The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-11-10
.M0ISSAkT TO RACE
WHITE FOR $4,000
millionaire Aeroplsnist Declares
That Grahame-Whits Should
Have Been Given Another
Try at the Statue Of
Liberty Prize,

NEW IVBh, pec1al.)-Wtth
me $4,000 race between Claude
White, the English avi-
ator, and John B. Moissant. sstle
American Eagle" hanging fire as
an aftermath of the international
aviation meet, n row which has
developed between the avfators
and the committee In charge at
the Belmont Park meeting held
the center Of interest Monday.
Strife has arisen I'm the ranks
OF the Aero Club of America, j,
Armstrong DrexeI has already re-
signed and tt Is reported that
otber influential members are
contemplating following the lead
set by him. Drexel declares that
the French and English aViators
got q square deal from neither
the Aero Club nor the aviation
committee.
Representatives of the Royal Aero
Club OF Great Britain and OF the
Aero Club OF France are expected TO
make report to that effect to their
respective organizations and IL is pos
sible that the relations existing be-
tween France, England and America
may be broken off as q result. Though
claude Grahame-White is sharply
crlucised for his action in challenging
Moissant to a race on UNEQUAL terms
ne having 1Q0-horsepower machine
while that OF the American is onfy
my horsepower, nevertheless. a large
number of the aviators are bitter
agalnst the aviation committee for
refusing to give the Englishman an
other chance for the Statue of Lib
erty prize.
DisgruntIed AviatOrs Dine.
Ihat bitter feeling exists was
shown last night when Drexel gave
dinner to the disgruntled aviators al
Sherry's, while the official BANQUET
was being held at the Plaza Hotel.
Those at Drexers dinner included
Grahame-White. of England: De
Lesseps and Latham. of France, and
Baldwin, Harmon, Hardness. Hanil-
ton and Willard, Of America Mois-
SAINT and HoXsey. OF America; Brad
ley Of England, and Leblanc and ST.
mon. of France, attended the Plaza
dinner.
The Wright Brothers wished &c re-
main neutral in the matter and they
ieIt the Aero Club dinner after they
learned Of the break. leaving only
HoXsey to represent their flyers
Grahame- White arrived at the official
banquet just in time TO receive the In
ternattonal Coupe d'Aviation, and then
hurriedly left. Officials of the Aero
Club refused today to discuss the dis
pute. saying they We're too busy while
they were figuring up the totals 10
award the prizes and ascertain tbaiy
profits. Grahame- White continued is
suing challenges today for another
Statue OF Liberty and back for a sic. 900
side bet
II. was unonfcially announced that ~
and Moissant could ar
range another race, the Aero club
would back the American with a SIC. 600
purse Grahame-W claims that ne
Club. won by him during the Inter
national tourney, and he is willing TO
allow the club TO put up a check for
SlV,VOO from that amount as his part
OF the side bet. In his letter of resiR-
nation. DreXel denounces the Aero Club.
declaring that the committee had acted
honor i'm refusing Grahame-V White an
other attempt at the Statue OF Liberty
prize.
DrexeI Is DIsrusted.
DreNel said ne had been given 10 nm
derstand that Monday was TO be con
sidered an Official day and not an sex
MY disgust at this betrayal is more
man ! can express, said he. Although
England won the biggest prize OF the
ca came out of the meet with living
colors, Ralph tombstone ending up the
S Sfnits5 si In blaze Of glory for the
worlds record for altitude yesterday
afternoon, when he went up 9,7I4 feet
in Wright baby racer, beating the
old worlds record of e.IS6 feet, made by
France.
The contest committee Of the Aero
CLUB OF America set TO work today COM
putting the official figures OF the meet
figuring out what each man I'D won
and the distances made by each. On
omcially Moissant is the biggest win
ner Of the tourney, he having captured
$4,000 worth OF prizes; Grahame-
White is second; Ralph Johnstone, an
otheT American, third; Arch HoNey is
fourth; Hubert Latham leads the money
winning French flyers with Sa1E6
Coruadt Field Bishop, head OF the Aero
Club OF America, declared today that
the tournament lust ended was the most
successful international flying meet
ever held