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ITUGHT] MAY 22, 1914. IKe Roiral &ero Cla of the United Kii\gdo. OFFICIAL MOTICE.5 TO MEMBERS Diary of Events. May 23 ... Aerial Derby. Hendon Aerodrome. June 10 ... Balloon Race. Hurlingham Club, Fulham, S.W. June 27 ... Balloon Race. Hurlingham Club, Fulham, S.W. July 11 ... International Correspondence Schools Race, London-Paris-London. Hendon Aerodrome. July 11 ... Balloon Race. Hurlingham Club, Fulham, S.W. Aug. 1-15 Daily Mai/£5,000 Circuit of Britain Race. Start ing from Southampton Water. Aug. 22-29 Gordon - Bennett Eliminating Trials. Salisbury Plain. Sept. 20-29 Gordon-Bennett Aviation Race. Buc, France. AERIAL DERBY. HENDON AERODROME. To-morrow, Saturday, starting- 4.15 p.m. Members of the Royal Aero Club are admitted free to the Hendon Aerodrome on presentation of their Club Membership Cards. The Membership Card admits the Member only, motor cars must be paid for. Balloon Contests at Hurlingham. The Club has arranged the following Balloon Contests from Hurlingham Club, Fulham, for this year :— June 10th... Hare and Hounds Race for Cup presented by Mr. John Dunville. June 27th... Long Distance Balloon Race for Cup presented by Mr. A. Mortimer Singer. July nth... Hedges Butler Challenge Cup. Members are admitted free to Hurlingham on the above dates, on production of their Club Membership Cards. Daily Mail Circuit of Britain Race, £5,000. Date of Contest ,, August 1st to 15th. Starting Place Southampton. Entries.—The Entrance Fee is j£ioo 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. £y> 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. Full particulars can be obtained from the Secretary, Royal Aero Club, 166, Piccadilly, London, W. International Correspondence Schools Race. London-Paris-London. (Under the Competition Rules of the Royal Aero Club.) Organised by the Royal Aero Club and the Aero-Club de France. Starting and finishing at the Hendon Aerodrome, Hendon, N.W. SATURDAY, JULY IITH, 1914. PRIZES. Fastest 7*ime... 1st Prize : £500. Presented by the International Correspondence Schools. Handicap .. 1st Prize : ^300. Presented by the Royal Aero Club. 2nd Prize: ^150. Presented by the International Correspondence Schools. 3rd Prize : ^50. Presented by the International Correspondence Schools. REGULATIONS. 1. Date of Contest.—The Race will start from the London Aerodrome, Hendon, on Saturday, July nth, 1914, and com petitors will leave the starting line in the order of their respective handicap times, the limit man starting at 5 a.m. 2. Qualification of Competitors.—Both the entrant and pilot must be 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. 3. Entries.—The Entrance Fee is ^5 per aircraft, and entries will be received up till 12 noon, Saturday, June 27th, 1914. Late entries will be received up to 12 noon, Saturday, July 4th, 1914, in which case the Entrance Fee will be £\o. 548 The Entrance Fee will be returned to each competitor who completes the course by 10 p.m. on Saturday, July nth, 1914. The Entry Form, which must be accompanied by the Entrance Fee, must be sent to the Secretary of the Royal Aero Club, 166, Piccadilly, London, W. 4. Course.—The Course is from London to Paris and back, starting from the London Aerodrome, Hendon, via Harrow, Epsom and Boulogne to Buc Aerodrome, near Paris, and the return journey is from the Buc Aerodrome, near Paris, via Folkestone, Epsom and Harrow to the London Aerodrome, Hendon. In passing Harrow, Epsom and Boulogne on the outward journey and Folkestone, Epsom and Harrow on the home journey, competitors must fly suffi ciently low for their numbers to be easily verified by the Observers at these points. Should no competitor have completed the course by 10 p.m. on Saturday, July nth, 1914, the Royal Aero Club reserve to them selves the right to extend the period or declare the race off. 5. Order of Starting.—Competitors will be started at their respec tive handicap times. Each aircraft will be allotted a number, which must be conspicuously displayed under the wings or planes of the aircraft in a position approved by the Officials. 6. Starting.—Each competitor, with his aircraft, must be on the starting line ready to start fifteen minutes before his time of starting. 7. riming.—Competitors will be timed from the given order to start from the London Aerodrome until their return thereto, crossing the finishing line in flight. The winner of the Prize of £500 shall be the entrant of the competitor who shall have properly completed the course in the fastest time. The winners of the Handicap Prizes shall b; the entrants of the competitors who shall have properly completed the course in the fastest respective handicap times. 8. Arrival in Paris.—Competitors will be required to make a compulsory stop of one hour at the Buc Aerodrome. The time ot arrival of each competitor will be taken at the moment of alighting within the boundary of the Aerodrome. This stop of one hour may be utilised for replenishments and such repairs as are allowed. On the return journey competitors will be officially restarted at the expiration of one hour from the time of their alighting. Any time spent in the Aerodrome beyond the one hour will count as flying time. 9. Repairs.—Individual replacements and repairs to the aircraft and motor may be made en roitte or at Buc Aerodrome, but neither may be changed as a whole. 10. Handicapping.—The handicapping will be carried out by the handicappers appointed by the Royal Aero Club. In order to assist the handicappers, each competitor will be required to make speed tests over a measured course. The number of tests will be at the discretion of the handicappers, and these speed tests will be carried out on the day preceding the race as follows: — Competitors must have their aircraft completely erected at the London Aerodrome, Hendon, N.W., not later than 10 a.m., on Friday, July 10th, 1914, and the pilot and aircraft must be at the disposal of the Officials at and from that hour until 6 p.m. for such Speed Tests. After the tests have been completed, no alterations or adjustments to any part of the aircraft may be made except with the permission of the Officials. This shall not be taken to include general adjustments of the motor. Any competitor not complying with these regulations will render himself liable to disqualification, unless he has first received from the handicappers a certificate exempting him from such speed tests. 11. Stoppages en route are not prohibited. 12. Shed Accommodation.—The aircraft of competitors who are not already tenants at the London Aerodrome will be housed free of charge from 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 9th, 1914, till 6 p.m. on Monday, July 13th, 1914. 13. Competitors must be equipped with life belts or other appliances for keeping themselves afloat. GENERAL. 1. A competitor by entering thereby agrees that he is bound by the regulations herein contained, or to be hereafter issued in connec tion with this competition, and by The Royal Aero Club Open Competition Rules. 2. The interpretation of these regulations or of any to be hereafter 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
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