The Washington times., 1910-10-26
DAY FOR AMERICANS
At AVIATION COURSE
Keen Contests for Place on
Racing Team Prom
iSed.
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that their craft VIII develop from eighty
20 eighty-five miles an hour.
Shortly before noon the white flag in
front of the grandstard denoting proba-
bic flights today. although the wind
continued between thirty and thirty-five
miles an hour.
Today found England leading. accord
Ing 10 the amount OF money won in
prizes. America was second and France
was third. Claude Grahame-White. at
the opening Of tOday's contests had won
$50. Archie HoXsey was second with
N,5I5 10 his credit Hubert Latham stood
first among the French birdmen in the
$3.50.
Tooay's program is as follows:
Elimination speed trials to determine
the three members of the American
team who viii defend the international
cup, 1870 p. IN; grand altitude fight, {
2. m cross country flights, p. m. !:
nrst flights for the Scientific Americas
Cup; competition for the Michelin Tro-
ply longest sustained flight in an su-
colsure).
Course to Be Cleared.
satisfactory adjustment between
the dissatisfied French aviatoIs and the
management OF the meet was made to-
day by an agreement for the removal Of
certain Instructions from the three
mile course 70 which the French flyers
objected.
cablegram was received by Pierre
Cashier, Of the Aero Club Of France.
delegating him to represent the club be-
fore the Aero Club of America in re-
gard to the controversy over the course.
A conference was held before the
a TFr-f Ion 2
Field Bishop, president Of the Aero
Club of America, at which settlement
was effected.
Mr. Cashier and Mr.. Bishop made A
tour of inspection about the nterna-
tional Cup course today. Mr.. Cashier
was given until Thursday night 10 de-
eide upon further changes he desires
made.
Alfred Leblanc, who led the revolt
of the French flyers. still maintained
today that the course WAS dangerous
even with the trees removed. He said
that the absence Of landing places out
side OF the field was a handicap and a
menace to life.
Piqued By White.
It was promised today that England
and France would fight a battle royal
in the cup race. Much professional
jealousy exists between the aviators Of
the foreign countries. Claude Grahame-
Whites success in the meeting has
piqued the French flyers.
The foreign aviatOrs, disgTUntled be
cause Of the successive breaking Of the
American altitude record by American
birdmeu, prepared today for an attempt
not only TO break the American but
worlds records as well in the grand aIti-
tUde contest
DisTegarding threats made against
them and the aviators by the residents
Of the east and west sides Of Belmont
Park, the officials of the meet today
had a gang Of men at work long before
dayLreak spreading a series Of canvas
shields on top OF the fences running
along both sides OF the grounds in an
effort 10 cut of the view OF the per-
sons on the outside.
A few days ago when the first can
vas was spread threatening letters were
received by Allan Ryan, manager or
the meet, and several Of the more prom
inent contestants, warning them that
unless the canvas was Immediately re-
moved that the flying machines would
be riddled with bullets
No attention was paid to the threats
and an energetic resident began the
erection Of a high tower just outside
the park, reaping a golden harvest by
charging persons 80 cents each TO stand
in the tower and watch the aviatOrs at
work.
tombstone Displaces Drexel.
J. Armstrong DrexeI didn't hold his
American altitude record Of 7,IO5 feet,
very long yesterday Ralph tombstone,
in a headless Wright climber shot above
the crowd and within an Incredible short
space of time was only a speck which
appeared and disappeared in the clouds
far above
The crowd had almost forgotten John
stone and was watching some hair
raising teats performed by Hubert La
than in an AntOinette mOnoplane. when
suddenly tombstone, his goggles trimmed
with frost, and unmistakable signs of
frost and snow flakes in the wings of
his machine, circled lightly over the
course and made perfect landing. He
had reached an altitude Of 1908 feet.
thereby topping DreXels mark by 1873
feet. He had run into snow storm
while high I'm the air, and said he could
have gone to still higher attitudes had
not the snow blinded him
Miss Eleanor Sears took another air
trip yesterday with Grahame- White
There were half a dozen other women
passengers taken up during the after
noon. Count de Lesseps took up four
women at different times. Among other
passengers was Allan A. Ryan, son of
Thomas Fortune Ryan. He went up
with HoXsey.
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