New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-28
OVER lis MILES in AIR
FARMAN WINS ENDUR-
ANCE TEST At RHEIMS.
OfciaE Record of flight III.7S Miles
IN 8 Hours Z Minutes SO 20
Latham Second.

Betheny Plain. Rheims, Aug. 2z.-Henry Far
man. the English aeronaut a dark horse in the
contests, in biplane Of his own design broke
the worlds records for duration Of flight and dis
tance to-day in a heavier-than-air machine and
won the Grand Prix de la Champagne-the en-
durance testify a remarkable flight officially
recorded as $50 kilometres tlll.7s miles) i'm
hours minutes and Sc e-5 seconds although he
actually covered an extra ten kilometres and re-
rnsned in the air ten minutes after 1880 o'clock
fhis evening. when the timekeepers. under the
rules. ceased 20 keep record Of the flight
The other contestants finished in the order
named: Hubert Latham. in monoplane 40. 20.
l5s kilometres 500 metres; time. , hours is min
utes sss seconds: Louis Pauhan. in a Voisin bi-
rlane lSl kilometres; Count de Lambert. hi
plsne. us Kilometres; Hubert Latham. in mono
plane No. Is. III kilometres: NJ. Tissandier. hi
plane. III Kilometres, Roger Sommer. bplane.
go kilometres; NJ. DE Ia Grange. monoplane. 30
kilometres: NJ. Bleriot. monopane. 40 kilo-
metres: Glenn H. Curtiss. biplane. 80 kilometres:
NJ Lefebvre. biplane. 81 kilometres.
Although Hubert Latham with a different
machine, took second and fifth positions. tho
aviation committee held that he was ineligible
for two prizes and awarded the fifth 10 NJ Tis-
sander and the sixth 20 n. Sommer.
Although Farman's brilliant record should
have warned the experts that he danger
Gus competitor, HIS victory complete sur
prise. He had been preparing his machine Sc
cretly. had not appeared upon the field until to-
day except for few practice flights and had
been almost forgotten. Indeed after he started.
about $50 p. IN. keeping close 10 the ground,
while NJ Latham and others were soaring in
spectacular fashion high in the air. Farman at
tracted no attention until he had flown eighty
kilometres Then suddenly the spectators woke
I'D and began 10 make inquiries. only 10 discover
that he had gone out Carrying petrol enough for
q five hour flight and equipped with self-cool-
Ing, revolving motor built by the Gnome Com
pany after his own design.
SURPRISE TO THE SPECTATORS.
An eyes had been riveted on the graceful
rnonopane of NJ. Latham, who. after Tissan-
oier's foul OF Paulhan in the morning had ended
Psulhan's chances. had become the favorite
for the Grand Prix de la Champagne. They
also had watched the changing pictures un-
folding above the sunlit plane. white winged
men-birds. circling and wheeling. genuine
race for FIVE miles between two biplanes, La
tham's soaring monoplane and finally the ar
rival OF two huge dirigibles. which moved like
giants OF the air above the nimble machines
IN the lower -st-ata. Thousands q SPECTATORS
rbbed their eyes 20 make sure that this evil
not dream.
Trouble with his ignition plug forced NJ.
Latham TO descend after he had covered III
kilometres and Tissandier came down after
covering the same distance. The others had
ended their efforts earlier, a majority of them
IN ''aeroplane graveyard a hollow al the
lower end of the field.
Only Farman continued Round and round
he went, as regularly clockwork. always
hugging the ground. taking no chances and
avoiding any attempt at display. Record after
record fell before his methodicaI flight Dusk
cane darkness fell ana t@-inkling lights APP
peared in the villages on the distant hills. Ian
terms were hung on the towers marking the
limits Of the course. The judges no longer
could tell whether the record breaking aeronaut
was flying. and the searchlight from the grand
stand could not pierce the gloom
A dozen automobiles raced TO strategic points
70 make sure that Farman was still in the air
The crowds in the stands awaited patiently
content that all records had been broken. At
7:S0 o'clock the announcement was made that
the timing OF the aenopanist had ended under
the rules. Ten minutes more. and suddenly. out
Of the darkness. a ghostly thing appeared in
front Of the tribune and came TO earth on the
starting line.
AERONAUT ALMOST EXHAUSTED.
A great cheer arose. and hundreds Of persons
vaulted the fence in order 10 be first 20 greet
the hero Of the moment. Mr.. Farman appeared
almost overcome by the long strain he had un-
dergone He smiled family he shook hands
with those about him. but his face white
and his hands were cold. He almost tainted as
he was helped out Of his seat Then score Of
persons lifted him aloft and bore him in
triumph their shoulders 10 the Presidential
tribune. where NJ. Mierand, Minister OF Public
Works. was waiting 20 receive him. The en-
0astssm was boundless Finally. however the
roar OF cheering ceased. and VI. Millerand. in
the name of the French government. congratu-
la;ed MI. Farman
I do So" said the minister. mot only for the
wonderful achievement you have accomplished.
but as brave and for the example you
nave set for others"
Then Mr.. Farman's white-haired father came
10 take his son away.
Much sympathy Is expressed for NM. Paulhan
and Latham, both Of whom firmly believed that
they would set new records to-day. III luck con-
tinues 20 pursue the pilots Of the Wright ma
chine Count de Lambert did not start to-day,
and NJ Tlssandier made his attempt too late.
Mr. cURTIss's FASTEST ROUND.
Nr. Curtiss. Just before dark made the fastest
lap he has yet accomplished, his time being :
minutes . 10 seconds. n. Bleriot with big
engine In his repaired machine. also made a
last trial indicating that the contest for the
International cup tomorrow lies between them.
Mr. curtiss says that he lost five seconds, owing
70 a shift in the wind during the run home.
The Grand PriK de Ia Champagne is OF 10000
'rancs. divided into six prizes Of 10000. $1,000
and 10000 francs and three OF 5000 francs