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1910 - 0626.PDF
1' Flight' C opyright. FLYING AT BROOKLANDS ON BANK HOLIDAY.—Starting Cordonnier's Hanriot monoplane for the flight in which he landed his machine in the river Wey. between 30 and 40 ft. when he touched a wrong lever, and in conse quence the machine suddenly dived to earth. Fortunately, the Captain was able to right the machine before the crash came, and when he was extricated from the tUbris of the machine it was found that he had sustained a fracture of one leg, while the other was dislocated. On Tuesday Capt. Maitland was taken to the King Edward Hospital in London, where his injuries were surgically attended to. Fatal Accident at Boldon. THE visit of " Mme. Franck" to Boldon was marred by a serious accident, as a result of which a fifteen-year old boy was killed. On Saturday she made a short flight from the Boldon race course, and landed in a field. This performance drew a large crowd to the racecourse on Monday, when the aviatress started off to fly round the course, a distance of about IJ miles. She had made four circuits at a height varying between 30 and 50 feet, and was completing the fifth when in passing a flag-pole, one of the planes fouled it. The machine at once turned over and fell to the ground. It landed across some palings, and unfortunately a lad who was standing by was struck by the engine and instantly killed, while three other men were slightly injured. Mme. Franck sustained a compound fracture of the left leg and her neck was also cut by a stay wire. After her injuries had been attended to she was removed to the Sunderland Infirmary, where she is reported to be progressing favourably. An Aerodrome at Southport. SOUTHPORT is determined not to be left out in the cold in regard to flying matters, and a portion of the foreshore at the north end of the promenade has been leased to Mr. Woodhead for the purpose of erecting hangars for the use of aviators. This place is- to be fenced in and drained, and will be used as an exercise ground. It is estimated that Southport aviators will have the opportunity of flying over 200 square miles of ground. Doings at Brooklands. ALTHOUGH a series of good prizes were offered by the Brook- lands Club for competition among the flyers there during the race- meeting on Monday, the high wind which prevailed until 6 o'clock rendered it advisable for all machines to remain under cover. At 6 o'clock, however, the improved conditions brought out Blondeau on Mrs. Grace Bird's Farman biplane, and he successfully com pleted fifteen rounds of the course in 36 mins. 47 sees., the distance- covered being about 25 miles. Cordonnier made a start on the Hanriot monoplane, but he had only covered a short distance when he came down again, and before he could stop the machine it ran down the bank of the Wey to the water. It was, however, soon rescued with the aid of some Boy Scouts. Mr. L. D. Gibbs. was also trying his Sommer biplane, but did not make any lengthy flight. Ferguson Monoplane at Newcastle, Co, Down. ALTHOUGH the wind was blowing at the rate of 20 miles an. hour, Mr. Harry Ferguson succeeded in making a flight of half a mile at Newcastle, co. Down, on the 26th ult. He took his mono plane down to the sands, and after a run of about 200 yards got it in the air, when for half a mile it flew at heights ranging from 5 ft. to 30 ft. At the finish of this trip it was nearly overturned by a gust, but Mr. Ferguson righted it, and the only damage was a couple of buckled wheels and a broken stay. Brussels Meeting. DURING Monday and Tuesday of last week bad weather pre vailed at Brussels, and the programmes for these two days were deferred to later in the week. Wednesday was a good day, and Lauser made two trips, one of 48 mins. 28 sees, and another of an hour and a quarter's duration, while Kinet made two flights of 42 and 58 mins. respectively. Olieslaegers was also up on his Bleriot for 37 mins., while de Ridder took his wife for a short spin on his Voisin. Thursday proved another good day, and Tyck, on his Bleriot, ascended to a height of 560 metres, while Kinet, in a flight of half an hour, scored the longest during the day. In addition to these two flyers, Lauser, Olieslaegers and de Ridder were also out. Although a large crowd gathered at the Stoekel Aerodrome on Friday they saw very little, except for a flight of half an hour by Kinet. Baron de Caters brought out his Voisin and made a short flight, as also did Lauser and de Ridder. Saturday was a busy day, as the aviaters competed during the morning for the prizes which had to be postponed from Monday, while in the afternoon there were the ordinary daily competitions. The1 longest flights were those of Olieslaegers and Kinet, the former fhing for 2 hrs. 46 sees., while the latter was up for 1 hr. 41 mins. Olieslaegers, too, indulged in some high flying, and was officially certified to have reached 1,460 metres. Passenger flights were made by Kinet, Lauser, Verstraeten and Van den Born. Two days' prizes were also competed for on Sunday, those- originally offered for Tuesday being put up during the morning, and shared by Tyck, Lauser, and Kinet. Tyck won the height prize with 350 metres, Lauser carried a passenger for 10 mins., while Kinet made the longest flight of 50 mins. Kinet won the height prize during the afternoon with 415 metres. Kinet as a matter of fact won all the prizes during the afternoon. He and Olieslaegers were the only aviators out, and the latter only flew for 20 minutes, rising to a height of 400 metres. Monday was the best day of the meeting, and six aviators made good flights, while Tyck gave a wonderful display by rising to a height of 1,720 metres, the next best being Olieslaegers, 960 metres. This achievement places Tyck second in the competition for world's record. He disappeared from view for some time and landed at Campenhout, where he was located by Lauser, who made a tour of inspection of the surrounding country on his Farman. Three long flights were made, Lauser being first with lb. 9m. 15is-» during which a passenger was carried, while Olieslaegers was- second with ih. 9m. 12s., and Kinet third with ih. im. 52|s. In addition to these four flyers, Verstraeten was also up for just on.
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