Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-27
AMERICAN AVIATOR TRAVELS 1-5
MILES IN 8 MINUTES AND
So SIS SECONDS.
RACES FOR FRENCH PRIZE
Ideal Weather Conditions Mark Second
Day of Aviation Week at
Rheims, France.
SIX WEEKS IN FLIGHT ON SUNDAY

RHEIMS, Aug. 23.-Glenn II. Cur
tiss, the American aviator, made rec
ord here today. He covered one lap, a
distance Of 6 Is miles, in s minutes So
80 seconds. This is the official timing.
Fine Weather for Flying.
Blue skies and glorious sunshine, with
only trace of wind, made ideal condi
tons for this, the second day of aviation
week, and the people in the city awoks
to the improved prospects of good sport
with keen relish.
Attracted by the sensational perform
ances of Sunday, when no less than six
aeroplanes were seen at the same time
winging their flight in huge circles over
the plain of Betheny, thousands of spec
tators came down on the early trains
from Paris. When the dirigible balloon,
Col Renard, appeared over the field at
10 o'clock, having come from Heaux,
the tribunes and fences lining the field
were already black with people. The
Renarq. which is the first of the dirl'
gible balloons to arrive, carried out
series of impressive evolutions above the
plain.
The events scheduled for today are
the Grand Prix de La Champagne and
of the city Of Rheims, and combinations
in the Prix du Tour de Piste and the
Prix des Aeronauts. The first event
carries prizes amounting to $4,000, the
first being $4,000. The money will
be given to the six aeropianes traveHna
the greatest distance without touching
the ground or replenishing their supplies
of fuel and oil. Strict watch is to be
kept that no aviator touched the ground
or comes within a certain specified dis
lance thereof. This event consequently
is test of endurance and unlike other
contests, each competitor is obliged to
put in an appearance on the opening
| day. Most of the sky pilots elected to
postpone their efforts until towards even
| ing, however, and the crowds that as
sembed to the aerodrome had to satisfy
| themselves during the morning and early
afternoon hours with witnessing rev
unofficial test flights.
Bleriot Speedy Flyer.
| Glenn H. Curtiss, the American flyer,
| has decided to take part in the prlX de
La Champagne, but he will cover only
one round for the lap and speed decls-
satisfactory trial flight of two kilome-
| ters Bleriot, with his SO-horse power
machine, astonished his competitors
| with the speed he developed. He trav-
| eled 50 swiftly that Curtiss' confidence
| in his ability to capture the international
cup has been somewhat shaken. This
! evenr is the principal feature of the
meeting
French Team Picked.
Hubert Latham has been chosen as
| the third aviator to represent France
| in the contest for the international cup.
| the big event of the week, which will
be ruiz off next Saturday. The others are
| the NJ. Blerot and Lefebvre. This de-
cision was reached by the judges after
careful consideration of the elimination
contests held Sunday. Tissandier, Paul
| ham and SOmmer are alternates to La
| than. Tissandier, who uses a Wright
| biplane, thus far holds the speed record.
| Only one other Wright machine, that
operated by Schreck, remains to compete
| IN this event.
The daring performances of Lefebvre
/ has made him extremely popular, but
Bleriot and Latham still remain the
favorites of the crowd.
Verne Airship Coming
Cortland f. Bishop, representing the
Aero Club of America, received definite
assurances from Jacques Verne that he
| would send a small portable dirigible
balloon, the Zodiac, to appear at the
| Hudson-Fulton celebration III New York
next month. The Zodiac will compete in
the race for dirigibles TO be held here.
Paulham After Record.
| Up to o'clock this afternoon, Paul
ham was the only man to make a real
effort for the Prix de La Champagne.
He covered 40, 800 meters in l hour and
3 minutes. Several other men, including
Lefebvre, who intend to compete later
/ in the week, simply crossed the starting
| line in order to qualify.
AS Paulham was completing his fourth
round, Bleriot with his SO-horsepower
monoplane, swiftly oyerhauled and
passed under the biplane He covered the
| lap before Paulham had reached the
back stretch, and was received amid
thunders of applause.