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AUGUST 13, 1910. competitors were starting, was the arrival 01 Moissant with a passenger, on a Bleriot; he had flown over to Issy from Etampes. The first to arrive at Troyes was Leblanc, who reported that the only incident during his trip was when he lost himself after he had been travelling 20 minutes. He, however, quickly recognised the church tower at Mormont, and then set a straight course for his destination. Aubrun was taking no risks on the score of losing his way, and determined to follow the course of the Seine. This, of course, added a good deal to the journey, and so although he started first he finished two minutes after Leblanc. Lindpaintner was the next arrival, and then at long intervals came Mamet, Legagneux, and Weymann, the three last having been delayed on their journey through missing their way. Busson, through motor trouble, landed twice. The second time, at Naugis, he smashed his machine so badly that he had to retire. Bregi also was in trouble with his motor, and came down at Pontecarre. He hoped to reach Troyes before the time limit expired, but in this he was disappointed. The times of the first three, lor the 140 kiloms. from Issy to Troyes, were Leblanc ih. 32m. 20s., Aubrun ih. 37m. 25s., Lindpaintner 2h. 25s., and Mamet 3h. 8m. Leblanc won the first prize of 7,000 frs., Aubrun took the second prize of 3,000 frs., and Lindpaintner third prize of 1,000 frs. Monday was spent at Troyes, and in the afternoon Weymann, Legagneux, and Lindpaintner competed for some prizes offered locally. Weymann secured the cross-country prize by flying 12 kiloms. in 11 mins. 56 sees., and he also took the passenger [/TIGHT prize with a trip of 16 mins. 42 sees. In the height contest Lindpaintner was first with 420 metres, Legagneux taking second place with 380 metres, while his time for the 12 kiloms. across country—13 mins. 3 sees.—also secured him the second prize in that event. At five o'clock on Tuesday morning four of the competitors lined up for the start on the second stage to Nancy, and Lindpaintner was the first away at 5.14. At that time there was a heavy fog, and the Sommer pilot had difficulty in finding his way, eventually landing at Valleret. Legagneux was the next to get off, and finally, at twenty minutes to six, Aubrun rose into the air, quickly followed by Leblanc. Weymann and Mamet were unable to start, owing to repairs being necessary to their machines. On the first day the flags which were put up to indicate the route were found to be ineffective, and on the second stage large white sheets were spread on the ground in some places, and bon fires lighted in others, which resulted in considerable improvement. The different competitors all complained that the journey had been very exhausting, owing to varying air currents. Both the Bleriot pilots were fortunately able to keep a straight course, and they were the first to reach Nancy. Leblanc, as on the previous day, overtook Aubrun, and finished the 150 kilom. journey in 2h. 19m. 49s., while his companion took 2h. 27m. 50s. Legagneux got lost, but he eventually arrived safely afler 5 hrs. 31 mins., and Lindpaintner, who landed at Valleret, hoped to complete his journey before the time limit expired. In landing he had broken a skid, but it was- anticipated that this would be repaired within a few hours. Brussels Meeting and a Fatal Accident. THE closing days of the Brussels Meeting were marred by a fatal accident, and by a coincidence Kinet—Nicolas—was the victim. He was flying at a height of 200 metres on Wednesday week, when, apparently owing to a stay giving way, the machine lost its stability and dashed to the ground. The unfortunate aviator was struck by the motor and killed instantly. Although their names were similar there was no relationship between Nicolas and Daniel Kinet, who met his death under similar conditions only a week or two ago at Brussels. Nicolas Kinet was at one time a well- known motor cyclist, when his most strenuous opponent was Olieslaegers, whose lot it was to be the first to reach the scene of the accident. He had been very successful as a flyer of the Henry Farman type of machine, and his world's record for a passenger flight, 2 hrs. 51 mins., made on May 15th last, still stands. At several meetings he had made good performances, finishing second to Wagner at Budapest, while at Rheims he secured eighth place. During the last days of the meeting Olieslaegers carried off practically all the prizes. On Tuesday of last week he secured the daily duration prize with 51 mins. Hi sees., the height prize with 630 metres, and the speed prize, leaving the landing prize to be won by Van den Born. During the day the King of Belgium visited the aerodrome, and the various aviators were presented to him. On Wednesday Kinet was in keen competition with his old rival Olieslaegers, and had been flying for over two hours and a half, when a sudden storm swept over the ground and the fatal accident occurred. Thursday, the last day, saw very little flying, Olieslaegers having matters all his own way. His longest flight was of 31 mins. 18 sees., while his best height was 450 metres, and his time over 4-5 kiloms. in the speed test 6 mins. 49 sees. Prize-Winners at Caen. ALTHOUGH Hanriot did not fly on Tuesday week, the last day of the Caen meeting, his activity on the previous days had made his position as leader in the cumulative distance secure. The longest flight during the day was by Martinet, who was out for ih. 2m. 3|s.,but this performance was not so spectacular as that of Morane, who indulged in a little high flying, reaching an altitude of 1,250 metres, while his confrire, Aubrun, went up to 475 metres. The second longest flight was by Aubrun, 37 mins. 33f sees., while Paillette was third with 28 mins. 39$ sees. The prize-money -was distributed as follows: — Morane (Bleriot), 'LIGHT MEETINGS. 16,000 frs. ; Hanriot (Hanriot), 13,000 frs. ; Martinet (H. Farman), 6,500 frs. ; Aubrun (Bleriot), 5,000 frs. ; Paillette (Sommer), 3,500 frs. ; Renaux (M. Farman), 2,000 frs. ; Chauveau (An toinette), 1,500 frs. ; Crochon (Sommer), 1,000 frs. Flying Week at Johannisthal. A FLYING meeting was to have commenced at Johannisthal, near Berlin, on Sunday, but the bad weather precluded any flying, and the opening was therefore postponed until Monday. Then the flying was shared by Wiencziers on an Antoinette, Capt. Engelhardt on a Wright, and Thelen also on a Wright. The first-named had the best aggregate, having flown tor 36 mins. in two trials. Engelhardt in four trips totalled 11 mins., while Thelen's record was 9 mins. in two attempts. On Tuesday Wiencziers flew with a passenger for 41 mins., and Domer (Dorner) for 29 mins., while the solo flights were Thelen (Wright), 40 mins., Heim (Wright), 27 mins., Taitoch (Voisin), 27 mins., Brunhuter (Sommer), 18 mins., Jeannin (Farman), 10 mins., Behrend (Behrend), 8 mins. "Flight" Copyright. THE SIGN OF THE f BLUE BIRD."—One of the latest and a very welcome addition to the aviation grounds at Brooklands. 65I
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