Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-27
TOO STRONG
FOR AV|ATORS TO
RISK THEIR LIVES
Gale Still Bars Starters in
Elimination Race of Ben
nett Cup Contest.
FLIGHT AROUND STATUE
OF LIBERTY LATE TODAY
Five Airmen Enter Competition
for ThOs. Fortune Ryan's
$4,000 Prize.

BELMONT PARK, N. Y, Oct. 81
was fired for the elimination race in
the Gordon Bennett contest, none of
the aviators cared to get aloft. The
wind was a little too strong.
Shortly after z a. m. the wind wos
blowing at the rate of about thirty
five miles an hour of the south
west and increasing. There was hope
that the disposition of the air cur
rents would prove kinder before the
day was over, however, and prepara-
lions were early begun among the
American entrants for the contest. The
aviators in the eliminations nave until
$3.50 p. m. to finish. The trials are
over the five kilometer course, which
must be covered twenty times.
Foreign Camp Busy.
The foreign camp was hardly less
active than the American this fore
noon, the airmen preparing variously
for the flight to the Statue of Liberty
and return for the prize Of $4,000 Of
fered by Thomas Fortune Ryan, and
for the altitude and other competitions
of the day. Radley, h English avi-
ator; Grahame-White, Drexel, Nc
Curdy and Moissant were expected TO
make the Liberty flight, set for the
hours between 2:45 and $3.50 p. m.
The big 100-horsepower Antoinette of
Hubert Latham arrived here early this
morning and will be assembled for the
big international race or Saturday.
The aviation committee today issued
a bulletin stating that 1t had revoked
its former rule regarding the Liberty
statue flight, which provided that
aviators must qualify by an hours
flight at this meet for the event. The
new ruling allowed n aviator to
make the flight.
Claude Grahame-White made a for
NAL protest to tho aviation committee,
stating he had risked his machine to
qualify and thought it unfair that those
who had not qualified should be allowed
to go in the contest. No action has
yet been taken on this protest.
The committee unanimously over
ruled Grahame-White's protest.
The only entries for the $4,000 Lib
erty statue fight which had been re-
ceived up to noon were those of
Moisant and Frisbie, but Radley, Of
the British cam, and Drexel also in
tended to compete.
Best Prize of Meet.
"It's the only good prize of the meet, -
said Radley. THAT and the interna-
tional cup are worth going after. This
daily grind around the track for dis
tance is too much like a play bicycle
race. OF course, it's a terrific risk fly
ing over the city, but that's the short
est route and the best time is the best
man.
The distance from here to the
statue of Liberty, in New York harbor,
and return is about t~hirty-flve miles
as the crow flies, but the aviator may
choose his own route. The best time
takes the money.
According to the committees an
nouncement today. the prize is open to
any aviator for the remainder of the
meet, the start to be made before S:45
and the finish to be not later than $3.50
D. m.
Curtiss Racer Assembled.
In the elimination trials, all the dark
horses will show their PAGES. The
Wright racer has already proved itself
fast. The Curtiss single surface
~plane-not a true %monoplane, but a COM
promise-was assembled n warmed
up this afternoon and a grand new
machine designed by Walter Christie,
the old automobile racer, was being
tuned up this morning. 1T has twin
engines of 65-horsepower, harnessed
fore and aft to w propellers, and is
the most powerful machine in the
hangers. Hamilton is considered a
dangerous competitor If his machine
shows steadiness.
None OF the foreigners compete In
the elimination trials. Their teams al
ready are picked.
The wind blew all morning from ten
to twenty miles and nobody went out
for trials.
A large searchlight has been installed
on the Judges stand to be used to guide
aviators who are up for altitude after
dark.