Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-26
HEIGHT OF 1903 FEET
IS NEW MARK MADE
Astounding Feats ace Accomplished
in international Aviation Meet in
New York-Quick Time Is Made in
Cross Country Race-Women Go
Up in Airships.
Ry Associated Pressl

altitude IeCOTu tHdt D. <1ihA''
Drexel so proudly brought down cut
CT the clouds yesterday al ernoon in
his Bleriot moncplane, was snatched
from his grasp today by Ralph John
stone in "a headless Wright climber.
Drexel reached 7,105 feet, but john
stone topped him today by 1873 feet
with 4 new mark OF 1903 feet.
He came down chilled to the bone
and his goggles Trimmed with frost
For half all hour he had ba tied with
sncw storm above the clouds, seek
ing still higher levels. The undemon-
strative Wilbur Wright danced with
joy when he glanced at the bara-
graph.
hts letter than 1000 metres, he
cried, and began TO prance around.
lie knew then that the four h day
Oil the international aviation meet at
Belmont Park, l.. l., had brought him
his share O1 honOrs.
HIS Stunts" Fr.ghten Crowd.
Hubert LatAGm, al Antolnette
muncpiane, frightened the crowd
Mnen he Degan 10 10 aerial hlpnap'
under Jne euSe vi "a nasSy--sookinS
STORM cioud, malt mile up Ill the
air. He rIghIed and then shot to
earth N enc steep, rusnng sweep.
The cages OF tree brushd his de-
scent and puGctured one OF MS wing
surfaces, Du, ne landed with oniy
minor injuries TO his machine ana
none TO himself.
When the meet began with the
hourly competition tor distance ina
regularly opens the day > program,
the banging Vi the bCmD found Ora
ham-N nlte cut tor h daily prone
made around the track. Latham was
his only competitor, and when engine
trouble formed Graham-White's far-
man biplane off the field, it looked
as if the American, in his flying fish
Anioinette would have the event to
himself. But White was not TO be
eaught mapping. He saw that the
scaniiest score whatsoever would
bring him second place. and, late n
the hour. he tinkered up his ccllcky
engine to last two rounds and took
down the easiest hundred dollars Of
the tournament.
&C After Altitude.
Hoxsey and tombstone both went
tered for distance, but just before he
left the ground, Wilbur Wright in
structed him to go after altitude. In
the haste OF the moment they both
forgot thai he was without a baro-
graph, She instrument which records
height. and when he came down from
the upper levels he had nothing to
show for his effort and was left IN
placed. The Count DeLesseps point
ed upward much later than the two
Wright pupils. bat caught them both
and, soaring above them. brought
down the prize for the first hour.
Pursuit Race
The second hourly event was a pur-
suit race Graham-Whita tried his
Fsrman again. found il unreliable.
took il OF the field for repairs, and
dur ng his absence saw the lead he
gained by his watchful promptress
cur down by speedier rivals who had
started later
Hopeless Of getting his FaTman into
running order again. White took out
his fast Blerict monoplane. the FIRST
time he has been seen il II here in
competition. He gained steadily on
McCuIdy. n a Curtis bibla1e. bI' the
latter finished first with a lap 70 the
good. 10 turned cut, however. that
McCurdy mad f0uled two pylons in
trying To cut the corners fine and the
forfeit cos him frs; place.
a In the meantime Hoxsey and John
bone had gene up for altitude again.
accompanied this time By Latham in
his Anfo'nctte
The wind had ranged steadily all
afternoon At between eight 70 twelve
miles an hour. bui nov angry looking
clouds hogan to bank ID in the north
and soon there was a psiter Of rain.
The Antoinette. most beautiful Of
monoplanes. was soaring right az the
edge Of particularly black clold. its
perfecf profile in sharp outiine-a
picture 81 graceful assured police.
Race IN the Clouds.
Hoxsey. right ovsr Nc center Of
the field. seemed the higher. and
tombstone. FAR OFT beyond ;he. back ~
the erandsfsnd. hidden from those IN
the boxes and cn the benches. was
weaving bis wy in and cuf & the
clouds. now half hidden In mist. row