The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-10-25
IRNIP cRaD TK TONER
r1IP WAS A PERTEcr SUCCESS

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Paris. Oct .l.-The Santos numonl
air ship assembled al ST. Cloud at ?; ,,
O'Clock In the afzernoon and eve min
utes afrerward began 10 round tbs
Esrei tower. Santos Dumont comples
ed his trip successfully. bur question
has arisen as 10 whether IL was done
within rhe time limit. 50 minutes
NJ. neuEseh says the aeronauE won
the prize The committee. however.
declares that Santos Dunsonf took 80
minutes 10 ~ seconds 10 make the
trip
Santos Dumont started for the first
time al 7-zs but on leaving the park
his guide rope caught In a tree and he
wxs obliged TO descend. He started
again al AZ p. m. rose ESQ yards aud
then pointed for the Einei tower. the
balloon going In a straight line 1t
vas seen through heId glasses TO ar
tine up 10 that point with the wind
il the balloons favor. was 8 minutes
and IS seconds II returned against
the wind and made slower headway.
but Still kept in the right direction for
ST Cloud which ii reached in the total
time q % minutes. Is seconds But
instead OF descending Immediately.
Santos unont made a broad sweep
over the Aero club grounds with the
result that another minute and rs sec
ends we're consumed before the work
men seized the guide ropes Thus
technically Santos Dumont exceeded
the time limit by 80 seconds
Crowd Was With Him.
The enormous crowd which had
gathered inside and outside the
grounds gave the aeronaut a tremerd-
Gus ovation. As his basket came with
IL speaking distance. Santos-D unont
leaned over the side and asked: Have
| son the p~ize2~
Hundreds of spectators shouted I
Yes. yes. bat the Count de Dion. a
member Of the committee. appeared
and threw damper on the enthnzi
asm BIZ saying. NY friend. you have
lost the prize bv 80 seconds
Numbers Of the cnlookers protested
axainst this announcement IN lively
terns. but the Count Dc Dlcn said
THAT Is The decision cf the commit.
tee in accordance With the rules Of the
eontest
Tee crowd. however. refused u ac.
sept this vfew and = warm discussion
snsued the majority Of the spectators
aksng the ground that Santos Dumoat
sas entitled 10 the prize because he
lad reached the grounds within the 30
minutes. although he had not de.
icended Immediately. The aergnasgt.
Ifter protesting against the decision
u the COMMITTEES. finally shrugged his
houlders and remarked
anyway. DO not care personally
or the 100 0oa francs I intended TO
i've II to the poor
The crowd persisted In declaring
hat Santos Dupnont had won A mum
er of ladies' who were present threw
overs over the aeronaut. Others Of
cred him bouquets. and one admirer.
0 the amusement OF the onlookers.
ven presented him with little white !.
abbit
At this moment ". Deutseh himself
rived at the club grounds. having
My shortly before that moment
cached Paris from Blarritz. He ad
anced. embraced Santos umont.
hook hands with him and said: For
y part consider that you have won 4
ie prize" r
The crowi then gave the two men /,
-eat ovation. cheering heartily. a
Santos-Duu1ont claims be won the \
lie because he reached the park
thin the time and that the original a,
lies governing the contest made no Il
ention Of having to touch the ground 4.
thin go minutes. IN
The dispute is due to the action OF {,
e committee. which some time ago
odffied the terms Of the contest By
sorting the latter stipulation. San
s-Dun1ont at the time protested and v
fused to be bound by the fresh regu- ~
lions. and strenuouslv upheld this o.
sw with the Count de Dion and other ar
smbers Of the committee on descend OF
Z today. finally declaring that he "
nsidered that he had won the prize sH
d would not try again. II the money ~
$ withheld. 1t was not bis fault.
". Deutsch said he would give 325.-
francs to the poor, notwithstanding
; decision Of the committee. but
ntos- Dumont declined to accept the eei
err as solution Of the difficulty. bis
There was a large assembIa9e OF tbs
,pIe at the Eifel tower and consid- Ger