The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-10-26
RALPH TOMBSTONE IN WRIGHT
CLIMBER. BREAKS DRExEI's
ALTITUDE RECORD.
LATHAM TAKES TUMBLE
Venturesomc Frenehman Falls From
Height Of 1900 Feet, But Is Not
lniurcd--RadIcy, IN BIcriot. Makes
Trip Of 20 Miles at Speed Of Over
60 Mites an Hour.

New York. Oct. 25.--Thu American
altitude record that j. Armstrong
Dre1e ~ proudly brought down out
of the clouds yesterday afternoon In
his Bleriot monoplane, Wa snatched
from his grasp by Ralph Jnhnstone ID
day IN a headless Wright climber.
Drexel reached 7lD5 feet, but john
stone topped him today w los feet
with 4 new mark or 1903 feet He
came down chilled to the bone and his
goggles trimmed with frost. For half
an hour he battled with II snowstorm
above the clouds. seeking still higher
levels. The nndemonstratve Wilbur
Wright danced with JOY when hc
glanced at the harograph.
Its better than 1000 meters" he
cried. liz knew then that the fourth
day OF the international aviation meet
NJ Belmont park had brought him his
,, share Of honors.
Aerial Flip Flops.
Hubert Latham, In an Antoinette
monoplane, did aerial flip-f flops under
the edge Of nasty looking storm
cloud. half a mile M In the air. He
| rlghted and then shot to earth In one
steep. rushing swoop The edges OF 8
tree punctured one or his wing sur
faces on the descent, but he landed
with only minor injuries to his ma
chine and none to himself
When the meet began. with tho
hourly competition for distance that
regularly opens the days program. the
banging of the bomb found Grahame-
White out for his daily promenade
around the track. Latham was his
only competitor. and when engine
trouble forced Whites Farman hIplane
off the field. IL looked AZ Ii Latham
In his "Fly Fish Antonettes would
!, have the event to himself But White
. saw that the scantiest score Nhatso-
ever would bring him second place.
and late In tho hour tinkered mp his
collieky engine to last two rounds, and
took down the easiest 800 of the
tournament.
, Hoxsey and Johnstone both went up
r for altitude. Johnstone had entered
! for distance. but Just before he left
! the ground Wilbur Wright instructed
I him 70 go after altitude. In the haste
; of the moment they both forgot that
[ he was without barograph and when
he came down from the upper levels
i he had nothing TO show how high he
hand gone and was left nnplaced
!, Do Lesseps Climbs.
Count de Lcsseps pointed up much
later than the two Wright pupils, but
caught them later. and soaring above
them, brought down the prize for tha
first hour. The second hour feature
-. .l... ~
/ tried his Farman again, found IL un-
reliable took IL off the field for re-
pairs and during his absence saw the
lead he gained by his Watchfu
!, promptness steadily cut down by
! speedier rivals who had started later
: Hopeless of getting his Farman inta
running order again, White took sonl
his fast Berot monoplane, The firsi
!. time he has been seen I'm It here, foi
competition. He gained steadily OF
McGnrds in Gnrtiss hiplane. bur tn
) latter finished first with lap TO th'
good. 1t turned out. however, tha
Mecnrdy had fouled two pylons II
trying TO cut the corners fine and th'
forfeit cost him first place
: Latham Takes Tumble.
: IN the meantime HoAsey and John
stone had gone UP for altitude again
= accompanied by Latham IN his An
,. toinette. The Antolnette began t
:, capper like buck and wing dancer
= The history of the AnIonette, how
:, ever. s Lathams history. He boast
" that he has broken every part nf
:, at least II times, Once he fell Loo
= feet. perfectly helpless, bit his plane
parachuted and saved him Tn
crowd thought Latham was only do
Ing somersaults TO please them. bu
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