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Four competitors lined up for this heat, which was of eight laps, and sorre very fine airmanship was displayed. The first man off was Harold Blackburn, who had a start of 3 mins. 20 sees.: Verrier came next with a start of 1 min. 34 sees.; then Richet with 38 sees, start to his credit, and Valentine (scratch) with Miss Davies last. Although spread out at first, the machines soon began to draw together, and several exciting " passes " were made. Valentine, with his passenger effectively "stream-lined," cut the pylons very close, as did Richet, who banked his machine, when turning, in an alarming manner. It won him the race—and the Aero Show trophy—however, and a stiff tussle for second place ensued between Verrier and Blackburn, the former obtaining it by a bare four-fifths of a second. Valentine came in a little over one second behind. After this exciting finish, numerous exhibition flights were made, there being at one time five machines in the air together. The-e were:—Manton on the 'bus, Verrier on the Maurire Farman, Turner on the Caudron (each with passengers), Dcsoutter stunting on the Bleriot, and Spratt on the small Deperdussin monoplane. Gordon Hell made another flight on the Caudron, while Richet and Verrier made passenger Bights on the Breguet and Maurice Farman biplanes respectively. Further flight; were made by Manton, Kichet, Verrier, and Spratt, before the proceedings were brought to a close. Sunday, being another bright day, brought out most of the previous day's pilots and machines, and also a decent number of visitors. Gustav Hamel left for Brooklands on his Bleriot during the after noon, the journey taking him nearly 40 minutes, owing to the adverse wind. Grand Speed Handicap for the Aeio Show Trophy, Final Heat of 8 laps. Name. Start. E. Richet (no-h.p. Canton-Unne- Breguet biplane)... ... ... o 38 P. Verrier (7oh.p. Renault-Mau rice Farman biplane) ... ... I 34 H. Blackburn (50-h.p. Gnome- Blackburn monoplane) ... ... 3 20 James Valentine and Miss Tre- hawke Davies (70 h. p. Gnome- Ble'riot monoplane) ... ... Scratch The Government and the Aero Show. IT is satisfactory to learn that the Government did not neglect the opportunity to do some shopping at Olympia, so giving a practical backing to the impetus imparted by the show to public opinion concerning aeronautics from a national point of view. It is not altogether easy to get official information, but it appears that among the purchases by the Government were those of the Short Handicap Times. m. s. '4 57 15 12 '5 12* IS 14 Net Times. m. s. 12 15 13 26 IS '2* II 54 ® ® '* Flight " li>)iyr'nln. SPEED.—Pierre Verrier, well under the windscreen, ilying past No. 1 pylon at Hendon on his Maurice Farman. ® ® hydro-biplane, the Avro biplane, two Bristol biplanes, two Karman biplanes, the Sopwith bat-l>oat and two Sopwith biplanes, a Vickers biplane, a Caudron biplane, four Deperdussin monoplane*, two of the hydro type, a Bldriot monoplane, and the Borel hydro- monoplane. No doubt King George's keen interest in the machines has induced the Government to give this sign of awakening at last. [hi ' Copyright. Mr Blackburn on the Blackburn monoplane, flying in Saturday's race, for the Aero Show Trophy. 251 D 2
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