The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-29

the chutes. First I had To take
header with the power off, and when
the wind began to carry me out OIL
control | would point up bit, get
little Roadway, run level for a nun
drcd yards and then dip again.
Scared After Trip.
II was not much scared until
got down to earth and saw what a
gale there was. Then | was fright
ened for fair. The only spot could
find TO land in was a little patch not
three times bigger across than the
stretch OF my wings from tip to tip
while l was tossing pennies with
myself the wind turned me clean
around and landed me front end back.
wards, but that was just what saved
NE.
IF I had come down head first
the wind would have picked me up,
tIppcd me over and smashed me TO
pieces
Select American Team.
What fluttered the hangers far
more than new record or than
Johnstone's narrative was the selec-
ton by the Aero Club of America
of an American team to defend the
Gordon Bennett international speed
trophy. 1t had been intended to nnr-
row the choice by elimination trials,
but windy weather forbade, and when
the limit named under the interna-
tlonal rule for the try of team
approached II was necessary TO sub
stitute an election Hamilton, with
his 10. horse power EI4miltonian;
Dract with a 80 horse power Bleri-
OF, and Brookins. in the new Wright
racer, were named.
Defenders of the Cup
Cur,iss, who brought the cup to
this country, thus has no part in de-
Tending IL. and his new racer remain
ed untried. 1t and other dark horses
Will have n chance 10 show what
they can do in the speed trials, which
carry prizes of $4,000 for first place
and $1,000 for second place.
There was some chagrin over this
outcome, but on the whole the AM
erican ayiators acquiesced In the ac-
| ton of the aero club and took Its
decision as n necessity. The Amer
lean substitutes are Mars OF the Cur
tiss team. Molsan with q BlerIot, and
HoXsey of the Wright team.
The French Team.
The French team consists of Ia
than with 100 horse power An
toinette. Leblanc with a 100 horse
, power Bleriot, Aubrun with a 80
horse power Bleriot, and Simon and
| Barrier. each with n 90 horse pow
| er Bleriot, for substitutes.
For Great Britain, Grahnme White
| with q 100 horse power Bleriot, Rad.
| ley with a 80 horse power Bleriot,
| and the tenn with Ogilyle of the
| Wright company of Great Britain.
and McArdle in a Bleriot as the sub
! stitutes against the high power for
| elgn monoplanes America has but
one machine of equal power. Hamil-
tons 40 horse power biplane, but
the new Wright racer has been clock
ed in exceptionally fast time. and so
good judge as Radley thinks it
ought to retain the cup by virtue of
| It's superior steadlneSs in banking
the curves.
There was no flight to the Stat
he OF Liberty today because the wind
was too high Moisant and De Les
seps both tried. but neither finish
ed Moisant took up Fred Thomp-
son. theatrical manager, and left
him four miles away in a cabbage
patch. Thompson carried a gold ele-
phant Cor watch charm.
Wind Too Much for Butterfly.
That elephant was too much for
me- explained Moisant
Count De Lesseps took UP his
brother and landed unhurt in Gar
den City. He had engine trouble.
Audemar, one of the two men in
the world who dares 70 drive n tina
DemOiselle, took his butterfly out in
too strong wind and was cap
sized
In attempting to land from height
of not more than ten feet he struck
the earth with his front wheels.
bounced into the air and ended by
turning a somersault. For a moment
the machine stood tail uppermost on
the tip of its nose and then turned
slowly over on its back
AS the crowd jumped to its feet
in horror Audemar leaped out un.
hurt He broke the propeller of
his machine, smashed the ribs of
one wing and threw his engine out
OF true. but the repairs will not be
| expensive.
The Liberty flight is still open to-
morrow and fights for the Gordon
Bennett cup may begin at any time
after $50 a m
First hourly distance. won by La
than (Antoinettel. four laps: time. IL
minutes, 25 seconds; second Aude
mars (Demoniselle). one lap. two min
utes, 2i.5 seconds; third, De Lesseps
(BlerioD, one lap, two minutes, 1856
seconds.
Second hourly distance-Won by
Latham (Antoinette). L. laps, forty
minutes. Si1 seconds: penallzed three
laps for fouling pylon. no second OF
third.
First hourly altltude-Won by Hox
sey (WrighD. G 705 feet, second Par
malice (WrighU. 3,Sl9 feet. no third
Second hourly altitude-Won b.
Parmalee (WrighD. 1886 feet; sec
ond. DreXel (BlerioD, S,2i0 feet, nc
third.
Yesterdays second hourly altitude
Won by Johnstone (WrighU, Si7l
feet. new American record; second
HoXsey (Wright), 6,907 feet; no third
Totalization of duration for the day
Won by HoXsey (WrighO, one hour
81 minutes. 1926 seconds; second
Parmalee Wrieht, one hour, 10 min.
utes. 25d seconds. third. Latham Can
toinette). one hour, II minutes. GG
| seconds