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JULY 26, 1913. The Naval Station at Cromarty. ACTIVE work began at the new Naval Aviation Station at Cromarty last week when a 120 h.p. Maurice Farman seaplane was put through its paces by Renaux and was afterwards piloted by Lieut. Longmore and Lieut. Oliver. Hydroaeroplane Race for Cowes Week. SIR THOMAS LIPTON has offered to the Royal Aero Club a 100 guinea cup for a race for hydro-aeroplanes to be held over a course of about 60 miles in the vicinity of Cowes on August 6th, the Wed nesday of Cowes week. The start will probably be given at about 4 p.m., after the boat racing is over for the day. Entries close on August 2nd. An Auspicious Anniversary. YESTERDAY, Friday, was the fourth anniversary of the first crossing of the English Channel by an aeroplane, for it was on Sunday, July 25th, 1909, that Louis Bleriot flew from Sangatte to Dover in 37 mins. and won the Daily Mail prize of £1,000. A New Course at Brooklands. FOR the aeroplane handicap which is to be held at Brooklands in connection with the race meeting on August Bank Holiday, an innovation is to be made. A course will be marked out following as nearly as possible the (/ycHT outlines of the track, but omitting the big bank under the members' bridge. The competing aeroplanes will pass down the straight each time turning at a point just beyond the paddock. In order to prevent any possibility of the machines flying over the spectators' heads at the finish when the machines may come close together, the finishing line will be from the official building to the railway straight. Competitors will pass three times in front of the members' hill, and by this arrangement an excellent view will be obtained of the race with out the necessity of going from the paddock to the flying ground in order to take an intelligent interest in it. This is a very wise move on the part of the management, and with their wider arrangements for Sunday flying should help materially to further popularise this great centre of sport. Mrs. Pickles Crosses the Channel. ON Monday last Mr. Sydney Pickles made another of his periodical trips across the English Channel with a Caudron biplane, and this time his passenger was his mother, who is paying a visit to the old country. It may be mentioned in passing that Mrs. Pickles was the first lady to drive a car in Australia. The machine was a Caudron seaplane for the Admiralty, and it was intended to fly on to Eastchurch, but owing to engine trouble a stop had to be made at Folke stone, the machine being taxi-ied into the harbour. The Daily Mail Round Britain Race. IT will be seen from the official notices of the Royal Aero Club on page 819, that the Admiralty are arranging to place the Aviation Station at Calshot in Southampton Water at the disposal of the competitors taking part in the Daily Mail waterplane race round Great Britain. The Royal Motor Yacht Club will also assist at the start of the race by keeping the course clear. The start will be made from the Enchantress, the floating clubhouse of the Royal Motor Yacht Club, which is moored off Netley, and it will also be the headquarters of the officials. From there the competitors will fly between the two lightships at Calshot and by the Horse Sand Fort to the open Channel. Entries at the increased fee of £150 finally close on August 1st. Verrier Delivers another Aircraft Co. Farman. VERRIER, accompanied by a passenger on a new Maurice Farman, left on Friday last week for Eastchurch arriving there some 50 minutes later after passing through two rain storms. On Monday he put the machine through the necessary tests at Eastchurch. In the climbing test, he climbed the requisite 3,000 ft. in 14 mins., finishing with a fine glide with his motor completely stopped, taking over 6min. to descend. Convoying the Chan nel Steamer. Flight ' Copynuht ^SUNDAY FLYING AT BROOKLANDS.—Mr. Gustav Hamel gives Lour photographic artist a "sitting" whilst Miss Teddie Gerrard looks on innocent of the fact that she is included on the plate. JUST before the de parture of the Folkestone boat on the 14th inst. H. Farman on his hydro- biplane, with three passengers on board, flew out from Boulogne Har bour. Some distance out at sea the boat was met, and for some ten minutes the hydro - aeroplane skimmed alongside it. Then the machine was elevated into the air and returned to Boulogne. Shoreham Meeting. LAST Sunday an ex ceptionally large crowd witnessed some really smart flying at the Shore- ham Aerodrome, when Messrs. Pashley Brothers, and the Avro school con tributed to a full pro gramme during the after noon and evening. Mr. A. E. Geere went up, doing several circuits, and flying very nice in deed. Mr. Eric Pashley took up several passen gers, and when alone, gave the assembly some of his " Tango " tricks, displaying his skill to its best advantage. Mr. Gaskell went out on an Avro, and Mr. Shaw, one of the pupils, completed his first circuit, after which he showed much more confidence in him self and his machine. It was quite late in the evening before the crowd dispersed, but from the number who preferred to remain outside the 'drome, it appears that sixpences and shillings must be very scarce in deed just at present. Herr Hans Rolshoven, who secured his ticket the other day, has left for Germany. 829
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