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I/DCHT] APRIL I, 1911. The Royal fiero Club—-"^ C 'of fAe Uixited KirgdomJ lim OFFICIAL /NOTICES TO MEMBERS Committee Meeting. A MEETING of the Committee was held on Tuesday, the 28th March, ion, when there were present:—Mr. R. W. Wallace, K.C., in the chair, Mr. Griffith Brewer, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Col. H. C. L. Holden, R.A., F.R.S., Prof. A. K. Huntington, Mr. C. F. Pollock, Mr. Stanley Spooner, Hon. A. Stanley, M.P., and Harold E. Perrin, Secretary. New Members,—The following new members were elected :— Robert Francis Macfie, George Norman Ogilvie, Capt. Maurice Loraine Pears, and Gustav P. Stollwerck. Statue of Liberty Protest.—The following Sub-Committee was appointed to prepare the case to be submitted to the Federation :— Griffith Brewer, V. Ker-Seymer, C. F. Pollock, and Stanley Spooner. Competitors' Register. The Royal Aero Club has opened a Competitors' Register, and certified aviators of British nationality may have their names inscribed on the register free of charge on making application. Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday last, March 30th, 1911, and a full report will appear in the next issue of FLIGHT. Gordon-Bennett Aviation CUD. The date for the contest has now been fixed for Saturday, July 1st, 1911. The following countries have entered for the Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup:— America. France. Great Britain. Austria. Germany. Each country will be represented by three competitors. In order to give as much time as possible, the Royal Aero Club has extended the date of entry for the British competitors to May 1st, 1911. Intending competitors are requested to notify the Secretary of the Royal Aero Club on or before that date, of their willingness to compete, if chosen. Entries must be accompanied by a remittance of ;£20, which amount will be returned should the entrant not be selected. British Empire Michelin Cup No. 2. ( Under the rules of the Royal Aero Club and the Federation Aeronaut igue Internationale.) The Michelin Tyre Company has presented to the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom for competition by British aviators, the sum of ^1,800 divided into three yearly awards, as follows :— ^400 for the year 1911, j£6oo „ 1912, .£800 „ 1913. to which will be added a trophy each year, to be retained by the winner. The following are the rules governing the competition for the year 1911 :— I. The winner for the year 1911 shall be the competitor who, on October 15th, 1911, shall have completed a prescribed circuit of Eastchurch. Brooklands. Hendon. Brentwood. Eastchurch. about 125 miles on an aeroplane in flight in the fastest time, reckoned in miles per hour. r • 2. A competitor may make his flight round any one 01 the following circuits :— 1. 2. 3- 4- Hendon. Brooklands. Amesbury. Bedford. Hendon. Swindon. Huntingdon. Leighton Buzzard. Henley. Cambridge. Aylesbury. Alton. Hendon. Oxford. Amesbury. Brooklands. A competitor may start from any point named in the circuit, provided always that the complete circuit is accomplished without alighting. 3. The flight must be observed at each point named in the circuit by officials appointed by the Royal Aero Club. 4. A number must be prominently displayed on the aeroplane in places approved by the officials, and when flying round each of the points selected in the circuit, the aviator must fly sufficiently low so that his number may be easily verified by the official observer. 5. The circuit must be completed between the hours of sunrise and sunset, on any one day. 6. The entrant, who must be the person operating the machine, must be a British subject flying on a British-made aeroplane, must hold an Aviator's Certificate, and must be duly entered on the Competitors' Register of the Royal Aero Club. 7. The complete machine, and all its parts, must have been entirely constructed within the confines of the British Empire, but this provision shall not be held to apply to raw material. 8. An entrance fee of ^1 must accompany every notification of an attempt, and at least three clear days' notice must be given to the Secretary, Royal Aero Club, 166, Piccadilly, London, W. A competitor must further deposit a sum of £10 on account 01 expenses, if any, of observers. Any balance not so expended will be returned to the competitor. 9. Should any questions arise at any time after the date of entry as to whether a competitor has properly fulfilled the above conditions, or should any other question arise in relation to them, the decision of the Committee of the Royal Aero Club shall be final and without appeal. 10. A competitor by entering waives any right of action against the Royal Aero Club or the Michelin Tyre Co. for any damages sustained by him in consequence of any act or omission on the part of the officials of the Royal Aero Club or the Michelin Tyre Co., or their representatives or servants, or any fellow competitor. 11. The aeroplane shall at all times be at the risk in all respects of the competitor, who shall be deemed by entry to agree to waive all claim for injury either to himself or his aeroplane, or his employees or workmen, and to assume all liability for damage to third parties or their property, and to indemnify the Royal Aero Club and the Michelin Tyre Co. in respect thereof. 12. The Committee of the Royal Aero Club reserves itself the right to add to, amend or omit, any of these rules should it think fit. HAROLD £. PERRIN. 166, Piccadilly. Secretary PROGRESS OF FLIGHT ABOUT THE COUNTRY. NOTE.—Addresses.temporary or permanent, follow in each case the names ot the clubs, where communications of our readers can be addressed direct to the Secretary. We would ask Club Secretaries in future to see that the notes regarding their Chibs reach the Editor of ^, L 1 r , „ , FLIGHT, 44. St. Martin s Lane, London, W.C., by first post Tuesday at latest. Aero Club of Ireland (34, DAWSON STREET, DUBLIN). AM^tw A».« r\. u i,,c w r> AT the annual general meeting of the Aero Club of Ireland, AIde"hot Aero Club (116, VICTORIA ROAD). THE recent lecture by Mr. S. F. Cody, under the auspices of the above club, was a complete success, being listened to by a fairly large audience for about two hours. The chair was taken by Mr. Bacon, a cousin to Miss Gertrude Bacon, who is going to do his best to bring the club forward. Mr. Richardson, a member of the club, is exhibiting at Olympia a tail pkne of the glider made by him for the club ; this glider is a fine piece of work, being not only very strong but at the same time very light. The club is only waiting to find a suitable workshop, when they will at once proceed to erect the machine. Amateur Aero Club (KINGSTON-ON-THAMES). THIS club has been formed for the benefit of those residing in Kingston-on-Thames. There is no entrance fee, and the annual sub- held on the 22nd ult. at 34, Dawson Street, Dublin, when the Right Hon. the Earl of Mayo, K.P., presided, a very satisfactory report was presented by the Committee. This showed that a good deal of useful work had been done by the Club in the cause of Irish aviation, while the balance-sheet showed that the Club had a balance in hand of ^462 16s. nd. Of this amount, ^421 18s. gd. represented the surplus of receipts over expenses in connection with the Leopardstown meeting. The expenses at that meeting amounted to ^2,489 is., while the receipts were ^2,910 195. gd. Needless to say the report was adopted unanimously, and it was decided to offer a prize of ^100 for the longest flight made in Ireland before October 1st next. 294
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