The Washington herald., 1909-08-28

Rheims, Aug 27.-Those who have been
attending the aviation meetings since the
beginning did not dare, to hope that the
sixth day held in reserve any new sensa-
tion for them. Displays OF speed and en-
durance like Latham's, Paulham's. and
Bleriot's might, they thought. be repeated
and even excelled, but It seemed impossi-
bic 10 expect that anything Of a nature
yet unseen would occur again to arouse a
feeling Of wonder and excitement
Nevertheless. the seemingly impossible
did occur, and those who watched the two
dirigibIe balloons. the Zodiac and the Col.
Renard, making evolutions while half
dozen aeroplanes flew around them. felt
that the widest dreams Of the romance
writer's were within distance Of being
realized.
Record Again Fnrman's.
The record went again 10 Farman, who
gained the first prize Of 5000 francs with
his biplane in the contest for the Grand
Prize Of Champagne, a duration contest.
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In three hours. four minutes. and ffty-six
seconds, breaking the worlds time and
distance records His fight ended Off
cially az 1870. when. in accordance with
the rules. official timekeeping ceases, as
darkness makes control impossible but
Farman made one more round, adding six
miles 10 his score.
Latham. who covered 96lk miles. was
awarded second prize. 25.Oj0 francs; Paul
han. 50 miles. third 10000 francs; LAM
bert. 72ls miles. fourth, 5000 francs.
Latham covered s9a miles on his smaller
machine. but he did not receive the fifth
prize. as only one prize was allowed &c
each pilot and II went 10 Tissandier. who
also covered 69iG miles. ne receiving 5000
francs. Sommer. with Sc miles 20 his
credit. received the sixth prize Of 5000
francs.
The nonwinning scores were: Della
grange, 80 miles. Bleriot. . miles: Cur
tiss. - miles. and Lefebvre, 13 miles
Farmon stopped in front Of the grend-
stand, where in the brilliant illumination
OF the electric lights the crowd had COM
menced 20 dine lie fell, rather than
stepped, from his seat. paralyzed by the
cold.
The crowd made a rush 10 carry him 20
the stand. but he begged them to leave
him alone until his circulation again be-
came normal Then a huge fireman
hosted him on his back and CARVED him
among the diners. where NJ Milerand.
minister OF public works, congratulated
him on his achievements. and the band
played God Save the King" in honor
OF Farman's British parentage.
Was Glad to stop.
Subsequently Farman said ne was glad
to stop his fight. owing to cold anu
darkness. In fact. he narrowly escaped
coming In collision with Hoist on the
last round The flight was not an I'M
pressive one. except for Farmans steady
perseverance. He kept at a low height
all the time.
He used his own biplane, which differs
from the Volson machine in not having
upright divisions between the horizontal
planes. Like Paulhan. he used a Gnaome
engine. He started with seventy liters OF
petrol and thirty liters Of oil at $50
O'Clock, when the signals showed the
wind was blowing at a rate below six
miles an hour. and the rate did not in
crease throughout
AT Z O'Clock lights were placed at each
corner OF the course as guides 10 the
flyers. Il was then so chilly that every
one In the press box was glad TO put on
his overcoat, at the same time wondering
how the aviator. flying thirty-slx miles
an hour, was standing the cold. Every
round was made In ten minutes. with q
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