The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-29
Flies Back to Field
Brin ging New Arneri-
can Record.
ALTITUDE MARK
SET AT 8, AL FEET

curtiss Left out Of
Team Of International
Cup Defenders.
New York, October 2y.--rhe crowd
at Belmont Park to-day was all Tor
Ralph Johnstone, when, from Middle
Island Village, Long Island, fifty-nve
miles Off tho course, he brought back x
a new American record OF AL feet
for altitude-the second he has added
to his string In tho intern ationalk ayia
tion meet. y 5 I'll sSg s. & e
s But the interest OF the ayiators was
centred on tho action Of the Aero Club
OF America, which. after q midnight
session, chose Hamilton, Drexel and
Brookins early this morning to defend
the Gordon Bennett ttsinternational;speed
trophy.
Audemars, In Demoiselle, suffered
the first accident, OF the tournamentsto-
day. but came off with no hurt to him
SELF and only minor damages TO his
machine. I'D
Just before the passenger-carrylng
cross -country race was started at
O'Clock this afternoon, a mote In the
paling sky was seen far to the south
east. It was tombstone reappearing
Just where he had vanished IN yesterr
days gale. He circled the field and
settled in front 81 the judges stand.
while tho crowd waved. cheered and
stamped.
| Radintes Pleasure.
From his toes to the tips of his ears
Johnstone radiated pleasure. Major
Samuel Reher, OF the United Il States
Signal Corps ran out and grasped his
hand. Three officials in N the Judges
stand, including Cortlandt FieluEBsshop,
| president OF the Aero Club OF America.
Joined the group SSsss
Tell you what, boys said this Ehero,
LIT was Just the mercy Of Providence
THAT saved my neck. When I thought
III. was within touching distance Of the
jinew worlds record I kind OF forgot
1 all about the wind and began to reach
tout for more lle,g hit. hens suddenly
said to myself u. Young man, YOU better.
4 seeas how. much gas you We q got. II ia
the truth. 4 had Just enough to turn
lover tho two spropel llers. When II kept
liner nose up the juice ran & down into the
4 engine, and she conghed. The minute
4 slsIspointed down lost my fuel. and she
y lbegan to miss. s s
III was Just like shooting the chutes.
A First, 3I'd take a header, wi th the power
7 OF, and when the wind began to carry
Inc out Of control,Id point up bit. get
AAA Az -
4 dred yards, to- dip again, wasn't
3|much scared till 4 got down TO earth
4 and saw what a gale there was. hen
Il I was frightened for fair. The only
d spot could find to land In was AL little
patch not three times bigger across
4 than the stretch OF my wings from IT -
to tip. While was tossing pennies
with myself the wind turned me clean
around and landed me front end back
4 wards. but that was just what saved
me. If y I'D come down head first the
wind would have picked me UP, tipped
me over and ssmas he'd me to pieces.
Curtiss Left Ont.
What futtered the hangars far mors
5Ito-day than a new record or than j Ohm
3Istone's narrative was the selection
early this morning by the Aero Club
4 OF America 3ofs an American team to
4 ldefend tho Gordon Bennett irlterna
7 tional speed trophy. 1T had been In.
q tended to narrow the choice by elimina-
!. ton trials, but windy weat her forbade
. this, and when.the limit named under
!, 1.-THE international rule for the ntry OF
a a team approached 1t was necessary to
: substitute an election. Ha mil with
i his 11o-horsepowersI IIamilt DreSs
. el,Iwith a flftyf-horsepow wer q lerio and
!, Brookins, in the n y s.
-3lswere named. ssstasS Il 3s sgs
Il Curtiss, who brought the cup to this
j, ,|:couutry, thus has no part In offending
. s|it. and his new ra GER renal ms untried
-slSItland other dark horses will have q
{ chance to show what they an \ do in
4 1.-The grand speed trials, W htchsa carry
a #|prizes Of So, 900 for first place and 81, 600
\ for second The.a4Americah suostnntes
: nres Mars, of the Curtiss te am Moisant.
E with a Bleriot, and Hoxsey, Of a the
= Wright team. 55S 3sss, J, y
:, ,,rhes Fr nch team consists of Latham.
s ywith q 1OO horsepower rssAntoinette;$Le-
a Blanc with q 100-horsepower$B Bleriot::
: Aubrun, with tifty-horsepoW BE q
r riot, und Sims and Barrier, both Will
afty-horsepower Bleriots lot = 81 supssti- y
Etutes. M ,Sa4 ), e. ~ s,,ssSi !. Si
Il with a A 100 horsepower Bleriot, and
s8I ia iley wi til d Atty -horsepo er III riot.
y ara the team. with Ogilvie, ,s Of tile
! |sWright I Company OF Great Britain. ands
\, z |sNrArdle. In u Bleriot, as the substt-5
n tutes. y, .., I. -. Il II
\ AGAINST tho q high3 powered foreign,
s. ,,nononIanes. America has but ono rnA-
L ch,nn Of equal pow er--tt q m on's \ "
70 70 hnrsc power biplane: but the new
n }I,rr,.,h ~ racer has been tried out IN
III excspt ii tonally fast time. and SO good
If - 'indge as Radley thinks II ugh 81 "
q reta1n & he cup BY virtue OF It's su perl Of
q. s,ead1ness In banking tho curves
= = N ,rhcre was no I'll light to heS Statae snt
=, - T,hertv to-day, because of too ac1
Il Il Ixind. 3NIolsant and Dc Lesseps potn
"a l}triea, but neither finished. Molsant
Q, took up Fred Thompson, the ~ ea tfical l
G. manager, and left him four mi aWlay
III IN a cahbage pa ten. ~ VI
8 Count ID 8 I.esseps took up his shrothe
and landed unhurt In Garden City, ~ Q
had engine trouble. ass
lAudemars.B one or the two men IN tae
,y3lworld who dares TO driye All tiny ~ Pc
5s6 moiselle, took his butterfly out N tof,,
IN strong wind and! was ca ps IN
g attempting tn land from sa hels slit sof
a not more tina ten gfee a. 2 stsAs's