New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-30
ADDS THE SPEED PRIZE
TO HIS TRIUMPHS.
HIS Fictories GiDe America First
Place an AUiatiOn Contests, and He
VII Receirc s., 900 an Prises.

Week.
The triumph OF CurtisS. the sole American
representative in the contests. coming the
heels Of his great victory in the international
cup contest yesterday. gives the United states
the lions share Of the honors Of the meeting.
The Prix de Ia Vitesse. Of 2o.ooo francs ga oeN.
divided into four prizes. distributed 10 the
four machines making three rounds of the
course-30 kilometres-at the greatest speed. the
first prize being won by Curtiss quite handily,
notwithstanding his penslzation.
Curtiss only missed winning the lap speed
contest from Bleriot by small margin. He
csptured second place in that event which was
over the fun circuit Of ten kilometres. 6.21
miles. raising his total money winnings for the
meeting 10 $4,000 francs, besides the Interna-
tional Cup which goes 20 the Aero Club OF
America, inscribed with his name.
AS i'm yesterdays cup contest. an accident
the only serious one Of the meeting-remoyed
Rleriot, the Americans most dangerous COM
petitor. from to-day's three-lap speed contest.
Bleriot's escape from death was 8 narrow one.
He had passed the first turn in the Prix de la
vitesse when the rudder suddenly failed TO re-
spond. The machine turned completely over
three times. landing with such force that the
petrol tank burst, and. catching hre from the
hot motor. enveloped the machine and pilot in
flames. Before Bleriot could extricate himself
he was burned about the face and hands. but
not seriously
With Bleriot out of the contest Latham re-
NAMED Curtisss only serious rival The race
was intensely exciting. Latham with No. 12,
started only four minutes ahead of the ATneri-
ran. who gave chase Curtiss overhaued him
in every kilounetre finishing less than four hun
dred metres behind the Frenchman. The time
by laps was: Latham, s:452-s, l7:Ss4-5.
-: 50 2-5; Curtiss =: SO As, 90 2-5 24:151-s
T ANS ir7eE
ne-twentieth penalization as 27:51 2-5 giving
Curtiss the victory, as the others who had taken
part in the event had not approached the Ameri-
csn's speed. Latham however refused 70 ac-
oept defeat and brought out No. 2s. With this
he few considerably faster, his time being re-
corded as s 49, 1909. 25;ls1- The time. but
not the amount Of penslization. was posted. and
there was excitement among the Americans. ar
the penalization, which vas only one-twentletn.
would bring the time 10 &c: sS is. seven seconds
less than that made by Curtiss. No oricial in
formation could be obtained beyond the fact that
the Judges were awaiting reports from the field
commissioner at $3.50 after which no start would
be possible
c-urt,ys sscv--~r. psao said he had bean obliged
thrice 10 mufis his accelerator on the previous
fight on account of pitching, declared bis con-
hdence 10 do better in another attempt. and de-
oided 10 try again. Within two minutes his
machine out and speeding across the line
He few higher than he had ever gone before.
keeping the throttle wide open and making each
round at swifter speed than I'm any Of his previ-
Gus efforts. The first round he covered in
T:z9 2-5; the watches showed 1887 As al the
end Of the second round. and they were snapped
az 3.29 az the finish With his penaiization
curtiss's time stood 25:4e 2-5. and this gave
him the race by almost minute margin
When he learned that the second round had
t..~ s~ r.aS Lee 81.
from Bleriots lap record. he insisted upon MAX
ing another effort. but failed to equal the
Frenchman's time by four seconds.
SUMMARIES OF CONTESTS.
The official summaries:
Prix de Ia Vitesse-FSrst. Curtiss penalizstion
one-tenth. 25:49 2-5; second. Latham. mo. %"
penslizstion one-twentieth, 2e:33 Is: third.
Tsssndier without penalzation, 2s:59I-5:
fourth Lefebvre, without penalization. 300:
De Lambert. 29.02; Latham. NO. 49, one
twentieth %: II 2-5: Pauhan. 81: 20 AS: Bunau-
Vsrila, one-twentieth. 1925 As, and sommer.
l:I933
The Prix dc rAltitude-lO,OOo francs 10 be
swsrded TO the aeroplanist attaining the high
est sltitude-was won by Latham. who reached
height OF l55 metres (about s90 feet). Far
man vas second with 10 metres: Paulhsn third.
20 metres, and Rougier fourth. So metres
Fsrnan- With two passengers he made the cir
cult Of the course in 10 minutes SO seconds and
with one passenger. minutes 52s seconds.
L<febTre, with one passenger, completed the lap
in II minutes POS seconds.
The lap speed contest went 20 Bleriot who
covered the 10 kilometres in Z minutes 47.s sec
onds. Curtiss was second. with Z minutes 4sh
seconds. Bunau-Varilla- with 100 kilometres
won the Prix des Mechaniciens. Roueier was
second, with 80 kilometres. The other records
made in the lap speed contest were: Tissandier,
s;2sh; Sonmer, 1925; Count de Lambert
$685.; Latham, No. 13. s:32%; De Ia Grange,
ii:oS%; Ferber. e:5e.s; Paulhan. 1880. Latham.
No 20. s:20G: Farman. 9:Oe2s; Cockburn.
n:22Ss Varilla. IO:42S; Leblanc, s5Os:
Lefebvre S:5s%.
The dirigible balloon Colonel Renard captured
the Prix de Aeronats, prize OF 10000 francs
for the best time in five circuits Of the course
fifty kilometres. The time was hour ii min
utes 10 seconds. The Zodiac covered the fifty
kilometres in ] hour - minutes / second
The attitude and weight carrying contests were
The other most interesting events OF the day
farmsn. mounting In great circles, rose until he
Was three times az high the flag above the
'nbunes. lie moved ba.k and fourth over the
heads OF the spectators amid the greatest en-
'hnsiasn. Latham's feat was more spectacular
sno set the people wild. Rising first 90 a height
~ ~" teet he made a. almost complete tour of
me plain Then mounting until he reached a
"'shf OF almost 500 feet, ne few high over the
N'phAe balloon. executing graceful circles
'Aihan, IN the PIX des Passegers, carried
'%o newspaper reporters. one sitting on the
"ther's shoulders. His single passenger was tbe
SA'quis ce Foligucc, president of the committee