Although the weather was fine on Thursday things were rather quiet, all the flying being done by Mr. Louis Noël on the Maurice Farman and by Messrs. Barrs and Lillywhite on Grahame-White biplanes.

The flying on Saturday was of a high order both in quality and quantity. Messrs. Howarth and Lillywhite flew on boxkites, Messrs. Nuel, Barrs and Lillywhite the 80-h.p. GrahameWhite Blériot, Messrs. Noël and Birchenough the Maurice Farman, M. Noël the 80-h.p. Morane, Mr. Björklund the R. and M. monoplane, M. Verrier the Aircraft Co.'s Maurice Farman, Mr. Hall the 50-h.p. Avro, and Messrs. Beaumann and Watts the Beatty-Wright machines.

The speed handicap was the principal feature of the afternoon and provided some very fine flying.

In the first heat were Messrs. Howarth (box-kite), Birchenough (Maurice Farman), Barrs (Blériot and passenger) and Noël on the 80-h.p. G.-W. Morane. Mr. Noël, who seemed determined to turn his bad luck in good time for the LondonParis-London race, put up a startling performance. He flew high above the pylons, but did not waste an inch, finally finishing a good half lap ahead of his opponents, who came home in a bunch, Mr. Birchenough being second. Mr. Barrs flew exceedingly well On the Blériot, but was obviously slightly over-handicapped.

In the second heat were Messrs. Baumann (50-h.p. Wright), Lillywhite (50-h.p. G.-W. biplane), Hall (50-h.p. Avro), and Verrier (Maurice Farman). Mr. Hall flew well and carefully and thoroughly deserved to win his heat, and M. Verrier was not far behind.

The final, however, was one of the most astonishing performances of the season. Messrs. Birchenough, Verrier, Hall, and Noël started in turn. The first three flew well, but Mr. Noël, who was obviously very excited before starting, did wonders. By the time half the race was through he had overtaken and passed all the other machines and finally finished up a lap ahead. His best lap was 1 min. 7 3/5 secs., which represents a speed round the pylons of 73.4 m.p.h.—a record for Hendon. The previous best time was 70 m.p.h. achieved by Mr. Raynham on an 80-h.p. Avro biplane. M. Verrier finished second.

Mr. Björklund flew all the afternoon on his antiquated R. and M. monoplane, and considering the condition of the machine really did wonders; the way the wing section varies along every six inches of the spars inspires one with doubt as to whether a camber or an angle of incidence is necessary at all.

Visitors to the paddock enclosure wondered at seeing that the enormous hangar in course of construction next the Willows shed had collapsed. Although work was proceeding at the time, fortunately no one was killed, but less serious injuries were sustained by two men.

A great deal of passenger carrying took place on Sunday. Mr. Lillywhite flew the 80-h.p. Blériot, Mr. Birchenough the G.-W. Maurice Farman, Mr. Noël the Morane-Saulnier, Mr. Howarth the G.-W. biplane, M. Verrier a Maurice Farman, Mr. Björklund his R. and M. monoplane, and Mr. J. L. Hall his 50-h.p. Avro.

and later flew to Luton with a mechanic. Mr. Gower was out on the 50-h.p. Blériot. In the afternoon Mr. Jack Alcock flew to Hendon with a passenger on the Sunbeam-Farman. Mr. Hawker flew the 80-h.p. Sopwith, and afterwards with a passenger.

On Wednesday afternoon Messrs. Mahl and Gower were flying round the neighbouring country on the 80 Sopwith and 50 Blériot, respectively. Mr. Hawker did seven loops on the 100-h.p. Sopwith. Messrs. Mahl and MacGordon were doing straights on the 80-h.p. Sopwith. Mr. Jack Alcock was taking passengers on the Sunbeam-Farman. Lieut. F. H. Eberli, Vickers pupil, took his brevet, height 600 ft. Lieuts. L. F. Richards and C. Nugent, Bristol pupils, took their brevets, height 550 and 800, respectively. Capt. Walcot, Bristol pupil, did his third test, height 350 ft.

On Thursday afternoon Mr. Gower flew the 50-h.p. Blériot. Mr. Hawker did several loops, etc., on the 100-h.p. Sopwith. On Friday Mr. J. Gordon Miller (Vickers) took his brevet, doing an excellent glide from 2,500 ft. In the afternoon Mr. Gower was out on the 50-h.p. Blériot, the de Bolotoff triplane was "taxying," but showed no signs of lifting. Mr. Glew was out on the Perry-Beadle machine (45 Anzani), but landed heavily, buckling a wheel and turning the machine over on its back. Mr. Hawker was looping on the 100-h.p. Sopwith. Mr. Mahl flew the 80-h.p. Sopwith, and Mr. MacGordon was doing circuits on the 80-h.p.

race.

