Blackpool Flying Carnival
Blackpool, UK, July 28th - August 20th, 1910
Blackpool, UK, July 28th - August 20th, 1910
Results
(Incomplete lists, only the results of the prize winners are known)
First week (28 July - 3 August):
Daily totalisation prize
For greatest aggregate time in the air on each day. Minimum 20 minutes required for first prize, 15 for second. No contest on Sunday 31 July.
28 July
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Time
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Claude Grahame-White
|
Farman
|
20 minutes
|
£ 100
|
| 2.
|
Not awarded
|
£ 50
|
29 July
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Time
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Not awarded
|
£ 100
|
||
| 2.
|
Not awarded
|
£ 50
|
30 July
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Time
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Not awarded?
|
?
|
£ 100
|
|
| 2.
|
Not awarded
|
£ 50
|
1 August
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Time
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Maurice Tétard
|
Farman
|
1 h 59:25
|
£ 100
|
| 2.
|
Robert Loraine
|
Farman
|
42:56
|
£ 50
|
2 August
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Time
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Not awarded
|
£ 100
|
||
| 2.
|
Not awarded
|
£ 50
|
3 August
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Time
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Claude Grahame-White
|
Farman
|
2 h 03:24
|
£ 100
|
| 2.
|
Armstrong Drexel
|
Blériot
|
1 h 54:26
|
£ 50
|
Daily altitude prize
For the highest flight on each day. Minimum 200 feet required for first prize. No contest on Sunday 31 July.
28 July
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Altitude
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Not awarded
|
£ 50
|
29 July
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Altitude
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Not awarded
|
£ 50
|
30 July
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Altitude
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Claude Grahame-White
|
Farman
|
251 m
|
£ 50
|
1 August
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Altitude
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Jorge Chávez
|
Blériot
|
777 m
|
£ 50
|
2 August
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Altitude
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Not awarded
|
£ 50
|
3 August
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Altitude
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Jorge Chávez
|
Blériot
|
1,795 m
|
£ 50
|
Daily general merit prize
For the most meritorious performance on each day, decided by the committee.
28 July
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Claude Grahame-White
|
Farman
|
£ 100
|
29 July
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Not awarded
|
£ 100
|
30 July
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Armstrong Drexel
|
Blériot
|
£ 100
|
1 August
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Prize
|
Notes
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Claude Grahame-White
|
Farman
|
£ 100
|
|
| 2.
|
Alliott Verdon Roe
|
Roe
|
£ 50 | Additional prize, donated by Sir Peter Walker
|
2 August
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Not awarded
|
£ 100
|
3 August
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Jorge Chávez
|
Blériot
|
£ 100
|
Daily Telegraph Prize
For the most meritorious performance during the week.
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Prize
|
|---|---|---|
| Claude Grahame-White
|
Farman
|
£ 200 and a silver cup
|
Lancashire Aero Club Prizes
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Prize
|
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Chávez
|
Bleriot
|
Cup (and £ 25?)
|
| Armstrong Drexel
|
Bleriot
|
Cup (and £ 25?)
|
Second week (15 - 20 August)
Longest distance prize
For the longest total distance flown during the week, only complete laps counted.
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Distance
|
Prize
|
Notes
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Claude Grahame-White
|
Farman
|
41.834 km
|
£ 150
|
26 laps
|
| 2.
|
Maurice Tétard
|
Sommer
|
27.353 km
|
£ 50
|
17 laps
|
Altitude prize
For the highest altitude reached during the week.
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Altitude
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Cecil Grace
|
Blériot
|
387 m
|
£ 100
|
Totalisation prize
For greatest aggregate time in the air during the week.
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Time
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Claude Grahame-White
|
Farman
|
1 h 19:44.2
|
£ 50
|
| 2.
|
Cecil Grace
|
Farman
|
53:41.6
|
£ 20
|
Starting competition
For the shortest take-off roll from standing start, contested on 15, 17 and 19 August. Two efforts were allowed on each day, and a minimum distance of 100 yards to be flown after the take-off.
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Distance
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Claude Grahame-White
|
Farman
|
7.49 m
|
£ 20
|
| 2.
|
Not awarded
|
£ 10
|
Bomb-dropping competition
For the most accurate dropping of flour bags on a ship target, contested on 16, 18 and 20 August.
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Result
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Claude Grahame-White
|
Blériot
|
???
|
£ 20
|
| 2.
|
Maurice Tétard
|
Farman
|
???
|
£ 10
|
Daily totalisation prize
For greatest aggregate time in the air on each day. Minimum 20 minutes required for first prize.
15 August: No prizes awarded
16 August
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Time
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Claude Grahame-White
|
Farman
|
51:18.8
|
£ 50
|
| 2.
|
Cecil Grace
|
Farman
|
34:06.6
|
£ 20
|
17 - 19 August: No prizes awarded
20 August
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Time
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Claude Grahame-White
|
Farman
|
28:25.4
|
£ 50
|
| 2.
|
Not awarded
|
£ 20
|
Daily distance prize
For the longest total distance flown on each day, only complete laps counted.
15 August: No prizes awarded
16 August
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Distance
|
Prize
|
Notes
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Maurice Tétard
|
Sommer
|
27.353 km
|
£ 50
|
17 laps
|
| 2.
|
William McArdle
|
Blériot
|
25.744 km
|
£ 20
|
16 laps
|
17 - 19 August: No prizes awarded
20 August
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Distance
|
Prize
|
Notes
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Claude Grahame-White
|
Farman
|
17.699 km
|
£ 50
|
11 laps
|
| 2.
|
Not awarded
|
£ 20
|
Daily speed prize
For the best time over three laps on each day (originally five laps, but obviously changed during the meeting).
15 August: No prizes awarded
16 August
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Time
|
Speed
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Bartolomeo Cattaneo
|
Blériot
|
3:36.0
|
80.45 km/h
|
£ 50
|
| 2.
|
William McArdle
|
Blériot
|
3:36.6
|
80.23 km/h
|
£ 20
|
17 - 20 August: No prizes awarded
Daily altitude prize
For the highest altitude reached on each day.
15 August: No prizes awarded
16 August
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Altitude
|
Prize
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Cecil Grace
|
Blériot
|
387 m
|
£ 50
|
| 2.
|
Not awarded
|
£ 20
|
17 - 20 August: No prizes awarded
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