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1910 - 0667.PDF
AUGUST 20, 1910. L/DGEL Competitor. Radley... Cattaneo McArdle Drexel ... Grace ... Dickson Edmond Aeroplane. Bleriot M. Do. Do. Do. Farman B. Do. Bristol B. Declared motor h. p. 50 Gnome... Do. ... Do. ... Do. ... Do. ... Do. 60 E.N.V. Time. m. s. 9 32f 9 53i 10 34ic 12 44k 14 4i 14 39s 16 4t m.p.h. 58-32 56-27 52-63 43-68 39-55 37-95 34-6o I'rize. £ 200 100 5° The fastest single circuit of the course made by a monoplane during the entire meeting without touching the ground, for a prize of .£100, was won by Mr. Radley on his Bleriot machine, by his British record performance at 58-25 m.p.h. A .£100 prize for a biplane in the same competition was won by Mr. Cecil Grace on his Farman machine at 39-78 m.p.h. Fastest Flights Each Day. In addition to the foregoing there was awarded a series of prizes for the fastest flights each day five times round the course without alighting, making a distance of 9 miles 300 yds. : — Day. Saturday... Mondav ... Do. ' ... Do. ... Tuesday ... Do. ... Do. ... Wednesday Do. Do. Thursday Do. Do. Saturday... Do. ... Do. ... Prize £ 5° 50 SO 15 50 10 IS 5° is 5° 30 15 5° 30 = 5 Com petitor. Cattaneo Radley Cattaneo Grace ... Radley Cattaneo Drexel... Radley Cattaneo Grace ... Radley Cattaneo Drexel... Radley McArdle Cattaneo Aeroplane. Bleriot M. Do. Do. Farman B. Bleriot M. Do. Do. Do. Do. Farman B. Bleriot M. Do. 1 >o. Do. Do. Do. Declared motor h.p. 50 Gnome Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. 1 >o. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Time, m. s. 13 8* 9 4i| 10 41 14 4t 10 6f 10 40 11 4if 9 32J 9 53* 14 22£ 9 40 10 61 12 44* 9 4if 10 34i 11 51 m.p.h. 42-35 56-45 5208 39-51 55-05 52-92 42-77 58-32 56-27 38-88 57-47 55-07 43-68 5739 52-63 50-14 Mr. Radley's performance on Monday constituted a British record for fast flying, which he bettered on Wednesday. Slowest Circuit Competitioa. There is merit in flying slowly. Only ^100, however, was offered as a prize for a single circuit of the course on any of four days during the meeting, subject to the provision that in deciding the award for the prize the stewards were deemed the sole judges as to whether or not the circuit made by any particular competitor was the shortest that could be safely made, consideration being given to the force and direction of the wind and to the condition of the atmosphere. The prize of ^100 was won by Mr. A. Ogilvie, •whose performance is set out below:— Declared Time. Competitor. Aeroplane. m.p.h. motor h.p. 27 Wright .. 50 Gnome .. Do. 60 E.N.V. .. Do. 50 Gnome .. Fastest Single Cross-Country Flight. In addition to the foregoing there were daily prizes for the fastest single cross-country flight without touching the ground on each of the four days on which the competition took place. Ogilvie ... Dickson ... Cockburn Champel... Edmond ... <Jrace Wright B. Farman B. Do. Voisin B. Bristol B. Farman B. 19 2* 57 J 3S'. 346 17 24-11 25-72 2632 28-62 29-12 3170 Day. Monday Tuesday Thursday Do. Saturday Do. Do. Prize. 100 100 100 30 100. 30 10 Competitor. Dickson ... Radley ... Grace Dickson ... McArdle... Grace Dickson ... Aeroplane. Farman B. Bleriot M. Farman B. Do. Bleriot M. Farman B. Do. Declared motor h.p. 50 Gnome Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. m. tf 25 32 v> 2 32 38 S. 8» 371 57 6-, <\\ 21 = 9 The prize of ^100 presented by Messrs. Hugh and Andrew T. Reid for the fastest single cross-country flight during the entire meeting without touching the ground was won by Mr. F. W. McArdle on his Bleriot monoplane, with which he made a mean speed of 58 -63 miles an hour. The special prize of ^100 awarded to the biplane making the .fastest cross-country flight during the entire meeting was won by Mr. Cecil Grace on his Farman biplane for his flight at a mean speed •of 41 '94 miles an hour. The Glasgow Evening News prize of £ 100 for the fastest cross-country flight by a British aviator goes to Mr. Cecil Grace for his performance on a Farman biplane of 32 mins. 57 sees. Long Distance Competition. This took place on four days of the meeting. The three money prizes were awarded for the longest single flight in point of distance round the oval course mapped out by jmark towers and without touching the ground during the meeting. Prize. n . A 1 Declared r Competitor. Aeroplane. . A r r engine h.p. 250 Cattaneo... Bletiot M. .. 