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1913
1913 - 0362.PDF
BRISTOL AERO CLUB. IN the absence of the President, Sir George White, Bart., who is on the Continent, Mr. Samuel White, Vice President, took the chair at the annual general meeting of the Bristol and West of England Acre; Ciub on the 18th inst. A letter was read from Mr. Alan Jenkins expressing regret, through ill-health, at not being able to attend the meeting. Mr. Jenkins reminded the meeting that he resigned the position of hon. secretary in January last, owing to health reasons. He stated in his letter that if bis successor would care to carry on the clerical duties from his office, he should be only too pleased to render all the assistance he could, and in that way he should still keep in close touch with the doings of the club. The Secretary's re|>ort showed that the Club had had a very active season, while the model section had more than justified its formation by its success. He regretted to have to rejxjrt that the membership was falling off. In moving the adoption of the report and accounts the Chairman said that when they came to remember that the history of aviation in our Empire was included in the last three years at most, so far as the advance made by themselves was concerned, he thought iherc was very good reason to be gratified and, in a degree satisfied with what had taken place. When the club slarted the whole aspect of aviation was quite different to what it was to-day. They started the club lie-cause they felt that the trend of matters was going to be first and foremost along the lines of sport. Instead, however, aviation had settled down more on commercial lines, prompted almost the world over by the military and naval neces sities of the case. All the development that had taken place was due primarily, and almost entirely, to the urgent need of making provision for aetial defence. As usual, England was the last in the race, and but for the patriotic efforts of men who had put their backs into the business, England would indeed be in a very sorry position. Mr. Haldane, when War Minister, said the Govern ment were rather disposed with regard to the development of aeroplane construction and inventions to leave matters in the hands of private enterprise. That was what had been done ever since. Hut for the definite steps in development which had been effected by people interested commercially, the Government of our country, whether in connection with the military or the naval side of affairs, would to-day be in an altogether belated position compared with other nations. This year everyone reasonably expected that the Estimates would make provision for a wider and more comprehensive scheme. Instead, however, they could not blink their eyes to the fact that they were still going to muddle along and deal with the subject in the same half-hearted fashion which had characterised matters in the past three years. The report and accounts were adopted, and an honorarium of twenty guineas was voted to Mr. Alan Jenkins for his work on behalf of the club. Sir George White, Bart., was re-elected President, Messrs. Samuel White, Stanley White, and Weston Stevens, Vice-Presidents, Mr. H. G. Doggett, Solicitor, and Mr. H. W. L. Harford, Hon. Treasurer. Mr. P. A. Thompson was appointed Hon. Secretary in the place of Mr. Alan Jenkins, resigned. ® ® ® ® The Aeroplane Handicap at Brooklands. ALTHOUGH the result of the aeroplane handicap held in connec tion with the race meeting at Brooklands on Monday last was not particularly exciting, it produced some good flying. There were six competitors, and the result was a win for J. Alcock on Mr. Ducrocq's H. Earman biplane. Receiving a start of 5 mins. 25 sees., he finished first in 20 min. 40J sees., and thus secured the prize of filly guineas offered by the Hritish Petroleum Co. A. Knight on the Vickers-Farman biplane won the second prize of .£25, and II. <.. Hawker on the Sopwith with 40-h.p. British-built A.B.C. engine was third. Barnwell on the Vickers monoplane who was scratch, finished third, but was disqualified for passing the pylon on the wrong tide. The other competitors were F. W. Merriam on a Bristol biplane and Herbert Spencer on his biplane. A New British Prize. A litizr., to be known as the Britannia Trophy, has been presented to the Royal Aero Club by Mr. H. Barber. The regulations for the competition are now being considered by the competitions committee of the club. Winds In Free Air. ON Friday evening, April nth, at 9 p.m., Mr. Charles J. P. Cave, M.A., will lecture before the Royal Institution, at Albemarle Street, Piccadilly, W., on " The Winds in the Free Air." The British Micheltn Cup No. 1. FOR this year the British Empire Michelin Cup No. 1 will be competed for over the Brooklands-Hendon-Farnborough course, and the minimum distance is 300 miles. It will be seen from the rules, which are given in full on p. 356, that trials may be made on certain Tnursdays and Saturdays in April, May, June, July, August and September. After each four stages, competitors must make a stop of at least five minutes. New Quarters for the R.F.C NEW barracks, capable of housing 500 officers and men, are being put up for the Royal Flying Corps on Farnborough Common, and it is expected that they will be ready for use by next autumn. Meanwhile, ,£10,000 has been spent on a new range of hangars and workshops on Jersey Brow, which have been put up in the record time of six weeks. The start at Brooklands for the Easter Aero Handicap, which was secured by Mr. T. Alcock on biplane. 368 Mi "Flight" Copyright • Ducrocq's H. Farman
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