The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-29
CuRTISS SAILS IN FASTEST TIME
EVER MADE, SECURING COR
DON BENNETT CUP.
CONTEST IS A SUCCESS
Zeppelin Has Not Reached Berlin. and
Is Having All Sorts of Trouble
Lost Propeller ana prcasedina at
Slow Speed-Engishma Hits Hay
stack.

Bethany Aviation Field, keims. Aug.
2s.-Ihe international cup of aviation.
known also as the Gor,lon Bennett
trophy. was won to-day b. Glenn II.
curtiss, American aviator. In the fast
est aerial journey OF 70 kitomcters
,12.i2 miiesl ever accomplished by man.
His time, Is minutes. 30 3-5 seconds.
was only 3-5 seconds faster than that
made by Bleriot over the same COURSE
The other two French pilots. Latham
and Lefebvre. finished, respectively. in
II minutes. 81 seconds. and 20 minutes.
A. 3-5 seconds. Cockburn. an English
man, ran into Il haystack as he wa
maneuvering for the start and did not
cross the line.
The race lay between BIeriot and
Curtiss. with Latham as a possible
outsider curtiss stole a march on his
rivals by getting away early. Finding
conditions favorable at 10 o'clock i'm
the morning, he decided t. take no
chances in the tickle weather and. after
a trial trip. in which he made the cir
cult of the course in minutes, So / =
seconds, lowering the record seconds.
lie started Immediately on his atte mp.
to win the cup.
He handled his machine in mastery
style. The first round, measuring 6.al
miles, was made in minutes, 57o-s
seconds, and the second round was COW
cred in minutes, 53I-5 seconds. n
worlds record. Lefebvre, In a Wright
biplane. but without hope of winning,
flew over the course. but his time Was
five minutes slower than that of Cur
tisS.
Rlertot's and Latham's machines
were run out. A few minutes later
they crossed the line in quick success
sion. Bleriot went by the tribunes at
terrific pace and finished the round
in almost the identical time of Curtiss'
last lap, covering the 10 kilometerS Ia
! minutes. SO 3-5 seconds, but his speed
seemed appreciably to decrease on the
last round, and before he reached the
final turn, the stop watches showed
that he had lost.
The judges Immediately ran up tire
American flag and the bands played
The Star Spangled Banner" Thel-
was great rejoicing among the Amer
lean spectators.
Curtiss was escorted. or. rather
dragged, from the sheds la Ambassador
Whites box by several hundred en-
thusiastic Americans.
The ambassador congratulated Car
tIss in the name of the government
and Of the people Of the United States.
and then presented Mrs. Theodore
ra1f
large party. who had arrived in time
for the last flights.
The party witnessed the starts 0f
Bleriot, Lefebvre De La Grange and
others. They saw Bleriot, Just at dark.
clip ) 20 seconds off Curtiss' tastes.
round in the international match in n
1a-kilometer speed contest. making the
distance in ! minutes. T. 4-5 seconds.
which Is n new worlds record, and
Henry Farman. who yesterday won the
Prix de la Champagne. add to his lau-
rels by carrying two passengers around
the course
Only Lefebvre and Farman appeare
in tn passenger-carrying contest late
in the afternoon. The former covered
a lap with one passenger in II min
utes. % - seconds. Farman car
rIed one passenger in IL minutes. 20 IL
seconds. and two passengers in 10
minutes. s. seconds.
Tnmorrow's program includes the
Prtx he Latitude. 5000 to he
awarded Ia the aeroplanist attaining
the highest altitude: the conclusion of
the passenger and speed contest and
long distance flights by Pauiham. Tts-
sander and Lefebvre in efforts to
beat Farman's record for the annual
Michenan prize.