The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-27

BELMONT AVIATION FIELD L.
l., Oct. 21.--Wlth the elimination for
the Gordon Bennett race, to select the
American speed team To defend the
trophy, and the Statue OF I.lbert.
flight, scheduled as the big features
of to-day's program for the interna-
tional aviation tournament. weather
conditions in the early morning were
regarded as almost ideal. The wind
III = O'Clock was blowing at twelve
miles an hour. while bright sun
shine made the day very pleasant.
Thee limitation race was for Amer
lean Flyers only The three aviators
kilometre course are to act rs the
American team in the contest Tor the
Gordon Bennett trophy, which Vas
won last year al kneiins by Glenn
Curttss,
Wriel,ts favorite@.
The Wright brothers We're nas IAN
orites In the elimination, especially In
siew OF the wonderful speed develop
cd b. the new Wright racer driven hs
oryiile Wright. II was officially an
noanced that aytatnrs might start at
any time after 8 o'clock, but II seem
Cd unlikely that amy would fiy before
noon.
Hubert Latham at o'clock TINS
morning. received his Ice h9rsspaS er
Antoinette racer, which he VIII use III
the big Gordon Bennett race 81 sat
ursiay. The complaints of Latham
and Leblanc against the course make
been adjusted. and it Is now detanitei>
assured that the frenchm"n Viii par :
ticlpate in the premier event
4 new machine designed ny MAI
ter Christie, the builder of the fam
ous front drive automobile. reached
tn. aviation field to-day 1T has
never been flown. bat ayistofs de-
clare that IL II IS successful, II VIII
be one OF the most radical improve
ments yet made In aviation IL great
IL resembles the Bleriot monepians III
shape. the radical changes being III
the motive power, II = me nrss
machine 10 he built with two separate
engines with two separate proPeli.rs
The engines are placed one In front
OF the other and the propeis.rs re
yotye In different directions, one pull
ing the machin. ana the other push
Ing 1t
Glen Curiiss to- day brought out for
the first time his new monepiane and
made exhaustive tests with MS en-
xine.
Grahame- White also assembled his
new l00-horsepower Bieriot racer
This machine with l.eBlancs 100
horsepower Eleriot and Lathams 100
horsepower Antoinette viii be the
most powerful mac hines in Saturdays
race Against them VIII be pitted
the tiny American racers Tor the
possession OF the most coveted aerial
prize, the coupe internationally davia-
ton.
The keen rivalry between Hoxsey
and Ralph tombstone. which resulted
in their night night yesterday. was
renewed to-day. Exactly ~ the gum
doomed the signal three aviators en-
tered the air. They were Hubert
Lambert In his Antoinette sn0nopians
and Hoxsey and tombstone In their
blplanea. Latham was entered In the
hourly duration contest while HoxSey
and tombstone continued their alti-
tude duel. Weather conditions We're
perfect and It was evident from the
start that the two Wright flyers were
intent on either a worlds record or
lettering each other, II possible. Keep
tne clo0o together they climbed in
wide circles high into the air. In ten
minutes from the starting gun they
were fifteen hundred feet above the
ground and going higher all the time.