Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-28
BR00k!NS TAKES EASY
MONEY IN HIS FLIGHT
Makes Best Record of the Day for
Altitude and Brings Down from the
Clouds $500 With No Competition
Statue of Liberty Contest Is Again
Postponed.
fBy Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Oct. 27-Such are
the caprices of October weather that
Ralph tombstone and Arch Hoxsey,
of the Wright team, of ayiators, went
up for altitude at Belmont Park this
afternoon and brought down the rec
ord of the day for distance.
The fifth day of the International
aviation meet opened full of promise
and closed in a bowling wester that
filed the air with whirling autumn
leaves, slammed down benches from
the grand stand; ripped out the can
vas screens that shut off the view
from those who have not paid, and
sent such a skirmish line of dust dew
lis dancing around the track that the
flare lamps had to be lighted outside
the hangers for the mechanics to fine
their way about. 1t was a furious
end TO day of pOstpOnements. dis
appointments and scattered feats of
the most daring airmanship that have
yet been shown to an American
crowd.
Big Contest Postponed.
Officially, flights for the Gordon
Bennett elimination trials. to pick an
American team which shall defend
the International trophy, won at
Rheims last year by Glenn II. Cur
tiss, opened at 9 O'Clock this morning
but nobody cared to come out for
them in the wind that was blowing.
At half past one O'Clock the. special
prize of $4,000, offered by Thomas
F. Ryan, for a flight from the fell
to the Statue of Liberty, and return
was open to any aviator, but none of
th.em dared try. They chose 10 take
advantage instead of the late hour al
lowed them by the committee, per
mission TO compete between 1:3O ana
3:45 D. m any day during the meet
provided that only they should finish
before $50
They Brave the Gale.
That narrowed the program down
to one hourly event for distance and
altitude. Latham, in an AntOinette
monOplane. for distance, and those in
satiate rivals, Hoxsey and tombstone.
of the Wright team. for altitude. were
the only ones to brave a gale of from
20 to % miles an hour. il was stiff
going. tombstone and Hoxscy tried
to initiate the gull. to set their wings
and soar into the gale without effort.
eagle in the air" is till one of the few
things man does not understand. They
kept their poise beautifully. but al
though speed of the biplane they were
flying is normally 80 miles and their
engines were running wide open, they
were pushed steadily out of view and
down over the edge of the horizon !
The upper gale they were jamming
must have been more than 40 miles
an hour. but neither was willing to
come down before the other and they
stuck it. ont until forced to land by
sheer coDpulsion of the elements.
Driven from Course.
Both were driven miles of the
course Word came from iIOxsci
FIRST. that he landed safely at Brent
wood. L. l.. about % miles distant
tombstone. still resolute. stuck il out
and was carried - miles. to Middle
Island village. l.. !. Theirs were the
two longest flights OF the day. Both
teIephoned in that they hoped 20 hy
back to the course tomorrow.
For the first hourly distance event,
the sole entrant was Latham. in an
Antoinetfe. He finished the hour with
only IA laps. 21.7 miles. in - minutes
1850 seconds. and the figures show
how persistent was his battle with
the gale. but they cannot bring out
as did the visual image itself. his
beautiful manocuvcring- One thou
sand feet above the ground and
stands. he jockcycd his way around
Che turns BY sheer rcsourccfulncss
and nerve. The gale was 50 obstinate
that he had ~ point head into u and
steer due north in order 10 edge side
wise iiks a ferry boat IN run OF tide
and make distance 10 the west
hbsn6ons the Attempt.
A special event Tor distance ana
altitude vas added to the program %
arsuso the crowd. but Il was long be
fore ANYONE came out for ~. FINALLY !
Auderpars. Swiss. IN tiny pcmois |
SeIIe. danced over tho course. but u
vas no weather Tor yellow butterfly
and after two rounds. Audemars
learned prudence and went back to
the hanrars.
To Rrookins fell fhr easy r1orcy. f.
With nirhf lasting only twenty min
u,cu. IN which he rose 10 minor ~
.ifude II 60 feet. b. brought down I