The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-17
(American News Service)


New York, Oct. IA notable page
in the history of mans conquest of
the air will be written during the
week of October % to 30, when the
great international aviation meet will
be held at the Belmont Park race
courst on Long Island.
Since the Wrights made their first
public flights little more than two
yearS ago, the science of aviation has
progressed with leaps and bounds
Meets have been held in the leading
countries in the world, and record af-
ter record has been broken by daring
bird men. heretofore unheard Of
The forthcoming meet however,
promises to eclipse any that have
been previously held. not only in the
size of the purses, but in the notable
gathering Of aviators. They will be
present from all sections of Europe
and America-such daredevils as Lee
Blanc, Grahame- White, Brookins,
Hamilton and Curtiss-and new rec
ords are expected to be established in
almost every event
The main interest of course GEN.
tiers in the contest for the information
al trophy for the worlds speed cham
pionship. This was captured by
Glenn Curtiss at the first international
aviation meet held at Rheims last
year, and every effort will be made
to take the cup back to Europe
Aside from this prizes aggregating
SIS, $50, and the promise of division
among the aviators of 20 per cent of
all profits over 100000, and 40 per
cent of all sums beyond that amount,
will furnish an incentive for the con-
testants.
Three countries-England, America
and France-will compete for the in
ternational speed trophy. Each coun-
try will be represented by three avia-
tors.
The Official team that the Aero club
de France is sending over is made up
of Alfred Leblanc. Hubert Latham
and NJ. Thomas. Leblanc will fly with
the latest Gross Channel type of
Bleriot monoplane. with at least 100
| horsepower, which he used in the
great cross country race. Latham
the graceful star of the "bat-like" An.
| toinette monoplane, and Thomas, who
uses the same machine, will also be
| equipped with 80 to 100 horsepower
making the French entry for the aro
ply a high speed monoplane team.
Leon Morane, holder of the worlds
record of minutes and 81 seconds
over a course of nve kilometers, a
sustained speed of 661s miles an hou,
which he created last July at Rheims
will drive the highest powered and
!. shortest winged, Bleriot. He is re
garded as the most dangerous com
petitor for the speed trophy. Count
de Lesseps, Emile Auburn and NJ
Simon. the French entrants for Other
prizes, will use both Farman biplane:
and Bleriot monoplanes. The record
for height, s,409 feet, without doub
will be exceeded by either Morane
Walter Brookins. the Wrights' higl
flyer. or by Henry Weymann, tn,
American whose stunts have Sc
Europe talking. The incentive o
competition will probably lead to tn,
winning of a special prize of 500,
for the aviator who reaches 10,0o'
feet.
The team of the Royal Aero club o
the United Kingdom is led by the dar,
devil, Claude Graham-White, who's,
recent feats at the Boston tournament
gave him a national introduction 9th
er members of the British team ar,
Alec Ogilvie and James Radley, TIVE
flyers who have recently scared int
prominence.
Austria sends over to compete TO
other events than the speed trophy
the two most skiIlful of Austrian avia
tors, Karl Illner and Adolph Warchol
owski, both of whom have made Won
derful flights over Vienna and othe
cities with the Erich machine. TIL,
/ Austrian nobleman. Baron Economo
and Count Kolowrat will compel,
with Farman biplanes- Italy will b
represented by A. Cattaneo, one of tn
most noted flyers.
These foreign cracks" must defea
such remarkable airmen as Glenn
H. Curtiss, Charles X. Hamilton. Wa
ter Brookins, John B. Moissanr, J
Armstrong Drexel and others, who US
the fastest types of both American b
planes and French monoplanes-
In daring and resourcefulness. tn
foreign aviators will have no advar
tage over these flyers. For month
past the whole energy of the Wrights
Laboratory II Dayton. O.. and that Q