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|/OSMf| AUGUST 20, 1910 with the performances of Cattaneo. As the Lord Provost con cluded his remarks there were calls for " Drexel," and in spite of being asked to be excused, the popular American had to reply. " I have never made a speech before," he said, " and I have never attended a better meeting. When I came to Scotland I was rather pessimistic about it, because I thought we would have nothing but wind and rain all the time. I have changed by ideas entirely. I have never seen better weather anywhere at any meeting, and when I saw Radley going round for speed I thought the way he took the pylons was the most wonderful thing I have seen." Mr. Radley commented on the attendance at the meeting and the few people who sought convenient spots outside from which to view the flying. Mr. Grace, the principal prize winner, said it was fortunate for him chat there had been separate classes for monoplanes and biplanes, as otherwise he would not have been so successful. He thought that doing so was only encouraging an antiquated type of machine which should not exist any longer. Signor Cattaneo, replying in French, considered that the Executive had been even more successful than French and German officials, and he thanked the " Maire of Glasgow " for his hospitality. Mr. McArdle said he thought he was voicing the opinion of all the aviators when he said they were delighted with the treatment they had received, for it had been thoroughly fair, generous and honourable. Mr. Cody was sorry that he had been asked to speak, for he had done nothing, but thought they would believe in his ultimate success. Mr. Drexel.—There 16 only one thing wrong with Mr. Cody's machine, and that is, that he wants a 100-h.p. Gnome. Mr. Radley.—He has the best machine in the country. Professor Barr replied for the management and acknowledged the valuable assistance rendered by the Aero Club. He thought the Lanark meeting would go down in history as the first aviation gathering conducted with perfect safety. He also referred to the great organising ability of Mr. R. J. Smith, and certainly if ever a tribute was earned, the indefatigable and ever-courteous secretary of the meeting had more than deserved his. SUMMARY OF LANARK MEETING AND OFFICIAL RESULTS- By H. MASSAC BUIST. THE results of the meeting, as officially returned, are set forth in detail in the following set of tables, in connection with which it should be explained that the letter " M " printed after the name of a machine indicates that it is a monoplane or single-surface flyer, and in like fashion the letter " B " means the machine is a biplane, «r double-surface machine. An analysis of this list of performances, which includes all the prizes awarded, reveals that a total of £8,060 has been paid in connection with the various competitions. Of that total, .£7,940 goes to pilots, and a total of £120 to competitors' assistants. In face of the various achievements, too, it is interesting to discover what are the aggregate sums of money made by each competitor. Here is the list: Mr. Cecil Grace, ,£1,950 ; Signor Bartolomeo Cattaneo, £,1,565 ; Mr. J. Armstrong Drexel, £1,340, together with the Lanark Trophy and the Scots Pictorial Cup; Mr. J. Radley, £1,170 ; Captain Bertram Dickson, ^900; Mr. F. W.-McArdle, £470; M. Georges Chavez, £220; Mr. A. M. Ogilvie, £210; M. F. H. Champel, £50; Mr. G. Gilmour, £45; M. Gustave Blondeau, £10; and Mr. G. C. Colmore, £10, making a totol of £7,940. As Mr. Grace was using Mr. Lancelot D. L. Gibbs's Farman biplane, he, of course, shares his total prize money with the owner, and the fact that he heads the list of events reveals incidentally what can be done by flying constantly throughout the meeting. Mr. Cecil Grace lent Mr. Armstrong Drexel his Bleriot monoplane when the world's record altitude was achieved. Mr. Radley's series of successes are in the nature of an agreeable surprise. Special Prize for Flying; Mile and Kilometre, - It is inevitable, sooner or later, in the sport of aeroplaning, that We should introduce competitions for the fastest mile and fastest kilometre events. But for the enterprise of Mr. A. V. Ebblewhite, •the head official timekeeper, in drawing the attention of the organisa