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afterwards going out on the loo h.p. Sopwith, flying in quite his old style. Mr. Sippe was out on the Bristol " Scout" at the same time as Mr. Hawker on the ioo h.p. Sopwith, the two machines affording a fine spectacle under the skilful management of their respective pilots. Mr. Mahl took up a number of passengers, and ultimately left with two passengers for Lord Burnham's place—Hall Barn, near Beaconsrield. Bristol School.—Monday, last week. Stutt and Sippe both entered for the Brooklands Handicap Race, the former securing the second prize. Passenger tuition to Lieut. Nugent, Mr. Rutledge and Mr. Charlesworth, Tuesday. Solos by Lieut. Richard, Capt. Walcot, Mr. Eastwood and Mr. Gresley. Wednesday, passenger tuition to Mr. Rutledge (4), Mr. Charles- worth (3), and Mr. Lucas (2), the weather being too bad for solo flying. Pupils taken as passengers Thursday : Mr. Lucas, Mr. Charles- worth (2), and Mr. Rutledge. Too windy for further work. Friday, Mr. Charlesworth received one passenger flight, but the rain then prevented further tuition. Passenger tuition Saturday to Mr. Gresley and Mr. Chambers, but no further work was possible owing to the very bad weather. Vickers School-—Tuesday last week, pilots at work : Barnwell, Knight, Elsdon, Webb. With pilot : Messrs. Klingenstein and Miller. Lieuts..Eberli and Tennant, and Messrs. Parker, Wil-on and Steinbach solos. Wednesday, with pilot : Lieut. Gillman and Messrs. Klingenstein and Miller. Lieuts. Eberli and Tennant and Messrs. Parker, Wilson and Steinbach solos. Thursday, with pilot: Messrs. Miller and Klingenstein. Lieut. Gillman, Messrs. Wilson, Miller and Steinbach solos. Friday, with pilot : Messrs. Klingenstein and Miller and Lieut. Gillman. Lieut. Tennant and Messrs. Parker and Wilson solos ; also Mr. Steinbach. Saturday, Mr. R. Steinbach for brevet on biplane, getting through in fine style. Liverpool Aviation School, Waterloo. J. CREAN has not been out since May 19th, when he did some short hops, after which he went off to play polo, where he managed to put out his shoulder. Osborne-Groves started on 3rd inst. rolling, but had to stop on account of wind. On the 8th, rolling again and getting good control of machine, when caught by a gust was lifted oft the ground and finished with a piqtti and complete somersault, but was unhurt owing to wearing a safety belt. Wind has been consistently bad since beginning of May, and the two-seater has only been out for trial runs with the new Isaacson on May 22nd and 27th and June 3rd. The machine flies well with this engine, the chief trouble being with the plugs; the new mica plugs have so far given good results. London Aerodrome, Colllndale Avenue, Hendon. Grahame-White School.—Tuesday last week, Mr. Shepherd and Major Peck straights with Instructor Howarth in passenger's seat. Messrs. Weber, Boyesen, Cowley, and Howett circuits, figures of 8, &c, afterwards Messrs. Cowley and Howett going in fer brevet tests, Mr.- Howett passing tests, Mr. Cowley to complete last part of tests. Wednesday, Major Peck, Messrs. Liu, and Dunne straights with Instructors Howarth, Lillywhite and Barrs. Messrs. Palmer, Shepherd, Wyles and Gruning also straights with instructors. Messrs. Winter, Boyesen, Robinson, solo circuits, &c, Mr. Cowley going in for last part of brevet tests and gaining certificate. Thursday, Major Peck, Messrs. Wyles, Liu and Dunne straights with Instrs. Birchenough and Howarth. Mr. Weber first and second parts of brevet tests. Friday, Messrs. Liu, Dunne, Shepherd, and Palmer straights with Instrs. Howarth and Barrs. Mr. Boyesen circuits, figures of eight, &c. Mr. Lowe solo straights, Mr. Weber altitude tests for brevet, Mr. Winter solo circuits. Beatty School.—Pupils on Wright dual-control biplane with M. Baumann, Instructor. Messrs. Ruflfy 15 mins., Cheung 17, MacLachlan 15, Bentley 8, Elverson 12, Allen 12, Capt. Bass 32, Lieut. Maguire 52. Mr. Watts doing circuits by himself. Hall School.