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BRITISH NOTES or THE WEEK. Mr. Hamel's Aeroplane Tours. Vi'3 Having successfully accomplished the London to Paris flight with a lady passenger, Mr. Gustav Hamel during the last few days has made the double journey between France and England, and also attempted a journey to Biarritz. He left Issy on Thursday morning of last week, accompanied by Miss Trehawke Davies, with the intention of making a round trip to Brussels and lxmdon and back to Paris, but at Comprez, near Compiegne, he was brought down by slight trouble with his petrol tank. He decided to restart at 6 o'clock on the following morning, but abandoned the project of flying to Brussels, and determined to proceed straight to London. A call was made at Hardelot at 9 o'clock, and, after a good rest, a start was made on the cross-Channel trip at half-past four. Half-an-hour later the Bleriot monoplane was over Dover, heading foi London, but the wind proved to be too trying. Consequently, it was decided to come down at Canterbury, and spend the night there. After fulfilling some engagements during the week-end, which was the reason for his abandoning his Brussels trip, Mr. Hamel, with Miss Davies, set out once more from Canterbury, where he had left his machine, on Monday afternoon to return to France. Leaving Canterbury at 5.30 p.m., Dover was passed in about 20 minutes, while a splendid landing was made at Hardelot at twelve minutes past six. Assisted by the wind the oversea journey was made in the record time of 12J minutes. On Tuesday morning at 5 a.m. Mr. llamel and Miss Davies were once more away bound for Biarritz, an entry having been made by Mr. Hamel for the Coupe Pommery. Beauvais was reached at 6.25, but at Antony, to the south-west of Paris, the wind was found to be too great to permit further progress. The Handicap at Brooklands. BELOW will be found the entries for the cross-country handicap arranged to take place at Brooklands this afternoon (Saturday). The start is timed for 5.30 p.m., and the course will be five miles to the West of the Flying Ground, so allowing for the competitors to be in view all the time :—Jas. Valentine (Bristol monoplane), C. H. Pixton (Bristol monoplane)", Mrs. H. B. Hewlett and G. Blondeau (Farman), Herbert Spencer (Spencer biplane), N. S. Percival (Percival biplane), W. B. R. Moorhouse (Bleriot), Lieut. J. C. Porte (Deperdussin), L. Howard-Flanders (Flanders monoplane), T. O. M. Sopwith (Bleriot), T. O. M. Sopwith (Burgess-Wright), A. V. Roe (Avro monoplane), M. Ducrocq (Hanriot monoplane), C. L. Pashley (Humber mono plane), C. P. Pizey (Bristol biplane), Captain Woods (Vickers monoplane). Forthcoming Events at Hendon. APART from the May Meeting which is being held at Hendon to-day, regular week-end programmes have been arranged up to Tune 8th, when the first aerial Derby over a circular course of about IOO miles round London will be held for the Daily Mail Trophy. At Whitsuntide, there will be a three days meeting following on the lines of the successful Easter meeting. In addition to the fixtures definitely arranged, dates will be announced later for the Ladies' The Coupe Pommery Competition. DURING the last days of last week several flyers were busy, either preparing or making attempts for the Coupe Pommery, which will be awarded for the longest flight in a straight line, starting from a point in France, the third half-yearly section of which closed on the 30th ult. On the 25th ult., Prevost on his Deperdussin went from Issy to Villacoublay, and later in the afternoon started for Nancy, but landed in a cemetery at Vitry-le-Francois, and did not reach Nancy until the 27th. Also, on the 25th, Vedrines went from Villacoublay to Douai to prepare for his trip to Spain. Brindejonc des Moulinais on the following morning set out from Villacoublay to fly as far as possible in a southerly direction. He made one stop at Poitiers and then went on to Angouleme, where, in landing, one of the wheels of his Morane monoplane was buckled, and as repairs could not be completed in time he decided to go back and make a fresh start. First place was eventually secured by a comparatively unknown pilot, Bedel, who, on a Morane monoplane, on the last day of the month, made the journey between Villacoublay and Biarritz. He started at 4.51 a.m., and at 6.20 landed at Larcay, 11 kiloms. from Tours. After filling up he restarted at 7.2, and reached