Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-28
AsToNIsHED COMPETITORS
III. His First Round Made a Record
Blcriot Subsequently Made
s.s Worlds Record.

In His First Round Made a Record
Blcriot Subsequently Made u
Worlds Record.
Belheny3 Aviation Field, Rheims, Aug.
2s.--Glen II. Gurtiss, the only American
aviator at Betheny, today won the in-
4 cred the two laps OF the course, 20
lsilometers. or 1242 miles, in Is min
rtes, 80 3-15 seconds. This is at the
8 rate or 4T.65 miles an hour.
Bleriot his most formidable compete
tor, made the distance in Is minutes,
56fs seconds Latham did not start. Il
Gurtiss took advantage of favorable
Y weat her conditions this morning and
after a trial lap which he covered in
minutes 55 i -5 seconds, he made his
il official record. lie did the first lap In
Il Tminutes, 81 2-5 seconds and the sec
q ond in7 minutes, SO is seconds Each
lap measures 56.21 miles and Curtiss
broke, all previous records.
Bleriot. waited until a late hour this
3 afternoon Before flying. He made HIS
first round in minutes, 50 as seconds.
which is two-ffths OF "a second behind
the best time made by Curtiss.
E'efebYre, flying in a Wright biplane,
also tried for this event, but his time
was comparatively slow. being givengat
20 minutes, SO rs seconds.
Curtiss' round in the international
made In Z nlinutes, 53 1-5 seconds does
not count in the speed lap contest. as
this event is the only race in which
the time for rounds does not count
in lap competition.
The 8international cup of aviation Is
known otherwise as the Gordon Ben
\ nett trophy. a It Is an object. Of art
valued at $500 which goes to the win.
ming club and $1,000 to the aviator. The
course is two laps of the Bethenys aro-5
H dome or 20 kilometers. ~
CurtlssS comes rom Hammond sppft,
Ny. This is the first time he has
flown against formid BILE competitors.
His machine is a. biplane.
DECIDES 10 TRY.
Curtiss came to his decision to make
a. trial suddenly. At 1911 O. IN. 4 sur
rounded by a group of enthusiastic;
Americans, including Cortland Field
Bishop, president or the American
Aero club, Commander r. L. Chaplin,
/ the American naval attache a Paris,
4 and I. Bentley NJ The military ate
tache,th the machine was run out on the
( field. Curtiss made no preparation
I other than to change his coat for ~
leather Jacket. With no trace OF ex-s
j citement,f he climbed into the seat and
Y gave THE order to start the propellers,
Running along the ground a short dis
tance for a flying start, the machine
I lifted lightly and circled between the
timekeepers and the Stribunes Then
mounting gradually until he had reach
ed height of As feet Curtiss crossed
the line at n terrific pace.
CURTIsss a Err PLANE.
The aeronlane, small and compact,
and witt rim lines, looks more like q q
racer. than any of the others here and
as 1t sped away straight as an arrow
exclainations Of admiration arose.
Clipping lie corners closely, Gurtiss
3 continued at a uniform height until he
Z had passed the last pSlon. He then
descended sharp y, to get the benefit OF
gravity and crossed the finish line
less than a dozen fleet above the
4 ground. "A few seconds afterward the
white ball was foisted, Indicating that
q record had been broken and the
Americans brolte out into wild cheering.
* The aeropIane was towed back behind
the line and Curtis was ,showered with
congratulations. HeSkreplied gmodestly
that this speed was only what 5he3antic-
& ipated and he expressed perfect salts
factionwitF the way In which his aero
plane had behaved. The time for this
{ trial heat was Z minutes, 55 10 seconds.
Curtfss explained. however, that he
had encountered peculiar air8currents. !
especially over the "neroplane grave
yard, where he said the air seemed to
boil. =
The American announced that hefI
= An. (.~..
national His gasoline tank was quick |
,Sly filed and he got away in fine style.
5IIe rose to q greater height than on his
trial in order to escape the turbulent
.Rirscurrentsine near the ground. His flight |
was mastery The machine lifted be-
fore every turn and swept around the
turns from the downgrade.
& & HIS FIRST ROUND.
Curtiss first round was slower. by /
i is seconds than his trial, but on the
last round he let out his motortto its |
full speed and came home like a streak
He shot down from height OF 100 feet, |
at which altitude he rounded the last |
Spyion, to Il he finish line, which he 4
crossed in impressive style. His time
for this round was { minutes, s53 LIS sec
onds. This broke Curtiss' own world $
record made haitian hour previously.
His total for the 20 Kilometres Q2.42 \
miles,. was Is minutes, so 3-5 seconds
Bleriot in his No. % crossed the line |
mt half past u. BY this time the wind
had risen and was blowing from three
to five meters second. Bleriot afte.
completing single round alighted. M /
time, however, WAS announced. the !
itlmekeeper saying that 1t was slower
than Bleriot's earlier round. which ns |
made in minutes, IS LIS seconds.
COMPETITORS AsToNIsHED.
Gurtiss' competitors showed plainly
their establishment at his REMARKABLE
performance and they hastily conl- [
pleted their preparations to compete
with him. Bleriot made trial with his
big machine but his time was Z min
aites, 58 1-5 seconds. slower than any
one of Curtiss' rounds.
Shortly after clock Iefebvre with
a Wright biplane made an effort but
Ills speed was nanifest1y inferior and
at the last turn of the final round h.
lost considerable by swinging out too
far, This obliged him 70 take reverse
R.rve to pass In front or the tiins-tI