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[/UGHI Competitor. Balloon. 1. Capt. Hon. Claud Brabazon "Mercury." 2. Capt. E. M. Maitland " Pompadour." j. A. P. Hohler "Uranus. 4. John Dunville "Banshee II." 5. Consul Stollwerck ... ... ... ... "Hannover." 6. Hun. .Mrs. Assheton Ilarbord "North Star." 7. Capt. E. F. F. Sartorius "Corona." Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup. The race for the Gordon-Bennett International Aviation Cup will take place at Eastchurch, Jsle of Sheppey, on Saturday, July 1st, 1911. Members of the Royal Aero Club will be admitted free to the special enclosure on production of their membership cards. Special catering arrangements have been made, and large marquees for luncheons and teas will be erected in the enclosures. As a great many members will be motoring down, a portion of the enclosures will be devoted to the garage of the cars, and a route map can be obtained on application at the Club. The Eastchurch Flying Ground is so situated that a good view of the whole course can be obtained from the special enclosures. Standford Hill, which overlooks the whole flying ground, has been kindly placed at the disposal of the Club by Lieut.-Col. Sir George MAY 27, 1911. Holford. The hill will accommodate several thousand people, and constitutes a fine natural stand, from which every incident of the race can be followed. This hill will be opened to the general public at a moderate charge, and refreshment marquees will be provided. Full details of the whole arrangements at Eastchurch will be issued to the members in the course of a few days. Appointment of Timekeepers. The following Official Timekeepers have been re-elected for the year 1911 :—F. T. Bidlake, J. H. Burley, T. D. Dutton, A. V. Ebblewhite, A. Fattorini, C. P. Glazebrook, J. B. Hyland, James M. Inglis, A. G. Rennie, A. G. Reynolds, J. E. Rhodes, and Z. Wheatley. The Manville £500 Prize. On Saturday last, the 20th inst., at Brooklands, C. Howard Pixton, on a Roe biplane, made a flight of 40 minutes. This flight, with the time allowance, counts as 49 minutes in the above competition. The weight of passenger and pilot was 23 stone 5 lb. The total duration of the two flights made by C. Howard Pixton is now 80 minutes. HAROLD E. PERRIN, 166, Piccadilly. Secretary. France, your history has shown us all through the distant ages, How your sons can conquer in courage and high emprise ; And not the least of their deeds written upon those pages, Stands the hour when we hailed you—Queen of the virgin skies. France, when the world thought flight only man's idle dreaming, You without pause or falter challenged the Great Unknown, Dauntless in spite of failure, testing, proving, and scheming, So that the present reaps the harvest the past has sown. France, you have nobly heard the call of a High Endeavour, Paying to Death the toll of many an honoured name, ® 9 * Parseval H • Wrecked. WHILE landing at Bitterfeld on Wednesday of last week, the German military dirigible, " Parseval II," was wrecked through being blown against the side of its garage. The force of the collision caused a great hole to be torn in the envelope, and the gas escaping rapidly caused the airship to settle with such force that two of the officers were injured, and the car of the airship was ISS VM.ES-MOULINEAUX. May 21st, 1911. And all the wondering world holds you now and or ever Worthy of all your triumph, worthy of all your fame. France, we paid you our homage, there on the cliffs of Dover, When the distance was spanned that separates shore from shore : Every triumph you showed us, hailed we the wide world over, Prouder to be your friend than ever we were before. France, in your hour of mourning, England extends her pity, Sorrows for your disaster, bowing for you her head ; From the heart of her people, village and town and city, Take the wreath of their tears as worthy to crown your dead. DOROTHY M. HAWARD. damaged to such an extent that it will have to be entirely recon structed. The European Circuit. Two further entries have been received for the European Circuit, making the total number of entries to date twenty-six. The two latest entrants are R. E. P. monoplanes, to be piloted by Amerigo and Mamet respectively. Mr. Hucks flying the Blackburn monoplane over the marked course on Filey Sands last week for his certificate In the background is seen the aeroplane shed on the cliffs and the road from the beach " " * 466
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