The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-17
Most Brilliant Achievement Of a Daring
Young Fellow in Monoplane=== Wind
Was High When the Bird Man Left
the Cliffs of Calais for Dover

Deal. Aug 17-With every pros.
pect of success in completing the aer-
iu trip from Paris TO London, which,
since the crossing OF the English
channel b. Bleriot and others. has
Gcen the great aim Of the birdmeu,
Moissant. the young Spanish aviator,
descended near here today. having ac-
compllshed the flight from Paris TO
Calais and the journey across tn q
channel to Deal with an case and
br,lliancy rarely surpassed.
Ee Is now preparing TO continue
The trip TO London, the completion
Of which will bring tho cup and prize
offered by London newspaper for
| the course and the proceeds OF the
subscription raised In England for
Graham f. White. which the unsuc-
cessful competitor in the London
Manchester flight generously offered
as q prize for the Paris to London
competition.
Hubert Latham. who started from
| iGsy, a suburb OF Paris. to race Mois-
SAINT to London, had series of acci.
dents, the last at AmienS, culminat-
inc in the total wrecking of his ma
chine as he was preparing to resume
| the flight Latham escaped unhurt,
nut is out OF the race
The last stage of Moissants flight.
tie trip across tho channel, was ac-
complisbed in a strong breeze, the
wind being so high that experienced
| ayla;ors looked on the start as fool
ish II was slrch wind as repeat
edly deferred BIeriot. Latham and
-,
lnssage OF the straits, and CORES
pondents who had witnessed the ear
lier attempts to cross the channel
confidently wired their papers that
Mcissant would non start before even
ihg, when the wind was predicted to
fall.
Nevertheless, as soon as he could
arrange for a French torpedo boat to
f5llow him across the channel. Mois-
SAINT launched his aeroplanc from the
cliffs near Calais at 1915 this MORN
ing and started for the English shore
The breo1e was still strong and the
monoplanc which. like other Bleriot
machines. appeared to spectators less
steady in the air than the heavier bl.
pane, pitched and rolled so danger
o1sly that tho spectators believed II
in imminent danger.
MoisSant, however, though one OF
the youngest aviatorS. managed his
machine with the greatest skin. aud.
IS the Bleriot with its guide passed
out OF the zone OF greatest danger
near the shore, seemed TO steady his
machine. and as she passed out Of
sight of Calais, she was. according 10
the reports received here. flying we'll.
at an altitude of about 800 feet.
He was expected TO land at Dover.
but was driven 4 few miles north.
and made the coast near Deal, pass
ms ovor Walmer castle and the ma
ilGe barracks at 11:15 a. III. He was
unable 10 continue the journey to
London. so numbed was he by the
cold. and landed near Tilmanstone. Il
short distance from Deal.
The trip from Calais to Tilman-
Stone occupied approximately 81 min
rSer
The torpedo boat was unable to get
up steam in time to accompany Mois-
SAINT and the aviator was followed in
MS trip across the channel only by a
single tug The tug was utterly our
distanced In the race and Moissant
landed at Tilman Stone before the
vessel had reached mid-channel