New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-26
To-0AVs AVIATION PROGRAMME
1880 D. m--GOruinn Bennett elimination
I:sO D. m-MlcheIin Cup and the ''scicn-
tific American trophy.
D. m--Grand altitude.
Z d. m-'Cro-~-eOunrry.

Ralph Johnstone. in a Wright aero
plane. made a new American altitude
record Of 1903 feet at Belmont Park
yesterday
Ice formed on his goggles. He en-
coUntered a snOvstOrn and felt the
sting Of sIeet-
tombstone thereby took from Drexel
the record, OF 7.1O5 feet made on Mon
day.
Orville Wright tried the smallest BIZ
plane in the world in the morning and
after sunset II was the Wright racer
Roland Garros. OF the DemoiseIle.
timed Mr.. Wright around the two and
one-haIf kiIOmetre course IN the even
ing the time was I minute IS seconds;
in the morning, I minute IS seconds
The world record Is held by MOraus,
the French champion, who at Rheims
last summer made the distance in a
BI4riot in I minute "a seconds. or only
two seconds better than Mr.. Wright. for
one and One-haIf miles. And Mr.. Wright
was not doing his best
James RadIey. the Enslishran. broke
all American speed records for 'cross-
country By going twenty miles on trip
TO HicksvfIle and back in 10 minutes
as % seconds.
Four started in this event. two got
lost in the fog and the other. Moisant,
the champion fog flyer OF the world.
went forty miles instead OF twenty be-
cause he couldn't find the balloon
He was away IS minutes 20 seconds.
and won second prize
Drexel. in a BIeriOt. started at 25:s4
and came down near LynbrOok. twelve
miles away. He teIephOned at S D IN
that ne would come back in the morning
Men stationed in the balloon sighted
him, but could not catch his eye in the
dark
MeCurdy Also TO Spend Nisht Out
McCurdy, in a Curtiss. started at
4.27;33. and as he could not ind the
balloon came down near Rockville Cen
ire At $50 O'Clock he telephOned that
the clubhouse might close for the night
so far as he was concerned He. too.
return to-day
The Wright flyers got as far away
from everybody as they could when they
struck their tents. at the eastern end Of
aviation lane.
They seem 20 mean 70 keep as far
away from all other ayiators as pos
sibIe after the megaphOne man an
each contest
II was another American day. this
time with the Wrights the big chiefs
Of the tournament
tombstone won the most money. S695.
Hoxsey was second with 1913.
The endurance prizes were won by
and HOxsey. each Two hours
in the air and the $50 prize therefore
was divided between them
Count de Lesseps won altitude IN first
hour at 6.39I feet in his Bleriot. HOxsey
was second at 5.796 feet in this event.
and second at 4.SS2 feet in the next hour
Allan A Ryan took his first ride IN
a flying machine at O'Clock with Hox-
sey in the Wright that Theodore Roose-
veIt could not resist
Mr. Ryan sat where Roosevelt did and
IN a different but equally clear way
showed his enthusiasm when down He
promised to be at the field az o'clock
this morning 20 begin practice
Ryan a Completes Captive.
IF You feel that way at 100 or 200
feet" said Wilbur Wright, how do you
suppose YOU Will feel at 1903 feet2'-
II am going 1893 feet before I stop.
and don't you forget IL" replied Mr.
RYAN. Its the greatest thing I ever
struck"
Mr.. Ryan smoked his cigar feverishly-
bis cheeks were burning red He
smoked throughout the TWO laps of the
course
He will probably be made president OF
The Aero Club Of America
The other new faces in the soaring
exhibitions belonged 70 Alfred Leblanc.
he reputed French champion. with
in the minds OF some: Cap
tain Thomas r. Baldwin. c. 3 Harmon
and Rene simon. when found make a
note on,
Simon has many movements no one
with a peIIucid meaning OF its own He
prefers sheds and pylones 10 low fences
and will miss a meal TO fiy his Blsrior
sidewiss while scraping acquaintance
with a railroad water tank de "a
Simple simon. but with profound touch
Fifteen thousand persOns-why there
were not a hundred thousand was again
a Savorite topic-saw the most renarka-
Die flying OF the meet
Grahame-W White. the punctual prone
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