Angouleme at 8.25. Leaving again at 9.10, the next stop was at Bordeaux, where Aviation Meeting, Illuminated Night Flying, Military Aviation, Display and Parliamentary Day. The dates to be remembered just now are May nth, Second May Meeting; May 18th, Summer Meeting; May 25th, Second London Aviation Meeting (three days); June 1st, June Meeting ; June 8th, First Aerial Derby. Trophies to be Won at Hendon. IN connection with the week-end meetings which are being so successfully held at the London Aerodrome, Hendon, quite a fine array of trophies have been presented to the Directors for comj>eti- tion. These include prizes offered by Mr. J. Norton Grifhths, Messrs. Mappin and Webb, the Daily Mail, the Daily Afirtvt, Mr. W. Teofani, Messrs. St. Ivel, Ltd., Mr. Cyril Maude, Mr. Seymour Hicks, Mr. Arthur Roberts. Wireless Telegraphy at Hendon. A WIRELESS telegraphy station has just been lilted up at Hendon by Messrs. A. W. Gamage, Ltd. A transmitter was fixed on Mr. Valentine's monoplane, while a receiving station has been installed at that flyer's hangar. We understand that Mr. Valentine success fully transmitted some messages while in flight on Sunday last. Mr. H. Barber ready for Consultation. MR. H. BAKHKR, we are glad to hear, has now finally arranged to remain in the aeronautical world, as we recently announced he hoped to, as a consulting aeronautical engineer. His offices will be in the vicinity of St. James' Street. Mr. Barber's services, with hit very remarkable experience not only as a designer but also as a constructor and pilot, dating back some years, should be an invaluable asset for constructors to be able to call upon. Having no trade interests to interfere, his work will be purely professional, and we understand that he will be prepared to undertake designs ami drawings and, if necessary, supervise actual construction. Besides other important firms, he has already been retained in connection with the building of the Henry and Maurice Farman machines in this country, building operations being likely to commence this month. Considerable time, money, and wasted effort will be saved by inventors and experimenters by short consultation with a man of Mr. Barber's experience, as, to be able to detect what has been tried time after time and found wanting, is about the most valuable information that can be obtained prior to the laying out of money on innovations. We wish Mr. Barber every success in his new departure. He is retaining as his chief assistant Mr. C. W. Harris, late works manager to the A.S.L. ft. Fine Flight on a Caudron. THE other day Mr. Ramsay was at the Caudron headquarters at Rue on business for Mr. W. 11. Fwen, and was taken for an hour's trip on the Caudron racing biplane by Rene Caudron. There was a 35-mile wind blowing at the time. The flight was concluded by a fine vol plani, with the engine stopped, from a height of 1,500 feet over the sea, a landing being effected about 10 yards from the water's edge. Bv the way, Dyott was an interested spectator of this flight, and manifested great interest in the new monoplane. he complained very much of the cold. He did not go'on until 4.34, and landed at Biarritz at 5.45 p.m. On the same day Prevost, with M. Besnard, went from Nancy to Sables d'Olonne, in the Bay of Biscay, a trip of 650 kiloms. Flying Rounl Paris. AT last the Cup offered by M. Deutsche de la Meurthe in 1906 for a flight of 200 miles round Paris, touching at St. Germain, Senlis, Meaux, and Melun, is being competed for. The first attempt was made on the 25th by Frcy on his Hanriot, but starting from Issy he only got as far as Meaux, where he had to come down through trouble with his petrol supply. He returned at once to Issy, to prepare for another try. On the morning of the 28th Tabuteau, starting from Villacoublay, successfully rnwie the round in ih. 47m. 48£s., his average speed working out to 112 kiloms. an hour. It is a condition attaching to the Cup that no one can claim it unless they improve on the previous holder's time by ten per cent. On Saturday evening Helen decided to have a try, also starting from Villacoublay as Tabuteau had done. He, however, could not do better than 1 hour 39 mins., which works out to a speed of 121 kilometres an hour, not quite sufficient to secure posses sion of the Trophy. He will, however, make another attempt shortly. FOREIGN AVIATION NEWS. 397
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