The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-17
Crack Aeroplanists Will Com
pete for Fortunes in
Prizes.
ALL AFTER RECORDS
Aviation Meet at Belmont Park
Likely to See Many
New Figures.
Especial to The rimes-Dispatch.

SiShl HNlGtlOn meet WI
he held at The Belmont Park rae
course on Long Island.
Since the NNrights made their frs
| public flights, a little more than tw,
| Years ago, the science of aviation ma
! progressed with leaps and bounds
! Meets have been held in all the lead
/ ing countries in the world. and record
! aftcr record has ''eon broken by darin9
bird men, heretofore unheard of.
/ The forthcoming meet, however
PROMISES to eclipse any that have beer
previously held. not only in the size
of the purses. but in the notable gath.
crtns OF aviators. They will be pres
ent from all sections of Europe and
Alnerica---such dare devils as Leblanc
Grahame White. Brooi:ins. Hamilton
and Curtiss-ard new rerorris are en-
nected to be established in ALMOST
every event.
The main interest. of course, centres
In the contest for the international
trophy for the worlds speed cham
pionshfp This was CAPTURED by Glenn
~ Curtiss at the first International
aviation meat held at Rheims last year.
end every effort vii, be made to take
the cup back to Europe.
Fortunes in Prizes.
Aside from this, prizes aggregating
500, 500 largest. and the promise Of a
division among the avlators OF 20 per
cent. of ali profits over 100000. and
40 per cent. OF all sums beyond tina;
amount VIII furnish an incentive for
the contestants.
Lhree countries-Eneland, America
and France-will compete for the in
ternational speed trophy. Each coun.
try VIII De represented by three avia.
tors
The official team that the Aero club
de France is sending over is made up
OF Alfred Leblanc Hubert Latham and
Nj Thomas. Leblanc Will fly with the
latest Gross Channel" type of Bleriot
nonoplane, with ct least l00-horse-
power. which he used in the great
cross-country race. Latham, the grade
ful star of the "bat-liker Antoinette
monoplane, and Thomas. who rises the
same machine, will also De earipped
with so TO ioo-horsepower, making tho
feneh entry for the trophy, a high
speed monoplaue team.
leon Moreno, holder of the worlds
record OF two minutes and ffty-one |
SECONDS. over course of five kilo- |
metres. sustained speed of sSIS miles |
IN hour, which he created last Julv q, |
mems VIII drive the highest power.
"a ana shortest winged Bleriot. He is /
,eSarded as the most dangerous com
2etltior for the speed trophy. Coun, I
oe Lesseps. Emile Apbrun and Nj
'ii'ioli, the french entrants for otper
'rizes VIII use both Farman bipIanes
nd Eler'ot monoplancs. The record
or height, S,409 feet, without donbf
~ be exceeded By either Morane. wal /
ef Bcookins. the Wrights's high-nyer
'r by Henry Weymann. the American
Nhose stunts" have set Europe talk
nG: The incentive of competition viii
'rooaply lead 10 the winning of spe-
iai prize OF $1,000 for the aviator who
caches 10000 feet.
Inc elm OF the Royal Aero Club of
he United Kingdom, is led by the dars.
eVll, rlaade Graham White. Whose 20
ent feats at the Boston tournament
ave him national INTRODUCTION. otrer
ieinpers of the British team are Alec
gliVie and James Eadley, two nve,s
ence. .o ~
Austria sends over to corna,e ,or
lher events than the speed tronby
lie Two most skillful of Austrian ayia
RS. Karl Illner and .adolph Warcho-
'"skl' Doth of whom have made won.
'rfui flights over Vienna and Other
Ies' with the Erich machines. The
ustrlan nobleman, Baron Econorno
~ count koiowrat viii compete with
artnan oiplanes. Italy will DE reure-
.hteu by "A. Cattaneo, one of her most
oted flyers.
ines, foreign cracks" must defeat
~. i', "a, airmen as Glenn II.
- oiss, enafies j. Hamilton, Walter
rong Drexel ana others Who - rs a' M
'stest types of both American BIZ
!ahes and French monoplanes.
Have No Advantage.
IN daring and resourcefulness Tho
'leisn aNlators viii have no advan-
,se over these flyers. For months
, ~, me whole energy of the Wri-hts's ,
,ooiatorS' az Dayton, O., and that of !
urtiss at Hammondsport. N. Y. has
cen centred in producing new machines | ),
~ ,lot ors designed to keep the speed | +
opAy on 5his side. Those who ars /,
,: 70 these constructors, have CON
'eii'iS predicted that the real sur. !;
'"e at me tournament VIII be shown Z
ieii'atkaple advance in American r
me Wrishts's preparattons for com q
,s.Hs iof the trophy, have been most S
stuily guarded, but it is definitely +"
io"h tnat within the past two mouths q
ley have been working secretly unon i,
sM ihonel oiplane, which. It lis ex- (,
erted, VIII astonish the world. {
lflals made at their DAYTON. o.. n1art a
ith an aepplane whose lifting sur- T
'ee or wings We're cut TO a mini n
UNI nearly resulted in serious ac- 7
leht 10 OrTille Wright lrhe machine a
hleh Is driven by a 100 horscpower $;
otor' developed such speed that {, pot
'hpletely away from Orville ana N
asneu INTO fence. 1t has been ra- :
urea however, and subsequent ex-
'fi.nenis show that 1t can be de-
iced
All the events will be flown under
10 rules of the International Aero.
auto Federation, made UP of the one
7ro Grub from each country. all Other
eos peing affiliated with them. The =
pe'ated clubs include the Aero Club
"a merica' New York; the Aero club
france Paris; the Royal Aero club
the United Kingdom London. the
eutscher luftschiffer Verband Berlin.
le Austrian Aero Club. Vienna; the q
'cleta Aeronautica Italiana. Rome,
40 others The congress OF this body
eets annually TO arbitrate disputes Il
lu promulgates such rules as govern
ie sportsmanlIke use OF aeroplancs.
rigibles and balloons. In
only members OF the teams seIected
7 the leading aero clubs OF the fader.
non can compete for the International II