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TUNE I, 1912. WHITSUN MEETING AT HENDON. IT seemed at first that the opening day of the second London run for a few minutes; Valentine also tested the engine of his Aviation Meeting at Hendon would be a blank as far as contests Bristol monoplane, and then made a flight oi about three minutes, were concerned, for although the wind was only averaging 20 m. p.h., In the meantime, Grahame-White was up again for another short it was unpleasantly gusty. However, things bettered a little later flight on the Howard Wright and indulged in another vol plant over in the afternoon and a good day's work was got through. Grahame- the sheds. White opened the proceedings at 3.45 p.m. with a few circuits on The first event was the cross-country handicap to Elstree and The riturn en uol plane to the Hendon aerodrome by Mr. Hamel and Miss Trehawke Davies, after winning the Altitude Competition at the Whltsun Meeting. the Howard Wright " bus" No. 10, finishing up with one of his back—once only, owing to the nasty wind—in which there were alarming vol plants over the Bleriot sheds. Just before 4 o'clock three starters. These were, Turner (Howard Wright biplane Hamel's new Bl£riot two-seater, in which he flew with Miss No. 10), Valentine (Bristol monoplane, No. 14) and Hamcl with Trehawke Davies from Eastchurch, was brought out and the engine Miss Davies (Bleriot monoplane No. 3). Hamel was scratch. Mr. Hamel and Miss Trehawke Davies in the two-seater Bleriot at the Hendon Meeting, ready for the Altitude Compjtition. Standin? on the left is Mr. N. Chereau, the British chief of Bleriots. I FLIGHT 483
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