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1912 - 0461.PDF
HENDON SUMMER MEETING. WEATHER conditions on Saturday last were much more favourable for flying than on the previous week-end meeting, the wind averaging 15 miles per hour. On this occasion all the contests were carried out in their entirety, and some excellent exhibition flying was put up during the day. The attendance, too, was very good, though not as large as on previous occasions ; but the threatening appearance of the weather earlier in the day might be held responsible for this, not lack of interest, which seems to be as strong as ever. The first up was Grahame-White, who flew the Howard Wright biplane No. 10—still going strong—for about five minutes. At the same time, Bleriot No. 6 and the Radley-Moorhouse monoplane were brought to the starting line. Shortly after Ewen flew the Caudron biplane for three or four minutes, and then lined up for the cross-country handicap. There were four entrants for this event—Turner (Howard Wright biplane No. 10), Ewen (Caudron biplane No. 4), Moorhouse (Radley-Moorhouse monoplane No. 8) and Hucks (Bleriot monoplane No. 6). The handicaps were as follows:—Hucks, scratch ; Turner, 13 mins. 17 sees, start; Ewen, 4 mins. 32 sees, start; and Moorhouse, 17 sees, start. The latter did not get away owing to engine trouble. The course was to Elstree and back, the journey having to be completed twice. Turner was the first home, his time being 33 mins. 44J sees. ; Hucks, second, with 22 mins. 32 sees, to his credit ; Ewen follow ing close behind, having taken 29 mins. 12 sees, to cover the course. After this race, Moorhouse gave an exhibition flight of nearly half- an-hours duration. He flew high and out over the surrounding country. Before Moorhouse came down Mr. Crawshay was out on his 35-h.p. Anzani-Bleriot, and put in some cross-country flying. At 5 o'clock the speed handicap started. This was held in two heats of 12 laps each and a final. Valentine (Bristol monoplane) and Hucks (Bleriot) were in the first heat, and Turner (Howard Wright) and Ewen (Caudron biplane) in the second. Hucks gave Valentine 34 sees, start and Ewen conceded Turner 8 min. 25 sees. Valentine came down before he reached the second pylon owing to engine trouble, so the first heat was a walk over for Hucks. In the second heat Turner had covered nearly four laps before Ewen was " let go," but the little Caudron biplane rapidly caught up its rival and passed Turner when the latter had totalled nine laps. Turner came to earth on completing his tenth lap, thinking he had finished, but he immediately realised his mistake. Fortunately, mechanics were at hand and he was soon on his way again to com plete the last two laps. In spite of this delay, however, Ewen was unable to better Turner's time, so the second heat went to the latter. Both pilots took the pylons with excellent banks. It was decided to hold the altitude contest next and the final of the speed handicap after, with a fresh handicap, and over a course of six laps. Hucks and Moorhouse entered for the contest with the following result:—Moorhouse, 5,90x3 feet; 1 lucks, 4,100 feet. Shortly after 6 o'clock Grahame-White gave a short flight on the Farman biplane. Mrs. Stocks was also out on the same machine, slightly damaging the chassis when landing. Sunday afternoon was absolutely perfect, there being practically no wind at all—the " ananiameter " registering zero all the afternoon. At one time, about 3.30 p.m., there were four machines up in the air at once : Lewis Turner, with passenger on the Howard Wright biplane, Grahame-White on the the Farman biplane, Fwen on the Caudron biplane, and Hucks on the Bleriot monoplane. Turner and Hucks had both started at the same time, the former from the is, enclosure and the latter from the Grahame-White sheds. They met at right angles in the middle of the ground and Turner just managed to pass underneath Hucks ; it looked at first as if there was going to be a bit of a bust up. Ewen displayed the speed of his little Caudron biplane to great advantage by passing both Turner and Grahame-White who were flying close together. At about 4 o'clock Turner was up again on the " bus " with a passenger for about eight minutes, and shortly after Mrs. Stocks arrived on her THE WEEKLY FLYING MEETINGS AT HENDON.-Mr. Lewis Turner on the Howard Wright just getting away in the cross-country handicap. 461
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