tion to this fact, these tests might have been first tried abroad ; whereas now the distinction belongs to this country, for all records •of flying speeds over measured miles and measured kilometres will date as from Saturday's performances at the International Aviation Meeting at Lanark. The following data are, therefore, of an historic nature. The performances over the measured mile were as follows :— Prize. £ 40 10 40 10 Competitor. Radley ... McArdle... Cattaneo... Grace Blondeau Colmore ... Dickson ... Aeroplane. Bleriot M.... Do. Do. Farman B. Do. Short B. ... Farman B. Motor h.p. 50 Gnome.. Do. Do. ... Do. .. Do. .. Do. .. Do. .. Sees. 47* 49s 52f 65! 69J 7<H 74i m.p.h. 75'95 72-29 68-70 547i 5i-57 51-28 48-38 There were two prizes for the best performances by a monoplane and two for the best performances by a biplane, and a similar arrangement in regard to the kilometre events, which resulted as follows : — Prize. £ 40 10 40 10 Competitor. Radley ... McArdle.., Cattaneo... Grace Colmore... Blondeau Dickson ... Aeroplane. Bleriot M.... Do. ... Do. Farman B. Short B. ... Farman B. Do. Motor h.p. 50 Gnome... Do. ... Do. ... Do. ... 50 Green ... 50 Gnome... Do. ... Sees. 28* 3°l 3° 40 42? 42* 451 m.p.h. 77-67 72-62 72-60 55-92 52 75 52-26 49-05 It will be observed that in every instance the flyers achieved a greater speed over the kilometre than over the mile distance, despite the fact that only one flight was made for both events. The explanation lies in the fact that the kilometre was measured back wards as from the finishing line, while the ground towards the starting end was high by comparison with the neighbourhood of the finish. This meant that many of the machines, particularly the biplanes, had to continue rising for anything up to 400 yards after passing the starting line, while practically all were able to do the finishing two-thirds of this straight-away course on a slight decline, because the ground slanted away below them, so that in these circumstances, though gradually descending, they were still main taining a constant altitude in relation to the earth. Most of them kept at heights between 100 and 200 ft. Greatest Altitude Competition. It was laid down that to qualify for the first prize for greatest altitude of the meeting a minimum height of 1,000 ft. had to be achieved, and for the second and third prizes ascents of at least 500 ft. Prize, r. A 1 Declared Altitude. £ Competitor. Aeroplane. motor h.p. ft. 400 Drexel ... Bleriot M. ... 50 Gnome ... 6,750 200 Chavez ... Do. ... Do. ... 5,250 75 Cattaneo ... Do. ... • Do. ... 3,240 Do. ... 2,730 Do. ... 2,480 40 Clerget ... 1,350 50 Gnome ... 1,550 40 Clerget ... 1,300 Mr. J. Armstrong Drexel's performance is a world's record, representing a rise in about 52 mins. only to a height of 2,250 yards, otherwise a mile and a quarter. Mr. Radley's performance on Saturday, as recorded above, terminated abruptly in a forced descent owing to the failure of the motor. The special prize of £100 for the monoplane rising to the greatest height during the meeting was awarded to Mr. J. A. Drexel for his performance set out above, and the special prize of £100 for the biplane attaining the greatest height during the meeting was carried off by Mr. Cecil Grace, whose achievement is chronicled in the foregoing table. Highest Daily Altitude. There was offered a prize of £20 to the competitor who ascended to the greatest height each day on an aeroplane of any description. Nobody made an essay on Saturday, 6th inst. The winners each day last week were as follow :— Competitor. Drexel Chavez Cattane . McArdle ... Grace Hanriot Radley Vidart Aeroplane. Blerio . Do. Do. Do. Farman B. . Hanriot B. . Bleriot M. . I lanriot B. . Day. Monday ... Tuesday ... Wednesday Thursday ... Saturday ... Competitor. Chavez ... Drexel .. McArdle Drexel ... Cattaneo Aeroplane. Bleriot M. Do. ., Do. ., Do. ., Do. .. Declared motor h.p. 50 Gnome. Do. . Do. Do. . Do. . Altitude ft. • 5,250 • 4,270 . 2,290 • 6,750 • 1,300 Speed Competition. The following is the order of merit lor the fastest single flight five consecutive times round the course without alighting made during the entire meeting, the distance being 9 miles 300 yds. :—
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