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ably over the vertical. It was now almost dark, and the proceedings were brought to a close by a few flights by Noel, Brock, &c, with only the light of the moon to help them. Cross-Country Handicap (16 Miles) for the Hendon Cup. TT Handicap Handicap. Time/ m. s. m. s. i. R. H. Carr (50 h.p. G.-YV. biplane) ... 842 2618 2. W. L. Brock (80 h.p. Bleriot monoplane)... I 17 26 21 3. G. M. Dyott (50 h.p. Dyott monoplane) ... 1 31 26 22 4. R. Slack (80 h.p. Morane-Saulnier mono plane) scratch 26 27 5. L. Strange (50 h.p. G.-W. biplane) ... 11 17 2633 6. P. Marty (50 h.p. Morane-Saulnier mono plane) 040 2639 7. Louis Noel (70 h.p. M. Farman biplane) .. 5 20 26 51 8. Pierre Verrier (70 h.p. M. Farman biplane) 3 32 retired Sunday was favoured with another instalment of fine weather, and there was plenty doing up at the aerodrome. For the first time on record Mr. Claude Grahame-White flew " from home to business," for he came over from Orange Hill House on the Maurice Farman with Mrs. Grahame-Whife as passenger. Louis Noel had flown the machine over earlier in the day. The principal event of ® ® LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. Collision Between Aeroplanes. IN the King's Bench Division, before the Lord Chief Justice and a special jury, on Tuesday, Messrs. Cecil Lawrence Pashley and Eric Clowes Pashley, trading as Pashley Brothers, aviators, sued the Bristol and Colonial Aeroplane Co., Ltd., of Bristol, and Lieut. Crowford Kehrmann, of the Bristol Flying School, Brooklands. Plaintiffs were the owners of a Sommer biplane which they used for the purpose of giving exhibitions and carrying passengers. Their case was that on the date in question their biplane was at the flying ground at Brooklands, when a biplane, owned by defendants, / and driven and controlled by their servants, collided with plaintiffs' machine and seriously damaged it. Plaintiffs alleged that defendants' servants were negligent in the management of their biplane, in that they were driving it at an excessive speed, having regard to the fact that there was a ground fog, and that they did not turn to the right or rise to avoid the collision. Defendants, on the other hand, alleged that the accident was brought about by negligence on the part of plaintiffs' servants, and they counterclaimed tor damages. Mr. Thorn Drury, in opening the plaintiff-*' case, said that so far as he knew ii was the first time that an action involving a collision between two aeroplanes had been tried in the High Court. There was at Brooklands a flying ground for aeroplanes surrounded by a motor tiack, and certain persons, among whom were the plaintiffs and defendants, were allowed to hire certain sheds tor storing their aeroplanes, and were afforded facilities for flying about the grounds. On January 18th, 1913, one of the plaintiffs took out an aeroplane for testing, and, having made several circuits of the track, found it quite sati=factory. He decided to come down, and alighted with his machine heading in a northerly direction. He then saw the defendants' aeroplane heading in his direction. He heard the engine of the other aeroplane shut off and then come on again. He expected the other aeroplane to turn to the right, but instead of that it came on and struck the plaintiffs' machine. The effect of the blow was to turn the machine right round, so that it was facing due south. At the time of the collision the aeroplane was being manoeuvred by a pupil under the direction of one of the defendants' instructors. Mr. Eric Clowes Pashley said he estimated that his speed was from five to six miles an hour when the accident happened. Mr. Hollis Walker, for the defence, reminded the jury that the Brooklands flying ground was a place where people learned to fly, and was not a public road. Therefore thev had to remember that a different standard had to be applied when dealing with the ' question of negligence in such a case. Lieut. Kehrmann asserted that plaintiffs' machine was being driven in the wrong direction. He had not obtained his certificate at the time of the accident, but he had since. Mr. Meniam, one of the defendants' instructors, said that the accident was caused by plaintiffs' machine being piloted in the wrong direction in the fog, and Lieut. Kehrmann did the right thing under the circumstances. Without leaving the box, the jury found in favour 01 Messrs. Pashley, both on the claim and counterclaim. Judgment was accordingly entered for them for ^123—the agreed amount—and costs. DECEMBER 20, 1913. the afternoon, however, was an unexpected " show " by B. C. Hucks who ascended