Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-01
Several Notable Fests Mark Closing
Day of Meet,
WHITE CHALLENGES MOIsANT
Chicago Aviator Ignores Englishman's
Def Entirely.
BRrT1sHER HAS AN ACCIDENT
Propeller snaps, MOnOplane Strikes
Ground In Front of GrnndstRnd
and Machine Turns Turtle
Driver Unhurt.

NEW YORK, oct S1.-A baby Wright
roadster. with Ralph Johnstone at the
Wheel glided gracefully to earth IN the twi-
light at the close OF the international avi-
ton meet at Belmont park this evening,
with the barograph registering a new
worlds record for altitude. The little
machine of only thrity-five horsepower had
been up 9.Ii4 feet. exceeding by 52S feet the
height attained in France on october / by
Henry w. wynnaton OF Holland.
Johnstones 8 skyscraping feat was not the
only notable incident OF the closing day OF
the meet. Claude Grahame- White the
athletic Britisher who carried away the
Gordon Bennett trophy taking tho next in
ternational tournament to England, sharp
ened the sporting appetite with challenge
to John B. Moisant of Chicago for another
race from the park around the Statue Of
Liberty in New York harbor and return.
Mosant, who won $4,000 for his fast flight
around the statue Yesterday, ignored the
challenge.
white Has Accident.
Hhen Grahame-W White denied another
chance for visit to Miss Liberty, sent
thrill through the spectators, when at the
close of a speed race with J. A. d. Nc
Curdy Of the Curtiss team, his propeller
snapped his monoplane dug into the ground
IN front OF the grandstand turned turtle
and buried the aviator underneath. he
was uninjured, and won the race.
Moissants winning of the 5000 distance
prize offered by the Aero club Of Amer
lea was the big event OF the day. He
Travelled approximately eighty-seven and
one-half miles in two hours. In landing
after winning the event, he smashed his
hsst
escaped unscathed
The Wright brothers were Jubilant al
Johnstones success. 1t was the first time
he had ever flown their tiny roadster and
he had set a new mark for aviators Of the
world. Arch Hoxsey, his friend and riva
climber, was one Of the nrst to cengratu'
late JohnstoDe, enthusiastic, and friendly
but with professional pride piqued.
As the crowd about the Judges stRnt
cheered and cheered the announcement Of
4 Johnstone's wonderful air feat j. Arm
strong Drexel swoOped down to earth HI
had been battling in the clouds with the
Wright pupil, but had attained only $3.50
feet. Johnstone had easily won the granC
altitude event with its 5000 prize.
It was an ideal day. the closing one o
! the tournament The air was clear anC
| crisp. the sun shone from clear, blu'
sky and there was just enough wind t,
stir the row OF flags along the top Of tn,
| big grandstand. The first event of tn,
! day began few minutes after the sharl
crack Of the opening bomb. II was tht
two-hour distance race for a purse o
SS 500. donated by members OF the Aer'
| Club OF America The purse was split s,
that there were three prizes
The report OF the bomb had hardly die'
away when far across the field the whit
wings OF q monoplane shot up from tn
ground and swept toward the starting line
II was Moisant and he was flying the sam
machine with which he won the Statue o
Liberty flight. Bud" Mars OF IN Curtis
team and Simon and Latham OF the Frenol
team followed.