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(/OGHT MAY 3, 1913. but he believed she had twelve airships, public and private, and upwards of 200 aeroplanes. Austria had four public and two private dirigibles, and 135 aeroplane*. Spain, Italy, Servia, and Japan each had both dirigibles and aeroplanes, and were providing in this year's estimates for a larger expenditure. Germany proposed to spend in the coming year £7,000,000 on dirigibles and aeroplanes; France, £1,500,000 ; Great Britain, .£501,000; Italy, ^"450,003 • Japan, £250,000, In view of these figures he hoped the Government would realise what was being done, and, remcmliering that we were really only 6ft nk4 fift *5ft FOR THE POMMERY CUP.-MARVELLOUS FLYING. at the beginning of huge developments in this direction, would give the matter verv serious consideration. I™ B auchamp assured the noble lord that the various points he had raised should be duly considered by the War Office. With manfo ml remarks they all wished to associate themselves, and TsDecially with a tribute he had paid to those gallant men who were always ready to risk their lives in this service. As to the return, the n^ble lord had really supplied it himself, but he would certainly refer the matter to the War Office and would ask them whether they were able to improve upon the figures given by the noble lord. Lord: Montagu o? Beaulieu thanked the noble lord for Ins promise, and withdrew his motion. Gilbert's Great Non-Stop Flight. As the end of each six month's competition for the half-yearly Pommery Cup draws near, the fight to be the winner of this prize becomes more keen every time. In our last issue were given the particulars of the fine flights of Daucourt and Audemars and others, but these have since been completely eclipsed by later and much finer performances. The next advance was made on the 24th ult., when Eugene Gilbert, on a Morane-Saulnier monoplane, fitted with a 60-h.p. Rhone motor and Integral propeller, started from Villacoublay at 5 a.m., with the intention of flying to Madrid, resulting in a marvellous non-stop trip of 900 kiloms. (about 604 miles) (o Vittoria, the last 300 kiloms. or so being flown through rain. After passing Bordeaux, Gilbert hesitated as to whether he would cross the 1'yrenees before stopping, but eventually, rising to a height of 3,000 metres, he decided to go on, and landed safely at Vittoria, where he was able to obtain replenishments and to enjoy a rest, although he stated that he was no more fatigued than his motor. His time for the trip from Paris was 8 hrs. 23 mins., and on arriving at Victoria he still had sufficient fuel for another two hours flying. After a couple of hours he re-started in the direction of Burgos, but between that point and Valladolid he found the wind very troublesome. He struggled on, eventually landing at Medina del Campo, to the north east of Salamanca, and 1,020 kiloms. in a straight line from Villa coublay, although, on account of detours, &c, he must have covered nearer 1,100 kiloms. His landing at Medina del Campo was greatly impeded by the mass of people who, never having seen an aeroplane Wore, flocked round and left very little room for the machine to come down. The result was that the machine was somewhat damaged, and Gilbert found it impossible to go on. Legagneux Also Has a Trv. ABOUT twenty minutes before Gilbert started from Villacoublay, Legagneux started also on a Morane-Saulnier monoplane, but with Gnome motor and with the same objective of getting to the Spanish capital. Legagneux had arranged to make a first stop for replenish ment at Poitiers, and when he reach that point everything was going well. After a stop of fifty minutes he continued on his way but was overtaken by such heavy rains at Angouleme that he decided to To go or not to go for the Marseilles-Algiers (light.—A consultation between Perreyon, the prospective passenger in the flight, Fischer, chief Farman pilot, and Seguin. 494 wait awhile there. On the weather clearing he went on again, but then found the mist too thick, and so decided to abandon the attempt at Barbezieux, after covering over 480 kiloms. Gulllaux's Record Flight. GILBERT'S lead in the Competition only stood for four days, as on Monday Guiliaux gained first place, and as his record was not beaten on Wednesday, he will probably be awarded the Cup. Starting from Biarritz, on the all-steel Clement-Bayard monoplane, which has a 70-h.p. Clerget engine and Integral propeller, at 4.42 a.m., Guillaux steered for Bordeaux and covered the iSokiloms. in I hour 13 mins. After a fortyminutes' rest he started again and this time made a non-stop flight to Villacoublay, arriving there at 10.35, having taken four hours for the distance of 495 kiloms. This time a rest of two hours was indulged in before proceeding to Ath, in Belgium, where he arrived at 2 p.m., by which time he was 900 kiloms. from his starting point. Another two hours' rest was enjoyed and then the last stage commenced, the aeroplane after crossing the Zuyder Zee finally landing at Kollum, in Holland, at 7 p.m., his distance record then being 1,255 kiloms. Audemars has Another Try. ON Monday Audemars also had another try for the Cup over the Paris-Berlin route, intending to continue beyond the German capital in the direction of Warsaw. Starting from Villacoublay at 4.39 a.m. he landed at Charleville at 6.40 and after a stop of only twenty minutes went on to Dusseldorf where he landed at 9.30. An hour later he was once more on the wing but his petrol gave out at Bitterfeld in Hanover and he had such difficulty in getting a supply in time to go on that he decided to give up, after having covered 700 kiloms. Two Other Attempts. ONE minute after Audemars left Villacoublay, Letort started in a north-easterly direction. Unfortunately, however, he was forced to land between Liege and Brussels, and, in coming down, so badly damaged his machine that he could not go on. He had by that time covered about 300 kiloms. Having given up the idea of flying across the Mediterranean, owing to the difficulty of getting everything favourable for this 800 kil. across-seas fight, Seguin decided to have a try for the Pommery Cup by flying back to Mourmelon. He determined that if he found the conditions all right to go on in the direction of Copenhagen. Starting from Marseilles, and accom panied by a passenger on his H. Farman biplane, he made a short stop near Dijon, and reached Mour- melon-le-Grand at half past two. Half an hour later he re-started, and reached Braine l'Allend in fine style. At 4 o'clock he was once more in the air, and eventually landed at Velaine, to the north of Namur, having covered 900 kiloms. Vedrines and Gilbert Try Again, OF the flights which were made on Wednesday, the two outstanding performances were those of Vedrines and Gilbert. The former on a Morane- Saulnier flew from Villacoublay to Lyon on Tuesday morning, and proposed to fly from Lyon to Edin burgh. He got away from Lyon at 4.39 a.m. on Wednesday, and flying by way of Nevers landed at Villacoublay at 7.57. Twenty-seven minutes later he was again progressing northward, but about ten o'clock he was overtaken by a storm near Rouen, and decided to give up. Gilbeit, likewise on a Morane, started at 4.34 a.m., from Amberieu, intending to fly to Scotland. At 8.22 a.m. he landed at Corbeaulieu, near Com- piegne. Some time after resuming he found the rain very troublesome, and eventually, when near Doullens, he came to the conclusion that it was. futile to go on.
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