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BRITISH British Team for Gordon-Bennett Race. ENTRIES for the British team for the Gordon-Bennett aviation competition, which will this year be held at Bctheny, near Rheims, on September 27th, closed on Tuesday. It was announced by the Royal Aero Club that Mr. Gustav Hamel, Mr. James Valentine, and the British and Colonial Aeroplane Co. had each nominated one machine. Funeral of Mr. Macdonald. ON Wednesday of last week, the Thames gave up the body of Mr. Leslie Macdonald, who was drowned in the accident on January 12th, and the remains were taken from Gravesend to Bristol in a motor funeral car on Sunday last. The funeral took place at Canford Cemetery, Bristol, on Monday, and besides the relatives and friends was attended by representatives of Vickers, Ltd., and the British and Colonial Aeroplane Co. All the mourners were conveyed to the cemetery in motor landaulettes, which, with the motor funeral car, were provided by the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Co. At the inquest held at Gravesend on the 21st ult., a verdict of accidentally drowned was returned. According to the expert evidence it appeared probable that the accident was caused by the lubricating oil freezing, and so leading to the seizing up of the engine. Flying from Paris to London. A FINE flight from Paris to London was made by Brindejonc des Moulinais on his Morane-Saulnier monoplane on Tuesday. Leaving Villacoublay at a quarter-past nine, a direct course was made for Calais, where a landing was effected at ten minutes to eleven. After an hour's rest, Brindejonc restarted, and in a few minutes had crossed the Channel. Making his way over Canterbury the pilot reached the Thames and followed the river to Barking, where he commenced to skirt London on the north-east side. Several times he was hindered by fog, and eventually landed between Edmonton and Finchley to inquire the way to Hendon. After twenty minutes' delay he continued his journey, safely reaching the Hendon aerodrome at 1.55 p.m., his total time for the trip being 4 hrs. 40 mins. Brindejonc des Moulinais says that he realised that he was approaching the Metropolis by the unpleasant smell of smoke which reached him when he was 3,000 feet up. Flying from Germany to London. ON Sunday morning the conditions seemed favourable for Herr Suvelack's long promised flight to London, and he started off from Essen. After flying for about an hour he found his compass had gone wrong, and therefore decided to descend. On coming down through the clouds he discovered he was over water, and rising again he steered southwards, and eventually landed near Deventer on the Zuyder Zee. On making enquiries he learnt that fog was very prevalent all along his proposed course, and on that account decided to postpone his attempt until May. Attendances at Olympia. DURING the eight days that the Olympia Show was open, the attendances were as follows :— Friday ... Saturday Monday... Tuesday... 877 6,206 | • •• 3.S2S ... 4,023 Wednesday Thursday Friday ... Saturday 5,880 ... 4.232 ... 5.794 ... 9.387 This represents a total of 39,924, an increase of some 5,250 on the last Show in 1911, when there was a motor boat section. OF THE WEEK. Eastchurch to Hendon. MR. FRANK MCCLBAN and Lieut. Gregory, R.N., carried out a practical experiment on Monday with a view to ascertainnie, whether a pilot could reasonably find his way without map or compass Starting from Eastchurch on a Short biplane they crossed the Thames at a height of 1,500 ft., and passed over Stanford-le- Hope. They had hoped to follow the River Lea, but were unable to see it owing to fog, and in consequence they had to descend twice to enquire the way. Eventually they landed safely at the Hendon Aerodrome, after a journey which had occupied an hour and a quarter. Atrcraft for War. LECTURING before the Royal United Service Institution on the 19th ult., on the subject of aeronautical progress, Col. J. D. Fullerton, R.E., expressed a doubt as to whether it wis worth while building dirigibles. They would be found useful for meteorological work, and possibly, until larger aeroplanes were built, for war purposes also, but the large targets they formed and the risk of explosion were such serious disadvantages that it was not desirable to manufacture them on any considerable scale. Any dirigibles built should be of the rigid type with lifting screws and a shock absorbing device. He also advocated that the Royal Flying Corps should have its own Commander-in-Chief, and have a separate organisation flora the land and sea forces. In the discussion, Mr. J. Weiss expressed the opinion that much larger machines would be built during the next five to ten years, and that they would be capable of carrying fifty to a hundred men. At Hendon. ON Tuesday last week, Richet was making an exhibition flight in a very high wind, flying the Breguet, and had difficulty in confining his flight to the neighbourhood ofthe aerodrome. On Wednesday, Verrier was out with a Maurice Farman, although the wind was very great and as bad as the previous day. Mr. Hamel at Brooklands. ARRANGEMENTS have been made by the Brooklands Auto mobile Racing Club for Mr. Gustav Hamel to fly at the track every Sunday afternoon up to the end of April. The flying will commence at 3 p.m. each day. In addition, the Brooklands Aero Club are arranging races and competitions for every Saturday and Sunday afternoon throughout the season. English Pilot at Clement-Bayard School. SOME fine flying is now being done by Gastinger and Guillaux on their Clement-Bayard monoplanes at Issy, and a good many passengers have been gratified with trips. On the 20th ult. the well-known English pilot, Mr. J. L. Hall, made a splendid trial on one of the monoplanes. Another Grade of Shell Spirit. IT is announced by the British Petroleum Co., Ltd., that in order to increase the supply to meet the enormous demand, the proprietors of Shell motor spirit have introduced a new grade of petrol, which will be known as " Shell II." This is packed in cans, the top half of which will be painted the familiar red colour and the lower half French-grey. Prices (England and Wales) : Shell motor spirit, in red cans, is. gd. per gallon ; " Shell II," in red and grey cans, I*, yd. per gallon; "Crown" motor spirit, in cans painted French-grey and embossed " Crown" motor spirit, is. 6d. per gallon. All the prices noted are for England and Wales and are retail prices, including Government duty of yi. per gallon. ® ® ® ® '©REIGN AVSATION NEWS. Another Gordon-Bennett Cup. FOLLOWING a conversation which he had with M. Jacques Schneider, Mr. James Gordon-Bennett has offered to the Aero Club of France a cup of a value of 50,000 francs for a race for hydro aeroplanes. The race, over a distance of about 200 kiloms., will be held in Beaulieu Bay, between Cap. Martin and Cap. Saint- Hospice. A Record Meeting at Juvisy. THE flying meeting arranged at Juvisy for last Sunday after noon, in memory of Andre Frey, proved a great success, and the big crowd which visited the aerodrome during the day saw some of the most noted of French flyers in the air at one time or another. Among the twenty-one pilots, the majority of whom arrived by way of the air, taking part were the Vedrines brothers and Prevost on Deperdusstns, Chevillard on Farman, Bielovucic on Hanriot, Guillaux and Gastinger on Clement-Bayardi, Brindejonc des Moulinais and Lsgagoeux on Moranes, Baron Pasquier and Daucourt on Bleriots, Gobe on Nieuport, Amerigo and Molla on R.E.I'., &c. More Farmans for French Army. THREE M. Farman machines being ready at Buc for delivery to the French Army, it was decided to deliver them at Etampes by the air way. Piloted by Kourny, Senoucque and M. Farman, each with a passenger, the three machines flew over in company on the 20th ult. On Saturday, three more M. Farman machine? were handed over to the French Army at Buc, the tests being carried out by Bernard and Fourny. 263
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