The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-21
BELMONT COURSE VERY BAD
FRENCH AvIATORS SORE OVER
DETAILS or MEETING.
nlame American Commercial spirit
for Dangerous Obstructions- Hut
There were similar Kicks NJ Reims
lie Blanc Accuses Ills Mechanacians

There We're similar Kicks nj Reims
lie Blanc Accuses Ills Mechanlcians.
PARIS. Nov. i,-Pierrs Cashier. the
representative of the Aero Club OF France
az the Belmont Park aviation m Getting.
has returned To Paris The Auto prints
an interview with him IN which h" says:
For tha meeting tn. $500 meter track
was sufficient but the kilometer .,
mile, course a. called for by the inter
national cup regulations. was utterly
insufficient There would have been no
difficulty in finding within siS miles OF
New York a superb course. why then was
not one selected Because the commercial
spirit ov-rbor. the sporting. Most OF the
members of the committee were interested
IN he commercial success of this American
meeting the cup had 20 bs competed for
al Belmont Park You will agree with
IN. that these men. all men OF fortune,
might have been ANXIOUS rather for the
lives IT the plotsl
Never have | seen such Tower OF
Babel The .iWto was exactly right in
describing the meeting OF Belmont Park
a. "a meeting If dIscontent Every body
had his compliant To make. in the bosom
IL the Comnrit-- most violent disputes
took place. and the pilots. without distinc-
ton ~ country did not trouble tn hide
their dissatisfaction | did everything
in nv power TO calm som. and console
and | succeeded with respect 10
the famous thr,-" mi" course. IN getting
an iron railing thru" wards high which
surrounded he rac-traCk dsmolish ed
some trees and telegraph posts cut down,
and some posts for wires transmitting
electric power removed IN WAS thanks !
la this lsst pr"caution that IL Blanc was
not rl"ctrrCuf"d wh"n he WAS thrown
against "A jrn-t
The Aero clubs banquet succeeded
in closing tins wr.k s0 fertile in incidents
on not, of understanding. and have no
wish :" lay stress ON tho mistakes and
errors COMMITTED. which | ascrihe to want
- "Np"rI"nc" on tn" part II the An"ri |
cans
Nr Cashier took execution IN the com |
mrr-""'s action IN barring Auhrin from |
taking part IN IN" international cup by !
20 withhold IN. sum promised |
him for living AZ the meeting. although tn" I
cnrnmrtt". allowed that he had fulfilled !
hi. contract
In France commented Mr. Gasnier
vs." SHOULD never hav. dared I" SAY such !
a thing
10 sum m. h., concludes the hmeri- !
Can- wanted to do thing On bug scale, .
they dbl them IN u mean. petty way. ,
hac..lI~.. ih.. commercial interests "a, stake /
wcr" cun-li,.r.i h-fpr. th,. sporting
Nr ('a-ui"r- comments ga the belmont ..
Park meeting will haV" a special interest |
frr thu-,. no. liz. lHs ~ s. Curr.-pOn-
dent attended IN. first aviation meeting /
at ksim-. where exactly tn" ram" con
IiI,ion~ riIl,-d. where every morning Their. !
N"r. meetings of httl" KNOTS VI avIator> !
=, protest against th'. comm tts.' = rulings.
and where. III u word. except that tn"
,'pur,-.. itself WAS satisfactory. thu difficult
race. II tying men ~rr, equally impossible
t. satisfy
| - Blanc IN tho sane newspapers says
After th. balloon race. | h.aSt.n-i to
\"w lorD - $40 the Belmont Park cour-..
tsS Their" Was NO course. | wrote Ia
my friend Rleriot saying that n a motor
brun- down q serious accident Was bound
To- happen
-Ey entuallv | started for tn. famous
can. ! Was gaining NJ every turn on
Grahan"- White. when Just Vas
finishing isl kIlom"tsrS tsIaty miles, my
GnOfn. stopped SuTs Il INV RlerIot, |
landed IN planning hight, but on touching
N" ground the wind threw IN. on one
Tf tbs. lnn'rn"rabI.' obstacles " TN which
'h. ,O'Ir -.- was -tT"Nn
-F..tN cen IN" pylpn- and tho houses
rh,.r" was lei, hardly thirty meters
uhirtv-'hr.- varr-l' Now In speed CON
tests On" does not try rO Sigh high |
,uafc-z that | was not surprised az my
shor'ag" uf I-trol. for sCarc.-iy had |
risen INTO IN" air whsn noted INV rsser
vuIr WAS not full had been badly esd
by two .n"n who knew very well how
earnestly ! wished nv cOuntrv's cplors
:" triu'ruh. hos much | risk ed IN taking
rari ~ tins race ami how important 10
w. fur 'n.. BlNriot firm "a which they
had belonged Tor a long time. that Success
should crown NV efforts
Nv "a" C-Ilpahl- neal gsncs OF my
two fr..' n4r'cs II insist IN this complaint
~ rh..l.. '..r'nsI ! lost IN. cup which |
! ug.-i "a h~lnR To Frau"". and nv life
was .nianG-r.-i Ih.. troubles INV com
radr- and | hui To- "n'!'Ir" over there
were, enough, wIthov' hating 10 find out
thai It VA to Fr"nChmcn that | owe my
defeat However hoIs to make up
for u newt wear
i must not forget To- tell YOU how
touched 1 was hy the gift 81 fine gold
vase. gwen me by Mir Belmont at fhs
banquet This present. so deiicately |
presented was charming
nv BE WtDDELL GOING Up"