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1911
1911 - 0627.PDF
Co., has offered .£250 for the first machine which completes the race with most of its previously stamped parts in place, the winner of the big prize being excluded from this. The British Petroleum Co. has also offered a prize of 125 guineas under similar conditions ; the Brighton Hotels Associa tion will give a 100-guinea gold cup to the first British aviator to reach Brighton ; the fastest trip between Hendon and Harro gate will secure for the pilot the silver cup offered by Mr. Ogden ; while the British pilot to make the fastest trip between the same two points will receive a 50-guinea tea service from the Harrogate Chamber of Trade.. It will be noticed that a great difference between this event and the others which have recently taken place on the Continent is that an endeavour is being made to ensure that at least some essential parts of the original engine and machine which starts out shall go to make up the machine which finishes. In the three great cross-country events recently concluded, as soon as a machine went wrong, the pilot simply changed over to another mount, with which he continued on his way. As, however, reliability is a feature which is most de sirable, the Daily Mail contest seeks to encourage it. Five parts of each machine and a similar number of parts of the motor will be stamped or sealed, and at least two of each of these five parts must be in position on arrival at each control. This regulation does not, however, affect landing chassis or propellers. The Machines. In view of the fact that speed must necessarily play a large part in the com petition, it is hardly to be surprised at that the monoplane type of machine is the more favoured, and as a matter of fact it will be seen on reference to the starting list that there are 50 per cent, more 01 the single- deck machines than biplanes, there being eighteen of the former and twelve of the latter. The largest team among the mono planes is the Bleriot, which have four repre sentatives. Of these, that flown by Lieut. Cammell is the one which was staged at the last Olympia Show, while the others are pretty sure to be of the latest type shown in our sketch this week, similar to that flown by "Beaumont" in the Euro pean Circuit. From this it will be seen that the design follows general Bleriot practice, except that the tail plane has hinged flaps to form the elevator instead of the movable tips formerly used. Special Table of Distances. Miles. Brooklands to Hendon .. ao HenUon to Harrogate Harrogate to Newcastle Newcastle to Edinburgh Edinburgh to Stirling Stirling to Glasgow.. Glasgowto Carlisle .. Carlisle to Manchester Manchester to Bristol Bristol to Exeter Exeter to Salisbury Plain .. Salisbury Plain to Brighton Brighton to Brooklands _| lotal .. .. 1,010 6j 83 7" 40 DAILY MAIL CIRCUIT OF GREAT BRITAIN.—Sketch map of the route showing the various sections and distances. Pilots of the Blackburn monoplanes. Pilots of the Nieuport monoplanes. THE DAILY MAIL CIRCUIT OF GREAT BRITAIN. 629 D 2
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