New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-11
RYAN OFFERS $4,000
FOR FLIGHT IN MEET
Prize is for Trip from Belmont
Park to Statue of Liberty
and Return.
SPEED TO DETERMINEAW WARD
Grahame- White Signs Entry
Blank and Will Appear
Hamilton Favored for
Trophy Contest.

Thomas r. Ryan has offered a prize
Of $4,000 for the fastest flight from
Relncnt Park around the Statue of Lib
e-tv in The course Of the international
tournament which is TO be held from
October 30 to, October 80. The an
nouncentsnt WAS made last night in a
cable mes gage received by Mr.. Ryan's
son. Allan A. Ryan, who is acting as
business dir scto,r of the tournament
The aviation committee Is working on
the rules to govern the competition for
this prize. so a Is 60 have them ready for
publication in the official programme
il is probable tisat each aviator will be
allowed 10 take any route he chooses
in reaching the 81 ptue. The distance is
thirty-three miles Il the flight be made
in = direct line over South Brooklyn,
but should the fight be made from Eel
mont Park to the ha :hor and then osner
20 the statue the distance would be
about sizty-ive miles
ARRANGEMENTS will ne made 10 place
the Statue of Liberty M wireless com =
r,7unication with belmont Park in ordei :
that every moment Of the flight may he
followed. The instant that the aviator
reaches the statue the fact viii be made
known to those in the park. II is
.hought that the French avistors viii
take especial interest in the competi-
ton for sentimental reasons. because
France gave the statue 10 this country
CIauae Crahame- White, q member of
The British team. formally signed his
entry blank yesterday. The aviator said
that two new racing Bieriot machines
would arrive in this city within q few
DAYS. one il a 50-horsepoweT mono
nIsus. which is expected to reach here
on the Adriatic tomorrow. and the
ether : fa0-horsepeNer racer Of the
saue type as will be used by Alfred I
leblanc. Of the French team This viii
arrive with the machines of the French
team on the Niagara. which is due here
about October -. MI White already
has in this country another Bleriot of
5o-borsepozer and Farman biplaRe.
These too. will pe used in the touTna-
r7ent.
Immediately after my flying dates al
Washington, which are October l., -
and IA, VIII go to Belmont Park sslo
Mr.. white Yesterday. land assemble all
II nv machines and begin trying the
course. am in doubt as 10 whether
The f00-horsepcver racer Will prove
-.4.-,tabIA fer covering the international
erao6 course. This machine has not
r..er7 tested over 2 similar distance II
tas never flown for more than ten miles
IN any Of tho French tournaments. and
therefore IL is stiH an unknown guam
] Mill find d
.,sai.ia 10 use the -,o-horsepewCr ma
chine in this contest"
White Intends 10 Fly.
NJ Grahamc-W hitc WAS greatly sur
,,risad and annoyed 20 learn that there
had boon "A rumor that he did not intend
TO UNFOLD British aviation i'll the inter
national meet. and said he would Ger
tsiuIv take part in the meet.
Rene Barrier and I. Audemars two
wei known French aviators, Were added
Yesterday to the list O. these who are TO
af,near Al the coming tournament Their
official entries Were received by cable
after it was definitely determined that
Leon AIorane youlG not be able to come
ar7 account Of his recent accident while
dying for The $4,000 Michelin prize.
When tho aviator WAS injured his 100
horsepower BleFiot had already been
,,laced IN tn hold of the steamship
Niagara. There were only TWO OF three
svfstors in France who had had expert
.,,ce i'm handling these high power ma
,-hlrce Barrier Was regarded as the
most proficient next 20 Morane- and ne
Mas therefore selected AS a member OF
the. French team.
During the past sumner Barrier has
.srried of many donors in some OF the
most important French meetings ana
has also icwn successfully in Spain
i, b,re h Is considered the greatest
sViatcr 10 the world
Two Small Planes Coming.
Audemars is a SWISS 10y birth, and for
several wears Was known as ? leading
D,otarcycle racer He viii bring Nieu-
7aori Iaonoplaae, which belongs 10 the
cumming bird type of flying machine
Roland Garros viii 7y in a Demoiselle,
.lo1hor machine OF the midget class and
II + a-zpecteG that these tHyo small planes
Dill rank among the most attractive
FEATURES Of the meeting.
Tho American a. ation experts VINO
have nfen observing the practice work
an fho Hampstead plains are positive
tl7sr The Janles Gordon Bennett trophy
viii remain in this country. They main
tain that Charles j.. Hamilton machine,
because ot its possibilities for great
spccd and its general construction, VIII
.Iutfiy and outlast any OF the lU0-horse-
DoNer GEome driven moRoplanes
Alfred Leblanc, who is To drive the
GfH,-horstlolver BleriOt. since arriving
hcro has expressed a doubt IS To whether
fha1 tNa,c OF machine wiz hold up at a
mic "A minute speed over tie 60-Blile
trophy course The high power French
rnonoplaues are sin experiments, SO Tar
as sustained higlts are concerned The
sr,eed records made by these machines
have invariably been over short dis
1ances