The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-11-03

period for Americas aviation honors
ARRIVED with the speedfest and most
intrepid Myers OF France and Eng
land pitted against the United States
The weather was bitter cold this
morning. but with the light wind Ia
vorirg them eyers said the weather
conditions weSe> perfectly satisfactory.
The aviation field, was awake and
afieN at dawn. with, the birdmen and
mechanics preparing the cars for the
monentous contest for the worlds
supremacy OF the skies. The drone OF
propellers and the buzz Of the motors
oiled the afr. The early starting hour
OF $50 was set for the beginning OF
the contestants In this event were
permitted to aifght for repairs or for
any other reason as long as they
wished. though these delays on the
ground will be counted against the
contestauts' total time Hubert L.
oaglss OF the air; Claude Graharae-
While +. w. Radiey and Aire Orilvie.
the fast aerialist, arrived At the
grounds early though they were pre-
cedM by their American competitors.
Emile Auburn, the other French PEN
resen tRtive, was late. and doubt was
expressed whether he would compete
at al. the aviation committees insist
ing that * he did 30 he would have
70 Fteurn money givOn him for coming
l.
Three Nile Course.
The long course OF three miles was
used Officially for tho FIRST time to-
day in tins International cur race. II
was this course which gave the off,
cisb OF the Aero Club OF America so
snuen difncuity: the French team. led
by Alfred Leblanc, revolving against
II. Changes had been made to satisfy
the E-renchmen.
h the midst Of the British, French
and American aviators, the big prize
toby lay in the honor OF outspeec-
ing the crack asrmen of the world.
OF The English team Graharne- White
and Radley fly powerful nfty-horse-
power Gnome Bleriot monoplanes
whsn racing. and Alre OgiIvfs is the
skipper OF a Wright bipsane. Much
SURPRISE was occasioned when the
Wright and Glenn II. Curtiss on the
team 70 defend the cup. Curtiss won
the cup at Rheims last year sailing
Slmost mile a minute.
The supporters of the French teaIa
pinned their faith 10 Latham and Lee
expert and daring aviators of the
world. He nies an Antoinette mono
plane OF 0o-horse-power in racing
although he has a second OF only
fifty for emergencies. Leblanc also
runs 100-horse-power monoplane.
~ ~AAN ~AAa &C A4lCAd representing
America, Walter Brookins uses
Wight racer. the first ever entered
by the Dayton inventors in a speed
contest against the fast foreign built
rnonoplanes The new Wright racer
is also the first biplane turned out
by the aerial brothers carrying eight
cylinder motors. Drexei uses a riftv-
horsepower Bleriot.
Hamilton files a new 110-horse-
power machine OF the Curtiss type.
Although Curtiss was overlooked. one
Of his pupils. J. G. (Bud) Mars, was
named as a substitute.
The other American subs named
were Arch Hoxsey and J. b. Mois-
sart-
Racing for Two Cups.
The events carded today were the
biz racers OF the international battle
for air supremacy. Spectacular work
was expected In the contests for the
scientific American trophy and the
MkheliE cup. Tho 1lichelin trophy
90 the aviator whe shall have made
the longest flight in an enclosed cir
cult without touching ground A prize
OF 4,eee in cash goes with this tro-
ply. To win the hichelin prize this
year IL was necessary for the nier to
top the 2S9-miie mark set by Maurice
Tsbuteau at EtampeS, FFance yos-
To-day. The scientific Americas tro-
ply goes TO the aviator ma king the
longest cross-conntry flight net less
than forty miles.
Chief interest oentered in the In
ternationai cup event. the binoculars
cfthe world being conferred upoa this
contest. as IL wers.