Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-02
Broke All Worlds Records for
Duration Of Flight and Dis.
lance at Rheims.
his FEAT WAS A SURPRISE
Had Been q Dark Horse and Prepared
His Machine secretly-His Oficiai
Record was His Miles IN
about Three Hours-lIu-
bert Latham Second.

Betheny, Aviation Field, Rheims, Aug.
L-Henry Farman. the English aviator.
a dark horse in the aviation contests. in
. bi-pane OF his own design to-day broke
ihe worlds records for duration of flight
and distance in heavier than air and
won the grand prize de la champagne
The endurance testify remarkable
light officially recorded as $50 kilometres
fills miles) in hours. minutes, Sc rs
Ieconds although he actually covered an
extra 10 kilometres and remained in the
air 10 minutes after 1880 o'clock .his even
ing the hour that the t'mekeepers under
the rules ceased to keep a record Of the
hight.
ordered named:
Hubert Latham in monoplane No 90,
l64 Kilometres. zoo metres. time hours.
Is minutes. 3-5 seconds; Louis PauIhan
in Voisin biplsne, 1871 Kilometres; Count
De Lambert, biplane, ZIG Kilometres Hu-
bert Latham in monopiane 40. 49, III
Kilometres; NJ Tissandier, bi-
plane; Roger Sommer biplane; NJ. Dele
plane; Glenn II. Curtiss. biplane 80 kilo-
metres; NJ. Lefebvre. biplane.
Although Hubert Latham with a DIFF
positions. the aviation committee held
that he was ineligible for two prizes
and awarded the fifth TO Mr.. rissan-
'er and the sixth to Mr.. Sommer.
Farman's victory crane as complete
surprise. He had been preparing his ma
chine secretly and had not appeared
upon the field until to-day except for a
few practice flights and had been almost
forgotten. Indeed after ne started about
$50 p. m. keeping close to the ground
while Latham and others were soaring
In spectacular fashion high in the air.
Farman attracted an attention until ne
had flown so kilometres. They suddenly
tie watchers discovered he had gone
out carrying petroleum enough for a
1--WE hour flight and equipped with q
self cooling revolving motor built by
tho Gnome company after his own de-
sign.
All eyes had been riveted on the
unonoplane OF Latham. who, after It's
sanders foul OF Paulhan in the
morning had ended Paulhan's
chances had become the favorite for
the grand prize de la champagne.
They also had watched the enchant-
ing changing pictures unfolding
above the sunlit plain Of Betheny--
white winged men birds. circling and
wheeling. a genuine race for flve
miles between two biplanes and Lat
hams soaring monoplane and finally
the arrival OF two huge dirfsibles
which evoluted like great giants OF
The air above the feet OF nimble ma.
chimes in the lower strata
Trouble with his ignition plug
forced Latham to descend after he
had covered III kilometres and Tis-
Fandier came down after accomplish
Ing identically the same distance
The others had ended their efforts
.arly.
FARMAN KEPT FLYING.
Only Farman continued. Round he
went as regularly as clock work, always
nugging the ground. Record after record
fell before his methodical flight. Dark
ness fell and lanterns we're hung on the
towers making tho limits OF the course
The searchight from the grandstand
sould not pierce the gloom. A dozen
automobiles raced to strategic points to
make sure that Farman was still in the
air. Finally at 7:3s o'clock the announce
nent was made that the timing Of the
ieroplanist had ended under the rules.
ZEN minutes more and suddenly out Of
The darkness ghostly thing appeared in
front Of the tribune and came to earth
on the starting line.
A great cheer arose. Millerand In the
name OF the French government con-
graduated Mr.. Farman.
II DO So" sail the minister mot only
or the wonderful achievement you have
accomplished but as a brave man ana
.or the example you have set for 9TH
prs."
Curtiss Just before dark made the fast
est lap he has yet accomplished. his
time being s minutes, 8 is seconds. NJ
Bleriot with big engine in his repaired
machine also made fast trial. showing
that the contest for the international cup
tomorrow lies between them.