The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-06
DREXEL MAKES RETRACT!ON
WffHDRAWSTR or rHE
BEI WONT uEET.
The Aero rIub Accepts als statement
That We tAborrd nder Misappre-
tensions amt forsi,rS Hlm His New
Altitude Rrrord u Not Allowed.

That We t.Aborrd nder Nisapprc-
tensions AMI rors,r> Hlm HIS New
Altitude Rrrord u Not Allowed.
A. 4 r.: ea.irs II tEr board uf governors
81 tn. Aero Cub II America yesterday
afternoon an answ.- to the charges pre-
terred against !. Armstrong Drexsl for
his criticisms Of the club was received and
acted upon In his letter MIR Drexel
rr'racrod his criticis', regarding the
Statue 81 Liberty sigh prize awarded To
Moisant and said at the time he made tina
protest he was lahoring Under IA misunder
standing His explanation was accepted
hy the board 81 governors and II was
further resolved that his resignation.
which was rendered AZ IN" time. shout d
also lee accepted
In has letter Mr Drclel said:
Certain facts nav" 'uSr been brought to
nv attention. Nh,-h w"r" unknown 10 me
when ! rcd my protest oI October III. u
appears 'ha' -. the envy blanks signed nv
~ sci and -" o'h'r a. is'ors u WAS stated
ma, Tho rlpr, should cad on SAMMY. t"'o-
b.r ". and that ~ the ORG. nal rules govern
in2 the pri1r- 10 was -;a;sd thai 70 con
tests 'Ot toth,lSa'ious OF Cistanc. AND dura-
tion -ho..ic tcoVcn uE;.. the eau Of -. meet
FUr't"rr ore. have iu-t been Informed that
that ~. committee -ho.ili construs the meet
~ C-CiAiIy closed on sunday night In view
OF IN. IangIaz. set out above governing
the distribution Of prizes and IN view ~ IN"
.ansuARs or the entry blanks, and " =.
upon their .u--rsncs and upon the ians'.'
OF the contracts that the commit'ee mh..-
is decision and held shat the meet C.o--I
on SUNDAY night
&C 'h.-s fac's witch have Just come
to my krnOi"ir" | appreciate What accord
lrg 80 The. terms OF the contra It's referred
to above. the comm tt.s ~as HoInd 20 hoIt
that the meet closed oriciaN. on sunday
niSht. and consequently | vi'h!reE Any
asp.rSlon- cast by IN" On the motive of the
committee
"A to thu Statue ~ Liberty he original
,ng,ti'iSuS Ne" thar con b. ru> :..sh, OF
on" hour Wa~ necessary 9 GIal'acation:
turrh"rr.o-" VA; - IS rr contested
for on TaGrsily. N" STAR 20 ," made before
A certain hour both OF these conditions
having been abrogst-i by bulletins o' the
committee a'!ng 'ha' The statue race would
no open until tho end of the m Getting thus
81 . same ph "a @eoiogv ". respect 20 the HN'nE
81 ~. ',-.r for IN" 'Tt'ng Of n" contest a.
had been used IN r"-r"'t &c the onte''s .pr
oscillations ~ dts'nn-s and duration above
p. en- o-"il and "a | .Lew mat IrI&"> lad
h""r 7"ar"i for NouGar AMI - A"ts sod
: or ~ ~ llN. low ts4'l N'lA'E ~ AfN'''~
TOE ~ ''e orIgtnAl printed conditions 10
longer ted A. to th,- went ~ -" "om-
r,,t.a f'I not .ou'rldIc' III. IMPRESSION
r.n'I - ..I gron 80 adludt"a's the matter
: -" f1,'s le,i 80 a most unior' mate MS
80. ie--tandin2 e'Wser he av!6'o-s N! me
cor. y, ;r"" 1nI in.pr. 81 ne % act = tiA
TIE res c.a'i-r = e. NcCrv az vi~"-
vr". .si.:.' 4 tn" Aero hub vas tAh.ei :"
l.. ac'.-i up0r a. =" u"yt acting Dave
Fnrn"- Norris AID y " Mailer ware a2-
rD.u,..i a. ti""Gat.-s SroTr. the Aero Club
- ~. .u.'"'ng the national council .!
~" Aero ,lIl =. :" h,-C. ~ he Waldorf
Astoria, th:a af-arnro-. lanes B!ai' and
,har',- .i.ra'u. Ftw ards w.r" selected ~
aiFar;4ai"~
G...--. y, s. head 81 IN. weather bureau
N rh..Aii",p..ta T"ppTt"i yesterday that
ia. fiuai test uf me harugraph 'srrI'.j "
J Armstrong Dr"N". ~. HI. hlticIds Eight
showai (. 50; fest This record will not be-
accented ~ 'fi"gal II accom-. ~ a new
r,:l.. established hN ~. International h"r"-
nautical FEDERATION. who's saws NJ
r.curi vii h.. considered W. eos - eN' e.-i-
ni,.h". hv n less ,n.N IN W"'""S his
- !. ci,"- Ralph Johnston" -" ~"rId-
..lrI'rG" r"o~ II Nar.n-.-C -n,'I" $3.50 ""r"
ai,unIunsi 8, ~..rN" Tot IT." ''ns'I.ilg year