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1914
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APKIL 25, 1914. IKe Royal &ero CIUL of the, United Kiz\gdoi OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS Jacques Schneider International Maritime Race. THE Jacques Schneider Cup was contested at Monaco on Monday last, the 20th inst., when the following competitors took part :— Espanet (Nieuport) 1_ Levasseur (Nieuport) j-trance. C. Howard Pixton (Sopwith) ... 1 „ _ . John Carbery (Morane-Saulnier) ... |Great Bnta,n- Burri (Franco-British) Switzerland. The Race resulted in a splendid victory for Great Britain, the course of 150 nautical miles being completed by C. Howard Pixton on a Sopwith Biplane in 2 hours 13 sees. Of the other competitors, Burri (Switzerland) was the only one to complete the course. Mr. G. Holt Thomas, Mr. Harry DelaCombe, Lieut. C. L. Courtney and Mr. Harold E. Perrin (Secretary) represented the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom at Monaco. At the presentation of the Cup on the 21st inst., Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith, Mr. C. Howard Pixton and the Representatives of the Royal Aero Club were received by the Prince of Monaco. 166, Piccadilly. HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. FROM THE BRITISH FLYING GROUNDS. Royal Aero Club Eastchurch Flying Grounds. EASTER Monday was a beautiful day for flying, and was greatly appreciated by the holiday makers, fully 500 visiting the grounds during the day, quite a record for Eastchurch; they were amply repaid for their visit, as some very fine flying was seen. The machines up were :—50 h.p. Caudron, 50 and 80 h.p. Shorts, Nos. 3 and 64, 65 Short, 80 h.p.; Lieut. Davis as pilot had a cross country flight to Kingsnorth ; Lieuts. Marix and Fowler made a flight to Brooklands and back on No. 27 Sopwith, 80 h.p. ; 33 Sop with, 80 h.p. ; 31 Henry Farman, 70 h.p. ; 36 Deperdussin, 70 h.p. Tuesday fine, rather windy. No. 27 Sopwith 80 h.p., 104 Sop with 80 h.p., 36 Deperdussin Anzani 70 h.p., 3 and 65 Shorts 80 h. p. Wednesday fine, windy midday. No. 27 Sopwith 80 h.p. to Isle of Grain ; 66 Short 50 h.p., Lieuts. Davis and Ireland, cross country wireless test Thursday, windy. No. 65 Short 80 h.p., 10 Short 140 h.p., 36 Deperdussin, 70 Anzani, 27 Sopwith 80 h.p., Lieut. Marix to Brooklands. Saturday, rather windy. Morning: No. 27 Sopwith 80 h.p., Lieut. M arix returned from Brooklands, 3' Henry Farman 70 h.p., 65 Short 80 h.p., 10 Short 140 h.p., 50 B.E. Evening: 50 B.E., 16 Avro 100 h.p., and 3 Shorts. Civilian Flying.—Monday, the Hon. M. Egerton had three fine flights on his 50 h.p. Short. Professor Huntington was also up on his machine. Wednesday, Mr. Ogilvie made his first flight on his Wright since returning from Egypt. Mr. Sydney Pickles was also out testing his Bleriot 50 Anzani, taxying the grounds. Thursday, Mr. Ogilvie out again on Wright. Saturday, Professor Huntington had one flight. Sunday, windy during day. Mr. Sydney Pickles was out very early on his Blerint-Anzani 50 h.p., and had a couple of fine flights before the wind arose, and had his machine in again before 9 a.m. He was also out again in the evening, and made one good flight, but the second time had to come down just outside the aerodrome owing to engine trouble. Mr. F. McClean made his first flight since returning from Egypt, taking up a lady as passenger. Mr. Ogilvie and Professor Huntington also had a flight. Brooklands Aerodrome. MR. LAN-DAVIS, on Tuesday last week, flew to Hendon before breakfast on his 50 h.p. Avro biplane. Lieut. Noel Humphreys arrived from Farnborough on Maurice Farman No. 322, returning there after a short stay. The Vickers and Bristol schools were at work. On Wednesday, the Bristol and Vickers pupils were out, one of the latter, Mr. Hinshelwood, making a nice flight on the 50 h.p. Vickers-Bleriot monoplane. Lieut. Stoddart, of No. 5 Squadron, arrived on a Maurice Farman from Farnborough, and afterwards flew back there. The Sopwith " tabloid " biplane sent back to works at Kingston for some slight alterations. Lord Edward Grosvenor's 50 h.p. single-seater Bleriot monoplane arrived at Bleriot works. Mr. Jack Alcock was out on Mr. Coatalen's Maurice Farman biplane. In the afternoon Mr. Busteed flew to Farnborough on the Bristol "scout" biplane. Lieut. Robin Grey arrived from Farnborough on a 50 h.p. Avro, afterwards flying back there. Lieut. Collett was out on No. 2 D.F.W. biplane, Mr. Merrtam on the Bristol biplane, Lieut, de Havilland arrived from Farnborough with a passenger. Messrs. Gaskell-Blackburn and Hunt each had a flight on the former's biplane. On Thursday morning the following Vickers pupils passed their brevet tests in excellent style (each rising to 500 ft. and over in the altitude tests), namely, Messrs. Victor Wilberforce, Mark Dawson, and Comte James dc Fitzjames. Lieut. Collett (with Mr. Gaskell- Blackburn as a passenger) flew to Portsmouth on the D.F.W. biplane, returning in the afternoon, and afterwards making half an hour's flight solo. Mr. Harry Busteed arrived from Farnborough on the Bristol " Scout," the machine having l>een officially tested to do 94 miles (high) and 44 miles (slow) per hour respectively—a fine performance for both pilot and the Bristol Co. On Friday, Lieut. P. B. Joubert de la Ferte, of No. 3 Squadron, arrived from Netheravon on an 80 Ble>iot. The Vickers and Bristol Schools were busy Saturday morning. Mr. Alcock was out on the Sunbeam-engined Maurice Farman biplane. Lieut. P. B. Joubert dc la Ferte returned to Netheravon on the 80 h.p. Bleriot. In the afternoon, Mr. Waterfall was flying the Prince Leon Sapieha, who passed the Royal Aero Club brevet tests at the Grahame-White School last week. Martinsyde monoplane, and Mr. Alcock the Maurice Farman biplane. On Sunday, Mr. Barnwell was first out on the Vickers BU-riot, flying well in a tricky wind, followed by Mr. Alcock on the Maurice Farman, Mr. Waterfall on the Martinsyde monoplane, Mr. Merriam on the Bristol biplane, and Messrs. Barnwell and Elsdon on Vickers biplane?. The winners of the two free passenger flights were Lieut. McDonald, of Darley Dene, Addlestone (who was so keen on a trip in the Martinsyde monoplane that he preferred to wait until next week), and Mr. T. Hill, of 3, Corbett Cottages, Mayford,Woking (who was taken up by Mr. Barnwell on the Vickers biplane). Bristol School.—Monday, last week, Busteed arrived from Salisbury on the Bristol scout biplane, taking only 27 mins. for the journey. During the afternoon he gave some splendid exhibitions on this machine. Merriam also took part in the Brooklands Handicap, finishing fourth. 437
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