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(/Dfi"Tl OCTOBER II, 1913. FLYING AT HENDON. THE October meeting at Hendon last Saturday opened in mist and rain with two flights by W. L. Brock and Marcus D. Manton, the former flying a 50 h.p. Bk-riot monoplane, and the latter a 50 h.p. Grahame-White biplane. Manton climbed to a height of about 2,000 ft., and then made a fine spiral vol plant. Many other exhibitions were given during the afternoon, including several fine demonstrations by B. C. Mucks on his "Tornado" Bleriot, and a flight by Claude Grahame-White on the aerial char-a bancs with four passengers. Distinguished visitors were present to witness the flying, including Prince Christopher of Greece. Two events were down on the programme, a speed handicap and an altitude contest, but owing to the weather the latter had to be abandoned. The first heat of the speed handicap over six laps of the aerodrome was well filled, there being five sianers as follows :—R. H. Carr on the 50 h.p. G.-W. 'bus (4 mins. 19 sees.), Marcus D. Manton on the new G.-W. biplane (3 mins. 52sees.), Louis Noel on the 70 h.p. Maurice Farman (2 mins. 22 secs.),W. L. Brock on the 50 h.p. Bleriot (48 sees.), and 1'hilippe Marty on the 50 h.p. Morane-Saulnier (scratch). The first to cross the line was Brock, who had slowly gained on Manton, passing him just before the finish, and winning by 2 sees. Marty came in third, 11 sees, after Manton, Noel following some 14 sees, after. In the second heat of 6 laps, W. Birchenough, on the 50 h.p. G.-W. 'bus (4 mins. 29 sees.) was the limit man, the other starters being E. Baumann, on the 69 h.p. Caudron (2 mins. 44 sees.), Pierre Verrier, on the 70 h.p. Maurice Farman (1 min. 30 sees.), and B. C. Hucks, on his 80 h.p. Bleriot (scratch). Both Birchenough and Verrier had to retire after completing several laps, leaving the race to be decided by Baumann and Hucks. The latter gradually gained on Baumann, but just failed to obtain first place by 1 sec. The final heat of eight laps was flown in the midst of a heavy shower of rain, and resulted in an easy win for Baumann on the Caudron (3 mins. 36 sees.), who started second, and overtook the limit man, Manton, on the G.-W. biplane (4 mins. 19 sees.), during the fourth lap. Hucks, on the Bleriot, started from scratch, and only overhauled Manton towards the end of the last lap, coming in second 24 sees, after Baumann, and 2 sees, in front of Manton. Brock, on the Ble'riot, who received 5 sees, start from Hucks, had to retire after completing six laps. The rain then practically put a stop to anything further taking place, but G. L. Temple made a fine high flight on his 50 h. p. Bleriot, reaching an altitude of about 4,000 ft., and descending in a series of wide circles. The aerial char-a-bancs was doing good work during the afternoon, one of its several passengers being Prince Christopher of Greece. Sunday was also rather dull and showery, but there was neverthe less plenty of flying. Lady Victoria Pery went up as a passenger with Claude Grahame-White in the Maurice Farman biplane. All the Grahame-White pilots were out, W. L. Brock on the Bleriot, W. Birchenough, R. H. Carr, and Marcus D. Manton on the G.-W. 'buses, Louis Noel on the Maurice Farman, Marty on the Morane- Saulnier, B. C. Hucks on his Bleriot, and Verrier on the Maurice Farman, put up some very good stunts, whilst J. L. Hall brought out his 35 h.p. Caudron, and E. Baumann was also out on the 60 h.p. Caudron. ® ® ® ® Fast Flying? by Mr. Hamel. TIMED over the flying kilom. while piloting his80 h.p. Morane- Saulnier monoplane at Hendon last week, Mr. Gustav Hamel's speed was 87-38 miles an hour. Subsequently over eight laps of the i^-mila aerodrome course, Mr. Hamtl did an average speed of 754 miles an hour, his fastest lap being at 76J miles an hour. ANOTHER CLOSERANGE PHOTOGRAPH OF A MACHINE IN FLIGHT H D "*Ught- cop,*** ' Bleriot, passing No. 1 pylon at the H^don AefodroSe '' Bf0Ck' °D the 80 h"P' II16
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