New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-13

j. Armstrong 0rexel Is Due from
Europe To-day.
FRENCH CONTINGENT SAILS
Wind at Park Halts Practice
Hardness and Woman Com
panion Fall.

3 Armstrong Drexel. the American avf-
atOr VINO has done all OF his flying tn Eng
land and at one time held the height rec
ord is q passenger on the steamship Lust
tania. due to-day. He IS coming TO do MS
share in unfolding Americas supremacy at
the International aviation tournament
All the flyers from abroad VINO vii
appear at the meet at Belmont Park. except
Henry Weymann are now either in this
country or on their way. Mr- Wsy mann -
to enter IN the American elimination con-
test. but VIII be detained a few days m
Paris The other twelve are easily placed
John B. MOisant fits between the Hotel
Astor. where he lives with his cat. and
Belmont Park. where he supervtses the as
sembIing OF his BIeriot lie 10 surprised
that avtators in America are interesting
Just because they can fly or have now and
again flown In Paris. he says. the news
papers demand that an aviator break n
record before hts fight is noticed. and the
newspaper value Of a trip around tbs
EfneI Tower In an aeroplane he states from
his own experience to be fifteen lines
French Team Sails
Simon. Aubrun. Barrier Garros and An
demars. who compose the larger part or rns
much hsraIded French contingent left
France yesterday Hubert Latham and
Count de Lesseps are on La Lorrz1r1s. pre-
sumabIy studying the table OF cash prizes
and checking or those they mean 20 ar
propriate Alfred Leblanc. who arrived
with Moisant, is flying at St Louis
The three members Of the English tear,
are here James RadIey. OF that crew, has
his BIerfot safely behind the ''shurtsrs' OF
his shed. He said yesterday afternoon that
a. ~
he said he didn't care ruppence about
doing It right now. don't you know
mean to say I've got al over fytus tusr
for the Jolly f1n OF the thing" he said
''vVIlI you fly tomorrow
| IT cawn't say. dare say shall But
don't count on nv doing anything until Il 3
done. It's far better I shall want 20
speed 'er up a bit before the meet Il a
bit whify this afternoon
Mr.. Radley. who is an engaging young
man. said II would be useless % 70
TO the park at a. IL to-day as he never
few So early.
Mr. MOisant said yesterday
when flew from Paris 70 London
knew nothing OF England nor Of the Eng
rsh CHsnneI Latham. Leblanc and Blsrtor
said I was crazy when announced that
intended TO make the fight II sounds
like a difficult feat. but IL WASH Every
person who makes fight IN an seropiaue
tells you il Is delightful that he was NOT A
bit scared and that he is crazy TO 10 Y
again That tells the whole story That
means that the next generation will bs
using aeroplanes as we are now using au-
| LOmObiles-
Moisant 20 Build Flyers
/ Mr. Moisa1t. by the way. is going 70 en-
bark m the aeroplane building business
when ne gets back 70 Paris after the meet
( The American aviat0rs who have done al
| their Rving in America viii use the Garden
/ CITY field for their preliminary practice,
while the foreigners and America1-born ny =
ers from abroad viii do their cranklng up
and preliminary talking at Belmont PAX
| Harry Hardness and Mrs Frank Ralchs.
/ x,os4 husband Is a builder Of an aero
/ uIa7e. met with slight rnishaps at Garden
I C1irv Yesterday morning Hardness went
into a breeze that brought him quickly 70
earth uiulured. and Mrs Ralche IN drop
Tfrs- a few feet hurt her left foot. but SAYS
She doesn't mind a little thing Ike that and
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