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1910
1910 - 0713.PDF
SEPTEMBER 3, igio. [/ycfifj HAVRE MEETING. HAVRE MEETING.—The charming poster, in colours, used for advertising the event. IT would be practically impossible to conceive a more suitable day for the opening of a flying meeting than Thursday of last week, when the Grande Qirinzaine de la Bate dc Seine opened at Havre. It was a hot sultry day, with the air but gently stirred by the faintest of breezes, and this enticed eleven of the aviators present to make trial flights. It was no unusual sight to see six machines in the air at once. The first to get off the ground was Chassagne, and his trip of 14 kiloms. on his Hanriot won for him the daily prize for the first to cover 10 kiloms. The longest flights were by Mamet (166 kiloms.), Simon (96 kiloms.), and Barra (80 kiloms.), the two former on Bleriots and the latter on a Maurice Farman machine. Latham won the daily height prize with 459 metres, while Aubrun took the speed prize. During the last few minutes of the day's flying Mamet had a mishap, and landed involuntarily, but without injury to himself. The following list shows the distance flown by each competitor during the day :— 1. Mamet (Bleriot), 242 kil. 2. Simon (Bleriot), 238 kil. 3. Barra (Farman), 134 kil. 4. Molon (Bleriot), 108 kil. 5. Legagneux (Farman), 76 kil. 6. Aubrun (Bleriot), 22 kil. 7. Latham (Antoinette), 22 kil. 8. Ladougne (Goupy), 18 kil. 9. Hanriot (Hanriot), 10 kil. JO. Chassagne (Hanriot), 14 kil. II, Picard (Savory),.4 kil. On Friday a change came o'er the scene, the weather being very bad. Only four flyers ventured out, both Latham and Legagneux giving splendid exhibitions of flying under adverse conditions. The former on his Antoinette fought his way to a height of 114 metres, thereby winning the daily height prize, while Legagneux completed the 10 kiloms., and thus won a daily prize. The other flights, both being very short, were by Petrowsky on a Sommer, and Marcel Hanriot. An extraordinary day's flying was inaugurated on Saturday .morning by Kuller on an Antoinette, lie, however, only com pleted two laps, and thus left the daily prize for the first 10 kiloms. flight to be won by Hanriot. Most of those who had been flying on the first day were again in the air, and they were joined by Kuller and Thomas on Antoinettes, Morane, Leblanc and Bu96on on Bleriots, Martin on a Hanriot, Martinet on his Henry Farman, and Audemars on his little Demoiselle. Latham made a long flight of 116 kiloms., and also indulged in some high flying, but Morane was the chief exponent of the latter branch of the art. He annexed the daily prize by getting up to 1,130 metres. One of the most interesting flights of the day was an attempt on the height secord by Hanriot, who succeeded in rising to 382 metres, then making a splendid gliding flight back to earth. The close of the day's flying was marred by an accident to Legagneux. He was making an attempt to win the daily prize for the longest flight, and had covered 46 kiloms., when, in cutting a corner too fine, one of the tail-planes caught on the mark tower. This caused the machine to lo6e its stability and fall to the ground. It was at first feared that he was seriously injured, but, after a thorough examination, a reas suring report was issued. Sunday, again, was very nearly a blank day, but whenever the elements granted a brief respite, one or two flyers came out. In the morning Ladougne and Kuller ventured off the ground, but HAVRE FLIGHT MEETING.—Ladougne, on his Goupy biplane, in flight with a passenger. 711
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