Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-01


Wright roadster with Ralph john
| stone at the wheel, glided gracefully to
| earth in the twilight at the close of
the International Aviation meet at
Belmon park this evening, with the
Paragraph registering a new world
| record for altitude. The little machine
! of only So horsepower had been up 9714
feet, exceeding by 528 feet the height
attained in France on Oct. l by Henry
Wynmalen of Holland.
But Johnstone's sky climbing feat
| was not the only notable incident of
| the closing day of the meet. Claude
Grahame- White. the athletic Britisller.
VINO carries away the Gordon Bennett
trophy, sharpened the sporting appe-
tie with a challenge to John b. Nois-
ant the Chicagoian, for another race
around the Statue of Liberty, in New
York harbor. ana return
Moisant. who won $4,000 for his fast
fight around the statue yesterday, re-
fused to consider the challenge unless
White agreed to fly in d 50-horsepower
Bleriot, machine equal in power to his
own. Grahame-W White. who made the
statue flight in 1n0-horsepowcr Bleriot,
declined to entertain this counter-offer.
SO that the chance for another thrilling
flight over Brooklyn is off.
Their Grahane- w hite denied an
other chance for d visit to Miss Lib
erty. sent a thrill through the spec
tatorS, when at the close of speed
race with j. A. d. McCurdy of the Cur
| tiss team. his propeller snapped. MS
monoplane dug into the greenswad In
front of the grandstand. turned tur-
tie, and buried the aviator under
meath. He was uninjured and won the
race
MoiSants winning of the $1,000 dis
lance prize offered by the Aero Club
OF America was the other big event or
the day. He Travelled approximately
S71s miles in two hours. In landing at
ter winning the event. he smashed hts
propeller and broke a running wheel.
but escaped unscathed.
II was in a pretty purple haze up
| there" said tombstone after he had
finished his world record flight. and
say, but it was cold. ] had n couple
OF sweaters on. beside by rubber suit
and face mask, but then at times I
| felt freezing.
Several times | lost complete sight
of the earth but when | shot clear
of the haze | could see away down
below the buildings and residences
| which looked like toy blocks. l have
been dying only since June. but 1t
was sure the most satisfactory trip
l have ever made"
The Wright brothers were jubilant
a: JOINS tones success. 1t was the
| first time lie had ever flown their
| tiny roadster and ne had set a new
mark for aviators of the world. Arch
Hoxsey. his, friend and rival climber
was one of the first to congratulate
tombstone.
| AS the crowds about the Judges
stand cheereed and cheercd tn" an
lnouncemrnt of JohnSt"nc's wonderful
feat. ]. Armstrong Drcxcl sw"oped
down to earth. He had Seen battling
lin the clouds with the Wright pupil.
hut had attained only 500 rect
tombstone had easily won the Sfahu
,ltit,,de event with it's 5000 prize.
IT was an ideal day for the CLOSING
| IF the tournament The AR was c""'
and crisp, the sun shonc from
! clear. blue Sky. and there Was !u''
| enough wind to stir the row CT i'aE
along the top OF the big Grahd STAN"
| The first event of the DAY pes"',
!. few minutes after the sharp crack
nj the opening bomb. IL was ''e
,io,:r distance race tor Pul9t y.
| s25OO donated by members Oh ''''
| Aoro Club of America. Inc pur9e
was split so that there were t'''ee
prizes. had hardly
The echoes CT the bomo i'au ''" aaiS
a,od AWAY when far across TIE "c'.
no white wings of monopial'e S.,o'
IN tho air and swept toward III,
~ ..;,r line. It was Molsant anu
~ v..s hving the same machine VIII
,,,h;cb he won the Statue OIL Aioc' y
Eight all 2,@ ,..iss foam ant
e,...,,,,-.nd Latham of the french .e"i'
fo,Iowed quickly and were SOON ."a
49, Moisant about the course a' "'
most a mile minute cup. o,,o,
Ms p-as soon down with a prohe'
r;ra aud after a few laps Latna"i
ono;ne BECAME ballly and he was loroe,
| 70 descend. When he passed the 3 any
Stand Moisant let out his speeu
49,, and shot ahead OF Simon. "h'
$50 to earth before the lap was IN
| ..,,aa and Moisant was Tagged. lhei
;. ,,.os announced that Simon protest
=. +b.+ Moisant had fouled MN pA
nassing too close to INN III ti'e an
The judges penalized the Chieasoia a.
three laps. but in few minutes III
was IN again whizzing around only
faw feet in the air. Latham and simon
we're once more in the contest an(
Moisant appeared to be keeping out
their way.
II was a queer race. When the nm
;sh flag was put up. two hours afte
the start, Moisant was declared tn
winner. He had been round the cours'
y. a;r4n ,,o, of l,ONt S71h miles