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JULY IO, 1914. [/jjGHf] IKe Rocsal &ero Clu of the United Kii\gdo. OE OFFICIAL MOTICES TO MEMBERS Diary of Events. July 11 ... International Correspondence Schools Race, London-Paris-London. Hendon Aerodrome. July 11 ... Balloon Race. Hurlingham Club, Fulham, S.W. Aug. 10-22 Daily Mail £5,000 Circuit of Britain Race. Start ing from Southampton Water. Aug. 22-29 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. DAILY MAIL £5,000 CIRCUIT OF BRITAIN RACE. This Race will be open from 6 a.m. on Monday, August 10th, 1914, the starting place being Southampton Water. The following are the entries, with the official numbers to be displayed on each aircraft:— (1) Sopwith Aviation Co., Ltd. (Pilot : H. G. Hawker.) (2) Wm. Beardmore and Co., Ltd. (Pilot: To be nominated.) (3) Sopwith Aviation Co., Ltd. (Pilot: C. Howard Pixton.) (4) Grahame-White Aviation Co.,Ltd. (Pilot: To be nominated.) (5) Eastbourne Aviation Co., Ltd. (Pilot: F. B. Fowler.) (6) White and Thompson, Ltd. (Pilot: Capt. Ernest C. Bass.) (7) A. V. Roe and Co., Ltd. (Pilot: F. P. Raynham.) (8) Blackburn Aeroplane Co., Ltd. (Pilot : Sydney Pickles). (9) White and Thompson, Ltd. (Pilot: A. Loftus Bryan.) The Official Controls have been fixed as follows :— Southampton (starting place), Ramsgate, Yarmouth, Scarborough, Aberdeen, Fort George, Oban, Kingstown (Dublin), and Falmouth. Arrangements at Southampton. The Royal Motor Yacht Club has kindly postponed the moving of the " Enchantress" until Monday evening, August 10th. Members wishing to witness the start of the Race on Monday morning may do so from the " Enchantress." A number of cabins are available for the week-end commencing August 8th, and members wishing to stay on board are requested to apply to the Secretary of the Royal Aero Club at the earliest possible moment. Controls. Scarborough.—On Thursday last, Mr. H. E. Perrin visited Scarborough and had a conference with the Mayor and several members of the Corporation regarding the arrangements for the control at Scarborough. The details for the control of the boats in the harbour were discussed, and the following Committee was appointed to take in hand the local arrangements :—The Mayor (Mr. C. C. Graham), Councillor G. W. Tindall, Councillor F. P. Morgan, Mr. R. Cole, Mr. W. E. Nichol, and the Town Clerk (Mr. S. Jones). Falmouth.—On Saturday, Mr. Perrin visited Falmouth and met the officers of the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club and the Mayor of Falmouth. The alighting place was fixed, and the following Com mittee was formed to take in hand the local arrangements:—Sir Francis Layland-Barratt, Bart., Commodore, Royal Cornwall Yacht Club; Col. Falkner Brown, Vice-Commodore, Royal Cornwall Yacht Club; Mr. R. R. Appleby, Rear-Commodore, Royal Corn wall Yacht Club; Mr. Claude Foster, Chairman, Royal Cornwall Yacht Club; Mr. Arthur W. Chard, J.P., Mayor of Falmouth; Alderman F. T. Bowles, Superintendent of the Falmouth Dock yard; Capt. E. J. Nicholls, Dock Master; Capt.. G. Green, Harbour Master; Mr. R. G. Borne, Local Secretary. 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 : Z300. Presented by the Royal Aero Club, and Prize: £150. Presented by the International Correspondence Schools. 3rd Prize: .£50. Presented by the International Correspondence Schools. List of Competitors with Official Numbers. 1. John Carbery. Bristol Biplane or Morane-Saulnier Mono plane, 80 h.p. Le Rhone. 2. R. Garros. Morane-Saulnier Monoplane, 80 h.p. Le Rhone. 3. A. Piquet. Morane-Saulnier Monoplane, 80 h.p. Le Rhone. 4. Pierre Daucourt. Clement-Bayard Monoplane, 80 h.p. Gnome. 5. A. Parmelin. Deperdussin Monoplane, 80h.p. monosoupape Gnome. 6. Walter L. Brock. Morane-Saulnier Monoplane, 80 h.p. Gnome. 7. Louis Noel. Morane-Saulnier Monoplane, 80 h.p. Gnome. 8. R. H. Carr. Morane-Saulnier Monoplane, 80 h.p. Gnome. 9. A. Malard. Nieuport Monoplane, 100 h.p. monosoupape Gnome. 10. R. R. Skene. Martinsyde Monoplane, 120 h.p. Austro- Daimler. 11. Maxime Lenoir. Ponnier Monoplane, 80 h.p. Gnome. 12. Eugene Renaux. Maurice Farman Biplane, 120b.p. Renault. 13. Pierre Verrier. Farman Biplane. 14. Thomas Elder Hearn. Bleriot Monoplane, 80 h.p. Gnome. Members of the Royal Aero Club will be admitted free to the Hendon Aerodrome on presentation of their Club Membership Cards. Hedges Butler Challenge Cup Race. Hurlingham, July 11th, 1914, at 3 o'clock. The Long Distance Balloon Race for the Hedges Butler Challenge Cup will start from Hurlingham Club, Fulham, London, S.W., to-morrow, at 3 o'clock. The following are the competitors in order of start: Competitor. Balloon. 1. A. Mortimer Singer ... " Planet" (80,000 c.f.). 2. Lionel H. Mander ... " Meteor " (50,000 c.f.). 3. Lieut.-Col. E. M. Maitland "Pompadour" (50,000 c.f.). 4. Capt. Lionel L. Atherton... " Thistledown" (12,000 c.f.). 5. John Dunville "Polo" 50,000 c.f.). 6. Mrs. John Dunville ... " Banshee II " (80,000 c.f.). Members will be admitted free to the Hurlingbam Club on presentation of their Club Membership Cards. Langley Memoir on Mechanical Flight. The Smithsonian Institution of Washington has made the following presentation to the Club Library :— " Langley Memoir on Mechanical Flight." 166, Piccadilly, W. HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. FROM THE BRITISH FLYING GROUNDS. Royal Aero Club Eastchurch Flying Grounds. Naval Flying.—Monday, last week, quite a lot of flying was done, the following machines being up several times during the day :—Nos. 154 D.F.W. Arrow, 152 Short Sociable, 49 and 50 B.Es., 31 Henry Farraan, 43 and 153 Bristol tractors, 66 Short gun machine, 3 Short, 64 Short. Tuesday, another fine day for flying. 51 Henry Farman, 62 Short, 152 D.F.W. Arrow, 70 Maurice Farman, 49 B.E., 43 Bristol tractor, 152 Short soc. were up several times. Wednesday, fine. Nos. 43 and 153 Bristol tractor, and I and 2 Shorts the only machines up. Thursday, fine. Nos. 31 Henry Farman, 43 Bristol tractor, 1 and 64 Shorts, 152 Short soc. Friday, wet morning and fine after. No. 152 Short Sociable only machine out, making a trip to the Isle of Grain and back. Saturday, fine. Lieut. Spencer Grey, who seems to be quite re covered from his accident, had a flight on No. 152 Short Sociable. Civilian Flying.—Sunday. Mr. F. McClean had 2 flights on his 70 h.p. Short biplane with a lady passenger. 731
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