Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-10-28
AMERICANS TO
DEFEND THE
BENNETT CUP
Brookins, Drsxel and Ham
lIton to FLY In the
Big Event.
AT BELMONT PARK
Course Little Over 62 Miles
Foreign Teams All
Entered.
SOME HIGH FLYING
tombstone In Wright BipIans
Made, New American Re-
cord Yesterday.
SOME HIGH FLYING
sDeolal bv Untted Presa wire.

Belmont Aviation Field, l.. T., Oct.
28;--Walter Brookins, j. Armstrong
Drexel and Charles X. Hamilton were
| selected early today as the American
defenders of the James Gordon Bennets
trophy in the coupe international avia-
tion which will take place Saturday.
| The foreign teams are Hubert Latham,
| Alfred lie Blanc, Emile Aubrun, James
Radley, Claude Grahame White and A.
Oglivie. The race will be little over
sixty-two miles.
Fighting furious sixty mile an hour
storm in his Wright Bipane. Ralph
Johnstone at the imminent peril Of his
life, climbed 5000 feet into the sky at
the sixth day of the Belmont park ayia-
tion meet, surprising by thousands Of
feet all previous American records, i'm
cluding his own of 1908, made last
Tuesday.
In the course Of his achievement he
was blown fifty-fiYe miles from the
grand stand. went through swirl Of
snow and sleet. fought the gale it'll
| all the force Of the motor in lsaftg
plane and was driven backward n ten
| teen miles an hour to Middle
village. But he went on manipulans-
his machine just the same and, defy
ing the fury of the gale, achieved an
ascension that falls only 1856 feet short
OF the worlds record height, made by
the Dutchman Wynmalen at Rheims.
| Arch Hoxsey WAS also In the light
with the gale and be went up COCO
feet He was blown twenty-five miles
| from the aviatlon track landing at
| Brentwood, n. Y.
These rivals for altitude honors who
have served up more sensations In sky
climbing than any other two aylatora
in the international meet. chased each
other across the heavens and soafed
up and up until they became mere
specks.
Out over Long Island sound. near
Port Jefferson, they were swept, and
then down TO Syosset, twenty miles
from here, all the time fighting head
to the wind and struggling to keep
their balance and the wind gaining
force each minute. The sky became
darkencd with clouds aud the situation
was tIcklish TO say the least
Hoxsey finally managed to LAND II,
Brentwood. The committee, realizing
that Johnstone was in danger, tele-
phoned to various sections Of Long
Island In an effort to locate him.
Nearly an hour after this word was
received that Johnstone had been
blown clear to Middle island. in Great
South bay, fifty-five miles away. He
had landed safely after the most haz-
ardous flight In the history Of avia-
tion. The report of Johnstone's safety
reached the course just when the
storm broke The bunting on the granu-
stand was blown down and one OF the
flag poles was split by the terrific wind.
While awaiting the return OF john
stone and Hoxsey the other avfators
EAeonsidered the adyisability of attempt
ing the race to the statue of Liberty
and return for the prize OF 10000 of
fered by Thomas II. Ryan. At o'clock
1t was decided that the wind was too
strong and this daring part of the
/ aviation meet was put Off.
About $4,000 people were attracted
to the course by the expectation that
| fight would be made TO Liberty Island
! The parking spaces for automobiles
were packed. Field stands oyerfowed
and the lagn in front Of them was
black with spectators. j, G, Mccoy,
chairman OF the aviation committee,
gave out a statement 10 the effect that
the Liberty statue contest would be
kept open during the succeeding days
Of the meet Any aviator may start bts
flight or flights upon such succeeding
day or days at or after 2:45 p. M, pro-
viding, however that no contestant
fnishing after 80 p. IN. viii be timed.
j. Armstrong Drexel, the young mil
| Iionaire aviator. said he would attempt
the flight to Liberty island and return.
81 know It is extremely dangerous 90
a. over housetops, but will attempt
IT," he said.
John b. Moisant, the Chicago soldier
Of fortune, was busy preparing for the
Liberty island trip. This plucky Amer
lean said that he would attempt the
flight. Another who inteuded TO enter
was James Ridgley, the British ayia-
tor. who uses Blerlot monoplane.
Glenn Curtiss stated that one Of his
machines would he represented.
Automobiles for rent py day or nour.
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