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FLIGHT, JULY 10, 19S1 Last week this took the form ofan aerial treasure hunt wherein the competitor had to find certainmarks from written clues. Mr. Holyoake was the winner, as heonly missed one clue, and Mr. K. C. Winn second, missing two. An interesting visitor on Sun-day, July 5, was the Saro Wind- hover, piloted by Capt. S. D.Scott. Col. Jovanovic, of the Yugoslavia Air Force, and Mr.John Lord, of Saunders-Roe, Ltd., were among the passengers.LJ AN WORTH — BLACKPOOL * •* RACE.—In connection withthe opening of the Blackpool Municipal Aerodrome on July 8, arace was held from Hanworth to Blackpool. There were 14 startersand 13 machines finished. Mr. Tommy Rose, in a Civilian Coupe,made a forced landing at Iver Heath. The winner of the racewas Col. L. A. Strange, who was flying a Spartan three-seater(Hermes). Second was Mr. Percival on a Hendy 302 (Hermes), and Mr. L. M. J. Balfour on a Puss Moth(Gipsy III) was third. In next week's issue of FLIGHT we hope to publish areport on the opening ceremony, etc., at Blackpool. LJOUSEHOLD BRIGADE FLYING CLUB.—On the occa-sion of the Household Brigade Flying Club meeting, July 22, Heston Air Park will be closed to the generalpublic from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. The McGill University Light Aeroplane Club have recently taken delivery of this 1931Moth (Gipsy II). The club is affiliated to the Montreal Light Aeroplane Club whose instructor, Capt. H. Spooner, is on the left with his ground engineer, Mr. F. Hopkins,on the right. This Moth is the first aeroplane to be delivered to a University Club in Canada. As this is a private meeting, admission other than byair is by invitation only. During the flying display, which is from 4-6 p.m., theAerodrome will be closed except for the purpose of Customs. Machines taking part in the Display and visit-ing aircraft are asked to arrive before 3.15 p.m. The general public enclosure, which has recently beenopened by Airwork, Ltd., will be opened as usual, admis- sion price 6d. 'HE AIRCRAFT CLUB, HARROGATE.—In orderthat the Conference of gliding clubs being held at Ilkley on July 11 may also take on a practicalcharacter, the Aircraft Club have obtained the use of Beamsley Beacon, which towers 900 ft. above theWharfe Valley. Flying will start each day at 11 a.m. and finish at 9 p.m., and it is hoped that all the gliding clubsattending the conference will send some of their machines and pilots. July 8 and 9 will be set aside for trial andpractical flights, and July 10 and 11 for competitions. On July 11, the day of the conference, important events willnot start until after 1.30 p.m. There will be an entrance fee on each machine to coverthe four days, and this should be sent to Mr. R. A. Bell at 7, Station Parade, Harrogate. There will be a car park near Dearstones, on the BoltonAbbey-Harrogate Road, whence spectators can easily walk across to the landing field, and so avoid taking their carsup the rough road to. the Beacon. There will also be two car parks on the road from Beamsley village to the Beacon. The Aircraft Club would greatly appreciate voluntaryhelp from members of other clubs, as there is a large area to be covered and many important jobs to be done. Amongst the competitions, there will be a spot landingcompetition for gliders and a speed competition for more advanced machines, consisting of an out-and-home flightround a turning point. After tea on Saturday the meeting will terminate with a competition for the greatest distanceflown in the direction of Malham. This will be divided into two classes, one for gliders and one for sailplanes. TOWED FLIGHT AT THE WASSERKUPPE.—TheFlying School of the R.R.G. have made arrangements for a course of instruction in towed flight to be held at theGriesheim flying ground, near Darmstadt, from Septem- ber 1-6. Only pilots who are in possession ofgliding certificates " C " and other experienced gliding pilots known to the Director will be admitted to thecourse. Fees for the course are M.150 for German sub- jects, M.100 for members of the German AeronauticalAssociations and groups, and M.300 for foreigners. Appli- cation for the course should be sent to the Fliegerschuledes Forschungs-Institut der R.R.G. Wasserkuppe, Post Gersfeld (Rhon), not later than August 10. COUTHERN COUNTIES SOARING CLUB.—This is an*^ amalgamation of the Southern Soarers' Club and the Surrey Club. The President will be the Duke of Suther-land, and the Chairman Mr. R. F. Dagnall. Mr. A. Yorke Bramble is the Hon. Secretary, while theclub will have its headquarters at New Yorke Hotel, Bed- ford Square, Brighton (telephone, Hove 5116), with socialclub premises at 4, Montpelier Road, Brighton Normal work of the club will be divided into two sec-tions, the training section working with primary machines in the High Barn area of the site, and the practical sectionworking with intermediate machines in the New Market area of the site. Flying will be carried out on Fridayevenings, Saturday afternoons, and all day Sundays. Details of a modified system of towed launching will bepublished shortly for the benefit of other clubs. This is said to be foolproof, and enables a very small group tooperate it satisfactorily. TAUNTON GLIDING CLUB.—At a meeting held at* Taunton recently it was unanimously decided to form a Gliding Club for the district, and a membership of 20was enrolled then and there. The following officers were also appointed:—Hon. Secretary, Mr. S. H. Mattocks:Hon. Treasurer, Mr. W. M. James ; Technical Adviser Mr. H. Birchall ; Committee, Mrs. A. Hamilton Gault,Miss D. Newcombe, Messrs. L. C. Barker, M. R. Mattocks. S. Ward, G. T. Eveleigh, and F. A. Pine (Bridgwater).Mr. H. T. Kite is to be invited to act as Hon. Solicitor. It was suggested that the subscription should be twoguineas per annum. A further meeting will be held in the near future. 664
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