On Saturday there was little or no flying till just before the This was won by Mr. Mahl on the 80-Sopwith, Mr. Alcock on the Sunbeam-Farman, 2nd; Mr. Barnwell on the Vickers gun-carrier (100 monosoupape Gnome) 3rd, all close together. The "also rans" were Mr. Pixton, 80-h.p. Sopwith Scout, and Mr. Hawker, 100-h.p. Sopwith Scout, who came near the first bunch, but kept their respective distances from one another, Messrs. Gower and Wilberforce (on Blériots, with 50 Gnome and 45 Anzani, respectively), both of whom flew excellently, Messrs Knight and Elsdon (70 and 50 Vickers box-kite), Messrs. Stutt and Merriam (50 Bristol box-kites), and Webb (50 Vickers box-kite). The last-named retired in the first lap, confessing to what is colloquially known as "cold feet.' (The writer saw one bump which justified retirement.) Late in the evening Mr. Hawker landed in a tree on St. George's Hill, as described elsewhere.

On Sunday Mr. Mahl was out alone and with several passengers on the 80-h.p. Sopwith. Mr. Jack Alcock took several passengers, including the Brooklands bailot passenger, on the Sunbeam-Farman. Mr. Pixton gave an excellent show on the So-Sopwith. Mr. Hawker also flew the 80-h.p. tabloid, showing that he had completely recovered from his very unpleasant accident of the previous evening. Mr. Dukinfield-Jones flew the D.F.W. He was just back from Germany, where he has been flying as a passenger on various types of machines, which will later arrive over here.

tions of looping. The last flight was a demonstration of combined looping; Mr. Hucks and Mr. Manton both on 50-h.p. Blériots rose to the same altitude and manoeuvred until they were in line side by side and then looped several times before descending. A spectator remarked that their movements were so precise that they seemed to be connected by means of an invisible bar.

On Saturday, the last day of the meeting, a very similar programme was carried out in both the afternoon and evening demonstrations by both pilots. Some 40,000 people paid for admission This success is very largely due to the Scottish Aeronautical Society, which seems very much alive.

Flying at Liverpool.

Pupils being away on business, on Friday, 26th, Mr. Melly took out the two-seater Blériot with the 70-h.p. Isaacson engine. and went round Southport, 30 miles in 36 minutes, and reached 4000 ft. in 17 minutes. He did not climb further on the return journey as one of the plugs was missing frequently. The new engine has certainly taught the machine to climb, with the old 50-h.p. Gnome she never reached more than 2,500 ft. and that after flying for half an hour. The streamlining of the bonnet has improved the machine out of sight both as regards speed and flying.

Flying at Bognor.

Mr. Spratt, in a B.E.2, was flying over Bognor on Sunday, June 21st, and paid a visit to Messrs. White and Thompson, Ltd., at Middleton, on Monday to pick up petrol. The wind was blowing at something like 45 m.p.h., but it did not seem to trouble Mr. Spratt in the least.

Capt. Bass's Curtiss boat (Anzani) returned from Brighton on Wednesday, and has been out a lot since, being in the air about three hours on Thursday. It was also out for over two hours on Saturday.

Gnome-Bleriot over surrounding country. It is hoped to have two new 35-h.p. Anzani-Blériots for school work next week. Eastbourne.-AT EASTBOURNE AVIATION Co.'s SCHOOL: Instructors: Messrs. Fowler and Morgan. Pupils with instr on machine: Messrs. Arnold, Hardstaff and Bass Sutton. Circs alone Mrs. Salmon and Mr. Gwynne. Mr. Gwynne took first half of his ticket in very good style on Wednesday evening. Machines in use: Two E.A.C. biplanes.

Hendon.-AT GRAHAME-WHITE SCHOOL: Instructors: Messrs. Howarth, Barrs and Lillywhite. Pupils with instr on machine : Messrs. Liu, Shepherd, Courtney, Upton, Palmer, Gruning, Wyles. Strts or rolls alone: Messrs. Shepherd and Dunne. 8's or circs alone: Messrs. North, Lowe, Robinson, Boyesen, Dunne. Machines in use: Grahame-White School machines. AT THE BEATTY SCHOOL OF FLYING.-Instructors: Messrs. Baumann and W. Watts. Pupils with instr on machine : Messrs. MacLachlan (38 mins), Allen (19), Bentley (26), Hodgson (32), Elverson (10), Lieuts. Maguire (50), BrowningPaterson (29). Certificate taken: Lieut. Geoffrey C. L. Dalley. Machines in use: Two Wright biplanes.

AT THE BRITISH CAUDRON SCHOOL.-Instructors: Messrs. W. T. Warren and R. Desoutter. Pupil doing strts or rolls alone Mr. Abbott. 8's or circs alone: Mrs. Buller, Mr. Macgregor. Certificate taken: Mr. Macgregor. Machines in use: Two Caudron biplanes (35-h.p.).

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AT HALL FLYING SCHOOL.-Instructors: Messrs. J. L. Hall, J. Clappen, and Virgilio. Pupils with instr on machine: Miss D. Clifford, clrcs for 45 mins. on dual control Avro. rolls alone: Messrs. H. Gearing, A. F. Arcier, A. L. Brookes, and Gibson. 8's or circs alone: Mr. A. L Brookes (3). Machines in use: Avro and Caudron biplanes, Deperdussin mono. Mr. J. L. Hall exhibition flights, passenger carrying and racing on Avro.

at one stretch, making a trip of something like 70 to 80 miles. Mr. and Mrs. Compton-Paterson, of South Africa, were witnesses of this latter flight.-A. B.

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