The Washington times., 1910-10-22
Taken to Hospital, Ameri-
cans Injuries Are Found
Not Serious.
ALL is FAVORABLE
FOR START OF MEET
Prospects Point TO Most Successful
Exhibition of Aeroplaning the
World Has Ever Seen.
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aged up and returned to the aviation
field despite The protests Of the physi-
clans who insisted that he should stay
at the hospital
On arriving at the held the found that
his machine was useless for further
Sights. and he broke into tears. He
then went TO the temporary hospital
quarters.
Arrives In Flyer.
While the curious crowd was sur
rounding SchreiveTs wrecked machine.
an aeroplane appeared on the horizon
and few minutes afterward aHghted
on the field as gracefully as a bird.
The machine was d biplane with
Thomas +. Baldwin in the seat He
had made the trip from Aineola. flying
a distance Of seven miles in as many
minutes
Americans are betting that the Inter
national Trophy Will be retained I'm the
United States. and that Glenn II. Cur
uss. who won it AT Rheims last sum-
nier, viii keep it here. There are plenty
Of takers for the wagers. however, as
the foreigners have invaded America
with the determination 10 humble the
| Yankee flyers II possible
Despite the rain, =. O. Parmalee in q
neadless biplane, went into the air
Parmalee IS a new man in the fying
game, and made his ascent 10 qualify
as pilot
! The first view OF the new Curtiss
speed machine was had this afternoon
! J. IS Il mOnOplaHe OF entirely new de-
jlgn- The machine has the Farman
stabilizers, VITA the unique dlStiRctioa
! Judt Dotn the steering rudder and the
! eleNaunE plane are in the rear II car
! Ties eight-Cylinder 6g-hOrsepoHer en-
! CINE. In this machine. which Will prCb-
| ably be flown by Willard. Curtiss ex-
y poets 20 make eighty-ive miles an hour.
4 Parm4lee remained IN the air about
fhVe minutes. making careful and easy
/ descent After JinkeTing with the ma
chine for a few minutes he TeasCended.
/ Parmalee made three flights OF about
uEe minutes each qualifying as a pilot
under license from the Aero Club OF
. America. This grants him the right
. 20 participate IA the meeting as a rep
reSenJative OF the Wright team Par
/ malees flights were emineutly success
; lul, despite the rain and wind He land
/ "a each time directly in front Of the
judges stand, once bringing his ma
! chine 10 stop exactly on the finish line
/ At l-2O Claude Grahame-White went
/ into the air In HIS big Farman biplane
3 He made two complete circles Of the
field at an altitude OF about fifty feet
/ Al Is the officials announced that II
/ the weather conditions did not grow
I worse. today's program would be car
: ried out. At that time, however. ram
! was falling steadily and there were few
people IN the grandstand.
| The sharp explosions Of motors and
the mad drumming OF prOpellers awOke
( the occupants Of Belmont Park after
! the nights darkness gave way tC
streaky dawn this morning, and an
{ nounced that the preliminaries for tho
great tournament which opens this at
ternOOn We're on
AS the morning grew greasy mechan-
icians and leather-suited aviatOrs hail.
ing from France. England. and America
We're busy tuning up their cars and
casting glances aloft TO get line OF
] the weather
! The sturdiness with which the aviators
attacked the preliminary task Of trying
out the course bespoke the keen compe
titiOn for the cup
Today's program, starting at $50 p
Hourly distance, I:So 10 2.so p. m
hourly altitude, 100 10 2.30. hourly dis
lance 2.i5 10 3:45 D. m; hourly altitude
2.45 70 3.45, daily duration. 1:3O TO %
and 2.45 to 3:45; fastest flight. 1;3O 10 %
and 2:45 10 S:45 p. m; grand altitude
| O. clock; cross country o'clock Event!
viii also include the totalizRtion OF dura
ton and distance.
Brilliant Scene.
The field presented a brilliant appear
ance with the flags Of all nations fut
tering in the morning wind. Automo
biles carrying spectators sped towari
Belmont Park hours before the opening
hour. The attendance during the nee
viii be the classiest in the history o
American sport Mingled with the mil
Iionaires will be many members Of II
nobility Many OF the foreign flyer
come from noble houses
Among the flyers gathered AT tn,
course were the daring birdmen VIII
Z have made the bulk Of history in tn
past few years. Among them wa
Alfred Leblanc, champion cross-coun
- try flyer of France, and director o
Louis Bleriot's flying school in France
: BleriOt, who astOnished the word b,
his flight across the English channel
Hubert Latham, who holds the spec,
record. having made fOrty-five miles f.
ithirty-fve minutes AT Buoy, France
Count DeLeSSepS, who negotiated IN
English channel on May d; Claude Ora
Ihame-White, who went record-breakin
| in France, but whose chief feat her
was to fly over the White House 4
Washington. and many others. TIL
hopes OF England and France for tn
International Cup are based on thes
men.
Spectacular Flight.
J One of the most spectacular figure
was J. B. Moissant. who IS accredite