Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-04
HIGH FLIGHT BY LATHAM
French Aeroplane Rises to Height Of
$50 Feet at Johannisthsl.
LIST OF THE PRIZE WINNERS
BR1Ons Start from gur'
I'm Contest for the james Gordor~
Bennett CuP-AmerIca Has
One Representative.

JOHANN1sTHAL, Germany. Oct
Aviation week was brought To an end
before a very large crowd. which was
pensated for the disappointments OF
preceding days by a sensational flight
sunset by Hubert Latham. All day
Latham had been logged by misfortI
First his motor went wrong, when
accumulators became deranged and the
milton was defective. At length. after thr
failures, he made an easy start, but
was two minutes after sunset and a
though he reached a height officially estiN
mated at $50 feet, twenty feet higher thar
Rougier's record Of yesterday, he was dis
qualified.
Latham rose Immediately to a great
height and flew repeatedly around the field.
He lowered above the tribunes with abso-
lutte stability amid great enthusiasm on
the part Of the spectators. When he reached
his highest altitude he stopped the engine
and glided down SO swiftly that he mp
peared to fall fully 200 feet. while every
body held his breath, At this point he
started his motor again and made a safe
and easy landing. Hundreds OF the specta-
tors leaped the barriers and invaded the
field, carrying Latham shoulder-high to the
stand where he was given uproarious
demonstrations
Latham estimated that he assembled be-
tween 600 and LOCO feet, but the officials
s]ignalled $50.
List of Prize winners.
Following are the results of the competi-
tions as announced by the officials:
Long distance contest, $4,000 and city Of
Berlin cup; Won by Rougier, l2O kilometers
GAS miles,; Latham second, 50 .15O, eighty
two and one-half ki,ometers; Farnam third,
81, $50, sixty-five kilometers.
Durability contest: Won by Rougier,
~2;SS:lS2b; Farman second, 1:3l:1SS; Latham
third, 1:21 :422S.
Speed event twenty kilometers: Won by
Latham, $3.50. Time: OIS: 4Gtk; Farman
second. $500. Time: 0:20: O92h, Baron dc Caters
third. Time: O;2217.
Eighth prize: Won by Rougler. $500,
$50 feet; Latham second, $3.50 80 feet.
Seventeen Balloons In Rncc.
ZURICH, Switzerland, oct. IA beautiful
sunny autumn day, following Yesterdays
downpour, made the start in the interna-
tional balloon race for the Gordon Bennett
cup a splendid success and more than 2OO, OO
persons watched the seventeen balloons
soar skywards and disappear on the horizon
in what Is likely to prove a stirring battle
to cover the greatest distance.
One American Representative
Mr.. Mix was the sole representative Of
the United States. He was elated at the
prospects as he made a final inspection OF
his balloon, America Ill"
1T will be the greatest race on record"
he said, land a real long distance contest
in which the best balloon will win. If the
southwest wind holds 1t will drive us over
southern Russia. We are carrying pro-
visions for three days, but are discarding
our mountain garments" .
Following is a list Of the starters by coun-
tries and pilots:
America, Edgar w. Mix; Austria-Hun-
gary, DR.. Anton Schlein; Belgium, Leon De
Brockere, Georges Goerts; France, Alfred
lie Blanc, Emile Dubonnett, Maurice Bic
maine; Germany, Captain Won Abercron,
DR.. Brockelmann, Paul Heckel; England,
Frank Mclean; Italy, Guido Piacenza, Cap
tain Frassinotti; Spain, Alberto Oettli;
Switzerland, V. De Beauclair, Captain
Messner, Colonel Schaeck.