AEROPLANING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 801, 26 April 1910, Page 5

AEROPLANING.

•LONDON TO MANCHESTER PRIZE. By Ttl«rrapß-Pr<ii AaiocUtion—bosyr lKht London, April 24. aeroplanist who made a good effort .to 'win tho "Daily Mail's" .£IO,OOO prize for a flight from London to Manchester (in 24 hours, with two stops), but who was hampered by engine troubles and a gale—will make .another attempt. The 'gale damaged, hiss machine, and.it will take two or threo days to effect repairs:'..' ;[■■:./ QUICK-FLYING.' , ■'. - ( ■-''''." Paris, • April 24. Six aeronauts aeroplaned from Nice to Cape Forrat and back, a distance of fifteen miles. M. Latham was first, his time Being 16 minutes 47 seconds. PAULHANSEEKS, TO CONQUER. . ' (Rec. April 25, 10.25.p.m.) London, April 25. ''.. M.' Paulhan (the noted French biplanist who Hew. successfully in America, and who waß recently associated with M.; Farman in some remarkable crosscountry flying in France), has arrived in London. ' Ho : intends re attempt to win the London to Manchester prize in a biplane similar to that; used by Mf. White./' '■. ' ' ,--, GOOD, FLIGHTS IN, FBANCE. ■' ';' (Bee. April 26, 0.15 a.m.) ; ,'.:.-. • ' Paris, April 25. • lV iy|,~ ; ;Latham:,monoplahed to. and-j fro over,, the ; sea for a .distance ; of 54 kilometres; (aWt 33 miles), whibh is a record. His motor afterwards stopped, and he fell" with his maohino into the seal but was rescued unhurt. ; Dec&ters aeroplaned from .Chalons to Dijon (about 120 miles) witi a passenger. PERFORMANCES IN ENGLAND.

'.(Bee. April 26, .0.15 a.m.) ' . . London, April 25. , M.-Farman,' in a biplanO, with...two motors, has reaohed; the stop-over station On the London to Manchester route. - : Mr.' C. S. Bolls, an English: a'eroplahist, flew 50 miles over the sea. . His flights included one of 32 miles without a stop, , MOB DESTROYS MACHINES. (Bee, April 25. Ws.p.m.j :, Madrid/April 25, In tie town of Durango (province Viscaya, North Spain), a mob, enraged at having to wait for a deferred aviation display, wrecked the aeroplanes and burned the sheds. 1 ' 'Gendarmes,, in dispersing the mob,- injured many. ■■■•-..