Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-29


French team and Walter $. Brooiins of
the American team, were injured in the
wreck of their aeroplanes shortly after
the start today of the race for the James
Gorden Bennett cup. the International
event of the aeroplane meet held here
Neither lie Blanc nor Brookins was seri-
ously hurt.
Grahame- Whites Time.
Claude Grahame White of the English
team covered the course of 81. 1 miles, or
twenty times around the Belmont course,
in hour I minute and 4.3 seconds, fly
ing in a northwest wind that varie from
ten to fifteen miles hour.
Alexander OgiIvie of the English team
essayed the fight, but came down after
covering several laps. His prospects of
winning gone, he. however, rose again and
completed the course in . hours minutes
81 81 seconds.
y fifth competitor appeared during the
forenoon in Hubert Latham of the French
team, who started in his lOO-horse power
Aatoinette monop.ane.
lie Blanc Falls on Last Lap
When lie Blanc was on the nineteenth
and last lap he met with the accident that
put him out of the race. Losing control Of
i,is machine he ran into a telegraph pole
sTd was wrecked. LIE Blanc was taken
10 hospital. His hurts were confined to
slight cuts on the face.
lie Blanc's fast time. il is thought by
rany. would have won him the Gordon
Hennett trophy had he not been wrecked.
His time for the nineteenth lap was
...i3.11.
lie Blanc accounted for his accident by
stating that he had been misinformed as
TO the amount of gasoline he mad in his
tank \ miscalculation was the sole
cause for the mishap, he declared.
Brookins' Brief Flight.
After making his start. Walter Brook
ins. American entrant. in the Wright
flyer, which was counted on as a strong
defender Of the cup came to grief not
more than 100 feet from the starting
line. From some unkonwn cause his ma
chine dipped and plunged to the ground
turning completely over.
Brookins under the wreck. but rose
and staggered back. and then fell over.
He was carried TO the hospital where he
was quickly revived 1t was found that
he had apparently been only shocked by
the fall No bones were broken and no
cuts sustained by him whatever
Although Brookins' start was at first an
nOunced to Toe an official one the an
nouncer later reverser the statement
Brookins. apparentlyh was eligible TO
start again il he so desired
Englishman First in Air.
Claude Grahame- White the English
aviator. was the first of the competitors
20 get away He crossed the starting line
1T s:39.f:- Flying at the level of about
1Oo feet he was making a mile a minute
rs he crossed the mark.
The rules provide that starts may he
made al any time after $50 o'clock. An
aviator once starting will not be allowed
to descend for another try. Contestants
must finish before 80 pm.
When the preparation gun was fired for
the big race all the aviators were in
readiness for the beginning of the con-
test. J. Armstrong Drexel was the only
one In the air at the time. having just
crossed the line in tuning up. The other
contestants were lined up on the race
track with their engines in motion for a
Grahame-Wtite made his first round
in 3.15.6i. His greatest speed was in
front of the stand. over which he was
drifted by the northwest wind. He kept
going up to avoid the dangerous gusts
and passed on his second round in ga Is
Grahame-White covered half the course
in 31.19.4S. He passed his thirteenth lar
in 4G2l-57 His average time I'D to tha,
point being a mile minute. He turned
mis- fifteenth lap in 81; 10 - and his six
teenth in 49.11.6a.
lie Blanc's Hard Luck.
lie Blanc finished his eighth lap il
212Js. slower time than that made h,
the Englishman. The French aviator
however. began To cut his corners bet
ter. and was sailing close to the world
record. He passed his ninth lap in 25O1
and continued 10 make fast time, passing
his eighteenth lap in OO4.O1
Ogilvie, the second member of, the Eng
Hsh team to start. was early out of tn,
race He came down between pylons
and 10, but was not injured The reaso,
for his descent was not Immediately ap
parent.
Although practically out of the rae
when Ogilvie came down in his fifteentl
lap. having covered that distance /,
Al f9.6p. he started up again after hayin,
been on the earth outside the grounds 70
long time repairing his ignition Tn
English aviator finally finished the cOurs
in hours q minutes SO 3-5 seconds
Latham finished his seventh lap Il
23.19.1J. his eighth in 26 i5.1J and hi
ninth in 3O15. He was then flying alon
on the course
Hunter Mistaken for Deer.
VANCOUVER. B. c., October %
Dana Il. Gibson. twerty-three year
old, native of New York. employee
In q Iumher Caup AT J.und Was Sho