The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-27
AV|ATQRS SOAR
ABOVE CLOUDS
JohnStOuc and loNscy Fly High
in an Attempt for Alti-
tudc Record.
"BABf" WRIGHT RACER
PROVES A SPEEDY FLYER
Elimination Trials for Gordon
Bennett Trophy Will Begin
This Morning,

NEW YORK, Oct 26.-When dusk be-
gan to settle on the aviation field at Bel
mont paTls l.. L. tiiiS afternoon. there
were twelve aeroplancs in tho air at
once, and when night shut down two Of
them were still lost in the black void
above.
There Was no moon and II WIS by the
almost Imperceptlblc glow of the stars
that the two aviators. HoXsey and john
stone. wcro first sighted wngius their
way back to Garth Both alighted safely
In midfield. within few moment OF ono
another.
II don't know how high l Was" said
Johnstonn "but if / wasn't higher up
han Hoysey. I'll never trust d barograph
again. stayed up there till | saw him
start down. and then ] stayed up aomo
more TO make sure twice"
Fie was shivcrirg, for though there had
been no frost above the clouds today. he
said he found the upper air even colder
than yesterday. when a binding snow
attempt for a new worlds altitude record,
But .Johnstone was mistaken. His
barograph registered only 1863 feet,
against 6173 for HoNsey.
Great Speed Attained.
Five starters were announced in a
cross country race to a captive balloon.
ten miles east of the course and return,
and four started Latham. in a 50-horse-
power Arltuincttc was the first to cross
the line and he flew down the wind lileo
4 dart. In the bright sunshine lie WIS
long visible.
Aubrun followed him. and after Au-
brun. DreSel and lie Blanc, captain OF
the French team. both In Blcriots.
This was the first appearance of lie
Blanc, the "schoolmaster OF the air"
Both Auorun and Grahamc-White and
many other notable avi8torS are his pu
pills His alrmanship seemed splendid.
for he shot low before the grand stand
on an even keel. straight for the mark,
but Pupil Aubrun beat the master and.
Aubruns time was 2s minutes. $40 sec
onds.
Latham finished In ~ minutes. 14.71
seconds. His speed down the wind in the
first leg was prodigious. The timer at
the balloon reported that he covered tho
Ten miles and passed the mark outbound
In eight minutes: Later records showed
that Aubrun did the same distance in
seven minutes. The figures are unofficial.
Drexel was the third in the event, in slow
time, and lie Blanc returned without
covering the entire course.
Baby Wright Is Fast.
The cross country race had barely be-
gun when eight men went out for dis
tance and two for altitude. That made
ten, and two flyers were still to return
Twelve In the air at one time. BrookIns,
driving the baby Wright racer, made
up all the distance he had lost In start
Ing late. and soon led tho field by two
laps. II was the first chance there had
been to measure the possibilities OF the
Wright speeder in competition. and the
stands were delighted to see him lap his
rivals repea tedly.
One snd another of the competitors
dropped out and the field narrowed down
10 Parmelee, OF the Wright team. IN his
hrst appearance; Brookins. in the Wright
racer, and Latham. who had Immediate
y entered the distance on his return
from the cross country race Brookins
UTODDcH out for
lcft FIRST place safe for Latham. who had
no trouble in lapping the standard Wright
bipiane, and finished one round to the
good. -,s
EIoxsey and Johnstone were striving to
out.soar each Other. Workers In the
wright quarters poured out little puddlcs
for torches Guided by the flames and
the twInkling of the brilliant gas Iamps
IN front OF the hangers. they found their
way homo.
Elimination Trials Today.
The Gordon Bennett elimination trials.
scheduled for tlis afternoon. were reneat
eddy announced and postponed. and final
O'Clock. Hamilton. Moissant. the Wright
brothers and Glenn H. Curtiss made
vigorous protests. Mine o'clock Is the
very worst time OF the day TO fIy'' they
told the aviation committee: "the wind
always blows ut 8 O'Clock"
Iieedful OF this formidable protest. the
coiuHllttce compromised and agreed TO
call the trials az o'clock tomorrow, but
with a saving clause which permits anv
aviator to start when he chooses, pro
fided only that he shall finish before
$50 in the afternoon.
This concession proved satisfactory
Moissant will enter in the elimination
iriels tomorrow as also In the special
Hight for $4,000 to the statue of liberty
in New York harbor and return.
Summaries
Special hourly distance cvent-Won bv
Latham tAnt0inette). II laps; time
36:22 2-oj second, Parmalee (Wright). is
laps: time, j7:37.03. third Broosins
tWrlghp, II laps; time. 2g:40.S
Special altitude evcnts-Won by Iiny
sey (Wright), 1883 feet; second, john
stone ,(WrighD. 6763 feet; third, De Les
sepB (BlerioD, 35f9 feet.
Cross country. distance twenty miles
Won by Aubrun (Bleriot): time 2s:S75:
second Latham (Antoinette): time
32:n.1l third, Dre1el (Blerlot), I3:775.
Standing 10 date In The money-Hoxsey
slS2o: Graharne- White. $1,000: Moissant
$1,000: Latham. $3.50; Johnstone. $3.50:
Dre%el. $500; De Lesseps, $3.50: Auburn.
$3.50; Radley, $500: Broolns. $50: F3y
500; Mars, 500: McCurdy. $50: Willard.
$50.
BIG AVIATION MEET FOR
SAN FRANCISCO Is ASSURED
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 2S.-The last