The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-29
NEW HIGH MARK
FOR TOMBSTONE
Barograph Shows Aviator Has
Achieved American Record
for Altitude.
ENCOUNTERED GALE, BUT
CAME TO EARTH SAFELY
Gasoline Exhausted, Leaving
Aviator Without Fuel for
Power Development.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2S-The crowd al
Belmont Park today was all for Ralph
Johnstone when. from Middle Island viii
lago, Long Island, ffty-five miles Off the
course. hc brought back a new Amer-
can record OF Si7l feet for altitude
the second he has added to his string in
tho international aviation meet.
But the interest of the aviators was
centercd on the action of tho Aero Club
OF American, which after midnight scs-
sion chose Hamilton. DrcXcl and Brook
ms carly this morning TO defend the Cor
don Bennett International speed trophy.
Audemars, in a Demoiselle, suffered tho
first accident OF the tournament today.
but came or with no hurt TO himself and
only minor damages to his machine.
Just before the passenger carrying
o'clock this afternoon q mote in the pal
ing sky was seen far to the southwest
1t was tombstone, reapDearins just where
he had vanished in yesterdays gale. He
circ1cd the field and settled in front of
the judges stand, while the grand stand
waved: checrcd and stamped.
Tell you what, boys" Johnstone said
when he landed, ''it was just the mercy
OF Providence that saved my neck
When l thought / was within touching
distance Of the new worlds record, /
kind of forgot all about the wind and
began to reach out for more height.
Then ] suddenly said to myself. Young
man. you better sec how much gas you
have got. It's the truth. I had Just
When / kept her nose up. the juice ran
down into the engine and she coughcd.
The minute pointed down 1 lost my
fuel and she began to miss.
First I'd take a header with the power
on, apd when the wind began to carry
me out of control I'd point up bit. get
little headway, run level for a hundred
RI In uya=
much scared until got down TO earth
and saw. what gale there was. Then
l was frightened for fair. The only spot
l could find to land in was a little patch
not three times bigger across than the
stretch OF my wings from tip TO tip.
While. ] was tossing pennies with my
self the. wind turned me clean around
and landed mo front-end backwards. but
that was just what saved me. IL I'd
como down head first the wind would
have picked me up. tipped me over and
smashed me TO pieces"
There were no flights TO the Statue
OF Liberty today because the wind was
too high, Moissant and DC Lesscps both
tried. but neither finished. Moissant
manager. and left him four miles away
in cabbage patch. Thompson carried
4 gold elephant for watch charm
That elephant was too much for me. .
Count De Lesscps took UP his brother
and landed unhurt in Garden City. He
had engine trouble.
Bit of Accident.
Audcmars, one OF the TWO men in the
world who darcs TO drive tiny Demoi-
selie. took his butterfly out In too strong
a wind and was capsized. In attempting
10 land from q height OF not more than
ten feet he struck the earth with his
front wheels. bounced into the air and
ended by turning somersault For a
moment the machine stood tail upper
most on the tip of sts nose and then
turned slowly, over on its back As the
crowd jumped TO Its feet in horror. An
deInars leaped out unhurt He broke
the propeller OF his machine. smashed
the ribs OF one wing and threw his cu-
EiHe out OF true, but the repairs will not
The Liberty flight is still open tomor-
row and flights for the Gordon Bennett
cup may begin at amy lime after
The Summaries.
First hourly distance--Won bv I.athan,
,Antoinette): four laps. 14:o5: second.
Audenars (DemotseIlc). one lap, 3:ad:o
third; stIr Dc Lesseps (BlerioD. one lap.
Second hourly djstance-won by La
than1 taniGinctte). twelve laps, Io:Sa.1:
penalized ;i,rac laps for fouiing Pylon.
No second. third
First hourly aliitnde-won by IIoxscy
Mrlghtl. s.o6 feet; second Parnlalec
CWrishtl. Ss19 feet; no third.
Second hourly aliitude-Won by Par
,'iiSIt,. ',opp Icsl- second. DICK
ri ff3lerjot),. %240 feet: no third
Yesterdays second hourly altitude
Wen by Johnstone (wrishtl. si7i feet.
new American record: second Uoxgcy
'MTIght)- s907 feet: no third. 80.
JotaliHatlon OF duration for the dsv-i
on by IoHscy (Wrightl. 1:57:S3 a5
third. Latham fantuinetfal. If:aGg
Grand tota lization of distance for The
meet fnot including today)-CsralIame
" hite. Nc laps: Latham. "a: Aubrun, 81
.ioXscy "a; Johnatono. 10: DreHel. "a:
'roislizsiiou of duration (noi inc,udipe
today and not including yesterdays aitj-
'ude flights by Hoxscy aud .Johnstone
which Will probably be figured In tho
grand total FOR the neet al one Iio,,,.
each)--tsra lIamc White I:37:0sS5: Hox.
soy. 3al:4S.5: Jollustone 3:aT:ad4: Ia
than. 25a. .6.s: Moissant. ;42:1OS. Al
rrpn "a: I5: DreSci f:2s:1I. de |
,csscps. 1:I7;1S.s All others under .one
EBsiest four rounds 10 kiloineters. G. ~
ip.csl OF the meet (nct Including todav) |
Nubrun lBlcriot). 5:5Gs25; prcxel |
tcnrtiss). i:53...,.
STANDING of the prize winners-Hoxsey |
.Mrisht' hrst III first hourly altitude. |
$50: first III daily duration. $500. secnnJ
~ second hourly altitude yesterday s1nO.
total WINNINGS yesterday and today. $3.50: !
s2G75. 'f''"'
latham 6Antoincite). first In hourly
distance. $3.50: first In second hourly djs- |
Ii.l.ce $50: third in daily totaiization az ]