New-York tribune., 1910-10-31

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sition TO lay before him that must be
closed in thirty seconds. 1t involves
$1,000 francs. Monsieur Leblanc? Lis
ten: I want to buy your 50-horsepower
Bleriot. Not for sale? I say this is Mr..
Moisant, of Chicago, and I have decided
10 buy your 5O-horsepower Bleriot.
Get that? How much? Name your own
figure Come down 70 Belmont Park this
afternoon for check If I'm away, ask
for my brother. A. J. Moisant. He Will
give YOU a check. I will give you $1,000
francs. You want a bonus? For bonus
you will sell? Done"
Grandstand in the Dark.
In the grandstand De Lesseps and
Grahane- White having vanished toward
the Lady of the Lake, the spectators.
who had not heard any OF the Ameri-
cans talk on the wire. wondered:
VINO else would soar above the view Of men.
And keep Is all in seryiIe fearlessness.
a cluster Of delights above the inner
field, some Of which stayed there in dis
tancc contests, and others making for
'cross-country records. charmed the
crowds. and then appeared Hubert La
than. in his lordly Antoinette, in high
flight that should have been accompanied
by q golden Stradivarius playing the
resonant chords Of Bach. This was
especially noticea bile when the cream
and gold queen Of the air hung above
the eastern clump Of trees. In the part
Of the sky in which they were last seen,
but. as IL proved, Grahame- White this
time ahead Of the Frenchman. the two
visitors 10 the Statue of Liberty were
lust distinguishable a. $40 o'clock. one
on each side of the cold brilliant sun.
Noisant was flying about without
wings almost as Well as the Demoiselle,
alleged to be amply supplied He was
ay-.-rvvhere at once. when there was
only one place he wanted to be. Le-
hlanc'e men were delaying things by
waiting To shrug their shoulders before
raplving each time Moisant said damn
Ora ahar7e-YV ilite came nearer. The crowds
knew M was going to be the winner
S11ch mssterful control. such confl-
danc. IN high. no wavering rs he winged
along al perhaps fifteen hundred feet
YES that must he the English champion,
Grahane- White
When he reached the starting line in
front Of the grandstand at 3:44 ;OS 90-loo
he could almost see the size of the roll
ss the crowds cheered. and he contin-
ned down the small course. returned by
the omen space above the clump of trees
9lizAd and
seeming 10 enjoy the view from above.
STAYED there while De Lesseps, humming
as sweet as honey. flew gracefully
there was one beautiful gIide-down the
homestretch at s II :43 20-10o.
Smoke for Signal Purposes.
They had found their way back by
the aid of I gobs Of smoke as black
as the driven tom cat, that was too
thick TO fly through with less than %
horsepower. The smoke was prepared
as a signal. and it worked
The finest thrill Of the meet was felt
At 4-06:5S 4O-10O, official time, when
Noisant. in two suits OF clothes. two
sweaters and the bonus-bOught Bleriot
with a compass. but without his tortoise
',.ross-C Channel cat, scared alott TO get
his moneys worth. II he won the prize
b. would stin be out. because there was
that stubborn bonus to compute.
He was off TO the westward in the light
of the setting sun, a red Wafer just
above the land line, the heavens flushed
with the throb Of the beauty Of IT all
and in less than five minutes the most
energetic and popular sportsman was
lost in the direction Of Coney Island and
tn, Sabbath peace of home-iovins
Brooklyn.
What would the answer be? one could
merely wait and watch for the returning
a.t f., grovk larger. Would ne return?
His cat awaited him in the shed ne --ad
said he would beat Grahdmc- " hlle