Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-01
TOMBSTONE SCARS
STA FEET IN AIR,
Establishes Worlds Record, with
Wright Machine Moisant Ignores
Cfahame-w Whites Challenge and
Wins $4,000 Distance Prize.

feet and then toppIed over on its side.
But Moisant didn't get scratch.
Latham was second in this race with
30 laps to his credit and Simon third,
with ~ laps. Moisant took away
$1,000, Latham $1,000 and Simon $500.
| With the distt.nce event over tombstone
and DreXel started skyward in quest of
altitude. They were tiny white specks
| in the waning sunlight when Aiidemar
and Garros in Damoiselles started a spe-
| cial race only to come down. 1t was
merely an exhibition and after few laps
Garros won.
| GrahameW took Allan Pinkerton
up in biplane. 1t was the second pas
senger carried during the day. Count DE
Lesseps having taken up his sister for
spin. 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 10 laps of the caurse-a distance of
about 1853 miles Grahame- Whites UNI
official time was 1l.34.2; McCurdy's time
was %. 43.W
Grahame- White had finished the last
lap and was gliding towards the judges
stand when his propeller snapped. In
|
machine about which cloud of escaping
vapor arose. Helpers rushed upon the
| field, lifted the broken air craft and haul
ed the Englishman from the wreckage.
J He limped few steps then waved his
| hand gaily to the crowds as d signal that
| he was not seriously injured. Five min
utes later he stepped from the hospital
| tent into Farman Diplane, which he
maneuvred uncomfortably near the heads
| of the spectators. But he was happy
having won $4,000 by taking the speed
contest McCurdy got $1,000 Auburn was
| to be matched against Mars in a second
speed race, but the latter did not go up.
| Auburn rounded the course alone for
+. several laps, which melted him $500. The
rod lights were strung across the field,
| tho evening shadows began to fall and
tombstone had come to earth when Gra-
hame-White again appeared before the
| stands. He circled about over the flicker
| ing lights, the white wings of his bi-
plane appearing like Halloween spook
dancing above the red glare from the
field below. He soon disappeared toward
| the hangers in the dusk and the meet
was closed.
The summary Of today's events
| were unofficially announced, subject
to change as follows: Aero Club of
| America distance cvent-TWo hours.
around 1.55 mile course: Mcisant 30
APPS, penalizcd three laps for fouling;
| total % laps, time 1924 81; Latham
81 laps, lime 1.4S.41 3-5; Simon "A laps,
time 1917 2-5.
| Grand Observation-Disclosures. 9114 fcct
| (Worlds rccrod:) DreXel. 1917 feet
First Grand speed racc-Grahamc-
| White, (BleriOt monoplanc) 10 laps.
1858 miles Time 1434.25; McCurdy,
| (Curtss biplane) 10 laps l0.53 miles.
Time 25.43.45.
Second grand speed race-.Aubrun.
laps, ESQ miles. Time 1851 Nat
The unofficial total winnings of
ariators follows:
Mcisant. LAmerica- Blcriot, sl5.s'o;
Grahame- White. Ungland-F arman
ard BlerioO. $500: Johnstonc. Gamer
a-WriehD, $685.; HoXsey, america
| Wright, $s67j: Latham, France-
Aptionette). $3.50; Auburn, Francc-
BlerioO. $3.50; McCurdy, GAmerica-
Curtiss). si1O0: Radlcy, England-Blcr-
;ot). slD50; Drexei, (America BlerioD,
$500; simon, Grancc-BIerioD, $3.50;
Delesseps. (Francc- Bleriop. 800;
I,rookins, (America- Wright. Sl'O:
Barrier. (France Bleriot. 800; Mars
(America- Cnrfiss>, Sioo: 'iiaro'
tAmcrica -CurtiSs), $50
r. Armstrong Drexel announced 10
night at a dinner given to numper Oh
fellow aviators that he would resign
from the Aero Club of America in
disgust, because of the ruling prohib-
ting Grahame- White from second
t-y at the $4,000 Statue of Liberty
flight won Yesterday by MoiSant.
In spite of his letter attacking the
Aero Club, Drexel appeared later at
tic Aero Clubs dinner in honor Of
Alan r. Hawley and Augustus Post
heroes Of the worlds record balloon
fight into Canada. The majority of
those present at the DreXel dinenr
attended the Aero Club :ilthering'
later Walter Wellman was con-
spicuous guest. DreXel had nothing
to say during tine dinner To news
paper men he said he attended Be
cause my friend Grahamc-W White had
zone to the dinner to accept the
trophy he had Won at the aviation
meet
August Belmont. the chairman, on
beha'f OF himself and the Aero Club
presented to Leblanc a gold loving
cup in appreciation of the French
mans loss of the speed championship.
Cortland Field Bishop, as president
of the club presented to Messrs.
Hawlev and Post the gold medal.
of the Aero Club.
In presenting the Gordon Bennett
aeroplane trophy to Grahame-White,
President Bishop warned him that the
, Americans purposed to get is back
, next year.