New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
SMALLEST PLANE TO Fly.
6arros to Guide SantoS-Ou-
mont'S Machine at Meet.
WEIGHS ONLY $50 POUNDS
Contestants for International
Trophy and Cash Prizes Com
ing TO Belmont Park.

The smallest flying machine in the world
s-iIl arrive frem abroad in a few days, and
q French aviator VIII be at its wheel dur
Ing the International aviation tournament,
while the apparatus initiates a hgmming
hird drunk from the sweets OF a flower
garden
The name Of the machine is the Demoi-.
eelle. the invention Of -DumOnt. N.
Czsrros viii operate il. When Leon Morane
was injured recently the managers Of the
meet arranged for Garros TO take his
place There does not seem to be any
soubt that Garros VIII absorb his share OF
the crowds admiration al Belmont Park
tEis machine weighs only 80 pounds and
seems, by its very lightness. TO be capable
Of wonderful speed. Garros is not par
ticularly anxious 10 arouse the laughter
OF his spectators. as he takes himself seri-
uusIy every minute, but there is something
60 winsome ard surprising in the rapid
svolutions Of the Demoiselle. as only Garros
ran guide her that the most natural thing
20 do is 70 laugh and GarrOs doesn't really
abiect 10 this because he receives a large
sun OF money abroad for being the most
EXPERT operator Of that peculiarly difficult
machine Ana when French aviator gets
the money he is said 10 be almost devoid
~ feeling so far as the attitude Of the
spectators is concerned, this being espe-
italy so when the spectators are Amerl-
cans PauIhan did not get much money
ln New York. and then objected that the
crowds did not embrace and kiss him after
his fights. but out West, where the money
came easily and abundantly, no one kissed
him and he was calm.
The big meet viii be opened at Belmont
Park next week. C5rahane-white, James
Tc~7Tz- of ra F,f1rrlf fSh
team. have been In this country for a
while and Alfred Leblanc, Of the French
team and John p. MoisanJ Of the American
team arrived last night Oh the steamship
Ia Savoie. OF the French Line. J. Arm
strong Drexel an American. sailed yester-
day Oh the Lusitania from England. he is
Tue next Thursday. Count de Lesseps and
Hubert Latham. Of the French team, and
henry Weymann, Of the American team.
have left France on the steamship la
Lorraine. due next Saturday
Z Is expected that there viii be al least
ten Of the foreign aviators here by the end
Of this week Simon and Aabrun. of the
French team. VIII leave Havre IL the next
two or three days. All their aeroplanes
are on board the steamship Niagara. which
sailed from France yesterday.
Military authorities Of several countries
the International meet Unofficial informa-
tion has reached the tournament managers
that representatives. viii come from
France. Germany and Italy, and d special
order vas issued by the United States
War Department on October 6 assigning
EFlst Lieutenant Benjamin .. Foulois. OF
the signal corps, 30 proceed from san
Antonio Tex. TO New York City for TEN
porsry duty at the international toUrna-
anent- Lieutenant Foul0is was instructed
an the use Of TIE aer0plane by Wilbur
Wright
Negotiations are pending between Wyn-
FnaIlen. the Dutch aviator who momen-
sarilv holds the worlds altitude record, and
the managers Of the contest. Wynmallen
reached e16S feet q few days ago IL France.
or within 81 feet OF the 10000 feet altitude
Sor which a special $500 prize has been
offered. II WynmaIlen can get his ma
chine on board the steamer in tine he
VIII be here. according 10 a cable message
Received from him yesterday.
The sheds for aerOplanes VIII soon De
finished. the field clubhouse has been over
hauled and arrangements have been com
pIeted for hospital service, that viii be
under the direction of Dr.. John J. Moor
head, OF Bellevue Hospital.
4 large hydrogen gas balloon viii be sent
I'd LOCO feet fifteen or twenty miles iron
belmont Park, 10 serve as a guiding marx
for The 'cross-counrry contest AT least
dozen aeroplanes. II is said, VIII enter tor
rhis race. starting at short intervals. 50
the crowds may enjoy the novelty Of see
ing numerous speedy machines racing over
Tie Henpstead Plains at The same time.
Eacn aepoplane viii carry pilot and
passenger. the latter TO weigh as much
ss the pilot VIII permit. but not less than
- pounds. The aviator who shall make
the round trip in the shortest time during
TIE tournament viii receive S200o.
A few more DAYS and the international
applicants for the trophy and the large
cash prizes VIII be down II Belmont Park
in preliminary trials, hoping 20 fool each
oiter about rae latent speed Of their ma
chimes That the speed OF their machines
stall nor prove 10 have been permanently
canaea's I'D when tile worlds race comes on
viii be- the highest ambition OF certain
American contestants.