The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-11-03
TWO ANATORS ARE
SEVERELY INJURED
lie Blanc Had All Previous Time
Beaten When Accident Befell
Him-His Skull Probably
Fractured and He Will
Lose an Eye.

INTERNATIONAL AVIATION
Field. BEL14ONT PARK. n. ",
Special Disaster met the French
and American teams I'm tire inter
national cup race Saturday and
England won the first honors.
Clnude Grnhame- White, Of the
English cup team, completed the
02-14 miles course In 4 hour, 4
minute. 4.Sf seconds.
Alfred Leblanc, after establish
Inc y new worlds record for speed
ON circular course, was dashed
20 earth and his machine wrecked.
Shortly nftcrvEard Walter Brook
in9 met with a similar accident
while traveling sixty feet IN ths
Flyer was demolished.
Leblanc was badly hurt and his ma
ehtne was wrecked The aviator was
hurried 90 hospital
LaecEaffons and shock
He was attended on the fleld before
his removal 70 a hospital. and it was
announced that ne was suffering from
serious decorations and from the
shock The crowd. which had been
thrilled by race between the daring
FrenchmaA and Claude Grahanne-
White. the English aviator. for aerial
supremacy. was horror-stricken at the
accident and cry went up that Le-
Blanc had been killed. There was al
most penic In the Brandstand, but
L IN
though Leblanc had been badly hurt.
his injuries were probably not fatal
although there were fears that he had
suffered fractured skull His face
was badly slashed across the left eye.
While Leblanc was being removed
to the hospital Grahanae- White and
other aviators continued their hight
Srahame-Whi completed his fnal
lap in hour / minute 4s1 seconds.
y distance OF 62.1l miles at an average
hour While the Official announce
ment OF Graharne- Whites time was
being made Leblanc was brought back
from the hispitai 20 his hangar in an
ambulance.
It was stated that ne would be I'M
able to fly again today but ne insisted
that ne be allowed TO do So
Cup race scorc at 1880 A. NJ
Grahame- White finished hour
minute 4 3-100 seconds.
Ogilvic finished 2 hours 9 min
utcs 80 S-100 seconds.
Leblanc, 10 laps, 30 minutes
40 S-10O seconds.
Latham, 8 laps, &c minutes
z5 1-1O0 seconds.
At the end OF the tenth lap
Ilathan's time was 8 minutes
1857 seconds behind Grahnme-
Whites for the distance.
Brook1us insisted upon rc-en-
tertng the race, and uaechantcians
tfNltl~AAA tAeAArt 4LIADA the CnHln0 OF
tho wrecked raccr TO another
machine for the intrepid flyer
Hubert Latham. the French ayfa-
tor. created a great deal OF excite
nRQEt wheN completing his fifteenth
lap for the international cup. His
Antoinette machine. which had bee7
working none toe well early In tho
naornins- swept down at the westerly
enc Of the track and came near hit
ting number ef automobiles that
were standing in the parking space
Latham then oane doWa. as he Bcan-
ed 20 have lost his serve
Following LathaFa's deseent. no
further attempt IS fiy was nnade By
any sther entrant during the after
neeH. The wtnd attained 4 velocity
OF thirty-slve miles an hour. which
alse held UP all the ether scheduled
eTcnts. The International cup racers
had uRtii 3:3e p. NJ. to enter the
race. while the finishing hour vas s
s'cioek. The high wind made the
prospects OF = Statue 81 Liberty aight
very improbable
OgiIvie's Motor Trouble.
OeilVfe came TO the earth after
twelve laps OF the course on account
OF motor trouble His average speed
was about forty-five miles an hour
Latham and Radley had covered only
a few laps when they also descended
No official tim areEiyen out