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l/UGHf] AUGUST 13, 1910.. THE CIRCUIT DE L'EST. J) null en 3 AMIENS $«aiwa>s OF the three dozen entrants for the Circuit de l'Est, the great ten days' French aerial competition organised by Le Matin, only ten were present at the start on Sunday morning, of whom eight were duly despatched on the first stage to Troyes. At first sight the small number of competitors may seem disappointing, but in view of the ambitious nature of the project and considering how short a time aviation has come into being, it must rather be written down as hugely satisfactory to find even half-a-dozen aviators ready to participate in such an undertaking. By way of a preliminary canter Latham flew over on his Antoinette on Saturday last from Mourmelon to Issy, and his example was followed by Weymann on his Henry Farman machine. Both left in the early morning, but met with bad weather on the way, thereby not reaching Issy, a distance of 105 miles, until late in the afternoon. Latham made a stop at Noise], in the Marne Valley, while Weymann, en route, landed at Vauohamps near Montmirai], at La Ferte-sous-Jouarre, and also at Meaux, where he sheltered in one of the Astra sheds from a downpour of rain. De Baeder had also intended to fly to the starting-point on his Breguet, and left Douai all right, but something going wrong with his motor he was forced to land near Bapaume. After getting matters put right he tried to get going again, but the great crowd which hemmed him in would not give him sufficient room to get away, and in trying to avoid them he smashed his machine. Two Army officers also made a preliminary flight on Saturday, Lieut. Crosnier, accompanied by Lieut. Jost, making a satisfactory trip from Caen to Vincennes on a Henry Farman biplane, with one stop just by Evreux, where they had to remain ten hours owing to the stormy weather. On Sunday morning the weather was splendid, and as early as 3 o'clock the crowds began to assemble at Issy. Away in the distance the lower platform of the Eiffel Tower was soon filled in anticipation of the coming spectacle promised by the race. The start was fixed for 5 o'clock, and at 5I1. 13m. 3s. Aubrun, on a Bleriot, was given the word to rise. He was followed by Leblanc on a similar machine in 5 mins. 40 sees., while Mamet, also on a Bleriot, set off 4 minutes later. At half-past five Lindpaintner, on a Sommer, started up, and was soon out of sight, and Bielovucic, HEZIERES I . FonJ.,at) 5tns IROYES N«u*Hdtc»a Bar-iur-^ob« Sketch map from VAuto of the route for the Circuit de l'Est.—Starting from Issy, near Paris, the competitors will travel round by the six stages as indicated, commencing with Troyes, 130 kiioms.; Nancy, 150 kiioms., &c. who had been delayed a few minutes owing to engine trouble, got- his Voisin into the air within a minute, but after a preliminary tura was down again. Busson, on a Bleriot, and Bregi, on a Voisin, also had trouble immediately they took to the air, but they eventually- got away, as also did Legagneux and Weymann, both on Henry Farman biplanes. An unexpected incident during the time the- THE "CIRCUIT DE L'EST."—Starting for the first stage on Sunday last from Issy for Troyes, 135 kiioms. M. Latham, has just arrived at Issy ground on his Antoinette machine, having flown over from Chalons, a distance of 169 kiioms.,, passing over Paris en route. 650
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