The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-03
DREXEL CHARGES SERIOUS
AERO TIIBS tgCt sdTI0NS NJ
ING DRAM Up.
said TO Involve His Conduct I'm Not Cen
tinutnE In the Bennett Cup Race
Papers WIN ne sent To Hahn Har-
mon Nns~ err Ryan club statement.


" W Miller. chairman Of the commit
tee of tine Aero Club having IN charge the
formation Of charges against j. Armstrong
Dr~xel. the aviator. for his CRITICS . o,
the mana cement Of IN. Belmont Park
meet and also for his action IN the Bennett
cup race. spent some tim" yesterday IN
putting the matter in proper form to b.
presented to Mr.. DreNel. Mr. Miller said
he was not in a position to make state
ment.
Cortland Field Bishop. president Of the
Aero Club, was asked II MIR. Drexei had
been accused of deliberately losing the
Bennett cup for America. That IL a
very serious charge TO make" sa,d Mr.
Bishop. 1t has not been made Mr.
Bishop also said that no statement will b"
made until the charges are thoroughly
s,ibstantla lated
I, was -aid AZ .he Aero Club yesterday
that the charges are OF "a serious character
and involved more than Mr.. Drexels
resignation from the club. II was asked
il the Internal ional body would Interfere.
but IL was thought not, a. IL is a matter
of interest only to the Aero Club of Amer
lea. II was argued that Mr.. Drexei had
AZ least chance TO ave taken second
place for America and THAT he had aban-
donad the race before ne had completed
less than a quarter of IN" dis'an" ." with
ONT any apparent reason. His conduct
prior 20 starting has also been censured.
Admirers of Young DreSe' h"li.vs thar
his detractors will have difficulty in prov
ing their assertions Mr. prcNrl IL said
10 he only 10 wears old and his open attack
on the Aero Club isattribured 70 his youth
rather than a desir. to stir up troubl"
Young pr-Iel il fiving az the Baltimore
meet and his brother Anthony j DreN"l.
was said 10 he on his Yacht Yesterday and
no statement from that sid" could he
obtained
The committee in charge Of the inter
national aviation tournament issued
statement TO August Belmont the presi-
dent Yesterday in answer to Mr. Drexers
criticism in regard TO cloSing the tourna
ment ON SUNDAY night and not allowing
Grahame- White TO make a second flight
for the Statu. ~ Liberty prize Tn"
statement said
On SUNDAY. October ~. n high wind pro
all nvIng In order 10 deal fairly
with those ~ the public who had iurC hased
tickets for thi- div n programme WAS ar
rnG-d for Monday. October n. the dav
after the ori"iaI closng The event. ~
his tlv were -pn, 1l event. and did not
cunt upon totiilzatons OF distance or
Duration The meet having ended withou'
he finals OF he grand speed race having
been flown IN" committee" cons .derei that
N all fairness those entitled To compete
IN Ill" nnalS for the pr'IeS LET aside for such
event should have an nppOr' pni'v 20 win the
mount s.' aside and 20 arranged one
b. II Of a -
/, between these gentlemen. which
races were flown under The same Cond'r 'on-
H. tho~~ obrIining IN respect To- tn. grand
speed
The record. Of n. timers Of m" meet
both hand and electric together with the
written reports II the observers A. all nv.
on~ and turn ne points are N the hands
u the committee and are sab ct ~ the IN
,ye-tIon no, onlv'oi Yourself but II the con.
tsstan'-
clifford Harmon made a s-a,snan,
in reply 20 Allan \ RYAN. who
accused Mr Harmon 81 being responsible"
Tor dissatisfaction ON the part of the
iviators Mr. Harmon said
de-T 'n hsN" no personal controver~v
with any gentleman erred WIN m"
International aviation meet honestly
'"IeN" that NN7n RYAN rad the host in
"n'r"u- - r.rk" ~" Meet ~. ra~- he
vas h1mU@r"i ~ 10 -Tor'- HN the in~N-
lSrtenc" OF a." gentlemen cooperating with
l,m. whose intentions h..liey" wrr" also I
good
IN" friction hat has been generated ha- (,
w-en The committee and -" a,ta-orS -
ny mind Is wholly du" to inaNpsrHn,- and
he unfortunate Mistakes III ade by the com
Mite" n not adh"ring strictly 80 ~" Jules b.
governing her competitions a. originally .
dopt"d I'D all that was N m power 20
i"ep peace among N" dissatisfied ay iator-.
= "a- among them Tn-rlnrly and knew
heir Er-ycn1'"- but NV Appeals On their
shalf hay. unfortunately h""n taken hv the
omm.t'"~ - a personal revolt against The
nnnagem"n'
Nv work during INV mhar-hiT IN ~.
zero club ~ america speak. FOR .'-ef
av" no desire 20 become the president 1T 4
hat organization and Uould not ao"eps IN.
re-iGrn"v under an' cons Iteration II -
ot true mat Nay" attempted 20 DISRUPT
l" Ner" iIh. but on IN" contrary ha>. al
a. tried - preserve "