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pGHT] NOVEMBER 5, 1910. PROGRESS OF FLIGHT ABOUT THE COUNTRY. NOTK.—Addresses, temporary or permanent, follow in each case the addressed direct to the Secretary. We would ask Club Secretaries in FLIGHT, 44, St. Martin's Lane, London, Aldershot Model Aero Club (116, VICTORIA ROAD). THIS club was successfully inaugurated on October 13th by Mr. T. Morton, under the presidency of Mr. S. F. Cody, Mr. D. W. A. Barton, son of Dr. Barton, the well-known inventor of the airship which bore his name, becoming Vice-President. The membership already exceeds fifty. A workshop has been fitted up for the use of the members, and several models and a full-sized glider are under construction. It is proposed to hold a model competition at an early date, particulars of which will be available shortly. Anyone desirous of becoming a member is invited to apply to Mr. M. Dudding, hon. sec, at the above address, from whom all particulars may be obtained. Boys' Aero Club in Johannesburg. Bovs interested in flight and resident in the Johannesburg district are requested to communicate with Mr. Harry Goldstein, 6, Klein Street, Johannesburg, S.A., who is trying to start a boys' aero club in that district. Conisborough and District Model Ae.Soc. (18, CHURCH ST.). A COMPETITION will be held, as soon as sufficient entries have been received, for the best flight of a model made by a member under 17 years. The prize will be a silver medal, and the entrance has been fixed at ^d. for each model. As it gets dark very early now, the sooner the entries are received the better. A workshop is being negotiated for, and as soon as it is settled the work of con structing a glider will be commenced by the members jointly, and it is hoped to make experiments before the end of November. As several members have had experience with gliders of their own, it is hoped the "joint" one will be very successful. The next meeting takes place on Friday, November 4th, at 7 p.m., at the above address. Kite and Model Aeroplane Assoc. (27, VICTORY RD. .WIMBLEDON) In December, Major B. Baden-Powell, F.R.A.S., will give a lecture on " Kites." On January 9th Mr. V. E. Johnson will take as his subject " The Gyroscope as Applied to the Control of Aeroplanes," illustrated by numerous lantern slides and experiments. During February, on dates which will be arranged later, Mr. G. Marconi will read a paper, " Wireless Telegraphy and Kites," while Mr. C. Kriiger will lecture on the " Ship to Shore Problem, or Kites as the Best Means of Establishing Communication between Ship and Shore." Members will be notified of the dates of these meetings as soon as fixed. A Model Aero Club for Lincoln. THERE are a large number of people interested in aviation in Lincoln and the district, and several of them have expressed a desire that a model club should be formed. The initiative is being taken by Mr. H. B. Herbert, of 34, Monks Road, Lincoln, and any of our readers in the district who are interested in the idea should communicate with him, so that he may arrange for a meeting. Northumberland and Durham Ae.C. (ROYAL TURK'S HEAD HOTEL, GREY STREET, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE). THE annual general meeting took place on Wednesday, Oct. 27th, at the headquarters of the club. The President, the Hon. Chas. Parsons, C.B., presided, supported by a number of vice- presidents. There were about eighty members present. The report for the past year and the balance sheet were passed, the latter showing a substantial and satisfactory balance at the bankers. The officers and Committee were all re-elected. An announcement was made that it was more than probable a very suitable ground would be found, for the use of the club members, at an early date. During the past year the ground in use has not proved very satisfactory. Included in the winter programme is the anniversary dinner, and a series of lectures and papers, Professor Stroud, a Vice-president, having consented to lecture on " Wireless Telegraphy," early in January. The dates to be arranged without delay. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to the President for the large amount of work he had already done on behalf of the club, and he replied in a few well chosen words. names of the clubs, where communications of our readers can be future to see that the notes regarding their Clubs reach the Editor of , W.C., by first post Tuesday at latest.) At the close, a splendid display of aviation pictures was given by the Travers Cinematograph Co., Ltd., which were much appreciated by those present. Paddington and Districts Aero Club (2, EDBROOKE ROAD, W.). A LARGE crowd assembled to witness the competitions held by the club in the Paddington Recreation Ground on Saturday last. This proved very unfortunate, as the spectators kept crowding on to the course and so impeding the competitors and making the duty of the officials anything but an enviable one. It was the club's first attempt to hold such a competition, and it is hoped that the competitors will make due allowance for the unforeseen circumstances which ensued. There were 38 entrants, and of this number over 90 per cent, took part in the various events. The results were:— Event i, longest straight flight for models under 2 ft. 6 ins.— 1. Mr. Davies (Twining monoplane), 650 ft. ; 2. W. H. Sayers (Ding Sayers monoplane), 350 ft. ; 3. R. R. Drake (Drake monoplane), 335 ft- Event 2, longest straight flight for models over 2 ft. 6 in.—1. J. Spice (Spice flyer), 625 ft. ; 2. C. Davies (Twining monoplane), 600 ft. ; 3. Bragg Smith (Bragg Smith aeroplane), 250 ft. Event 3, Point-to-point race. —1. J. Spice (Spice flyer), completed in three stages; 2. F. Mann (Mann monoplane), six stages; 3. W. H. Sayers (Ding Sayers monoplane), seven stages. The club Silver Challenge Cup, which remains the property of the club until won by a competitor three times, was awarded to Mr. Spice for the best all-round flight of the meeting. Apart from the competitors mentioned there were several others who deserved credit for their splendid flights under very adverse conditions. It might be mentioned that the cross currents of air, caused no doubt by the sloping roofs of the houses which surrounded the recreation ground, were very trying. Sheffield & District Ae.C.(22, MOUNT PLEASANT RD., SHARROW) THE first annual general meeting of the club will be held, on November 15th, at the Went worth Cafe, Pinstone Street, Sheffield, at 7.30 p.m. prompt. Members who are in arrears with their subscriptions should communicate at once with the treasurer, Mr. Harry M. Pashley, Ecclesall Road. Members will receive particulars of the meeting by post at an early date. Yorkshire Aero Club (HOTEL METROPOLE, LEEDS). MODEL makers in Leeds and the neighbourhood will be pleased to learn that Lieut.-Col. J. Walter Stead, 7th West Yorkshire Regiment, Leeds Rifles, has been good enough to permit the Model Section of the Yorkshire Aero Club to use the Drill Hall, Leeds. This section of the club is a very growing one, and the secretary will be pleased to hear from anyone interested in the flying of models. The best thanks of the members are due to Lieut.-Col. Stead for his encouragement and help. PADDINGTON AERO CLUB MODEL CONTEST.- K. F. Mann, of the Arundel House School Aero Club, who gained the second prize in the Point-to-Point Race, launching his model. 906
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