Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-09-02
AMERICAN WINS
Blue RIBBON.
GLENN cURTIss WINS lNTERNA
:z.t TioNAL CUP OF AVIATION
At RHEIMS.
BEATS BOTH LERloI AND. LATHAM
Flies 1912 Miles in IS Minutes, so SIS
Seconds, Record Time.-Mrs. Roose-
welt and Ambassador White
Among the Spectators.
BEATS ,BLERl0T AND LATHAM

Bethany Aviation Field, Rheims,
Aug. 3O.-The international cup Of
aviation, known also as the James
Gordon Bennett trophy, was won by
Glenn H. Curtiss, the American avia.
tor, in the fastest aerial journel Of 20
kilometers Q2.42 miles, ever accomp.
lished by man. His time, Is minutes
so 3-5 seconds, was made only 5 3-5
seconds faster than that made by Bile
riot over the same course. The other
two pilots who represented France,
Latham and Lefevre, finished respec-
lively in II minutes 80 seconds, and
20 minutes Al 3-5 seconds.
Cockburn, an Englishman, ran into
a haystack as he was maneuvering for
the start, and did not cross the line.
Several other machines, which were
expected to start, we're not ready with
in the time limit. @
Curtiss, with Latham as possible
outsider Lefevre on previous per-
formances apparently had no chance.
Fortune favored the American An
accident two days ago to Bleriot's fast
machine was a serious handicap, since
he had no opportunity to try out the
repaired machine.
Curtiss stole a march on his rivals
by getting away early. Finding condi-
tons favorable at 10 o'clock in the
morning he decided to take no
chances in the tickle weather, and
after trial trip, in which he made
the circuit of the course in Z minutes,
IS is seconds, lowering the worlds
record seconds, he started imme-
diately on his attempt to win the cup.
Still StartIes Frenchmen.
He handled his machine, which few
along at speed never before wit
messed, In mastery style, especially at
the turns which he took on the down
grade. "a The first round, measuring
6.21 miles, was made in Z minutes 81
2-5 seconds, somewhat slower than the
trial time, but the second round was
covered two seconds faster, minutes
So is seconds, another worlds rec.
ord. 49,. - '... ..-'E f5.A.. r.: 80.
This remarkable showing on the
part of the American created conster.
nation in the Bleriot camp. The
French favorite, whose machine was
equipped with four-bladed propeller,
made a trial. but could do no better
than minutes So is seconds, for
the round. Then upon the advice of
Santos-Dumont, he substituted two
bladed propeller, but this proved slow.
er still, and the French began to
doubt the ability of their champion.
Eleriot replaced the original propel.
Ter and tinkered with his machine for
several hours. In the meantime Lee
fevre in a Wright biplane, but with
out hope of winning, flew over the
course, but his time was five minutes
slower than that of Curtiss.
The excitement grew steadily as
o'clock, which the public understood
was the time limit for starting IN this
event, approached, r,Bleriot's and
Latham's machines were run out and
everybody stood watch in hand.
At o'clock the crowds concluded
that the two French champions had
defaulted and murmur of protest
arose, but a minute later it was Off.
cially announced that the wording OF
the rule had been misunderstood ard
that the rule allowed a start to e
made any time before half past i've
o'clock. 5..s :
A few minutes later Bleriot and
Latham crossed the line in quick sue
cession. Bleriot went by the tri'
Dunes at a terrific pace and for a
moment the Americans feared Curtiss
would be beaten. He finished the
round in almost the identical time of
Curtiss' fast lap, covering the ten
kilometers in minutes So 3-5 sec.
onds, but his speed seemed appre.
ciably to decrease on the last round
and before he reached the final turn
the stop watches showed that he had
lost. The French crowds were great
ly disappointed at the failure of their
countryman, but largely owing to the
popularity Of the Wrights in France
and the general French recognition OF
the wonderful stimulus Americans
have given to the science of aviation
no foreign victory could have been
so popular as that Of an American. 4
The Judges Immediately ran up the
American flag on the signal pole on
the timekeepers' stand in front Of the
tribunes and the bands played the
Star Spangled Banner There was
great rejoicing among the American
spectators. 3a sF.
Mrs. RooseveIt Present.
Ambassador Henry White, accom-
panied by Mrs Theodore Roosevelt
Miss Ethel Roosevelt, Quentin and
Archie, had arrived IN time to witness
the flights by Bleriot and Latham
from special box placed at the dis
posal Of the party. y. .s
curtiss Wins Again. 5ss3
q twilight vision Of Paulham'l
graceful monoplane, like q great
white bird soaring above the plain
50 high that It seemed to rise above
the yellow harvest moon lust peepine
above the distant hills, and the feet
e