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one for 30 minutes, one with Mr. Bell as passenger. Lieut. Fox on the Dep. monoplane, with Lieut. Ashton as passenger, also Capt. Thorpe, scouting around the Plains at a good height. Fox also testing engines of two-seater Bleriot monoplane. Engine missing, he took BE 2 for a trip, climbing to a great height very quickly, making some fine circles and finishing with a graceful glide. Lieut. Ashton made two flights on the Dep. monoplane, being quite at home and doing remarkably well. Capt. Allen made a fine show on monoplane, but on landing had the misfortune to buckle a wheel, which caused the chassis to give, but nothing very serious, pilot un hurt. Major Garden had the Dunne biplane brought out after testing engine, and put up good flight, finishing with a perfect landing. ® ® BRITISH NOTES Dublin-Belfast Race. ALTOGETHER fifteen entries have been received for this im portant Irish event. They include Henry Jullerot (Bristol), Henry J. D. Astley j Bleriot), William H. Ewen (Caudron mono.), E. Obre (Caudron mono.), Robert B. Slack (Bleriot), "Marc Rivoli" (Vickers mono.), Desmond Arthur (Bristol mono.), Sydney V. Sippe (Hanriot mono.), H. K. Simms (Avro biplane), D. Corbett Wilson (Bleriotmono.), Lieut.Porte(Deperdussin mono.),H. Busteed (Bristol), J. R. F. Lecky (Twining biplane), G. Hamel (Bletiot), Handley Page (Handley Page mono.). Keen competition is ex pected with such men as Gustav Hamel, Astley, Lieut. Porte, and Sippe amongst the competitors. The Great Northern Railway Co. (Ireland) are running a special fast express open saloon train to allow spectators to view the contest, and to while away the intervals of waiting, exhibition and passenger flights are to form part of the programme at the Dublin ground. At Belfast a 30-minute stop is provided before the return journey is resumed. Full particulars, by those keenly interested, can be obtained from the secretary of the Aero Club of Ireland, 35, Dawson Street, Dublin. Air Work at the Army Manoeuvres. IN connection with the Army Manoeuvres, always of course subject to their not being cancelled owing to the disastrous weather, the Royal Flying Corps will be in the Red Camp, about one mile to the south of Thetford, Norfolk, with Major H. Sykes, Command ant in charge. Capt. C. J. Burke takes over the control this week of nine aeroplanes and possibly three more later. Either the Gamma or Delta dirigible is also expected in the vicinity of the Thetford Camp. A section of the Royal Flying Corps is also to be •established with the Blue Army, their quarters being further south, possibly near Royston or Cambridge. Flying at Hendon. As usual there will be a number of flying attractions at the London Aerodrome to-day, Saturday, when the final August Meeting starts about 3.30 including Cross-Country Handicaps, Speed Handicaps, and Altitude Contest, whilst exhibition and passenger flights will also be a strong feature. As the various events are run in heats, there is always plenty of work going on for visitors to watch. Mrs. Stocks is down to take part and amongst the flying men are Messrs. H. J. D. Astley, Nardini, Desoutter, Richard T. Gates, Lewis Turner and W. H. Ewen. Also on Sunday, as usual, there will be exhibition passenger carrying flights. A comforting point is that when at Hendon, there is excellent accommodation for afternoon teas and cold luncheons for those who •care to get there early and stay late for the very fascinating entertainment. Cross-Couatry Flight by Lieut. Fox. ON the 25th inst., Lieut. Fox, R.E., accompanied by Lieut. BurcharJt Asheton, of the Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, as passenger, made a cross-country trip on the Army Aircraft Factory biplane, from Lark Hill, Salisbury Plain, to Weymouth, about 50 miles distant. Later the officers continued on from Weymouth to Monmouth, covering the distance of about 83 miles under the mile a minute, having left Weymouth at 3 p.m., and reached Monmouth at 4.20. Their intention was to return to Salisbury Plain on the following morning, but owing to a continuous downpour of tropical rain for about sixteen hours their plans were necessarily delayed. Vivian Hewitt at Abergele. THE weather here has been very bad lately, and quite unfit for flying. On Friday last Vivian Hewitt was up for about an hour in the morning, from 12.30 till 1.30. There were a great many people in Rhyl for the