50 Gnome... 100 Drexel ... Do. ... Do. 50 Champel... Voisin B. ... 60 E.N.V. 50 Gnome... Do. ... 60 E.N.V. 27 Wright... 50 Gnome... 40 Clerget 50 Gnome... Signor Cattaneo's performance is a British record. to the foregoing there were three prizes for the competitors who spent the greatest time in the air in this competition during the entire meeting. The first prize of £250 under this head was won by Signor Cattaneo with his BleViot monoplane, and a record of 8h. 35m. 53$s.; the second prize of .£100 by Mr. J. A. Drexel with his Bleriot monoplane with a record of 7I1. 31m. i8Js. ; the third, £$0, by Mr. C. Grace with his Farman biplane with a record of ih. 29m. 24I/S. ; while Professor Archibald Barr's Scottish Aeronautical Society's President's Prize of £100 to the British aviator who stands first under the above heading goes to Mr. Grace for the foregoing performance. Fastest Single Circuit. A daily prize was offered throughout the meeting for the fastest single circuit, without touching the ground, with a monoplane, and a like prize for a biplane. Each of these prizes was of ^25. Competitor. Cattaneo... Drexel ... Champel... Grace Blondeau Edmond ... Ogilvie ... Dickson ... Vidart ... Cockburn Aeroplane. Bteriot M. . Do. Voisin B. . Farman 15. Do. Bristol B. . Wright B.. Farman B. llanriot M. Farman B. Miles Yards. 141 67 3- 31 26 23 10 12 ; 1 s lSS 1,068 1.598 30.5 550 2(M 658 700 858 1,414 . In addition Day. Saturday... Monday ... Do. ... Tuesday... Do. ... Wednesday Do. Thursday Do. Saturday, Do. Competitor. Aeroplane. Cattaneo Bleriot M. Declared motor h.p. 50 Gnome Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. . Do. Do. Do. Time. in. s. 2 4 1 47i 2 37 1 50J 2 42J 1 47i 2 40! 1 471 2 41 1 49* 2 38 m.p.h. 5036 58-52 3978 S6-36 38-36 58-25 3872 58-14 38-79 S7I9 39-52 Radley Do. Grace... Farman B. Radley Bleriot M. Grace ... Farman B. Radley Bleriot M. Grace ... Farman B. Radley Bleriot M. Grace ... Farman B. Radley Bleriot M. Grace ... Farman B. Mr. J. Radley's performance on Monday constituted a British record for speed. Longest Daily Distance Competition. On each of four days there were offered two cash prizes to the competitors who remained longest in the air in the longest single flight competition. Prize. £ Blerior M. Do. Day. 5" Saturday Do. Monday Do. 10 Wednesday 25 Do. 10 25 Friday Do. 25 Competitor. Aeroplane. Drexel... Cattaneo Do. Drexel... Cattaneo Drexel... Do. Grace ... Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Farman B. Declared motor h.p. 50 Gnome Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. I 44 26$ 0 54 40* 3 18 9l 1 27 13 23 4i 'i 33? " Si 7 5iir 4 4 o 8 Cross-Country Flights. This competition was open on four days of the meeting, there being prizes for the aggregate of cross-country flights made without touching the ground during the meeting, only competitors who had completed a minimum distance of 24 miles being eligible for the first two awards, and 12 miles being the minimum for the third prize. Moreover only completed out-and-return flights were reckoned. A special prize of ;£loo presented by Messrs. Hugh and A. T. Reid to the British aviator who made the best record in this competition was awarded to Captain Bertram Dickson for his performance of 67 miles 880 yds. on a Farman biplane. 665 D 2
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