The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-29
sIlllIne CLOUDS
n CAPTURE PRIZE
FOR SPACE KILLING

VII " nUl Wlll1u
rcunsinnes from First iaase -
ing themselves or their machines eat
som re-.ntered their hangers and de-
sisered their acreplanes {" their 81
tnHaants 10 he frightened ap lof the
ssupreme struggle
Under .the conditions ~ the rate the
& aviator completing one hundred taiip-
metres In the shortest length ~ I'm.
v.ss ~ le declared the winner
White starts tir~t.
eli. sd. Grahssfle- Whlte, IL hj~ ,a9-
horse power Blerioi. n' nsber sl tte
r Enxf,ssh speed team. WAS trc ttrst
starter i'm the s;,tr,iufs~ 2eanrtt rate
'fITs nflieiaI starting time Nas >;fE
40 se Ne iRunedis,'ty shot "u' over
the long oars u speed estimated
as a mile 4 nf.Tfft,
fsraaanae wat .sgssshed his f5rst
sap in shrse niinnts.< j5ts Seconds. His
speed N.,s estimated at - miles an
hour sDr tht. 7eHaic eoarss
danes Ras1ls2. tlte s.~enf member
OF THE English spaced t'aif w7s turlns
tsrahanu-White completed nye ialss.
7sssa nites IN II minutes. 46.oa ste
s,rsis
Afsrea EeIslane. IL tle 1oo-herse
pawer tiatN ne E}ertei racer started
At soc ~ H. completed his tfst
hap IL . minutes and 1855. consider
abiS foster tbs:a % miles au h"uf.
I.s Glan5 speed greater tnan eyer
s atsszts figsed an circular ,aurse tn
fsas hiSfaae az sVfatltstz. brought TIE
tsFs5sst3 ~ rs Aeet III astahishIn@nt.
ts4h4IeC5An't*. dsirg al the rate Of
a n4EV : n3lnu5e. seemed to almost
stAns stiH ahSb compared settlt fhe
ireacismau Leblanc &, mpieted his
s.cond laF az the rate estimated al
= mites aH hour Ho was tytng vera
low and cutting corners go Sharply
that it seemed he would ~ dashe.
against psion.
Alex 0siivle N fGuf cylinder
Wright Racer SECOND member OF the
English speed team, crossed the start
ing line III @.6A. as.23.
1t was officially announced that
l.eBIane's time far the first three laps
cxeesped the worlds speed record.
The Erenehman had completed and
Us 100 miles in minutes and sea
oIltis.
Grahanae- " hite completed ten laps
hi 3ils.4s. nj an average rate at "A
I mile a minute As White passed on
s. ais tenth lap Leblanc. " ho had start
I'd JUST ahead ot the Englishigian flash
i ed By him again, gaining eoinpiet"
lap Leblanc continued his phenain-
] nal speed. averaging more than 10
& miles sn hour. He WAS flying within
q rs feet Of the ground and tuning the
lsyions within five feet,
Two Come Down.
s4 Gratlafna- " bite finished his fifteen
81 hap. "a of the race IN 40; lag an
uvsrage rate of speed of just So miles
Il nh hour.
Leblanc Finished his tenth lap in -;
81 $3.50. nearly a minute faster than
Il Grahante- W hite bad completed the
same route, Leblanc though not sas
tanning his terrific speed of the early
laps was still making about 50 miles
m hour.
t1gilrie completed seven laps in - :
36ET7. an average Ut about - miles
Nm hour
Leblanc flushed his fifteenth lap in
III La. an average ii about 10 miles
m hour.
Graha me- White completed the ~
4 laps in 1sHi 81 60 The total distance
n was s2.i4 miles made IN q minutes
~ al average speed of about 60 H. miles
Hn hour
Alec Aeiieia completed ten laps,
y tsaaa- haif OF The distance he must flS
ia 81 81 20
While making his thirteenth lap.
ssS ugiislr was forced To land between
pyians 8 and 10. While making his
ilineteenth lal, Leblanc came down
with d rush Just outside the course,
This practically puts Leblanc out OF
b The race ~ he could hardly reaseend
81 III time r. beat GrahaIiie- Whites time
Leblanc was injured by his descent
4 His face was badly cut and il APP
parently semi conscious condition he
MRS placed IN an automobile and rush
# Gd to q hospital.
;N Leblanc WAS maintaining 81 speed OF
more than so miles AN hour at sn alti
tnde of about - feet aud had just
N. reached the Southeast turn III the
course when liz discovered titat bis
d gasoline WAC exhausted. He al once
started ~ deseend but losing control
of his machine he dashed with sneh
Il terrific force against telegraph pole
that the pole Nas broken completely
q n too. His tnachine was completely
81 Wrecked. Leblanc. however. succeed
ID III thriving himself from the We
Oh EicIe before ne struck the telegraph
pole aud ESCAPED with bad cut over
the eye
Sc Miles arr Hour
Lalsiane's injuries We're dressed at
# lhe emergency field hospital Which
n HISS he,n maintained inside tNe club
81 house enclosure tust how unforfu-
ss ybkttt tit IEAfIsi&i N%ta To TIE '.tNtf
s Frsn1hinans hpr1s If annexing the
trophy Was shown ~ The announce
faent th,.i his average speed Cor the
d, tnHsa he was i. The a it Na4 IS Gu
NJ miles at hour.
Ii VAS officially announced that
/ GsahaBie- whites average f"r the 1oe
h kiionietrNs WAS al the rate Of GQ.u5
Il miles an aonr.
II w..s ruinQred abeHf the field chat
81 i.eisianc vas much mere seriously
asisHrf CHAR Wtss a. ftrst announced. Eic
& MAJ have Received internal injuries.
u "A hurry es.il lut surgeons was quietly
Il circulate through ti8O crowd.
Waite Bt@Gkfss la his N'rith.