The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-26

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& New York. octo ber 2 25.--'rhe A,neri-4
can altitude record that d. Armstrong
Eprexel SO proudly brought down out
of the clouds yesterday afternoon in
his Bleriot monopIane was snatched
from his grasp to-day by Ralph John
stone. in a headless Wright climber.
SDrexel reached 7,t05 feet. but john
stone topped him to-day by 19s feet
with new mark of 1903 feet. He
came down chilled to the bone and his
goggles trimmed with frost For half
an hour he had battled with a snow
storm above the clouds. seeking still
higher levels. The undemonstrative5
Wilmer Wright danced with joy when
he glanced at the barograph. It's
better than 1000 nletres," he cried, and
began to prance again.. He knew then
that the fourth day OF the International
meet at Belmont Park, l.. L.. had
brought him his share of honors.
Hubert Lat than, in an Antoinette'
frightened the crowd when
he began to do aerial nip flaps under
the ge Of a mas ty ooking 8 torn cloud I
half mile up IN the air. He lighted
and then shot to earth In one steep,
rushing swoop. The edges OF tree
brushed his descent and punctured one
of his wing surfaces, but he landed with
only minor injuries to his machine and
none to himself. FL
Competition for Distance. 8s
When the meet began with the hour
ily competition for distance that reg
nlarly opens the day S program the
banging OF the bomb found Grahame-
White out for his daily promenade
around the track, Latham was his
only#competitor.s and when EN- gine trou-S
buY, ~, ss4 ISury, an
,biplane off the ield 1t looked as Il
Latham. in his flying FISH Antoinette.
would prove the event to himself.
White was not to be scaugh 1T na pping.
He saw that the scantiest score what
gsoevera would bring him second place.
and late In the hour tin kered up his
!collicky engine to last two rounds and
took down the easiest hundred dollars
of the tournament.
3 HoXseys and Iohnstone both went lp
for attitudes Johnstone had entered
for distance but Just before he left
the ground Wilbur Wright instructed
him to so after altitude. In the haste Il
of the moment they both forget that
he was without8a barograph. he ~
-strument which records ilei ght. and
when he came down from the upper
levels he had nothing to S how for. his N
effort. and was left unplaced. The II
!lOun de eFL4eSSepSl lpplnleu upward sInuGH8 n
later than the two NJ rig ght pupils but
caught them both and. !. Daring above !
them brought down the prize 70 Y the \
first hour l
HI The second hourly even & was "a. p pur-2s
suit race Grahame-Wh hite tried his I
slTarman again. found ir#S unreliable.
took 1t off the field for repairs. and
during his absence saw the lead The
gained by his Watchfulj promp ptnesss
steadily cut down by speedier rivals i
who had started later.
Hopeless of getting his Farman into;
running order again, White took out
his fast Bleriot5 monoplane, the Sfrst8
time he has been seen in 1t here Az
BcompetItion He gained steadily on
MeCurdy, In n Curtiss biplane, but the
latter hnished first with a lap to the n
good. II turned out, however. that
AicCurdya had fouled two pylons In
irving to cut the corners fine. and the
forfeit cost him first place. n 4
'S For Altitli.le Records.
Ss In the meantime III HoSsas. and John
stone had gone up for altitude again,
accompanied this time BY latham In 4
hts Antolnette. The wind shad rarged
steadily all afternoon at between from
eight to- twelve miles an hour. but now
angry looking clouds began to bank
up In the north, and soon there was j
q pattex ot rain. The Ant oinetts. most
a