Club" Enclosure on production of their membership cards. Hotels.—No special arrangements have been made as regards hotel accomodation. There are only two hotels in Lanark, and both have been booked up. The Peebles Hydro is within 25 miles of the course, and good hotels are to be found at Glasgow and Edinburgh, from which cities special trains will run daily. Flying Course.—The flying course is within one mile of the town of Lanark, and is almost equi-distant from Glasgow and Edinburgh. It is connected by rail with the Upper Ward of Lanarkshire and the Ayrshire coast, and is only a few miles by rail from Carstairs, which is on the Caledonian and London and North-Western line from the south, and at which station the bulk of the express trains from London stop. The Caledonian Railway Company has constructed a special station within 300 yards of the course. The following is the provisional programme of events :— Saturday, August 6th.—Speed, altitude, slowest circuit, delivery of despatohes. Monday, August 8th.—Speed, altitude, longest distance, cross country. Tuesday, August gth.—Speed, altitude, weight carrying, longest distance, starting. Wednesday, August 10th.—Speed, altitude, slowest circuit, cross country. Thursday, August I lth.—Speed, altitude, weight carrying, longest distance, starting. Friday, August 12th.—Speed, altitude, slowest circuit, cross country, delivery of despatches. Saturday, August 11,1k.—Speed, altitude, slowest circuit, longest distance, cross-country. The gates will be opened at 11 o'clock daily. The Meeting will commence at 12 noon, and cease at sunset each day. Committee Meeting. A meeting of the Committee was held on Tuesday, the 26th inst., when there were present:—Mr. Roger W. Wallace, K.C., in the chair, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Col. J. E. Capper, C.B., R.E., Mr. John Dunville, Prof. A. K. Huntington, Mr. J. T. C. Moore- Brabazon, Mr. Stanley Spooner, and Harold E. Perrin, secretary. New Members.—The following new members were elected :— George Douglas Begg. Sir Frederick Ricketts, Bt. Mrs. Shenley. Blackpool Aviation Meeting.—Entries.— The following entries for the Blackpool Aviation Meeting were approved :— Cattaneo. Grace. McArdle. Chavez. Grahame-White. Radley. Drexel. Jones. Roe Timekeepers.—C. P. Glazebrook and A. G. Reynolds were appointed Timekeepers. Lanark International Aviation Meeting.—Entries.—The following entries for the Lanark International Aviation Meeting were approved :— Audemars. Blondeau. Cattaneo. Champel. Chavez. Cock burn. Cody. Colmore. Dickson. Drexel. Gibbs. Gilmour. Grace. Hanriot. Harding. Kuller. Morelle. Ogilvie. Radley. Tetard. Vidart. Stewards.—The following Stewards were appointed :— John Adam. Prof. Biles. Maj. Lindsay Lloyd. Prof. Barr. V. Ker-Seymer. Aviator's Certificates.—The following Certificates were granted :— 17. Capt. G. W. Dawes. 18. A. V. Roe. The Late Hon. C. S. Rolls.—A Sub-Committee comprising Mr. John Dunville, Prof. A. K. Huntington and the Chairman (R. W. Wrallace, K.C.) was appointed to consider what form the proposed memorial to the late Hon. C. S. Rolls should take. Committee Meetings.—Owing to the holidays and the Lanark Meeting, no meeting of the Committee will take place until Tuesday, August 16th. Passenger Flights at Blackpool and Lanark. Mr. J. Armstrong Drexel, member of the Royal Aero Club, who will be competing at Blackpool and Lanark, has kindly consented to take up passengers at a small fee, and the whole of the proceeds will be handed over to the Middlesex Hospital Fund, which is being raised by H.S.H. Prince Francis of Teck, honorary member of the Royal Aero Club. Balloon Trip to Boulogne. Owing to the high wind prevailing on Saturday last, the Balloon Race at Hurlingham was abandoned. Mr. John Dunville, how ever, finding the wind favourable for a cross-Channel trip, ascended at 4 p.m., and landed at Boulogne about 8.30p.m. He was accom panied by Mrs. Dunville, Lady Milbanke and Mr. C. F. Pollock. On arriving at Boulogne, the party was received by M. Crespel, President, and M. Comte, Vice-President, of the Boulogne Aero Club, who showed them every hospitality and rendered valuable assistance in passing the balloon through the Customs. I Library and Pictures. M. Robert Esnault-Pelterie has presented to the Club an official report of the First International Exhibition held in Paris, October, 1909. Mr. C. G. Grey, of the Aero, has kindly presented a picture dealing with Mr. Grahame-White's attempt for the London to Manchester flight. HAROLD E. PERRIN, 166, Piccadilly. Secretary. 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. We would ask Club Secretaries in future to see that the notes regarding their Clubs reach the Editor of FLIGHT, 44, St. Martin's Lane, London, W.C., by first post Tuesday at latest.) Aerial League (CARLTON HOUSE, REGENT STREET, S.W.). AT the annual meeting of the League, held at the Carlton Hotel on the 21st inst., Capt. Care-Brown-Cave made a sym pathetic reference to the death of the Hon. C. S. Rolls. He said no better memorial could be devised than a school for the instruc tion of students both in the theory and practice of aviation. Mr. J. H. Ledeboer then outlined a scheme for the establishment of such a school, close to London. It was estimated that the cost, including two aeroplanes, the necessary sheds and workshops and their equipment, and the running expenses for the first year, would amount to ^2,500. Aero Models Association (CAXTON HOUSE, WESTMINSTER). A SERIES of competitions have been arranged to take place at the Crystal Palace on August 13th, entries closing next Saturday (August 6th). There are five classes, for machines of I, 2, 4 and 8 sq. ft., and unlimited surface, and the entry fees range from 2s. 6d. to 12s. 6d. There will be three prizes in each class, viz., in the 1st Class, £3, £1 10s. and £1 ; Class 2, £4, £2, £1 $s. ; 600
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