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MAY 9, 1914. [/OGHT) IKe R.ot/a.1 &ero Clu. of the Uixited Kiz\gdo. OFFICIAL /NOTICES TO MEMBERS JACQUES SCHNEIDER INTERNATIONAL MARITIME RACE. Luncheon to Mr. T. 0. M. Sopwith and Mr. Howard Pixton, To celebrate the British victory at Monaco on April 20th, 1914, the Royal Aero Club will entertain Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith and Mr. Howard Pixton to luncheon at the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, S.W. (by kind permission) on Tuesday, May 12th, 1914, at 1.15 p.m. The Marquess of Tullibardine, M.V.O., D.S.O., M.P., the Chairman of the Club, will preside. In order to facilitate the arrangements, Members are requested to notify the Secretary as early as possible, if it is their intention to be present. Tickets, inclusive of wines, 10^. 6d. each. Members are notified that on this occasion they may be accompanied by one guest only. HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. Royal Aero Club, 166, Piccadilly, W. LONDON AERODROME, HENDON. The Directors of the Grahame-White Aviation Company, Limited, have kindly granted free admission to the London Aerodrome, Hendon, for the remainder of the year 1914, to all Members of the Royal Aero Club on presentation of their Club Membership Card (motor cars must be paid for). Death of Hts Grace the Duke of Argyll. The sad news of the death of the Duke of Argyll on Saturday, the 2nd inst., was received at the Club with great regret. His Grace had been Honorary President since 1908, and on many occasions assisted at the Club's functions. A message of sympathy was immediately sent to H.R.H. Piincess Louise by Lord Tullibardine, the Chairman of the Club. At the Memorial Service held at Westminster Abbey yesterday, the Royal Aero Club was represented by the Marquess of Tulli bardine, M.V.O., D.S.O., M.P. Third Aerial Derby, Saturday, May 23id, 1914. The Third Aerial Derby, being a 95-mile circuit of London, will take place on Saturday, May 23rd, 1914, at 4.15 p.m. The start and finish will be at the London Aerodrome, HendoD, and the following turning points have been fixed :—Kempton Park, Epsom Race Course, West Thurrock, Epping, Hertford. Prizes. Fastest Time ... ... ... Daily Mail Gold Cup and ^200. ( 1st Prize... " Shell " Trophy and £100. Sealed Handicap • 2nd ,, ... £75. (3rd „ ... £2$. Daily Mail £5,000 Prize, 1914. Circuit of Great Britain. (Under the Competition Rules of the Royal Aero Club.) PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. The proprietors of the Daily Mail have offered the sum of .£5,000 to be awarded to the entrant of the aeroplane which shall first have completed a pi escribed circuit round Great Britain in flight within a period not exceeding 72 hours, under the following regulations :— Regulations. Date of Contest.—It is proposed that the race shall take place during the first fortnight in August. Sunday Flying Prohibited.—There shall be no flying in the Competition between midnight on Saturday and midnight on Sunday, and the period shall not count in the 72 hours. Qualification of Competitors.—Both the entrant and pilot or pilots must be British subjects and duly entered on the Competitors' Register of the Royal Aero Club. Pilots must hold an aviator's certificate issued by the Royal Aero Club or other club affiliated to the International Aeronautical Federation. A passenger must be cairied throughout the flights, and the combined weight of the pilot and passenger must be not less than 264 lbs., any deficiency in weight being made up by means of ballast. Pilots and/or passengers may be changed during the contest. Qualification of Aircraft.—The complete aircraft and all its parts, including the motor, must have been entirely constructed within the confines of the British Empire, but this provision shall not be held to apply to raw material. Entries.—The Entrance Fee is £100 per aircraft, and entries will be received up to 12 o'clock noon, May 30th, 1914. The Entrance Fee of £100 is payable either in one sum or as follows :— £50 by noon on May 30th, 1914. £yy by noon on June 20th, 1914. Late entries will be received up to 12 noon, June 30th, 1914, in which case the Entry Fee will be £150. The Entry Form, which must be accompanied by the Entrance Fee, must be sent in to the Secretary, Royal Aero Club, 166, Piccadilly, London, W. No part of the Entrance Fee is to be received by the Daily Mail. All amounts received will be applied towards payment of the expenses of the Royal Aero Club in conducting the competition. Any balance not so expended will be refunded to the entrants. Course.—The course will be a circuit of Great Britain, and the official starting-place and controls will lie announced later. Com petitors may make the circuit starting in either direction. Controls.—The controls will be situated at or near each of the towns selected for the official controls, and competitors must alight at each of these controls for purposes of identification. The aircraft must remain one hour in each control. During the first 30 minutes it must be entirely at the disposal of the officials for examination ; the last 30 minutes may be utilised for replenishments and repairs. This period of one hour will not count in the 72 hours. There is no restriction as to the number of starts made by a com petitor, but in every case the start must be made from the official starting place. Stoppages.—Stoppages between the controls are not prohibited, but all alightings must be effected on the sea, an inlet of the sea, an estuary, or a harbour. An alighting on land or inland water will terminate the attempt. (For the purpose of this contest the Caledonian Canal will be considered as the sea.) Towing.—Towing is not prohibited, but the finishing line must be crossed in flight. Repairs.—Individual replacements and repairs to the aircraft and motor may be made en route, but neither may be changed as a whole. The aircraft may be taken ashore for such repairs anclreplace- ments. Any time thus spent on repairs will count in the 72 hour*. No repairs or replenishments may be effected during the 30 minutes' allowance for official inspection in controls. Five parts of the aircraft and five parts of the motor will be stamped or otherwise marked, and at least two marked parts of each of these five must be in place on arrival at each control. Safety Appliances.—Competitors and their passengers must be equipped with life-belts or other appliances for keeping them selves afloat. Shed Accommodation.—Accommodation for the aircraft will be provided at or near the official starting place free to each competitor for one week prior to start of the competition till the closing date. General. 1. A competitor, by entering, thereby agrees that he is bound by the regulations herein contained or to be hereafter issued in con nection with this competition. 2. The interpretation of these regulations or of any to be here after issued shall rest entirely with the Royal Aero Club. 3. The competitor shall be solely responsible to the officials for the due observance of these regulations, and shall be the person with whom the officials will deal in respect thereof, or of any other question arising out of this competition. 4. A competitor, by entering, waives any right of action against the Royal Aero Club or the proprietors of the Daily Mail 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 Proprietors of the Daily Mail or their lepresentatives or servants or any fellow competitor. 5. The aircraft shall at all times be at the risk in all respects or the competitor, who shall be deemed by entry to agree to waive all claim for injury either to himself, or his passenger, or his aircraft, 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 proprietors of the Daily Mail in respect thereof. 6. The Committee of the Royal Aero Club reserves to itself the right to add to, amend or omit any of these rules should it think fit. 166, Piccadilly, W. HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. 491
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