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1910
1910 - 0293.PDF
APRIL I6, igio. ptjcHg TKe Royal &ero Clu of the lljxited Kii\gdoi OFFICIAL rHOTICE5 TO MEMBERS Committee Meeting. A meeting of the Committee was held on Tuesday, the 12th inst., when there were present:—Mr. Roger W. Wallace, K.C., in the chair, Mr. Griffith Brewer, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Prof. A. K. Huntington, Mr. C. F. Pollock, Mr. Stanley Spooner, and joint secretaries, Capt. E. Claremont, R.N., and Harold E. Perrin. New Members.—The following new members were elected :— Mrs. Alexander Anderson; Alexander Edward Johnston. Arthur Cornelius Baker. Arthur Pedler. John Henry Paulet Daman. Capt. Francis Peiniger, R.A. G. Ward Grazebrook. Capt. Chas. JohnTanner,R.G. A. Bournemouth Aviation Meeting. The Royal Aero Club, in conjunction with the Royal Automobile Club, have arranged to take the Hotel Burlington, at Boscombe, for their respective members during the aviation week. It is a first- class hotel, standing in 7J acres of ground, which extends almost to the sea. The accommodation has been taken from July I Ith to 16th, •inclusive. As there is a large demand for rooms, members are requested to make early application to the Secretaries of either Club. Aeroplane v. Motor Boat. The Motor Yacht Club have sent in a challenge to the Royal Aero Club for a race between a motor boat and an aeroplane, to take place during the Bournemouth Aviation Meeting. The pro posed course will probably be round the Needles and back. The •details will shortly be fixed up between the respective clubs. Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup. The contest for the International aviation trophy, offered by Mr. James Gordon-Bennett, will take place on October 22nd next in America. The Royal Aero Club will select the three competitors to represent this country from the following :— Hon. Maurice Egerton. Hon. C. S. Rolls. Mr. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon. Mr. A. M. Singer. Balloon Races at Hurlingham. The following Races will take place at Hurlingham :— May 28th ... Hare and Hounds Race. Trophy presented by Hon. C. S. Rolls. June 22nd ... Hedges Butler Challenge Cup Race. July 2nd ... Point to Point Race for the Mortimer Singer Cup. July 23rd ... Perimeter Race. Cup presented by Mr. Griffith Brewer. Official Timekeepers. The following Official Timekeepers have been appointed by the Royal Aero Club:— Mr. F. T. Bidlake. Mr. A. Fattorini. Mr. J. H. Burley. Mr. C. P. Glazebrook. Mr. A. Deacon. Mr. H. Hewitt Griffin. Mr. T. D. Dutton. Mr. J. B. Hyland. Mr. A. V. Ebblewhite. Mr. F. Straight. Aviator's Certificate. The Committee at their meeting on Tuesday last, granted an Aviator's Certificate to Mr. Cecil Grace. Shellbeach Flying Ground. The Royal Aero Club have made arrangements with the owner to make large improvements in the surface of the flying grounds at Shellbeach and approaches, and the work will be proceeded with at once. Members wishing to erect sheds there are requested to make application to the Secretary. Aviation Lantern Slides. The Royal Aero Club have now acquired a large collection of lantern slides dealing with aviation, and members can hire these at a fee of £1 is. for a period not exceeding three days. They include all the latest machines and pictures taken at aviation meetings in England and abroad. Application for hire should be made to the secretary. HAROLD E. PERRIN, 166, Piccadilly. Secretary. Mr. C. Grahame-White, after his 65 mins. flight on March 28th, and a couple of his pupils, Mr. Armstrong Drexel (left) and Mr. Charles Hubert (right). In the centre picture Mr. Grahame-White's mother, who has flown with her son, is standing in front of the Henry Farman machine. 291
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