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1914
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I/SGHTJ JULY 3. «§M« TTve Royal jffero Clu- of the United Kiz\gdo. OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MUMPERS Diary of Events. July n ... International Correspondence Schools Race, London-Paris-London. Hendon Aerodrome. July n ... Balloon Race. Hurlingbam Club, Fulham, S.W. Aug. 10-22 Daily Mail' £5,000 Circuit of Britain Race. Start ing from Southampton Water. Aug. 22-49 Gordon - Bennett Eliminating Trials. Upavon, Salisbury Plain. Sept. 19-28 Gordon-Bennett Aviation Race. Buc, France. HENDON AERODROME. 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. COMMITTEE MEETING. A Meeting of the Committee was held on Tuesday, June 30th, 1014, when there were present:—The Marquess of Tullibardine, M.V.O., D.S.O., M.P., in the Chair, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Mr. John D. Dunville, Prof. A. K. Huntington, Mr. Alec Ogilvie, Mr. C. F. Pollock, Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith, and the Secretary. New Members-—The following new members were elected :— John Laurence Hall, Lieut. D. A. Oliver, R.N., Marc Pourpe, P. D. Thomas, and Walter Jack Wilson. Aviators' Certificates.—The following Aviators' Certificates were granted:— 813 John Lankester Parker (Vickers Biplane, Vickers School, Brooklands). June 18th, 1914. 814 Reginald Chambers (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Biook- lands). June 18th, 1914. 815 Laurence Gresley (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Brook- lands). June 19th, 1914. 816 Lieut. Bernard Edward Smythies, R.E. (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). June 19th, 1914. 817 Lieut. Francis Hermann Eberli, R.G.A. (Vickers Biplane, Vickers School, Brooklands). June 24th, 1914. 818 Midshipman Geoffrey Cayley Lambert Dalley, R.N. (Wright Biplane, Beatty School, Hendon). June 24th, 1914. 819 Lieut. Leslie Fitzroy Richard, R.G.A. (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). June 24th, 1914. 820 Lieut. Charles Nugent (Royal Berks Regiment) (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). June 24th, 1914. 8ai Capt. Henry Edward Charles Walcot (Bristol Biplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). June 24th, 1914. 822 Lieut. Gordon Shergold Creed (S.A. Defence Force) (Maurice Farman Biplane, Central Flying School, Upavon). June 24th, 1914. 823 Lieut. Basil Hobson Turner (S.A. Defence Force) (Maurice Farman Biplane, Central Flying School, Upavon). June 24th, 1914. 824 Sub-Lieut. Herbert Graham Wanklyn, R.N.R. (Maurice Farman Biplane, Central Flying School, Upavon). June 24th, 1914. 825 John Gordon Miller (Vickers Biplane, Vickers School, Brook lands). June 26th, 1914. 826 Ronald Stuart McGregor (Caudron Biplane, Caudron School, Hendon). June 26th, 19(4. Explosives Factory at Harty, Isle of Sheppey.—It was decided to oppose the application of Nobel's Explosives Co., Ltd., for a licence to erect an explosive factory at Harty, Isle of Sheppey, and Prof. A. K. Huntington was appointed to represent the Club at the hearing on the 6th inst. at the Sittingbourne Petty Sessions. Accidents Investigation Committee.—On the motion of the Chairman, the report on the fatal accident to Capt. Cyril Percy Downer was unanimously adopted and ordered to be published in txtenso. (Full report will be found following these Notices). Daily Mail Circuit of Britain Race.—Letter from the Grahame- White Aviation Co., Ltd., asking for a postponement of the date of start, was read and the Secretary was instructed to ascertain the views of all competitors. London-Parls-London Race.—Certain alterations in the regu- lations were made. (These alterations appear und« the notices regarding this Race.) Daily Mail £5,000 Circuit of Britain Race. The entries for this race closed on June 30th last, and the follow ing is a complete list of those received :— Wm. Beardmore and Co., Ltd., London and Glasgow.;" Biplane. 120 h.p. Beardmore Austro-Daimler. Pilot-to be nominated. «•»- r*» Blackburn Aeroplane Co., Ltd., Leeds. «nu ) Blackburn Hydro-Biplane. 130 h.p. Dudbridge Salmson. Pilot: Mr. Sydney Pickles. • •«* Eastbourne Aviation Co., Ltd., Eastbourne. - Tractor Biplane. 120 h.p. Green. Pilot: Mr. F. B. Fowler.] Grahame-White Aviation Co., Ltd., Hendon. • untu Grahame-White Biplane. 100 h.p. English monosoupape Gnome. Pilot to be nominated. A. V. Roe and Co., Ltd., Manchester. Roe Biplane. 150 h.p. Sunbeam. Pilot: F. P. Raynham. Sopwith Aviation Co., Ltd., Kingston-on-Thames. 1. Sopwith Biplane. 150 h.p. Sunbeam. Pilot: Mr. C. Howard Pixton. 2. Sopwith Biplane. 100 h.p. English monosoupabe Gnome. Pilot: Mr. H. G. Hawker. White and Thompson, Ltd., Bognor. 1. Curtiss Biplane. Two 100 h.p. Curtiss. Pilot: Mr. A. Loftus Bryan. 2. Curtiss Biplane. 120 h.p. Beardmore Austro-Daimler. Pilot: Capt. Ernest C. Bass. The Committee at its meeting on Tuesday last considered the question of postponing the start of the Race till Monday, August 10th. All the competitors having agreed to this postpone ment, it has now been arranged for the contest to be open from Monday, August 10th, till Saturday, August 22nd, 1914. Full details regarding the Race will be announced next week. 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 Time... 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. The following are the entries :— Grahame-White Aviation Co., Ltd. Pilots: Walter L. Brock. Morane-Saulnier Monoplane. 80 h.p. Gnome. R. H. Carr. Morane-Saulnier Monoplane. 80 h.p. Gnome. (To be Nominated). Morane-Saulnier Monoplane. 80h.p. Gnome. Eugene Renaux (Pilot). Maurice Farman Biplane. 120 h.p. Renault. John Carbery (Pilot). Bristol Biplane or Morane-Saulnier Monoplane. 80 h.p. Le Rhone. Nieuport Company. Pilot: Probably M. Bonnier. Nieu- port Monoplane. Maxime Lenoir (Pilot). Ponnier Monoplane. 80 h.p. Gnome. Deperdussin Company. Pilot: A. Parmelin. Deperdussin Monoplane. 80 h.p. monosoupape Gnome. Martin and Handasyde. Pilot: R. R. Skene. Martinsyde Monoplane. 120 h.p. Austro-Daimler. Thomas Elder Hearn (Pilot). Bleriot Monoplane. 80 h.p. Gnome. Aircraft Manufacturing Company. Pilot: Pierre Verrier. Farman Biplane. The following alterations have been made to the Regulations :— Order of Starting.—Competitors will be started in the order of their respective handicap times. The first competitor will start at 6.30 a.m., and other competitors at intervals of not less than 10 minutes. Arrival in Paris.—The compulsory stop at the Buc Aerodrome has been extended to 2 hours. 702
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