The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-27
FRACTURES SEVERAL RECORDS
FOR FLYING AND TAKES
GLORIOUS REVENGE.
Also Performs Stunts Against Heavy
Weather, and Shows That the
Frsnchman Knows a Thina or Two
About Construction of Ships" of
This Type-5Iertot Comes to Grief.

bethany Aviation Field. EvEfns.
France, Aug. 2s.~~Hubert Latham. the
French aviator. today took glorious
revenge tor the hard luck H. *
perien~ed IN his recent attemuts To
cross the English channel. and his In
detatisable, but hitherto unsuccessful.
efforts to accomplish some notable
achievement during the present meet
ing, by establishing "a new worlds
record for distance. IL kfIomcters.
6'o ktlometers. or $3.50 miles.
Latham covered Il laps, nr ito kfto-
meters, in two hours IL minutes q
seconds and the full distance In two
hours. Is minutes, 81 seconds, which
also are worlds records, the flight be-
ing at the rate pf about f>ls kilumot-
er$ AN hour, as compared with 53t.
made by Wright at Lemana and u
fraction under that made bg FauIham
yesterday.
In grace of lines no other aeruplana
here compares with Latham's nono-
plane. TIL" slightly tilted planes from
the hong skiff-itkc body gave il a
resemblance. when close. to a winged
canoe whit" sailing high up ~ the all
1t looks from the distance like a
mammoth dragon. For an hour with
tiuttertng wings like a living thing.
1t Fought its way against the storul
Of rain and wind at an average height
Of 80 feet. mounting higher a. the
wind rose. until. during tho worst
al the storm 1t Was up fully a@o feet
The contention of the advocates Of
the biplanr that the monopIane would
be unable Ia live in a strong braeze
has been amply refuted.
Latham earlier in the day. with
No. 49," another aernplane IT the
same type mad" IA flight of more than
10 klometers and after he had fin
ished, Count he Lambert covered tts
kii"mcters C53.3 miles). In magnIlI-
cent fashion.
The flights therefore in "a single day
totalied more than 10 miles,
Glen II. CurtiSs had two practice
spins, but although his machine be-
haved splendidlg, It's speed was dis
appointing An accident which ElerIot
suffered about dusk may improve
curti%s' chances for the International
cup. While trying to aIight In front
nf the tribune with passenger
aboard his machine. HlerEot crashed
into a fence, the wings and propellor
being broken. He narrowly missed
killing several of the spectators.
Whether nr not the motor WAS injured
has not yet been definitely deter
mined. II sn. Curtiss' most dangerous
rival has hoen put at a disadvantage.
As RIerlot intended tn u@e the wrecked
machine I'm the international event,
although he qualified with another
Rougicr. while giving an exhibition.
landed among crowd lunrhtng In
the gras~ slightly lHi4rng t%o
women and man
Bleriot insists that his accident ~us
nat due In reckiessnos=. With which
he WAS charged by the cr"&d He
declares IA squadron at Dragons WAS
moving across the field and crowded
him toward the fence. compelling him
To choose between landing amoag tire
horses nr in the barrier
f8day'S "nnt~~t altered the sia~@5f&~
cation nf the prtx lie Ia FHa8rasGe
the figures IseiaE aa~ f,1ia~ -.
Latham IL kl!am"ters: Pau1aam.
1911; Ia t.4mhcrt- lIs: Latham n:
Curtis. 80; L">rr. y.
I-atham's t"o records wore made
with different machines.