The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-10
RACE FLOWN BY THE COMPASS
ERENCH sS0. 900 CONTEST UNDER
HARD CONDITIONS

FAss Assspaansas end ssas Ml.haPs ns-
tween Troses and Nancy Americas
Cempetlssg b In Hard Laek queer
SPECIAL caAis DsspafeAs5 70 THu Srs.
TRoTES. France. Aug. s.-Ths second
stage OF the aeroplans race for the prize
offered by IL MeiiR began lere to-
day. Lindpainter. dying with a Sommer
machine. wAA the first to make a start
He headed for Nancy at S:is o'clock in
the morning. legagnsux. on a Farnan
machine. started eleven minutes later.
VI. Auburn. In a bleTiot monoplAne left
At S N. and Is Blanc. also In q Blerio
monoplane. left AZ SEQ.
IL Blanc was the first 20 reach Nancy
Tie got there at ! 81 A. ". and landed first
In front OF the shed Auburn arrived q
few minutes later. Both OF these aViators
los, all idea Of their surroundings in tho
air and reached Nancy only nv aid of tn.
compass.
I.indpainter fell Nith his machine at
Trolois. seven miles from Nancy He
broke a landing. runner but otherwise
no injuries were suffered either Ivy him
self or his machine.
The two remaining aviators who made
the first stage of IN. flight. Weymann. an
American. and Mamet. experienced some
hard luck Weymann made a bad start
and was obliged Ia make a quick landing.
during which he smashed the runner OF
his machine Mamet damaged his ma
chine last evening. but he set to work
20 repair It for to-day's fight. Rain set
in. however. beGore he could remedy the
a ha nd haH
postponed their flights until Tomorrow.
The difficulties Of steering in the second
stage Of the fight were increased because
there il neither a railway nor a river con-
Meeting TToyes and Nancy.
NANCY. Aug p-Iegameux arrived
here at 1857 O'Clock 90 the second stage
81 L. MdhR's Aeroplane race. He de-
scended once on the way here.
Auburn. who was the second aviator
90 land here. says that the smudges OF
burning damp straw which dotted the
route were OF considerable use in deter
mining the direction. He also found the
white sheets which were stretched across
the fields Of much us-.
IL Blanc. who finished first. said the
high winds often caused him tn drft out
Of the course and rendered his compass
useless.
PARIS. Aug. a-The interest Of the
people Of Paris in the aeroplane race for
the prize Of .ooO offered by Ls Mafir
Was renewed to-day when the second
stage 81 the journey was begun. The
race. which IL one Of the most remarkable
In the history OF aviation, is one OF q cir
cult ~ several towns. the start and finish
to be- made at PARIS The time Of start
10 one OF the fixed conditions and this -
one 81 the first competitions IN aviation
where the aviator must take his chances
With the Wind and the weather. Hitherto
air races have been hown when the ele-
ments were favorable
Many thousands % people turned out
on Sunday TO witness the start and to-
day IN the towns OF Nancy and Troyes
- much interest was displayed by the
inhabitants. The Aviators 20 far have
experienced much difficulty owing to
fog and have had TO make use % the
compass The people Of Nancy and
Troyes. however. gave ihe airnen guides
IN the shape Of burning straw and stetched
sheets
American interest IN the race centres
IN WevmAnn. who ~ The only American
entrant The French army aviGors have
taken keen interest IN tho race and AL
though not allowed to participate have
announced their intention To follow the
contestants over the whole course