New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-25
PROGRAMME OF MEET TO-DAY.

J. Armstrong DrexeL American avia-
tor. broke the American record for
height in an aeroplane yesterday bv
reaching 1,1Oj feet at the international
aviation tournament at Belmont Park
The record for this country was held
by Walter BroOkins. who achieved 6.1T5
feet, at Atlantic City. on July last
Mr.. Drexel by his feat exceeded the
worlds record that he himself made at
Lanark. Scotland. on August III of this
year. when he rose to 8. $50 feet. BUT
he has lost the honors for the highest
fight to Wynmalon. with record OF
o 1S6 feet
a few years ago he climbed the Pyra-
mids and gazed upon the face OF the
sphinx. Only the Sphinx could have
been less concerned than DrexeI when
he returned to earth
He won $500 for his DAYS flying. but
was unaffected. Apparently nothing
could shake his self possession. An hour
before he had won first prize for dis
tance.
All he seemed to think worthy OF note
concerning his trip for height was that
1T was beastly cold, but I'm all right,
you see"
II was i'm this senSe an American day.
but with superb exhibitions by foreign
ers. who fought successfully in other
events
Count Jacques de Lesseps, OF France.
took first prize in altitude for the first
hour, rising to j.61j feet
Hubert Latham. Of Paris. captured the
first prize for distance during the sec
Ond hour
Arch Hoxsey- in Wright. took first
prize for duration. remaining aIoft I
hour, - minutes and Is 10 seconds.
beating Grahame- White the English
man, whose time was hour. 81 min
utes and Il A. seconds.
Broo<ins Makes a Discovery.
Walter BroOkins. in the new Wright.
climbed 4.sS2 feet up. for which he 20.
second place in the contest with De Les
seDs- He came down in field a mile
and 4 half away. his engine having
stopped at his highest point The pro-
pellers stopped at the same place. and
BroOkins. without their aid in making a
when he touched the ground The sklds
were broken. Il never went high in ths
small machine befors.' Brookins said.
and I didn't know enough about it,"
Ten thousand persons saw many things
just as remarkable as the breaking OF
the records
Figures are interesting when the sun
goes down and the air above an ava
ton field is deserted But while the ma
chimes are flying. who would BE- argu-
mentative upon the subject Of perpen-
dicular feet
Ten machines were in the air AT one
time. Sixteen svfators few during the
afternoon. These represented America
France and England OF the stimuli
famous ten. seven were American. two
were Frenchmen and one was English.
Groups Of four and seven and a half
IN the air ar one time were common
Usually some one was coming down. but
another would take his place. The skies
were singing 4 long haired pianist
sighed and joined in the aerial sym
phonv that the motors were producing
BY recitinE with much grace. while his
face was turned painfully heavenward-
A golden glory tremoles on the air,
The gIeam OF spirit wings e. Ger me.
Velvet Was the Wind.
This happened a few minutes after
- O'Clock Golden prizes hung in the
air The aviatoTs felt the wind and it
was velvet One hundred thousand spec .
tators should have seen the way they
s..- e. 49,. -..~~s--- t4-e v-Ha- the uorl-
was struck.
tombstone and Hoxsey in Wrights
could not wait for the Official bomb. and
others flashed by the grandstand before
the signal IN such be~Ldering array
that FOR a time the man at the score
board could not keep pace with them
New styles IN aeroplane construction
"a ore passed in review. New mstho>s
Sonfinued on third pa<e