Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-28
One of the Richest Prizes.

One of the Richest Prizes.
Since Santos carried of the Deutsch prize
the richest one remaining in the clubs GIT
is the Deutsch- Archdeacon flying machine
prize OF 30 GOO francs. 1t Is to go TO the hrst
non-balloon machine that shall do closed
kilometer without touching earth en- route,
t. e., go 500 yards. turn round a previously
designated point and return to the starting
point. The prize Is international, but must
be won within 40 kilometers of Paris.
There is prize of 1850 francs for the
first aeroplane. with or without motor thar
shall travel loo yards against The WIND,
measured In the direction OF the wind, ana
whose total denivelation between departure
and landing shall not exceed 10 per cent
| (The falling angle Of the Wright brothers
was only per cent. This Is easier) There
| are ten other smaller encouragement prizes.
During five years past Aero club mem
| bers have held the long-distance record or
| the world, amateur and professional, tor
| pure spherical balloonings. The record or
! records is that OF the Comte de la Naulx.
| aided by Castillon de St. Victor. during the
| exposition OF 1880 In a balloon filed three
| fourths, with hydrogen they went from
I Paris TO Karostychew. in Russia a DIS
| lance OF l, 925 kilometers q 1874 miles).
The record OF duration of time In the air
| is forty-one hours. established by De la
| Naulx. NJ Herve, Castillon de St Victor
and Naval Lieut.. Tapissier on October IL,
IL. Il, 1901. between Toulon and Port Ven
dres This. too is world record. botn
amateur and professional. and the Santos
Dumont prize of 1000 francs cash is in the
clubs treasury awaiting the balloonist who
shall (under the clubs eyes, stay forty
eight hours IN the air
The club publishes an official bulletin,
Il AeTOphilc.' which is Just now running
a big contest OF aerial photography. Along
with it the club is running a rather scien-
tifc meteorological observations cont EST
from balloons, one OF whose prizes is a reg
istcring barometer offered by Prince Ro-
land Bonaparte. very active member. I'M
portant reductions in the price OF gas are
offered members willing to make such OBJ
servations on their pleasure trips.
The GauloiS' distance cup Is exclusively
a club affair. The first winner was the un-
firing De Ia Vaux (November. 1905. dis
lance $50 kiiomcters) II was done small.
for starter. In July, 1904, the Comte
dOultremont C432 kilometers) took It, Then
NJ. David did 6gS kilomcters IN December,
1891; while its present holder, De la Naulx
again. wen il back by doing $50 kilometers
in April of this year II IS bound TO be-
come more and more Of an event the
distance increases notch by notch. The
ultimate winner will be he who shall have
held it during "a consecutive months. FL
nally the city of Paris offers annually
through the club grand prize Of aero
nautics Of 1000 francs cash. 1t is set this
year for November 10.
Interest of Lady Aeronauts.
One important contest remains unmen-
toned 1t is the cup for lady aeronauts.
Like the Gaulois cup it has yet no final
winner. No lady member of the club has
been able to hold it during eighteen con-
secutive months. 1 shah not soon forget.
in this connection, a conversation / hap
pened to overhear beside the tennis of the
Puteaux Island Club. They We're ladies of
the highest fashion who were speaking.
"Of course Lachambre cut it," one was
saying.
but the sewing is done by women" said
another.
French or japanese slk?" inquired
third.
How many yards?" asked fourth
When the first speaker replied:
"A thousandr' l asked myself if had the
berlue; but the fair ones benevolently ex-
planned.
1--WE are not talking gowns, but bal
looms" they said. cit is the new balloon
of the duchesse that will hold 900 cubic
yards of gas-to carry up the duchesse ana
her husband
She takes him for ballast" some one
murmured.
which Nine. Sauniere the first to win
the ladies' cup" pronounced a lovely young
matron solemnly. Miss Moulton's Wan
derng Boy holds more!'
1t was unusual lady talk; but the whole
story of the Aero Club is unusual. When
even the wives of well-to-do amateurs take
to balloon constructing YOU understand 1t
must be a good thing for balloon makers;
and it was thus that the club was able to
get it's present complete possession of
French Reconnaissance by beating down
the professionals but by absorbing them.
1t fiattered them by making them members
and it showed them they could make more
money by accompanying, instructing and
constructing for members than they had
ever dreamed of making in the old days
when they held ballooning a sort OF
trade mystery.
Winners of the Ladies' Cup.
How socially smart the ladies' cup has
become l Will disclose to you in a small in
discretion. If you look in the clubs book
under the rubric of Coupe des Femmes
Aeronautes" you will find but two winners
mentioned-Miss Moulton, the present de-
tentrce, and Madame Saunier, whose 3T3
kilometers Miss Mouton wiped out and
went her $40 kilometers better.
Yet the ladies' cups first winner was
Mile. Germaine Lepeyre June, 1902, 100
kilometers). She held 1t three days. when
Madame Pinch ESQ kilometers) took IL and
held 1t five days. Then Magdeliene Savale
stayed up long enough to be blown 403 kill
ometers and held the cup long time. Many
others made meritorious attempts-Henrf-
cite de Lonny, Lucie Maguel, Lima de Vite
Janet de Louge, Berthe de Nyse and Ju-
liette de Naes-fair young actresses and
others
Who these hardy pioneers not on the
| Golden scroll? They are not Aero Club
members. The ladies' cup. you see, was
originally founded by illustrated sport
| ing weekly-and the Aero Club absorbed it
| in accordance with it's sage fundamental
principle. STERLING HELLO.