Doncaster Aviation Contest
Doncaster, UK, October 15th - 26th 1909
Doncaster, UK, October 15th - 26th 1909
Results:
Doncaster Cup, 15-26 October
(greatest aggregate distance of the meeting, only complete laps counted)
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Distance
|
Prize
|
Notes
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Roger Sommer
|
Farman
|
219.127 km
|
||
| 2.
|
Hubert Le Blon
|
Blériot XI
|
64.360 km
|
||
| 3.
|
Léon Delagrange
|
Blériot XI
|
47.398 km
|
||
| 4.
|
Léon Molon
|
Blériot XI
|
28.753 km
|
Doncaster Tradesmen's Cup, 15-26 October
(fastest lap of the course)
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Time
|
Prize
|
Notes
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Léon Delagrange
|
Blériot XI
|
1:47.2
|
The speed, 80.3 km/h, exceeded the official
world record
|
Chairman's Cup, 15-26 October
(best time over 5 laps, for biplanes)
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Time
|
Prize
|
Notes
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Roger Sommer
|
Farman
|
12:27.6
|
Doncaster Town Cup, 16 October
(best time over 5 laps)
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Time
|
Prize
|
Notes
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Léon Delagrange
|
Blériot XI
|
10:48.2
|
£ 122
|
|
| 2.
|
Roger Sommer
|
Farman
|
12:
|
£ 33
|
Bradford Cup, 18 October
(best time over 10 laps)
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Time
|
Prize
|
Notes
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Hubert Le Blon
|
Blériot XI
|
20:22.6
|
£ 40
|
|
| 2.
|
Roger Sommer
|
Farman
|
25:30.4
|
Leeds Cup, 19 October
(longest distance covered in a flight of at least 45 minutes)
Not awarded
Great Northern Railway Cup, 23 October
(best time over 10 laps)
Not awarded
Nicholson Cup, 25 October
(best time over 5 laps)
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Time
|
Prize
|
Notes
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Léon Delagrange
|
Blériot XI
|
10:40.6
|
||
| 2.
|
Roger Sommer
|
Farman
|
10:50
|
Whitworth Cup, 26 October
(longest distance flown)
| Pilot
|
Plane
|
Distance
|
Prize
|
Notes
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.
|
Roger Sommer
|
Farman
|
62.600 km
|
||
| 2.
|
Léon Delagrange
|
Blériot XI
|
9.597 km
|
||
| 3.
|
Léon Molon
|
Blériot XI
|
4.531 km
|
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