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1912
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IfUOHTj JUNE 8, 1912. THE FIRST AERIAL DERBY. Z^DA\itntil£ at,4,'15 at the London Aerodrome, Hendon, the olfZl, ?" f' WJ" if *M over a cour8e of 81 miles circling the £^.TT, ^°th l,ar'and finish of the contest * ^ ^ ™ t «n ,., f.Iendon Aerodrome, a feature which makes the Kern* in P T™ ,n,e"f« "g- The course lies from Hendon to at thfw) ' TT8 abOVC a Chimney there> to tne (>and Stand TJniJ^Z( ark.Kace«?u1f^- Kussell Hill, Purley, is the next towlr f i^ * "? after "S* comP«titors will proceed to a certain PurrLT W* fu Cr round,nK a grouP °f Government Buildings at ihrv wf'11 „ I"6' .ro"ndint,' a high water tank at High Barnet, winV 1 Ced Stra'Bht back to the Aerodrome. Competitor: Z evL.,,1 1^1 • °nC T'nute intervals> "a"ing at 4.1S, and will Unexpected back m nght at the aerodrome soon after half-past imlerfi^v ^ffU0.l °i "?e. pri'es wi" Uke Place at the aerodrome immediately after the decision of the contest. entrilrw'.KC °f g°ing'IP^ IJ weI1"'<nown pilots have sent in -entries for thi contest. The following is th<- list of entrants :— r it0,?Pil0L Aeroplane. Motor. Gordon Be ... Ttl/rlot \f ,„ u r «; P r\JV «unot M 50-h-p. Gnome "•'•Cody CodyB 60-h.p. Green (£ ® The Progress of the " Daily Mall» Tour. CONTIN UING the story from where we had to break off in our last ssue, M hairnet on Wednesday week succeeded in making the journey from Llanelly to Taunton, a journey of about 8o miles. SfS2 «aV'n.g, LlancIi>' he made one or two circles and then set out or the Mumbles, 12 miles away. From that point he steered across "f^i1,™ Weston-super-Mare, where the holiday-makers had a *plend,d view of the aviator as he passed by. He then made his way to iiridgwater, where it was market-day, and so on to Taunton, where 1™ J enthusiastic welcome. On the following day he flew ZL °i 7 d' Whlch was the home of the late Mr- l°hn Stringfellow, ne well-known aeronautic pioneer, and dropped a wreath of roses near it Slnngfellow residence before coming down in the meadow near me town. All the inhabitants turned out to welcome M. Salmet, and vina 1 ! ySU %the house of the' late Mr- J°hn Stringfellow before Hying luck to Taunton. On Friday he went to Wellington, in »omtts,.l; and |m a quarter of an hour's exhibition flight before c'"r'Vne to T«untoi.. Although the weather was not propitious on Saturday, there being a succession of heavy rainstorms, he succeeded in carrying out his programme and flying to Exeter, the 31 miles bung covered at a speed of 60 miles an hour. Owing to rain he had st^ion"3 f.t0 Cr^de above Tiverton, but he gave some demon- V?l ,1?,gJ '* a'Exeter- On Monday he was to have gone on to r.xmouth, but although he made two attempts to start, each time he iiad to go back owing to the wind. •Brevet after Fourth Day on Machine. •Whit!OiEIHIN<:t0f,arec0rd has Just been made at the Grahame-White Aviation School at Hendon. Lieut. B. T. James, R.E., Gustav Hamel... B. C. Hucks .Maurice Guillaux Lieut. Walter Lawrence W. Moineau W. B. R. Moorhouse.. fules Nardini Lieut. J. C. Porte S. V. Sippe ... T. O. M. Sopwith Lewis Turner ... James Valentine Pierre Verrier ... Bleriot M 50-h.p. Gnome BleriotM 50-h.p. Gnome Caudron M. ... 45"h.p- Anzani Blackburn M. ... 60-h.p. Green Breguet B. ... 100-h.p. Gnome R.-M. M 50-h.p. Gnome Deperdussin M. ... 50-h.p. Gnome Deperdussin M. ... 60-h.p. Anzani Hanriot M. ... 50-h.p. Gnome BleriotM 70-h.p. Gnome Grahame-White B. 50-h.p. Gnome Bristol M 50-h.p. Gnome Maurice Farman B. 70-h.p. Renault B ss Biplane. M = Monoplane. Immediately preceding the contest will be run a speed handicap race in competition for a trophy and ^75 cash prize offered by the distributors of Shell motor spirit. Practically the whole of those pilots taking part in the flying Derby have entered for this event. In addition, exhibition flights will be given during the afternoon by Mrs. C. de Beauvoir Stocks and Messrs. Charles Hubert, Louis Noel and Claude Grahame-White. ® ® one of Mr. Lewis Turner's pupils, obtained his pilot's certificate after having had only three days' practice, that is, mornings and evenings. On the fourth day—last Saturday morning—with a 12 m.p.h. wind blowing, he took the school biplane out and put in the necessary flights for his " ticket " which he obtained in excellent style. Lieut. James, who is at present at Dover, only had a few days' leave in which to qualify and was delayed a good bit by bad weather, so his performance is all the more remarkable. It is his desire to join the Army Air Battalion and with such natural aptitude for air work, in this our readers will, we feel sure, join us in wishing him every success. A New Short Hydro-Biplane. HAVING obtained his new hydro-biplane built by Messrs. Short Brothers, Mr. F. K. McClean is carrying out experiments with it at Harty Ferry. The new machine is different from the Amphibian-type as it has a forward elevator and the propeller is behind the main planes. Aetonautical Courses for Boy Scouts. THE Aeronautical Courses for Boy Scouts arranged by the Young Aerial League appear to be meeting with a good deal of success. The scheme is that with the aid of a text-book published by the league, the scout masters shall give a series of lectures to their scouts and then hold an examination. Those who pass in this examination, in which they have to supply written answers to six out of about a dozen questions, are given a certificate. Scout masters can obtain all information from the offices of the League, 227, Strand. A near view of 70-h.p. Short tractor machine ready for a flight. With Mr. McClean is Miss Lucas as passenger. 520
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