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Out and Home. By "The Extractor."

11th July 1912, Page 15
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

Mr. S. F. Tyler, the managing director of Rushmore Lamps, Ltd., an old friend of mine, writes to me about what he says is the first properly organized night flight that has ever been made in this country. Grahame-White, who was aloft, was enabled to do this by the use of Rushmore searchlights, which were installed on the aeroplane, on the pylons and in the judges' box. As there was no electric power at the Hendon aerodrome, and there was no time to fix up arrangements to get " juice" elsewhere, Tyler set to work and stripped all the top hamper off his car, and ran the dynamo by a belt from the 11■, wheel thereon. The G.E.C. lent them a dynamo at very short notice. and also helped with the wiring business. A very smart job indeed.

Stone said there had not been such a wet opening day for the Royal Show since Carlisle. Others would not allow Derby to be slighted in a matter of this kind, and certainly I can vouch for the claims of the Midland Railway centre. Footgear was reduced to pulp, to my knowledge, on that occasion. But the Doncaster opening day stands out by itself, for, in addition to the deluge, there was the exodus of cattle and the depressing thought that its absence would ruin the attendance, so altogether spirits dropped to zero. Next day, however, the sun earns nut. goloshes were discarded, the ground dried xapidly. and the returns showed a better attendance than last year, so cheerfulness once more prevailed.

It seemed to me, as I sat in the firstclass compartment of the horse-van on the Karrier Car stand, that there must he a great demand for this class of

vehicle in the future. It may be explained that Clayton's of Huddersfield were exhibiting at Doncaster a van capable of taking three bunters, three passengers in a comfortable compartment. and the drivel, who would thus be

enabled to fulfil hunting engagements in a wide radius without any calculations as to trains or grooms. Everything, of course, is speeding up, and no wonder. All this followed up quite naturally a conversation recently with the principal hotel-keeper in the fine old hunting town of Oakham. Motors may have been the making of some country hotels, but they are squeezing him out. Now, the hunting people catch an 8 o'clock breakfast train from London, the motor awaits them, and conveys them to the inset. A full day's hunting follows, and they dine at home in London. This motor horse-box will still further complete the change of affairs. A natty little double card was handed to me at the stand of Foster's of Lincoln. The front cover contained only an inseription, " How we lost a customer." One opened the card hastily, expectantly, because here a subject is touched upon which interests most humans. Here might be helpful information in tabloid form, calculated to preserve customers for us in "the yawning void of the future." All these meditations were rudely dispelled because one found on opening the card the following terse information framed in a deep black border —"He died."

The interest taken in the weekly arrival of this journal is brought home to us very palpably during Royal Show time. That issue, of course, is an exceptional one. Photographs have been taken in the Show-ground on the Saturday previously. Copious notes of the newest features of the various exhibits, technical descriptions of new vehicles, had all to be written up during the week-end, blocks had to be made and the whole dish served hot on Tuesday. No wonder that interest is thoroughly aroused when the afternoon of the opening day arrives, and with it the advance copies with the ink barely dry. It was part of my work to meet the train from Loudon, convey quickly the copies to the Show-ground, and distribute the first batch to some exhibitors. The parcel had to be opened in Doncaster station to gladden some clamouring exhibitors whn were slipping away early because of the awful weather, then the taxi must needs stop half way (" Water in the petrol, and no wonder," explained the driver), He found me another vehicle, however, so that the report was being eagerly scanned all over the Show-ground well before five o'clock, and people were not sparing in their praise for our enterprise. I go into these details because much interest has been taken in this promptitude of ours at Royal Show time.

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People: S. F. Tyler
Locations: Derby, Oakham, Lincoln, London

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