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SEPTEMBER 20, 1913. [/JJGHT] IKe Rocsal £[ero Clu of the United Kix\gdoi TIM OFFICIAL MOTICE.S TO MEMBERS BE Committee Meeting. A MEETING of the Committee was held here on Tuesday last, the 16th inst., when there were present:—Col. H. C. L. Holden, C.B., F.R.S., in the Chair, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Col. J. E. Capper, C.B., R.E., Mr. G. B. Cockburn, Prof. A. K. Huntington, Mr. Mervyn O'Gorman, C.B., Mr. C. F. Pollock, Mr. A. Mortimer Singer, Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith, and the Secretary. New Members.—The following new Members were elected : — William Spencer Crabtree, Gordon Davson, Capt. Francis Ferguson, R.E., C. E. P. Long, James Welby Madeley, and Richard Crofts Powell. Aviators' Certificates. —The following Aviator:,' Certificates were granted :— 615 2nd Lieut. Howard Bertie Strong (Queen's Royal West Surrey Regt.) (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). Sept. 3rd, 1913. 616 John William Wilfred Slack (Wright Biplane, Beattie School, Hendon). Sept. 8th, 1913. 617 Vivian Gaskell Blackburn (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). Sept. 10th, 1913. 618 Walter Hugh Stewart Garnett (Bristol Monoplane, Bristol School, Salisbury Plain). Sept. 10th, 1913. 619 2nd Lieut. Lambert Playfair (Royal Scots) (E. A.C. Biplane, Eastbourne Aviation School, Eastbourne). Sept. nth, 1913. 620 Lieut. Nevile Morris Jenkins, R.A. (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Salisbury Plain). Sept. nth, 1913. 621 Lieut. Hyacinth Joseph Albert Roche (Royal Munster Fusiliers) (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). Sept. 12th, 1913. 622 Capt. Arthur James Ellis (South Wales Borderers) (Vickers Biplane, Vickers School, Brooklands). Sept. 12th, 1913. 623 Lieut. Jack Armand Cuningham, R.F.A. (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). Sept. 12th, 1913. 624 Cecil Le de Spencer Wynne Roberts (Vickers Biplane, Vickers School, Brooklands). Sept. 12th, 1913. 625 Francis Knox Haskins, R.N. (Vickers Biplane, Vickers School, Brooklands). Sept. 13th, 1913. 626 Colin Layzell-Apps (Vickers Biplane, Vickers School, Brook lands). Sept. 13th, 1913. The following Certificate was passed in France :— Harold Larpent Woodcock. The following Hydro-aeroplane Certificate was passed in America:— Ernest C. Bass. Accidents Investigation Committee.—On the motion of Col. H. C. L. Holden, the report on the fatal accident to Mr. S. F. Cody and Mr. W. H. B. Evans was unanimously adopted. (Full report will be found following these notices.) Competitions Committee. A meeting of the Competitions Committee was held here on Tuesday last, the 16th inst., when there were present: Col. H. C. L. Holden, C.B., F.R.S., in the Chair, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Mr. G. B. Cockburn, Major F. Lindsay Lloyd, Mr. E. V. Sassoon, Mr. A. Mortimer Singer, and the Secretary. British Empire Micheltn Competition No. 1.—The con ditions for this Competition were altered, and appear in these notices. Paris-London Race.—Correspondence with the International Correspondence Schools and the Aero-Club de France was con sidered. The suggestion of the Aero-Club de France that the race should be from London to Paris and back was agreed to. In addition to the ,£700 deposited by the International Corre spondence Schools, the Aero-Club de France proposes to offer prizes up to ^600. The regulations will be drawn up by repre sentatives of the Royal Aero Club and the Aero-Club de France and it is hoped the race will take place in the month of October, starting and finishing at the London Aerodrome, Hendon. British Empire Michelin Cup No. 1, £500. The flights in connection with this Competition were, in the original rules, set down for certain dates, the closing date being Thursday last, the 18th inst. As no flights had been recorded on that date, the Committee of the Royal Aero Club, with the consent of the Michelin Tyre Company, has decided to extend the Compe tition to October 31st, 1913, and flights may 1* made on any day up to that time. It has also been decided to make a slight altera tion in the course, Farnborough being left out. The course is now confined to Brooklands and Hendon, and the following conditions stand :— The Michelin Tyre Company has presented to the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom, for competition by British aviators, a trophy of the total value of £500. Annually, for five years, a replica of this trophy, together with a sum of ,£500 in cash, will be given to the successful competitor. This trophy will be competed for under the following conditions:— CONDITIONS. 1. The winner for the year 1913 shall be the competitor who shall have accomplished the longest distance on an aeroplane in flight round the course, Brooklands, Hendon, Farnborough, on any day up to October 31st, 1913. 2. Flights shall be made between 7 a.m. and one hour after sunset. 3. No replenishments of oil, fuel, etc., will be permitted. 4. No repairs may l>e carried out after a start has been made. 5. Competitors shall make periodical compulsory stops of not less than five minutes, with engine stopped, on completing an entire circuit of the course plus one section, e.g., starting from Brooklands the competitor would pass Hendon, Brooklands, and alight at Hendon. His next flight would be from Hendon, passing Brook lands, Hendon and alighting at Brooklands, and so on. 6. Landing at any point other than a proper landing place terminates a flight, and the competitor will then be credited with the mileage of the sections which he has completed, in conformity with the regulations. 7. A minimum distance of 300 miles must be accomplished. 8. Starts may be made from any of the two points of the course. 9. The entrant, who must be the person operating the machine, must be a British subject, flying on a British-made aeroplane, must hold an Aviator's Certificate, and must be duly entered on the Competitors' Register of the Royal Aero Club. 10. The complete machine, and all its parts, must have been entirely constructed within the confines of the British Empire, but this provision shall not be held to apply to raw material. 11. An entrance fee of £1 must accompany every notification of an attempt, and at least three clear days' notice must be given to the Secretary, Royal Aero Club, 166, Piccadilly, London, W. A com petitor must further deposit a sum of ^10 on account of expenses, if any, of officials. Any balance not so expended will be returned to the competitor. 12. Should any questions arise at any time after the date of entry as to whether a competitor has properly fulfilled the above conditions, or should any other question arise in relation to them, the decision of the Royal Aero Club shall be final and without appeal. 13. A competitor by entering waives any right of action against the Royal Aero Club or the Michelin Tyre Co. for any damages sustained by him in consequence of any act or omission on the part of the officials of the Royal Aero Club or the Michelin Tyre Co., or their representatives or servants or any fellow competitor. 14. The aeroplane shall at all times be at the risk in all respects of the competitor, who shall be deemed by entry to agree to waive all claim for injury either to himself or his aeroplane, or his employees or workmen, and to assume all liability for damage to third parties or their property, and to indemnify the Royal Aero Club and the Michelin Tyre Co. in respect thereof. 15. The Royal Aero Club reserves to itself the right to add to, amend, or omit any of these rules should it think fit. The Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race. The Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race will take place in Paris on Sunday, October 12th, 1913, and the representatives of Great Britain will be Mr. John Dunville and Mr. Jean de Francia. On the Saturday previous to the race, the delegates from the various countries will visit the various aerodromes around Paris. Members of the Royal Aero Club wishing to visit Paris for the race are requested to send their names to the Secretary. 166, Piccadilly, W. HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. 1039
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