—Sunday, last week, J. L. Hall on Avro at varying altitudes. Whit-Monday, J. L. Hall, on Avro, flew over to Hanger Hill grounds at Acton with passenger, later returning to aerodrome at 2,000 ft. H. C. G. Allen straights on his 35 h.p. Bleriot. Too windy for pupils alone on Tuesday, J. L. Hall giving instruction on dual-control Avro. Miss D. Clifford half-hour at 2,000 ft. practising straight flights. J. H. Rose circuits at 1,000 ft., having the Avro in complete control. Windy and bad remous, Wednesday. J. L. Hall on Avro passenger carrying. Thursday and Friday, a gale. Saturday, windy in morning. In afternoon J. L. Hall out taking passengers on Avro. In evening wind dropped sufficiently for school practice. Henry Gearing essayed his first circuit, which he covered in excellent style. A. F. Arcier then took No. I Caudron up several hundred feet, doing circuits, then landing in graceful vol plant. J. Rose made two straight flights before darkness intervened; and H. C. G. Allen performed evolutions on the 35 Bleriot. Shoreham Aerodrome. Pashley School.—The pupils of the Shoreham flying school have all made very rapid progress during the week, thanks to the greatly improved weather. Three pupils, Messrs. R. P. Cannon, P. Maskall and A. Maskall, passed their certificate tests in splendid style. Each did the eights at 600 ft. and vol plani from 500 ft. to 750 ft., the latter being done by R. P. Cannon. Mr. Derick Aikman, another pupil, has done splendid flights at 800 ft., including figures of eight, and Messrs. Hayland-Wilson, Sievier and Purnell have done a number of circuits, being now ready for eights. Mr. Sholto Douglas has advanced splendidly, doing very steady flights alone, and controlling long flights with the instructor, Mr. W. H. Elliott. During the week Mr. Elliott, with Mr. England as passenger, flew to Horsham and back at a height of about 2,000 ft., making only a short stay at Horsham. ® ® ® TO GUSTAV Ave atque Vale 1 Hast thou indeed flown, marvellous boy, Wafted beyond our ken to the doom decreed, Leaving our hearts forlorn ? Thy winged soul, a creature of air and flame, Eager and swift, suckled at Freedom's breast, Disdained to quaff, ere she stooped to her house of clay, The wonted cup of oblivion. Therefore, in exile, remembering bliss foregone, She brooked ill the bonds of mortality, Pined for the ampler scope of her native sphere. Therefore she formed thee and fashioned thee after herself, Gave thee a mien graciously alien, aloof, Gave thee the eyes of a prisoner bent on escape, Gave thee a dauntless heart, an invincible will. ® ® Long Test for Darand Military Biplanes. WITH the object of fully testing the armoured biplanes built by the French Army to the designs of Commandant Dorand, an escadrille composed of six of the machines set out from Villacoublay on Monday morning for a long tour of France. The programme comprises six stages with stops at Rheims, Verdun, Chalons Camp, ® HAMEL. So we beheld thee anon Soaring and circling superbly aloft, Easily triumphing over the hosts of the air, Taking by storm the heaven of thy fame And the hearts of thy breathless beholders. But they, the wrathful and envious ones, The vanquished hosts of the air, Wayward, capricious, knowing nothing of love, Knowing thee young and fearless, bided their time And triumph now in their turn. Therefore we mourn and thy fellows mourn thee, bereaved. But thou, suddenly snatched from our sight, Thy death like a trumpet-call, heard over-sea, Surely thou heedest our answering cry—Farewell ! Surely thou' findest new heights to essay. 1 Hail, then, and farewell, marvellous boy ! CHARLES J. WHITBY. ® ® Villacoublay, Dijon, and Villacoublay. The first stage from Villa coublay to Rheims, via Soissons, was accomplished by all the machines, the pilots of which are Capt. Leclerc (in command), Adjudant St. Andre, Sergt. Grasset, Corporals Labouchere, Brindejonc des Moulinais and Gastinger. All the machines are fitted with 85 h.p. Anzani motors. 626
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