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5 JUNE 1959 FLIGHT 17 Daily Mail £10,000 Bleriot Anniversary Race The Daily Mail offers £10,000 in prizes for arace between Marble Arch in London and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to mark the 50th anniversary of Bleriot's historic first flight across the English Channel which on July 25, 1909, won him the Daily Mail prize of £1,000. In the same spirit as that great enterprise of 50 years ago, the Daily Mail will stage this new competition between July 13 and July 23, 1959. FIRST PRIZE : £5,000 and Trophy SECOND PRIZE : £2,500 THIRD PRIZE : £1,500 The winners will be the competitors who travel from the Arc de Triomphe to Marble Arch or from Marble Arch to the Arc de Triomphe in the shortest times. An additional special prixe of £1,000 will be awarded to the individual competitor who in the opinion of the Daily Mail makes the most praiseworthy attempt. In making this last award consideration will be given to the time taken to make the journey, the originality and ingenuity of the method used, and the value of the example set by the competitor in providing personal transport The race is being organised in association with the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom and under the regulations of the Federation Aero- nautique Internationale. Competitors may make as many attempts as they wish within the period of the competition. The race is open to competitors of any nationality. They may use any combination of any number and types of conveyances to make the journey. For example, a competitor may use a combination of fast car, helicopter, and a jet aircraft. On the other hand a competitor could, if he wished, use any form of public transport for the whole or part of the journey. Nothing is barred to competitors provided they do not transgress the laws and regulations of the countries they pass through or fly over. Full rules and entry form for the race can be obtained from: Daily Mail Bleriot Anniversary Race, Daily Mail, Northcliffe House, London, E.C.4, or the Aviation Secre- tary, The Royal Aero Club, 19, Park Lane, London, W.I. Daily Mail enterprise
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