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Gudlaux and Ramsay left Issy-les-Moulineaux at 6.10 on Friday morning last week and kept at a mean altitude of 5.000 ft. until they were within six miles of Crotoy, when they had to land through a shortage of oil. They resumed their flight at five o'clock in the evening, crossed the Channel, and came down at Walmer, in Kent. Oil and petrol got very low in the tanks, and as there was considerable difficulty in obtaining those commodities in the district they flew over early next mormng to Eastchurch in order to till up There they arrived before the flight colony was fully awake, and they had to wait some little time before they could get the necessary fuel. Hendon was reached the same morning, and quite early, in fact the whole flight from Paris to London was made under 24 hours. It is a pleasure to see that Mr. F. W. Merriam is back again as instructor to the Bristol school at Brooklands. It will be femem- ® ® Ladies* Day at Hendon. THE programme has now been drawn up for the Ladies' Aviation Meeting arranged to take place at the London Aerodrome, Hendon, on Saturday next. The principal items are as follows :— 3.30 p.m.—Cross-Country Passenger Carrying Handicap for men pilots, who must carry a lady passenger. 1st prize, silver trophy and 25 sovs. ; 2nd prize, trophy and 10 sovs. ; 3rd prize, trophy and 5 sovs. A silver commemorative trophy will also be given to the lady passenger of the winners of the 1st and 2nd prizes. 4-15 P-m>—Quick-Starting Competition, open to lady aviators only. 1st prize, trophy and 20 sovs. ; 2nd prize, trophy and 10 sovs. 5 p.m.—Exhibiton and Passenger Flights by lady pilots. A silver trophy will be given to each lady pilot who completes two circuits of the aerodrome, and in addition a very handsome trophy will be presented to the lady pilot who completes two circuit*; of the aerodrome while carrying a lady passenger. The proprietors of the Daily Mirror have also presented a very handsome silver mirror and a purse of 30 sovs., to be presented to the lady aviator who, in the opinion of the committee, is held to have made the best flights of the day. 6 p.m.—A Speed Handicap to be run in heats of four laps, and a final of six laps :—1st prize, silver trophy and 20 sovs. ; 2nd prize, 10 sovs. ; 3rd prize, 5 sovs. At the discretion of the stewards of the meeting lady pilots may take part in this event. From 6.30 p.m.—Exhibition and passenger flights will be given by Mr. C. Grahame-White and the competitors. We understand that entries for the ladies' events have been received from Mrs. Stocks, Baroness Schenk, Mme. J. Merveu, Mile. Marvingt, Mrs. Buller, Mrs. Hewlett, and Mile. Dutrieu. The Daily Mail Flying Tours. THE unsettled weather of last week prevented M. Salmet from doing a great deal of flying, but on the 20th he made a most exciting trip through the gale, from Fowey to Liskeard. Owing to the wind M. Salmet was unable to land at Liskeard on his arrival there and was compelled to go 8 miles further on to Landrake before he could come down. He was so tired that he lay down by his machine and slept two hours and then made his way back to Liskeard, where all the shops had been closed and all the town turned out to welcome the aviator. On Saturday, the journey was resumed to Taunton, the 132 miles being covered in88mins. During this trip, M. Salmet passed over or round 17 towns and villages. On Monday he paid another visit to Weston-super-Mare. So successful has this tour of M. Salmet proved that the Daily Mail has decided to supplement it by a similar series of demonstration flights in the Northern counties, and have made arrangements with Mr. W. H. Ewen, as mentioned last week, to make a six weeks' tour on his Caudron biplane, starting this week, his first visits after leaving Hendon on his way to the North being via Cambridge, Peterborough, Lincoln, Hull and so on, probably finishing with a flight from Blackpool to the Isle of Man. The Next Brooklands Handicap. IN connection with the car race meeting on July 13th, the Brooklands Automobile Racing Club have arranged the usual cross country race for aeroplanes. The distance will be about 10 miles, and the prizes ^50, £20, and ,£10, or cups at option, provided 10 entries are received. Entries close on July 6th. I The NavyEs FarmangHydro-Aeroplane Arrives. THE Farman hydro-aeroplane ordered by the British Govern ment as a result of the recent competition at Monaco arrived during the week-end at Eastchurch, where it will be used by the Naval Section of the Royal Flying Corps. bered that he had already served for about two months in that capacity. * * * Two of our best known aviators have this week renounced their bachelor freedom in favour of married life. On Tuesday last Mr. W. R. B. Moorhouse was married to Miss Linda Morritt. The ceremony was carried out at St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, Bishop Ryle, the Dean of Westminster, officiating. The reception was afterwards held at 17, Southwell Gardens, the residence of the bride's parents. Claude Grahame-White's marriage to Miss Dorothy Taylor took place on Thursday at Widford Church, Chelmsford. After the ceremony the guests repaired to IIylands, the residence of Sir Daniel and Lady Gooch, where the reception was held. The happy pair afterwards motored to Brighton, where they joined the yacht on which they are taking their honeymoon trip. "OISEAU BLEU." ® ® Photographing Submerged Objects,. ON Friday of last week, Mr. V. K. McClean successfully carried oat his experimental flight for the purpose of taking photo graphs of the sunken P. and O. liner "Oceana"off Eastbourne. After receiving signals from the immediate neighbourhood of the wreck that conditions were favourable, Mr. McClean started oft" at 10 a.m. on his Short biplane accompanied by the Sphere photo grapher, Mr. Charles Cusden, and flew straight out to the wreck passing over it at an altitude of 900 ft. Making a circle of between two and three miles he then passed over it at 700 ft. while the wreck was subsequently passed over again at 500 it. and 300 ft., photo graphs being taken each time. lie then steered back for the shore and landed at the Eastbourne Aerdrome after lieing in the air for thirty-five minutes during which time Mr. McClean estimated that between 25 and 30 miles were covered. A Map for Aviators. THE (leographia Company, 33, Strand, London, W.C., have produced a map, showing the country thirty miles round London, which should prove especially useful to aviators when planning trips in the neighbourhood of the metropolis. The map has been pre pared by Mr. Alexander Gross, and indicates the main and secondary roads, as well as landmarks and places where possible landings could be effected. " Flight" Copyright. Mr. Gustav Hamel on his Bleriot in the cross-country contest at Hendon last Saturday. 591
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