New-York tribune., 1910-09-25
LOOK TO FRENCH FLYERS
Seven Dangerous Rivals for
Americans al Belmont.
EUROPEAN BONUSES DENIED
Aero Meet Management Says AL
Are Entered as Sportsmen
Track All Ready.

There is no doubt that American flyers
are uneasy. Seven swashbuckling French
aviators are a crowd They will be dan
gerous opponents in the contests for prize
money at the International aviation meet
at Belmont Park next month One French
man who feels at home in a flying machine
is a dangerous person 10 have around at
such a time.
There is no doubt also, that the seven
French avfators. who have been officially
entered for the tournament are coming TO
America for the purpose of taking away
the international trophy. together with a
ma Sority Of the cash prizes.
American aviators will not say they are
worried. They say they are awake. and IN
asides refer 10 covert preparations that
the Wrights and Hamilton are making
No one seems able TO get a line on Cur
t!ss's plans, If he has any in mind
During the last few days report has
been circulated among American avtators
that large sums Of money are being PAID 70
the European flyers who are 10 contest Tor
the International trophy
THAT is not true said Allan A Ryan
Yesterday. The members Of the French
and English teams who have been named
bv their respective aero clubs 10 compete
in the international contest viii come 10
America as true sportsmen, and II would
he as unsportsmanlike for the tournament
management 10 pay them TO come over
here as II would he unsportsmanllke for
them to demand money for competing IN
the contest for the worlds championship
II is. of course, true that all of the con-
restants for the international trophy VIII
also take part in the general competition
rOr the cash prizes
L is probable that preliminary practice
work will begin at Belmont Park at least
4 week or ten days before the opening OF
the tournament The sheds for housing 1he
machines will be erected this week, and as
soon as they are in order any aviator OF
fcia1Iv entered for the meeting viii be al
liberty 10 move IN his machine and begin
aying. Several Of the Europeans nave
notified the tournament managers OF the
davs Of their sailing, and arrangements
will be made 10 have their machines sent
directly from the pier 70 Belmont PARK
2 : Battershan. Allan A Ryan DUST
ness representative, announced last hleh'
that two hundred and fifty reserved seats
were sold in one block yesterday afternoon
4 large percentage of the reservations mas
come by cable and wire from Americans
who are absent from the city
Among those who have made reSerNa-
+ions for boxes are Edgar L Marstoh'
lanes A Blair. jr. Robert W de Forest
Thomas F Ryan. Edwin Gould. Howard
Could. August Belmont, W Bayard cut
ting Howard Payne. Delaney Nicoll'
Mortimer /. Schiff. Anthony ]. Drexel, j.,
pa-ne Whitney. W. q. McAdoO. George F.
Baker. IL. Harvey Ladew. H S. Black and
Charles r. Flint
The list Of official entries for the tourna-
ranan+ as announced by J. G. Mccoy.
chairman of the aviation committee. yes
+er5av. Is as follows: From France, Alfred
Ta Blanc. Hubert Latham and NJ Thomas
cornnrising the international team, and
Count Jacques de Lessep, Leon Morane'
Emil Aubr,n and N. Simon. as contestants
,n the general events of the tournament
From England. Claude Grahame-White'
Tames Radley and Alec Ogilvie.
The American aviators are charles Il
Hamilton. John B. Moissant, Henry Wey-
mann. Walter Brookins, Ralph Johnstone'
C,snfasn Thomas S. Baldwin and Tod Shri-
Yer. This list viii be supplemented py
several other aviators from this country
and Europe before the closing Of the en-
tries