week-end, and he would have stayed up much longer but found the wind so bad, owing to the close proximity of the mountains up the Vale of Clwyd. Mr. Hewitt's name had been •entered in the minute book of St. Asaph, the smallest city in the world, as being the first one to soar over the Cathedral in an aero plane. It will be recollected that this was some little time ago. Sunday morning was good for outdoor work. Major Carden flying around the camps with his Dunne biplane, making good landings. Weather continued fine, when Mr. Dunne brought out his monoplane, which has been reconstructed, chassis being made much lighter and fitted with Gnome engine. Without doing any rolling, he rose straight away to a height of 150 ft., flying for 20 mins., getting in some fine banking and turns. Monday, no flying owing to bad weather. Tuesday, early morning, Capt. Hamilton out on his Deper dussin monoplane, scouting around the Plain, flying for one hour at a great height. Lieut. Fox testing two-seater Bleriot monoplane. ® ® Mr. R. B. Slack Starts a Fresh Tour. ON Saturday last Mr. R. B. Slack got away from Hendon at 5.40 p.m. on his Bleriot monoplane for a fresh tour, this time of the Southern Counties, on behalf of the International Correspondence School. His destination was to Purley, which he reached in 26 minutes, steering by compass. He landed on the Woodcote Golf Links on Smitham Downs. On Sunday, Slack put up a flight around Purley, and from a collection made on the ground, the Croydon General Hospital benefited considerably. The further route to be taken by Mr. Slack is to Shoreham, Brighton, Aldershot, and Oxford, Chatham, &c. Sabelli Flies to Salisbury Plain. ON Thursday, last week, Sabelli on a 50-h.p. Hanriot, made an excellent flight from Brooklands to Salisbury Plain where the Army Trials are in operation. In spite of a strong wind averaging about 25 m.p.h., Sabelli steered a straight course for his destination. Corbett Wilson after a Cross-Channel Flight. STARTING from Issy on Sunday morning at 6 a.m., Mr. Corbett Wilson, of Irish Channel-crossing fame, on the Gnome- Bleriot, made an attempt to fly to London. He came down near Dieppe at about 7.30, in a cornfield. He got away again at 4.30, passing over the racecourse and casino on his way to Calais via Boulogne, ultimately landing at Fort Vert about 15 kil. short of Calais. A Sign of the Times. IN the battleships provided for in the current year's British Estimates, the design it is stated from an authoritative source, allows for a curved armoured upper deck and funnelled protection to resist attack from aircraft. An Aeroplane Auction. ON Wednesday next, September 4th, an importanc auction sale is taking place at the Humber Works, Coventry, the company having determined to dispose of their aerial productions and machinery connected with aviation. Mr. Chas. B. Odell, the auctioneer, in addition to offering eight aeroplanes, a number of finished engines and parts, including a 50-h.p. Gnome, will also dispose of the plant comprising four 100-h.p. gas engines and pro ducers, a large number of milling machines, screw-cutting lathes and other types of machine tools. There are no less than 263 lots catalogued, and we would recommend those interested to apply to the auctioneer for a copy of the catalogue at 53, Hertford Street, Coventry. ® ® ® ® Gordon-Bennett Contest. LAST week Vedrines and Prevost, who with Andre Frey are taking part in the Gordon-Bennett Contest in America on behalf of France, left by " La Loraine " for the United States. Aircraft in French Military Manoeuvres. VERY valuable lessons should be learnt in connection with the aeroplanes which will participate in the French Manoeuvres, starting on September 9th, and lasting for about ten days. There will be some 50 aeroplanes and 4 dirigibles taking part, divided between the two armies, in each case one dirigible being kept in reserve. There will be eight escadrilles, four to each side, each escadrille comprising six aeroplanes. The Blue Army Aerial Section will be under the command of Lieut.-Col. Bouttieaux with, as captains of the escadrilles, Capts. Schneegans, Michaud, Bellanger and Casse. With the Red Army, Lieut.-Col. Estienne will have charge, with Captains Carlier, Leclerc, Eteve and Francezon. The two dirigi bles will be—Blue Army Le Du^uy-de-Lone (Capt. Neant). Red Army, PAdjudant Reau (Capt. Reneaux).
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