The sun., 1910-11-01

then, Just "a h- had finished speaking.
a short man wearing a bag white patch
ahoN" his right eyebrow came in and was
recognized.
lie Blanc, l.. Blanc the shout was
raised. and the frenchman got as much
of an ovation a. Moiaant had Just re-
ceiSed. soon in rapid order came Au-
brin. Simon, tiarros. Barrier. Audemars
and some of their coIntrymen who had
come over with the French aviators
The absence Of the other airmen was not
explained. To all questions rs 20 the
others the answer was apt to he:
-Oh. saw him a little while ago
Arch Hoxsey who said he had received
An invitation to the Drexel dinner only
thar day. explained that the Wright
brothers were always IN the habit of
tagging anything like a big dinner and
thar they and Miss Wright were dining
with Aleck Ogilvie IA Delmonico's. o.
Brookins's absence was accounted for
by the fact nf his being in a hospital.
John~tonr was reported a. having been
seen a. the Plaza early in the evening.
but this could not bee confirmed. Glenn
Curtis- who had been seen early in the
evening. had told a reporter that he and
his men would have 10 pack up right
away and leave for Baltimore. and that
tins was rather fortunate. As they " ouid
escaue being ranked in either camp.
FINALLY when il look ed a. IL all the avin-
tors had come that Were going to the
gathering settled down resignedly and the
dinner proceeded without interruption
until coffee.
At the main table besides Mr. Belmont
and the aviators and aeronauts named sat
Cortiandt + Bishop. president of the Aero
Club Of America; Col. Setback of the Swiss
balloon team, who was on Mr.. Belmont =
right. as IL had been intended that Mr..
Grshame- White should sat between the
chairman and Mr.. Bishop; Gen Nelson A.
Miles. Capt. Won Ahercron and the other
German halloonists in the recant contest.
and jacques Faure and his French COM
patriots Of the balloon team: Walter Well
man. Brig Gen, James + Allen, the Due
de Richelieai. Robert Adamson. secretary
To tho Mayor. ". y. Jerome and Allan 4.
Ryan. Most OF the vacant chairs were
fillesi by diners from other tables. Some
room were r. 4 &. Smith. james 4.
Blair. Jr.. Col. Samuel Reher John Barry
Ryan. Col. George Harvey. A. B. Lam
bert of ~. Louis. Ralph Pulitzer and
Colgate Hoyt.
August Belmont in his speech called
attention TO the difficulty in getting a
suitable place for the meet and men
toned that Belmont Park had TO be Sc
iected because At was the only suitable
place near New York who-e transpor-
,aTion facilities We're found adequate
and added that il there were any short
conrings they were largely due To the
hurry with which preparations hal had to
be- made
Mr.. Bishop rhsn took the gaSel. and
after some general r"marks he eulogized
Havley and said that he had broken every
balloon record. The crowd cheerad Haw
lay and then called for Post. who had to
Sc. up and low a. we'll n Hawley. Then
the soastufsstsr pres -nte5 ike Pennett
.alloon trophy 10 iiawley ard the gold
medals of tho AAro Club 10 both him and
y, Nk.v hal
Tn. chairman regretted the absence
"f n" Wright brothers. whose work. he
saId had made aviation possible. and then
he reterred 80 the Fr-nchman who had
broken a, the meet 'he- had Just closed
all the worlds records from one to ninety
five kilonetsr- ard. the crowd mad.
l." Blanc get upon his f"~' and waved
their htrdk-rchiefs al him. whii., the
band played the Mar~-illai-s Then
August Belmont IN the name OF the direc-
tors Of the meet presented the French
man with handsome cup Of -cl'd gold
about a foot high Somebody demanded
three cheers for the pluckv Frenchman.
and they were given heartily.
-Iohnssone's exploit 81 the afternoon
was then referred 10 by the toastmaster
to the accompaniment of applause. and
then he touched on Moisan' This was
the signal for the gathering to order the
plucky little ChicasSan TO his feet and
"'n'a" i" sPs Spn,
MAJ, ,.ig WASH N nus hsr. put NJ no"
-" them somesning aoSnt tnst raris-
LONDON night ot MS -" on was inc
command
haf never been north ot faris. said
inc avie;"r ana was tosd tnat !, wonh
p" impnssihle Tor mo TO steer 70 ionnon
by compass. II was only my fitth Fight
IN an aSropiane' 80 you can see now easy
IL ~ % ny. =, c.
tI,ef t-,, nS ,asri .nh
several OF the halioonists. some IN French
and some In German precisely AZ ~
O'Clock IN" rear doors opened and there
ariereT the party from The Drexei dannor
No motto" was taken nj their entry ofhciaiiy
Tor few moments. and then Grahame-
White. Latham and DE i"~ssps were e--
corteh IN places az the tanie OF honor.
then fhe toasfnasfsr infroduced 6rahafne-