"FLYING MEN."
THE DONCASTER CONTESTS. LONDON, Oct. 17. Tho aviators at Douoaster are using the Saint Logor course. Between 50,000 and 100,000 were present. When Mr Cody overturned M. l)e la' Grange jumped to his seat and monoplaned to his assistance. The Frenchmen consider that Mr Cody's biplane is too big. The wind blew generally a t the rate of 15 miles an hour and increased to 25 miles, causing the suspension of flying. M. Somnier made tile longest flight, of i)J miles, and also carried a passenger a short distance. THE BLACKPOOL TESTS. Rrcoivcd October 10. 8.5 a.m. LONDON, Oct. 18. The Blackpool aviation tests will open to-day. There will be fourteen English competitors in addition to M.M. Paulhan, Fnrnian, Latham. La Blanc, Rougicr, Founder and Fernandez.
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Mataura Ensign, 19 October 1909, Page 3
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128"FLYING MEN." Mataura Ensign, 19 October 1909, Page 3
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