New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22
FRANCES FLYING WEEK
ALL READY At RHEIMS.
Betting on the Contests-The Com
mittee's arrangements.
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Paris. Aug. 2l.-American F'sl'o'S -. ~
| curing the great international hyhhs "esN
! which begins tomorrow. VIII nho 'ha' 'ii7
MARQUIS de Poiignac and the aVlauoh coi'i'
| taa have succeedsa in managing the hotels
Messenger ,rufrc to and from the Plain OF Betheny
and the seating of spectators in the triounes
| 60 g. 70 insure not only comfort but economy
| pv annI;cat ion at the committees longing
| buraau opposite the railway station. rooms may
! be obtained at from 81 TO 81 a day. The East
ern Railway has established special station
within three minutes walk OF the stands anu
| trains run to and from Rheims every half hour'
The committee has erected at prominent points
| I'm Rheims tall posts, bearing conventohai sig
/ mails. indicating whether flights are soins OIL
are probable or are impossible on account oi
! atmospheric conditions. The taxicab service a.
| Rheims is now complete and comprises Zoo
| cars The chaufeurs demand SO fof 'he IMP
to the aerodrome and back. or $40 for the oaS-
| The stands are arranged in the same manner
! @. tbe, were at the Dieppe automopile cHcul'
last wear and there are plenty OF restaurants oi'
! the grounds where good meals can be oo'aiieu
| AT moderate prices The Rnelrns salu0"'
have accomplished wonders In the way vi "
Grating the grounds with turf srnan "ee'
| eb-,,hs and flower beds OF geraniufhs anu
! gladioli. ron,
General Durand. who is In charge VI ING ~
traffic, and is responsible for keeping the aeio-
| drone cleared for the fights mas ui'uei ms
orders three regiments of infantry two regi-
| nents Of dragons, field ambulance 'ni7
r,,,dres mounted sendarmes and a company OF
,t.,r,. bicvcIists besides the local police OF
Rheims.
MOTOR cars are swarming into the city IN an
.,ess procession from all parts OF Europe anu
! ta,,norarv sheds are being constructed 10 mouse
tbarn all the available stables and garages oeiiS
+a,,en Rheims is filed to overlooking not ohly
| with Frenchmen but with thousands OK Amer
cans English, Germans and Italians. boo'hs
| are erected behind the stands. and at convenient
intervals on the road TO Betheny. where really
good champagne is sold at 10 cents tumnier-
full and the syndicate Of champagne firms has
presented a basket of champagne TO every per-
son in the employ of the aviators
To avoid blocks. the committee has arranged
separate routes for the return from the aero
drome for each class OF vehicles-one for auto
mobiles, another for carriages and horses, an
other for cycles, and broad path across fields
for pedestrians. Altogether, the arrangements
are admirable. and it depends only on the
weather for this grand flying week to be a
tremendous success
Glenn II. Curtiss and his biplane are d centre
of interest. Mr.. Curtiss is in excellent health
and spirits and full of confidence. His hiplsne
is the smallest entered. and is by far the
prettiest and most birdlike TO look at
The betting on the results is already heavy.
For the speed contests Mr. Curtiss and NJ
Bleriot equal favorites at TO 1. Mr.. Cock
burn and NJ. Farman also equal at to L.
and NJ. Latham is at 8 TO /. For the contest
for the greatest length Of time aloft MN. Bleriot
and Sommer are equal favorites at to L. and
Latham and Paulham at to 1 and to /.
! spectvely. For the high flying contests NJ
Latham is the favorite. closely followed by NJ
Bleriot, with NM. Lefebvre and Tissandier, on
! the Wright machines, next. NM. Paulhan and
De Rue. on the Vosins and NJ. Farman, on the
! bplane Of his own make, following. For the
| passenger carrying contest NM. Bleriot and
! Fourier the favorites.
/ Great curiosity Is aroused by NJ. Fournier and
his Voisin machine which is fitted with an ordi-
! nary ITALIA automobile engine. and his success
obtained in his trials is important, because It is
the first Time a solid, ordinary motor engine has
| proved efficient IN raising it's own weight. to-
| sether with the machine. It's pilot, who weighs
/ 10 pounds and a passenger. weighing I54
pounds
| The popular interest in aviation is shared by
! the venerable members of the French Academy
! of Science. which has decided to expend 81 600
! annually in striking gold and silver medals for
| successful deserving aviators of French or
| foreign nationality. fhe model of the first
| medal has already been struck from the mint
| It was designed by Rene Baudichon. who drew
| his inspiration from the "Metamorphoses" of
{ Ovid, representing Boreas lifting Orthya
daughter Of the King OF Athens. IL the air. and
| the reverse representing the sky flied with
/ hocks of aeroplanes and Siderable balloons of
! every description darting forth In all direc-
! lions.
Among the Americans in Paris. most OF whom
| intend going TO Rheims. provided the weather
! improves, Jefferson Coolidge p T. Muir
! ply, Mr.. and Mrs. James Lindsay William J.
Champ Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kent J. Townsend
! Burden, Spencer Gales, Judge and Mrs. Ebert
/ T. Gary. Judge and Mrs PIowman, Mr. and
( Mrs. ]. B. Mckay Mrs. c. A. Davis Mr. and
Mrs. Charles p. Moves, Mrs. A. d. Perkins Mrs
/ Elliot Danforth, Mr.. and Mrs. John Watson
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Lincoln l. CT French
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Maynard. r. D Chaplin.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Chalmers Dale Mrs. Harrison
( Power Mrs. j. V. Wilbur. Mr.. and Mrs c. w
( Williams T. PeIl and Miss Laura PeiI and Mr.
/ and Mrs Charles Wilkes c r