The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-30
Claude Graham White Wins S5,OOD Prize in Flight at
 Belmont Park
MAKES WORLDS RECORD
 FOR TIME IN CONTEST
Some of the Best American Aviators Fail to Get Chance at the Big Prize on Account of Wind
 and Engine Breaks

Claude Grahame- White, the English hyer, won the James Gordon Bennett interna- tional trophy at the international aviation tournament today. With it goes cash prize of $50OO The time he made for the 20 rounds of the Belmont long course, a distance of 62 I miles, will likely stand as a mark to be flown at for some time to come. He made the distance in a 2o-mile wind in 1 hour, minute, S-5 seconds. This is flying at rate of more than a mile a minute over a course which is con sidered so dangerous that the visiting teams lodged protest against it.
 Late in the afternoon the three men of the American team entered, although the wind was then blowing 50 miles an hour. They had delayed until the very last moment in the hope that it would moder- ate. J. Armstrong Drexel, the Philadei- phian, made seven rounds of the course fin 26 minutes, AS seconds. John B. Mois- sant of Chicago covered only six rounds in 23 minutes, 26.37 seconds. Both men saw that it was hopeless to try to com pete against the fast time made by Grahame-White earlier in the day. when they were handicapped by the necessity of fighting a gale. Moissant was blown off the course in his last turn to the home stretch He took wide circle over the grand stand and landed on the field.
 Hamilton Disappointed
 Charles K Hamilton, the driver of the iO0-horsepower Hamitonian, managed to get in the air % seconds before the bomb sounded the hour of 3:32, when entries closed. But in the face of the wind he could not cross the starting line before the bomb exploded. James Radley, the tho lick, am , also got up, but too late to compete. He returned to earth again and at once went to the stable Latham and Moissant ascended again at 4:30 o'clock. Although White had won the cup for England the aviators were anxious to finish their 20 laps of the course. The mornings running of the event was sensational in the extreme. Two men, Alfred Leblanc of the French, and Walter Rrookins of the American team, met with Accidents.
 Running out of gasoline Leblanc lost control of his machine and crashed into Q telegraph post. He cut off the pole sharp and smashed his machine so it will be useless for some time to come. He escaped with slight injuries.
 Brookins, driving a Wright racer, had engine trouble just after he got up. Four of the eight cylinders missed fire and. lacking driving power, the slender plane crashed to the earth. Brookins was pain fully hurt but not dangerously.
 Alexander Ogilvie, the Englishman completed the 20 laps, but in the slow time of ? hours, minutes and 36 3-5 seconds He had engine trouble and was forced to descend to repair his engine.
 Hubert Latham. in his Antoinette, gave brilliant performance for 15 rounds, when the rising wind swent his machine out of control. Once he came within 1( feet of the crowd that ran frantically to shelter on the grandstand lawn. He refused to continue longer fearing that an accident might occur when rounding the danger curve Just before reaching i, the grandstand He had not been mak- ing time to equal that of White.
 Flight for Altitude
 In the afternoon Hoxsey and Johnstone the two representatives of the Wrights stable made a flight for altitude. The high wind prevailing made 1t dangerous to continue, however, and they returned to earth after being in the air about half an hour, in which time they mount cd to about 2000 feet. They made spec tacular descents. volplaning to the ground from this altitude Both were cheered z for their daring bit of nerve. Shortly after O clock Hoxsey and Johnstone were against them, however, and 1t was not thought they would attempt much more than an exhibition flight.
 In the last half hour of the time. and in a final desperate effort to retain the cup Moissant, the daredevil. shouted .T'm going to give Grahame-White a racei"
 'srhen I'll go," said Armstrong Drexel who made a worlds record for altitude on the other side of the water that stayed until Wynmalen shot at it.
 Grahame-White was a courteous ane considerate winner of the race. His ex pression after he dismounted from his machine was one of sympathy for Le blanc.
 "A wonderful driver,' said he. 'I dit my hest. but Leblanc had the race wor x when he met with his accident. never saw such wonderful driving as he dit in rounding the turns at express speed.
 Allan R. Hawley and Augustus Post the balloonists who narrowly escaped death in the Canadian wilds, were giver an ovation when the crowd recognized them sitting in the judges stand thi' morning.
 Results of the Events
 Gordon Bennett international speed race, distance 100 kilometers, 62A miles Won by Grahame- White, 10O-horse power Bleriot Time, hour minute, 4.74 sec onds; second, J. B. Moissant, bo-hors' l uower Bleriot, hour, 57 minutes, AS seconds; third, Ogilvie, Wright, hours minutes, 36. 69 seconds; fourth, Latham Antoinette, 5 hours 4S minutes. SS.l sec onds. J. A. Drexel did not finish.
 First special altitude won by Arch Hox sey, Wright. 5146 feet; second. Johnstone Wright, 5146 feet; second. Johnstone wright, s2s5 feet. Second special altitud won by Hoxsey, Wright, 4644 feet; sec ond. Johnstone. Wright, 4os1.
 Standing of the prize winners:
 Grahame- White-First in Gordon Ben nett. s50oo; previous winnings, S17O0; tota to date. $6700.
 Hoxsey-First in first special altitude $500; first in second special altitude, $500 total winnings today, 5000; previous win nings, $2675; total to date $3676. Latham (Antoinette)- win nings, $1760.
 Johnstone (WrighD-Second in first spe cial altitude. $25o; second in second spe cial altitude. $250; total winnings today s50O previous winnings. s1125; total t date, $1625
 Moissant-Previous winnings, $1200. Drexei-Previous winnings, $500. q Delesseps-Previous winnings, S70o. x Radley-Previous winninEs. S6oo.