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1914
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I/OCHT] JUNE 19, 1914. LONDON TO MANCHESTER AND BACK AIR RACE. THE air race from London to Manchester and back, via Birmingham, for the Daily Mail Trophy and " Pratt's " ^75° P»ze, which will, all being well, be flown to-morrow, Saturday, will be vastly different to the " race " from London to Manchester of four years ago, when Claude Grahame-White gloriously lost the prize to Louis Paulhan. Then no special time or day was fixed for the start, any competitor starting as soon as he was ready, after having given the Koyal Aero Club 48 hours' notice. This time, however, the com petitors—and there are 14 entries—start at fixed times ; it is, in fact, a handicap race. It is interesting to look back on the early event, for there were several incidents that form curious comparisons with what is likely to take place this time. For instance, on Grahame- White's first attempt, Mr. Perrin and two mechanics left in pursuit on a car as soon as the pilot had officially started, and not only kept the biplane in view for some considerable time, but arrived at Rugby about ten minutes ahead of it. A similar instance occurred BIRMINGHAM ? m JUWVOKTH LEoBROMWICH •REODITCH NUNEATON KENILWORTH. • WARWICK STRATFORD ON AVON . f w BANBURY m B/fACKLEY m BUCKINGHAM • AYLESBURY mcONSFIELD werroKB • • COVENTRY Ruder NORTHAMPTON •7VWCESTER STONY STRATFORD DUNSTABLE. LUTON ST. ALBANS HATHUD HENDON MANCHESTEQ TRAFrORD PABK ^ .STOCKPOBT CONOLETON * .CREWE OURJLEIM • MAULEY • STOKE • STAFFORD- CANNOCK . WOLVERHAMPTON VYAi.iA.LL • MACCLESFIELD BUXTON •LEEK • CHEAOLE UTTOXETER •LICHFIELD BIRMINGHAM stopping one hour at Manchester, must stop for thirty minutes both on the outward and homeward journies at the control at Birmingham. The distance from Hendon to the first control, Castle Bromwich Playing Fields, Birmingham, is 91 miles, and the distance thence to Manchester is 70 miles. Competitors will leave the Hendon Aerodrome in the order of their handicap times, which order is indicated by their official numbers. The first is due to start at 8 a.m., and the winner is expected to cross the finishing line at Hendon at about 5 p.m. Public enclosures have been erected at the Birmingham control, where the first pilot is expected to arrive from Hendon at about 9.30 a.m. Enclosures have also been erected at Manchester at the Trafford Park Grounds, where the first arrival may be expected about 11 a. m., and the competitors will be arriving and departing at frequent intervals up to about 3.30 p.m. The time of arrival of each competitor will be taken at the moment of landing within the boundary of the control, and each competitor will be officially restarted from Manchester one hour after alighting, and at Birming ham thirty minutes after alighting. The prize for the fastest time is the Daily Mail Gold Trophy and ^400 presented by the Anglo-American Oil Co., (the Distri butors of Pratt's Motor Spirit) in commemoration of the Anglo- American Peace Centenary. This Company has also presented the sum of ,£250 as first prize, and a further sum of ^100 for a second prize in the handicap. At Hendon, after the competitors have left, special exhibition and passenger flights will be made by the Hendon pilots, and in the afternoon a speed handicap will be flown for the " Oddinino" Trophy—presented by Mr. A. Oddinino; whilst at the Birmingham control Claude Grahame-White will give exhibition and passenger flights on the three-seater 80 h.p. Henry Farman biplane. The Anglo-American Oil Co. will have a large time board erected at this control on which the progress of the race will be displayed. LONDON-MANCHESTER AND BACK AIR RACE, JUNE 20th. Particulars of Pilots and Machines. N * KEY MAP •MANCHESTER •BIRMINGHAM LONPOW, a & 3 '• Pilot. 8*1 1 2 i 4 <i 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 F. Bjorkland W. Birchenough Sw. B. Pilot to be nominated >» P. Verrier L. A. Strange J. Alcock R. Carr W. L. Brock L. Noel R. R. Skene Lord Carbery F. P. Raynham or another H. G. Hawker F. B. B. B. U.S. F. Machine. Bleriot M. Farman Grahame-White H. Farman H. Farman or M. Farman Bleriot M. Farman Morane Morane Morane B. Martinsyde B. Bristol or Morane B. Avro A. Sopwith F. F. B. F. F. F. F. F. B. B. B. I!. B. F. Type. Engine. Monoplane Biplane ... Biplane ... Biplane ... — Biplane ... Monoplane Biplane ... Monoplane Monoplane Monoplane Monoplane Biplane ... h.p. 50 Gnome 70 Renault 50 Gnome 80 Le Rhone 80 Gnome 70 Renault 80 Gnome 100 Sunbeam 80 Gnome 80 Gnome 80 Gnome 120 Austro-Daimler 80 Le Rhone Monoplane 80 Le Rhone B. Biplane ... 80 Gnome B. Biplane ... 100 Gnome A. = Australian. Sw. = Swedish. B. U.S. = British. = United States. ® Sketch map of London-Manchester Air Race. during Paulhan's flight, but in this case a special train containing Mm. Paulhan and Henry Farman accompanied the aeroplane as far as Rugby. With the speed of some of the machines in to morrow's race we do not think that train or motor car will be able to keep up with the competitors. Entries for to-morrow's race closed on Monday last, and the total number received was fourteen. A list of pilots and machines will be found in our accompanying table, from which it will be seen that with two exceptions all took part in the last Aerial Derby, so that for further particulars of the machines, &c, we would refer our readers to FLIGHT for May 22nd. The two exceptions are H. G. Hawker, who will fly the 100 h.p. Sopwith, and R. R. Skene, who will fly the Martinsyde monoplane. The course, which is shown by the accompanying sketch-maps, passes near such important centresasSt.Albans.Dunstable, Birmingham, Leamington.Warwick, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Lichfield, Dudley, Sutton Coldfield, Stafford, Uttoxeter, Stoke, Hanlcy, Burslem, Macclesfield, &c, and totals to a distance of 322 miles. The competitors, besides 658 ® ® ® The London-Paris-London Air Race. THE race from London to Paris and back in one day will take place, weather permitting, on Saturday, July nth, and it is antici pated that in addition to several well-known Continental pilots, most of the pilots entered for to-morrow's race will also take part in this event. Entries, at £$ each, close on the 27th inst., and should be sent to the Royal Aero Club, 166, Piccadilly, W. Late entries at double fees will be accepted up to July 4th. The start ol the race will be from the London Aerodrome, Hendon, the com petitors leaving in the order of their respective handicap times, from 5 a.m. onwards. After leaving Hendon they will pass over Harrow, Epsom and the South Coast, and from thence across the Channel to Boulogne and then on to the Buc Aerodrome near Paris. The return journey will be via Folkestone, Epsom and Harrow, to Hendon. In passing over the places mentioned, the competitors will have to descend sufficiently low for their numbers to be easily distinguished by the observers. Competitors are required to make a compulsory stop of one hour at Buc Aerodrome, which time may be occupied by replenishments and such repairs as are permitted. Any time spent in the Aerodrome beyond the one hour allowed will count as flying time.
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