Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-27
TWELVE MACHINES ARE
in AIR Al SANE TIME
TWO o. .he Man-Birds Startle the
Great Crowd in Their Race for A
titude After Daylight Is Gone and
They Pre- Lost 10 Sight In Dark
ness-Amazing Time Is Recorded

AffA -f~~ttitt'f A''7J
NEW YORK. Oct. 26.-When dusk
began to settle on the aviation field
at Belmont Park, l.. J.. this aiternooa.
there were twelve aerOplanes in the
air at once and when night shut down
two of them were still lest IN the
black void above. There was no moon
and it was by the almost impercepti-
bic glow of the stars that they were
first sighted. winging their way back
to earth.
There he is" shouted one watch
or. right up there above the center
of the field against that brightest
star" Indeed something that hover
ed in the gloom like a bat could BE-
seen growing momontarily larger.
Presently there was another blot. a
little blacker than the blackness of
the background. and both Hoxsey and
tombstone alighted safely in midhcid
within few moments of each other.
Il don't know how high | was" said
tombstone. but if ! was not higher
up than Hoxsey I'll never trust bar
ograph again. stayed up there till
| saw him start down and then stayed
up some more 10 make sure twice.
But tombstone was mistaken His
Paragraph registered only 5,763 feet,
against 6,f73 for HoXsey.
Gale Causes Delay.
A northerly gale that took all the
warmth out of the sunshine delayed.
or caused the postponement, of all
the events today in this the fifth day.
of the international aviation meet.
The wind came up before the dawn
and held all morning at between 30
and 40 miles an hour. but it began to
moderate i'm the afternoon and by
quarter to three had gone down to II
miles an hour.
Just to show what could be done
in bad weather. tombstone. of the
Wright team, took up steady BIZ
plane. Against the wind he seemed
to make almost no progress, so stia
were the upper currents. but down
the wind he fairly whizzed.
His performance put heart into the
other aviators and doors were soon
warming up all along the line of
hangers.
Four Make Start.
Five starters were announced in
cross-COuDtry race 10 captive bal
loon ten miles east of the course and
return. and four started. Latham.
in a 30 horsepower AntciBette. was
the first to cross the Jine and he fled
down the wind Ike dart. In the
bright sunshine he was long visible.
Auburn followed him and after Au-
brun. DTeXel and Leblanc captain of
the French team. both in Bleriot's.
This was the first appearance Cf lie
Blanc. the schOOlmaster of the ali.
His airmanship seemed splendid as
he shot low before the erands;and
on an even keel. straight for the mark
but Scholar Auburn beat the mastes
and for that matter. the other CON
tenders. Aubrun's time vas IS min
utes So seconds.
Amazing Figures.
Latham finished in % minutes 14.U
seconds. His. speed down the wind
in the first leg was prodiEuois. Tho
timer at the balloon reported that he
covered the ten miles and passed tho
mark outbound in minutes. Later
records showed that Auburn did the
same distance in minutes. The fix
udes are unofficial and inexacf. but
they amazed those who heard them
Drexel was third in the-cycuf IN slow
time ara Leblanc returned without
covering the entire course
The cross country race had ta-civ
begun when the eight mon went oui
for distance and two for aifurd,
That made ten. and two If the cross
country flyers were still To return
twelve in The air a. once.
Brupkins. driving the babv~
Wright racer. made up all The dis
lance he had lost in starting late and
soon icd the field by to laps. ono
and another 81 the competitors drop
p~d ont and the field narrowed down
To- Parmaics. If the Wright team b.
his first appearance. nrookins ia tho
Wrirhs racer. and Latham. who had
Immediately entered the distance on
his return from the cross country
race Brookins dropped ont for no
apparent reason and left FIRST pface
safe .or Latham. who had no froulf
tapping the standard WRIGHT bipiant
a safe family horsr. tut no racer
and finished ono ruond 20 The good
Race IN the Dark.
Ifoxscv and tohnsionc. IN the keen
est rivalry. were striving 10 oafsoar
fr.o~ffnuof - t.or~fh Pace