to 1,500 ft. on his Bleriot and made two loops and some vols renverscs, G. L. Temple came out on his Bleriot and executed some very steep banks and spirals between 3,000 and 1,000 ft. W. L. Brock, also on a Bleriot (80 h.p.j made a fine high flight, his barograph recording 7,000 ft. E. Baumann on the 60 h.p. Caudron also made a high flight, whilst Gustav Hamel did some fast flying, low-down, with a passenger on a Bleriot. R. Slack and P. Marty were both out on the 80 h.p. and 50 h.p. Morane-Saulnier monoplanes respectively, the former looping the loop with a passenger—on the ground. This was the result of a " bump " on landing, which caused the machine to turn over on its nose and turn turtle. Pilot and passenger—and the machine, too, for that matter—came out of it smiling, however, much to everyone's relief. E. R. Whitehouse put up some very pretty flying on the 100 h.p. Handley-Page biplane. Other flights were made by W. Birchenough, R. H. Carr, and L. Strange on the G.-W. 'buses, whilst Louis Noel made " silent" flights on the Maurice Farman. Just at sundown the Willows airship made an ascent and with E. T. Willows as pilot and Mr. Robert Lorraine and another as passengers cruised about in a steady, noiseless fashion for 20 mins., and made a picturesque silhouette against a glorious, ruddy sunset, the huge rising moon also adding to the picture. ® @ An Action for Trespass. AT Walsall County Court on the 10th inst., John Heath Evans of Walsall sued Gustav Hamel for ^25 damages for trespass on the occasion of the race between Hamel and Hucks last August. When Hucks alighted at the Walsall control crowds surrounded him, and Hamel to avoid the people alighted on the plaintiff's ground, which adjoined the control. The plaintiff contended that this caused the crowds to rush on the ground and trample down fences, and also caused the race officials as well as men with supplies of petrol to trespass on his land. It was stated that Hamel had repeatedly written to the plaintiff's solicitor expressing his willingness to pay whatever damage was caused. He now, however, said that he was not responsible for damage done by other people to the field and fences. The jury found that the defendant was not responsible for the damage done by the crowd, and they estimated the personal damage he had done at \as., intimating that they thought that the plaintiff was entitled to some recompense from the promoters of the flving race. Judge Howard Smith said the plaintiff had sued the wrong people, and he entered judgment for the defendant, allowing him the general costs of the action. An Arbitration Award. ARISING out of the flying exhibition, which was advertised to be given at the Leyburn Horticultural Show in August, a dispute arose, and the matter was submitted to Mr. Harold E. Perrin, Secretary of the Royal Aero Club, as arbitrator, who has just issued his award. Mr. Robt. Blackburn was the aviator engaged, and arrived late in the afternoon instead of the early morning as was expected and understood. After the company on the show field had waited several hours to see the flights Mr. Blackburn appeared on the scene, but shortly after alighting with his aeroplane ascended again, and to the disappointment of everyone, disappeared. Mr. E. H. Wilkinson, the secretary of the Horticultural Society, appealed to have the money, £55, which had been paid over, refunded, or part of it. The award sets out that the agreement provided that under reasonable circumstances Mr. Blackburn had to make exhibition flights at Leyburn on August 30th ; that the exhibition was provided for only part of the day instead of one day ; that the sum of ^55 having been already paid to Mr. Blackburn he shall pay to the Leyburn Horticultural Society the sum of £25 on or before December 22nd, or to their solicitor, Mr. R. C. Da vies, of Leeds (instructed by Messrs. Chapman and Wilkinson, solicitors, Leyburn), who appeared for the appellants ; that this sum be paid in full settlement of all claims of the said parties against each other ; that Mr. Blackburn bear his own costs attending the arbitration, and pay to the Leyburn Horticultural Society the sum of J£IO, their costs of attending the arbitration, and the sum of £6 6s. the costs of the award. © & ® ® Aerial Propellers for Barges. ALTHOUGH it has no direct connection with aviation, it is inter esting to notice that a demonstration with barges fitted with aerial propellers, and adapted for use on canals and shallow waters was given on the Surrey Canal, Old Kent Road, on Wednesday last and attracted a good deal of attention.
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