Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-11-01
American Adds 528 Feet to HoI-
land Aviator'S Mark with a
35-HorSepoWer Aeronef
THRILLERS CLOSE CONTESTS
Grahame-White and MoiSSant
Both in Wrecks After Win
ming Spectacular Races
ASSOCIATED Press)

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-A baby
Wright roadster" with Ralph john
stone at the wheel, glided gracefully
to earth in the twilight in the close of
the international aviation meet at Bel
mont park this evening with the baro-
graph registering a new worlds record
for altitude.
The little machine, of only 35-horse-
power, had been 9715 feet in the air,
exceeding by 52s feet the height at
tanned in France October 1 by Henry
w. Wynnmalon of Holland.
Johnstone's sky climbing feat was
not the only notable incident of the
closing day OF the meet. Claude Gra-
hame-White, the British aviator. who
carried away the Gordon Bennett tro-
pny, sharpened the sporting appetite
with challenge to John b. Moissant
of Chicago for another race from the
park around the statue Of Liberty and
return. Moissant, who won $4,000 for
ms fast flight around the statue yes
terday, ignored the challenge
Ihen Grahame-White,d denied another
chance for a visit to Miss Liberty, sent
a thrill through the spectators when at
the close of speed race with ]. A. Nc
Curdy of the Curtiss team, his pro-
peller snapped, his monoplane dug into
the ground in front Of the grand stand.
turned turtle and buried the aviator
underneath. He was uninjured, and
won the race.
MOIssANr WINS ANOTHER
Moissant's winning of the $4,000 dis
tance prize offered by the Aero club of
America was the other big event of the
DAY. He Travelled approximately S7h
miles, in two hours. In landing after
winning the event he smashed his pro-
escaped unscathed.
Ihe Wright brothers were jubilant at
Johnstone's success. 1t was the first
tlme he had ever flown their tiny road
ster. I =
AS the crowd about the judges stand
cneered and cheered the announcement
OF Johnstone's wonderful feat. 7 Arm
strong Drexel swooped down TO the
earth. He had been battling in the air
| with the Wright pupil, but had at
tanned only $3.50 feet. Johnstone had
easily won the altitude event with its
$4,000 prize.
The first event was the two-hour dis
lance race for purse of $500, donated
by members of the Aero club of Amer
| lea.
The report of the bomb had hardly
died away when the white wings of a
monoplane shot up Moissant was ffy-
ing in the machine with which he won
the Liberty flight. "Bud" Mars of the
Curtiss team and Simon and Latham
OF the French team followed quickly
and soon We're chasing Moissant about
the course at almost a mile-a-minute
| clip. Mars was soon down with a
broken engine. and after a few laps
Lathams engine became balky and he
was forced to descend.
ONLY TWO REMAIN
| Moissant and Simon were alone in
the air, flying close to each other.
simon came to earth before the lap
was finished, and Moissant had fouled
him by passing too close to him in the
| air. The judges penalized the Chi
| cagoan three laps, but in a few minutes
he was up again, whizzing around only
few feet in the air. Latham and
Simon were once more in the contest,
| and Moissant appeared to be keeping
out of their way 1t was a queer race
When the finish flag was put up Mois-
SAINT was declared the winner. He had
been round the course fifty-six times, a
distance of about eighty-seven and a
half miles.
Latham was second with thirty-hve
laps and Simon third with twenty
seven laps.
In special speed race Audemars, in
yellow Demoiselle, was pitted against
Garros in a white Demoiselle. 1t was
merely an exhibition, and after few
laps both came down gracefully to-
gether in front of their hangar. Gar
ros had won.
Grahame-W White took Allan Pinker-
ton UP in a biplane Count De Lesseps
took up his sister for spin above the
course while the distance race was in
progress.
MONOPLANE AGAIN WINS
The speed race between Grahame-
White in a monoplane and McCurdy in
a biplane demonstrated the superiority
of the monoplane as a racer. They
both did ten laps of the course, dis
tance of about 1853 miles. Whites
time was 14;34:12; McCurdy's 25:43:04.
Grahame- White had finished the last
lap and was gliding toward the judges
stand when his propeller snapped. In
moment he was buried under a
wrecked machine, about which a cloud
of escaping vapor arose. Helpers
rushed upon the field, lifted the broken
airship and hauled the Englishman
from the wreckage. He limped few
steps, then waved his hand gayly to
the crowd as signal that he was not
seriously injured.
Five minutes later he gave everyone
in front of the grandstand thrills by
stepping from the hospital tent into a
Farman biplane, which he maneuvered
uncomfortably near the heads of the
spectators But he was happy, having
won $4,000 by taking the speed contest.
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