The Washington herald., 1910-10-24

New York. Oct. 2s.-There was too
much wind for flights, and a crowd OF
5000 at Belmont Park to-day went away
disappointed when the officials of the
international aviation meet declared the
events OF for the day.
John Moissant, the American skipper
of BlertOt cross-eountry machine. and
Claude Grahame-Whlte. who came out
with his Farman after 1t had been Of
ficially announced at the hangers that
the thermometer registered a westerly
wind OF about fifteen or sixteen miles an
I hour, had their machines smashed when
they attempted 10 fly. The wind at the
time was blowing between twenty-five
and thirty miles an hour and OF the
puffy sort that is especially dangerous
10 aviators.
/ Put Stop Ia Flights.
The accidents to the Bleriot and Far
man machines put stop TO further at
tempts at aviation. As the hours
dragged on. with no signs OF the gale
diminishing and no expression OF de-
sire to fly coming from any of the for
eign or American aviators, except at the
Wright camp. so Allan Ryan raced
across to the Wright hangar 10 ask
Brooklns. Hoxsey, and tombstone to save
the day.
These three flyers had their machines
! tuned and were Tigged up 10 start, but
had TO walt the permission Of Wilbur
Wright. who announced on Saturday that
no matter what the weather conditions
he would not permit any OF his machines
TO take the air today, because OF the
established rule Of the Wrights never to
send their machines up on Sunday.
Brookins. who seems TO be closest 10
Wilbur Wright, was selected 10 do the
pleading over the telephone with Mr..
Wright. who was at his hotel IN Man
haitian. he would not switch from the
Wright rule. and so there were no flights
May Not Compete.
But stormier than the storm were the
feelings of the members Of the French
team. lie Blanc and Latham. here to life
the Gordon Bennett international speed
cup, lie Blac and Latham vehemeutly
confirmed earlier rumors that the inter-
national cup course is so little to their
liking that they probably VIII not COM
pete at all There are too many build
ings. trees. wires. railroad tracks, and
other dangerous things along the route
say the Frenchmen, and they fear the
abruptness of the turn at the western
end of the course.
The matter OF their flying or with
drawing. according 10 the French, now
lies in the hands Of the ASro Club OF
France \ single protest against the
course is enough 10 make the interna-
tiOnal speed event, which is the big fea-
ture of the meet, officially invalid. Ten
DAYS ago lie Blanc and Latham wrote
20 the Aero Club of France officials in
Paris telling them OF the undesirability
of the course from the French team S
viewpoint, and asking for cabled instruc-
lions as 10 whether or not the French
authorities want the team 10 risk lifting
the cup at Belmont. They expect a reply
by Tuesday and one gathers from their
talk that the expected reply will be in
structiOns not 10 fly over the Belmont
course
May Halt Flights.
On top OF this news came letter to-
day to each OF the avlators Of all coun-
tries from a civil engineer, who signs
himself William Ellison" and who gives
his address as SAG Walton street, Brook
lyn, which adds further complications
to the international race. The letter is
result of i'll feeling among the prop
erty owners outside the park over wheat
fields and gardens and the big race to be
flown next Saturday. and who are
aroused because the promoters Of the
meet have erected poles for a canvas
fence which will shut off the view of the
fights from the windows Of these prop
eTty owners houses.
AviatOTs heard to-day that this disap-
pointment was so great among a few OF
the folks living near the park. who can't
see theSfeld work after the canvas has
been erected, that the threat has been
freely made that aviators who fly above
certain adjacent properties will be winged
with bullets if they attempt TO dy he
longer or international course IF five
kilometers. No mention of extremes ike
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