The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-04
TOMBSTONE, IN BABY" WRIGHT
AScENCS e,714 FEET AT
NEW YORK,
END OF BELMONT MEET
Moisant Lands $1,000 Distance Prize
Grahame.White Thrills Spectators
When Monoplare Crashes
to Ground.

New York, n. Y. 49, A baby"
Wright %cloudster, with Ralph John
stone at the helm. glided gracefully
to earth in the twilight at the close
of the international aviation meet at
Belmont park with the Paragraph reg
istering a new worlds record for alti-
tude. The little machine of only IS
horsepower had been up 9,714 feet, ex-
ceeding by 528 feet the height attained
in France on Oct. / by Henry w. Wyn-
malon of Holland.
The Wright brothers were iubilant
al Joh%nstone's success. 1t was the
first time he had ever flown their tiny
machine, and he had set a new mark
for aviators of the world.
But Johnstone's sky climbing feat
was not the only notable incident OF
the closing day of the meet. Claude
Grahame-White, the athletic Britisher
who carries away the Gordon Bennett
trophy which takes the next interna.
tional tournament TO England. sharp
ened the sporting appetite with a
challenge to John B. Moisant Of Chi
cago, for another race from the park
around the Statue Of Liberty in
New York harbor and return.
Moisant, who won $4,000 for his
fast fight around the statue Sunday,
ignored the challenge.
Then Grahame-White, denied anoth-
er chance for a visit to Miss Liberty,
sent a thrill through the spectators,
when at the close of a speed rae with
J. A. d. McCurdy of the Curtiss team,
his propeller snapped, his monoplane
dug into the ground in front Of the
grandstand, turned turtle, and buried
the aviator underneath. He was un-
injured, and won the race.
MoIsant Wins $1,000 Prize.
Moisant's winning of the $4,000 dis
lance prize offered by the Aero club
of America was the other big event of
the day. He travelled approximately
87b miles in two hours. In landing,
after winning the event, he smashed
his propeller and broke a running
wheel, but escaped unscrathed.
y, A. Dre<ei FIeS Hi9h.
As the crowds about the judges
stand cheered the announcement Of
Johnstone's wonderful feat, J. Arm
strong Drexel swooped down to earth.
He had been battling in the clouds
with the Wright pupil, but had attain.
ed only 1870 feet. tombstone had
easily won the grand altitude event
with its $4,000 prize.
The first event of the day began a
few minutes after the sharp crack of
the opening bomb. 1t was the two
hour distance race for a purse of 49,
500, donated by members Of the Aero
club of America. The purse was split
so that there were three prizes.
The report of the bomb had hardly
died away when far across the field
the white wings of a monoplane shot
up from the ground and swept toward
the starting line. II was Moisant and
he was flying the same machine with
which he won the Statue of Liberty
flight. Bud" Mars of the Curtiss
team, and Simon and Latham of the
French team followed and were soon
flying about the course. rounding the
red and white pylons at almost a mile
a minute clip.
When the finish flag was put up, two
hours after the start, Moisant was de.
ciared the winner. He had been
around the course Sc times, a distance
Of about SIN miles. AS he came to
earth victorious, the accident occur.
red. His machine swerved, bumped
along the green for a few feet and
then toppled over on it's side. But
Moisant did not gel a scratch.
Latham Second In Race.
Latham was second in this race.
with IS laps 10 his credit and Simon
third with 81 laps. Moisant took away
$1,000; Latham $1,000, and simon $500.
Grahame-Wbite took Allan Ptnker.
TON up IN a biplaHe. IL wss the sec
ond passenger carried during the day.
Count DE LeSseps having taken up his
sister for a spin above the course
while tbs distance az was In prog
ress.
Auburn was 10 be matched against
Mats In a second speed race. bat the
latter aviator did not 20 up. Aubrun
rounded the course alone for several
laps, which petted him $500.