The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-27

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had then covered $50 kilometers or
HIS miles. in 3 hours. minutes, 56
% seconds,
Betheny Aviation Field, Rheims.
Aug 27-The aerial. races now in
progress here are daily arousing In
creased interest and excitement
throughout France as we'll as in Eu-
rope generally The published ac-
counts of the marvellous flights. In
which record after record has been
broken. have gripped the public atten-
tion and thousands OF people arc
focking hither from all parts OF the
continent,
The American contingent is large.
and many Americans travelling In 9th
er countries are abandoning their
original plans in order TO witness some
OF the performances OF this historic
week
Everybody Is enthusiastic and the
spectators declare the sight of the
beautifully winged airshiPs dying
steadily for hours seems like a dream.
The program for today includes the
finals in the grand "PriX De la Cham
pasne" OF competition for the great
est distance without taking on fresh
supplies Of fuel and oil. which carries
the largest prize Of the meeting. The
record Is now 95.SS miles, made by
Latham yesterday in hours. is min
utes. 9 3-5 seconds, and the contest
today promises to be exciting.
The sporting blood of the sky pilots
is up. Louis Paulhan, whose record
fell before Latham's performance Of
yesterday, declared today he did not
propose 10 allow Latham to carry of
the prize and the Wright managers
have decided to make a desperate ef-
fort 10 regain their lost prestige. Lath-
am himself has announced he will try
to beat his own record
Paulhan, with a tank carrying 90 1T
ers OF gasoline. enough 10 last him
for FIVE hours. went up shortly be-
lore II o'clock. but his oil feeder was
not working well and he allghted for
repairs after having Travelled a couple
OF m.es
The contest tomorrow for the inter.
national cup, known otherwise as the
Gordon Bennett trophy. 70 so to the
aviator who covers two laps. or 1912
miles in the shortest time. is regard
Cd as the principal event Of aviation
week. Both the Wright and the Eng
lisb machines are considered too slow
10 stand any chance and the contest
consequently lies among Blcriot, Cur
tisS and Latham.
BleTiots big machine Is being fitted
mp with new wings and propcllers, and
the pilot announces he win try out his
aeropane this afternoon. Both Bier
lot and his engineer agree that the
motor was not damaged yesterday
when the machine ran into a fence
surrounding the trlbunes.
While making his second start, Paul
han had an accident, apparently due
TO his attempt TO launch his machine
into The air before II had acquired
sufficient speed. The biplane left the
ground In response to the horizontal
rudder. but it encountered strong
puff OF wind on the beam. heeled over
and was forced back to the earth. The
planes on the left side crumpled up
like cnrd board. Paulhan explained
that the real cause OF his mishap was
a detour he made to avoid DC La
Grande. who was coming toward him.
He said he expected to be able to
make another start later in the day
Shortly after this mlshap Bleriot in
his No 49, went up and rounded the
course four times His time, however
was much slower than that made in
his No. %, being. by laps. . minutes,
90 - seconds. 10 minutes. 10 As sec
onds; 30 minutes. IL seconds. and ~
minmtes, 50 l-5 seconds
Three Wright models, each equipped
with tank carrying 90 liters of gaso-
inc. VIII fly in the endurance test.
Count De Lambert, who few in a
wright model last night. said he could
nave continued for 200 bilometerS
llZl2 miles, had it not been that his
tank became empty.
acting on behalf OF Clifford Harmon
oi New York. Cortlant +. Bishop Is
neEotiating for the purchase of the
nlI1sible balloon Zodiac for immediate
Shipment 10 New York. The Zodiac has
oeel entered Tor the dirjgiblc races 10
ne neld In connection with the Hud-
son-tnlton celebration Tho owners
asked $1,000 for the airship.