The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-27

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thought that something must be wrong
With the French machine. which was bullt
for spes,d alone
And IL that Wright roadster can
run away from Blrriots and Antoinettsr,
was the thought in everybody's mind.
what will the Wright racer. with IA
still smaller wings and "ight cylinder
engine. do to them Hut the Wnghts
Themselves ~ far have talked with any
thing hut confidence about lifting the
cup
Unless OrviIl. Wright drives tho racer
which yesterday rested throughout the
day IN its hangar in the international
cup, which - doubtful. the Wright
brothers will select Rs their cup litter
the Oldest living graduate 81 their Day
ton aviation school. Walter Brookins.
who was graduated away back in the
early days OF the present year and ~ now
doddering along feebly toward his twenty
first birthday
INTERNATIONAL err RACE sSARL.
But from what was learnsl around
the Fr"nch and the Engliah hangers
Yesterday afternoon IL looked for
tim" as II Belmont Park might see no
international cup race. the event which
II tho reason of-to-be Of the meet ON
next Saturday On top OF the objections
from the Fronch team. IL Blanc and
Latham. word filtered along that Radlsy
OF tho English team also refuses 20 ny
around the course chosen for the inter
national race because he fears the course
lacks good landing places IN cas-" OF
trouble
i don't care TO discuss the matter
just now. said Radley when asked yes
tsTdly II he would Refuses to hy unless
the Frenchtnen do Mhsreupon he dis
Clssed the matter 10y continuing: why. ~
would only be tune wasted II ] should
fy for the cup. with IL Blanc and Latham
refusing 20 do 80. They zay they won't
fy unless the course ~ changed for
safer uns 90 machines would smash.
buckl" mp. II they tired TO max" the
short turns al top sIya,d on the course
sel"'t"d And u the French team draws
out. then the rae. will lav" to bs flown
ON"' again later on because 81 thsir pro-
t,s' 50 why waste my tim" unless they
~ tpp''
Al official ~ the Aero Club Of France
Capt 4 { Triaca OF Parls. who N one
Of l" Blancs aids Yesterday spoke for
i" Blanc
NJ lie Blanc. said capt Triaca. will
not fly over the five kilome,"r course
here for the International cup. That -
absolutely final II the committee will
change the course for one that II salts
factory To " lie Blanc and VI. Latham
the French team will ~ and only on this
condition
Picrr" Cashier u the Aero Club Of
Franc" however. said later that he has
gone over the course al the request 81
the PARIS officials and that the course
~ not 80 had rs some of the fiiers seem 10
think. VI Cashier said that the course
will meet with his official approval as
tIons easily cleared away hav" been re-
moved
AyIAroRs MAKE PROTESTS.
When he last hier had come TO ground
late Yesterday afternoon some Ot the
aviator went Ia ia" administration
building and pm IN protest against
having postponed the tim" IL the ,'litnIna-
ton for the Gordon l-rnnett cup limited
to this morning A. least two 81 them
we're lust as eager To have ~ in the morn
ing surely DreVel - gong tn enter IN
the Statue of Liberty flight this after
noon and he didn't want 10 have his
chances for the elimination event con-
fiiCt with this. Another quarter from
which came the hope that u would be
m the morning was the Wright camp.
Hoxsey has been dong mighty well in
the daily totallVation 81 duration and he
doesn't want 10 lose an opportunity TO
add something To his score this after
noon. just about everybody else was
willing TO have ~ any time a. all to-day.
~ the committee decided that the
elimination could he flown AZ any time
from . 4 VI. 10 5 " i. VI to-day and
thereby pleased everybody bulletin
TO the AviatorS was issued as follows.
| The Gordon bennett elimination race will
he held AZ o \ NJ. Thursday. October 81.
or a. Soon after thai hour asthe weather will
permit dying. Five minutes before the
time hsNd for starting a preparatory bomb
will 10 fired ~ the moment Of starting
a second bomb will b. fired and the nag
81 the Aero club 81 America viii 10 hoisted
/ on pylon No ! The contestants may start
a. any time during the day after the hiring Of
the second bomb 4 contestant Who has
not finished the M sht hy ~ o clock will not
he timed for his flight after that hour This
| - notwithstanding the fact that the closing
hour ~ named a, O'Clock IN the rule book
The committee having changed the hour
Z The distance ~ the race will he I,n kilo-
meters and u will he hOwn over the I'VE
kilonrter Coursa
There was another point ~ contention
last evening. and that was whether the
, balloon which marked the turn Of the
cro-s-country RACE was a proper marker.
1T wasn't up in the air al ALL said
DreHel when n" returned. The wind
had bloSn IN" thing fat. and circied
around there IN a five mile sweep looking
for II. wasted lot 81 tim. trying TO
find ~ And I never saw u at ali |
believe Latham - going 20 send in a pro-
test about a.
! Another expression Of unrest came
! from Auburn. Who said that he had TO
poke Oround for a long time before he
could find ~ He said too that IL wasn't
up IN the air ~ all And all this hunting
had Ia bo done in spite Of an absolutely
clear zky. That was what bothered the.
avlatOrr
MoIsANT TO PLY OVER THE CRY TODAY
whole lot ~ people won't have To
go on their own front siOopS to-day TO
-.ae an aeroplane n IN. plans of MoIsant
stand IL" ~ planning to set his course
to IN" Statu" ~ Liberty straight over
| Brooklyn. DreHel wasn't willing 20 .ay
laSt night which way he was going TO
take H. hut h" has in'imaiod thai the over
/ roof route seemed better 20 him than
| going around
! You can take my word for H." said
/ MoiSan' last night. that tho man who
wins that race must Nv over tho CITY
! I don't $50 that ns any moro dangerous
taking u that way than any other Of
course the higher u man fie~ the safer
he will I've lisa fact that the air currents
around a tall building are ro'died up INST
as spray hi"s when IL hits wall RIM
w az perhaps 80 feet ! think 4 man can
I've ont 81 " "ntirelys There's an inward
push every tim" We GO over a tire. or any
| other Obstacle, hut all that has to lao
don" ~ to Keep we'll mp and u doesn't
matter
/ -B"-id.S. b. contnu"i 4 don't SEQ
that there's any mo" Danger in aliRhtipg
on = city than thHro ~ on water Iur-o's
always a Gimme" for man tn hang
/ on ~
! Orvills Wright - dead SGT against tn.