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l/fflT] DECEMBER IO, 1910. Paris to Brussels Attempts. ARRANGEMENTS were made by Tabuteau and Loridan to make a start from Issy on the morning of the 2nd inst. in their attempt to win the A.C.F. Grand Prix. When they arrived at their jumping off point, however, they found a thick fog prevailing and Tabuteau decided to postpone his attempt. Loridan, nevertheless, determined to have a try. When he was concluding a preliminary trial, how ever, his machine suddenly commenced to drop from a height of about 40 feet. Fortunately Loridan regained control of the machine before it reached the earth and so he and his companion, Fay, escaped injury, but the chassis of the Henry Farman biplane was damaged through the sudden landing in a pool of mud. As soon as repairs have been effected Loridan intends to make another attempt for the prize. Mr. Henry Farman Flies In the Dark. HAVING completed the erection of the new machine on which he intends to compete for the Coupe Michelin, and which we illus trate this week, Mr. Henry Farman on Monday, at Etampes, made his first flight with it. By the time everything was ready the aero drome was enveloped in darkness, but Mr. Farman had lamps placed at the pylones and so he was enabled to cover several rounds of the course. Across Country in a Breguet. MOUNTED on a Breguet biplane of the military type, Lieut. Eudmann, on the 29th ult., flew from the Brayelle Aerodrome at Douai to Arras and back, making a detour to Lens on the return journey. The distance of, approximately, 70 kiloms., was covered in about 46 mins. Leblanc at Pau. SEVERAL good flights were carried out by Leblanc with the new two-seated Bleriot at Pau on the 29th ult. The weather was all that could be desired, and after taking M. Rene Gasnier for a trip, Leblanc was flying for 50 mins. above Pau with Mdlle. Jane Herveu. A Banquet for Pilot Aviators. IN view of the constant increase in the number of aviators who secure their certificates from the Aero Club of France, our French contemporary U Auto has taken the initiative in organising a banquet on December 31st next, at which only certificated pilot aviators will be present. A well-known personality in the aeronautical world will be asked to take the chair, and the order of precedence at the table will be determined by the number of the pilot aviator's certificate. The price of the tickets has been fixed at 20 francs. The "Daily Mall" 1910 Cross-Ccuntry Prize. AT a banquet given by the Aero Club of France on Wednesday of last week a cheque for £ 1,000, representing the Daily Mail prize for the greatest aggregate cross-country flights in Great Britain and France during twelve months ending August 15th last, was handed to M. Louis Paulhan by Mr. Ralph Lane, manager of the Paris edition of the Daily Mail. The banquet was presided over by M. Leon Barthou, and among those present were Count Lambert, M. Seguin, M. Louis Capazza, M. Tissandier, &c. Death of M. Jacques Faure, GREAT regret has been caused in French ballooning circles by the death of M. Jacques Faure, who piloted the '' He de France " in the last Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race. After that race he paid a visit to Canada and joined in a hunting trip in Northern Quebec, where he contracted fever which was eventually the cause of his death. M. Faure had been connected with various sports in France, principally football, motoring and yachting, but in 1899 he took up ballooning at the suggestion of Count De la Vaulx, and since then he has made some 300 ascents and instructed many pupils in the navigation of balloons. It will be remembered that one of his most notable pupils was Hubert Latham, who made a cross-Channel trip with M. Faure. The Fifth French Aviatress. AFTER a long apprenticeship under M. Leblanc, Mdlle. Jane Herveu succeeded on Saturday last in making the necessary tests to secure her Ae. C. F. pilot aviator's certificate. The official observers were MM. Leblanc and Sallenave. There is a probability that Mdlle. Herveu will shortly make an attempt to win the Coupe Femina. Another Proposed German Circuit. IF all the schemes proposed up to the present come to fruition, there should be quite a glut of national events in Germany next year, especially of the cross-country order. The latest proposal emanates from the South West German Aero Club, and suggests that the points of the circuit should be Friburg, Strasburg, Carlsruhe, Mannheim, Frankfort, and Wiesbaden. The last flight between Frankfort and Wiesbaden would be in the nature of a speed test. It is suggested that if the idea can be carried out, the prizes should be distributed at Wiesbaden by the Kaiser. The event would be confined to German aviators, and it is anticipated that some 10 to 15 will take part. A German Aviatress. FRAULEIN PAULUS, of Frankfort, who has already made several daring balloon ascents, has set out to be the first German aviatress, and to this end has placed herself under the charge of Capt. Engelhardt at Johannisthal. She hopes very shortly to be proficient enough to obtain her certificate. A Long Flight by Amerigo. IN view of his proposal to make an attempt tor the Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of France, from Paris to Brussels and back, Mr. Henry Farman at the wheel of his special machine referred to by us last week, upon which he will try to beat the record flight for the Michelln Cup before December 31st. It will be noticed that the machine has three rudders.' I0I6
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