Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28

was in danger, ana the completion OF his
seventeenth lap put him ahead Of the rec
ord of 2;5s:A made on Wednesday by Paul
han. Farnam today used Gnome revolv-
ing motor
Record of Latham.
Latham at the end OF his seventh round,
had been in the air one hour two minutes
2S2b seconds; at the end OF the eighth, his
time was Ill ;20tS; the ninth, 1:2O:257S the
tenth, 1923 :2S7S and the eleventh, 1;3S;51S.
Latham alighted after having covered
distance Of Ill ldlometers or 6S.SS miles
Tissandier completed his first round in
minutes 36Sb seconds; his time at the end
OF the second 19I59s; the third, 2S48ts; the
fourth, SS:221S; the fifth. 47:35tS; the sixth,
57;441S; the seventh, 1898; the eighth,
1:Ii:323s; the ninth, 1:2t.lS1s; the tenth,
:86: :22 and the eleventh, 1;4G:521b.
Bunau-V Varilla and Captain Ferber also
had brought out their machines for praC-
tice flights, and at $50 in the afternoon,
five aeroplanes were circling around the
course At this hour the spectators were
treated to a rare sight. The military
dirigible balloon Colonel Renard came up
from the south and maneuvered over the
plain at a height of 1000 feet. The tiny
aeroplanes were sweeping around beneath
the balloon, and 1t seemed as though they
were preparing to attack the huge aerial
monster that dominated the scene. The
Renard moved back and forth over tho
sun-lit plain, while the vast crowd watched
the enchanting picture with expressions Of
delight,
Bunau-Varilla and Captain Ferber ended
their flights in the "aeroplane graveyard
al a turn in the course.
The committee late today overruled
% oil Ia.
this morning by he Lagrange and re-
quested the postponement Of the finals
in the Prlx De La Champagne until to-
morrow.
Two dirigible balloons, the Zodiac and the
Colonel Renard, While evoluting at a great
height late this afternoon in front OF the
Tribune, passed within forty feet of each
other. A catastrophe was averted only by
the skillful manipulation of Count de La
Vaulx, the pilot Of the Zodiac. The two
dirlgibles were preparing for a race At the
time Of the incident the aeroplanes were
sweeping around the course beneath them.
Big Meet Saturday.
The contest tomorrow for the Interna-
tional cup. known otherwise az the Gordon
BoDnett trophy, TO 90 TO the aviator. who
covered two laps, or 1242 miles in the
shortest time, Is regarded as the principal
event Of Aviation week. Both the Wright
and the English machines are considered
too slow to stand any chance, and the
contest consequently lies among Berlot
Curtiss and Latham. BIerlOts big machine
is being fitted up with new wings and pro-
pellers. ana the pilot announces he Will
try out his aeroplane this afternoon. Both
Bleriot and his engineer agree that the
motor was not damaged yesterday when
the machine ran into fence surrounding
the tHbunes
COrtlandt F. Bishop. president of the
Aero Club Of America, and Roger Wallace
president Of the Aero Club OF Great Bri-
tain had a conference this morning on
the decision Of the committee to allow
Bleirot to use a machine in the race for
the International cup other than the one
with which he qualified. They decided
that the issue raised concerned the French
flyers only, and II the other contestants
we're satisfied the foreigners nsd no reason
to protest.
Glenn Ii. Curtiss, the American aviator,
after further Consideration, this morning
filed formal protest against his penaliza-
ton Of one-tenth OF his time In the contest
for the Prix De La Vitesse, on the ground
that he was distinctly informed no pen.
atty would be inflicted II he did not start
Sunday He is willing. however, to ac-
eepted penalization Of one-twentieth for
his fault OF Tuesday, as most OF his cOmpet-
itOrs received similar handlcaps
PRuIhaR Has Accident.
While making his second start Paulhan
had al accident apparently due 70 hls