Arizona republican., 1910-11-01
NEW WORLD'S !. RECORD MADE JOhnStODe Climbed to Un.
 explored Attitudes IN BABY WRIGHT MACHINE
It Was dis First Ride in Little Roadster Last Day of Belmont Meet Was One of Many Sue cessive Thrills.

New York, Oct. S1.-A baby" Wright, roadster, with Ralph John- stone at the wheel, glided grace fully to earth at twilight closing the international aviation meet at Belmont park this evening and with the paragraph registering a new worlds record for altitude. The lit tie machine, of only 35-horse power, had been 9,714 feet in the air, ex- ceeding by 52S feet the height at tained in France October l, by Hen ry W. Wynmaller of Holland
 Johnstone's sky climbing feat was not the only notable incident of the closing day of the meet Claude Grahame-W White, the British avia- tor, who carried away the Gordon Bennett trophy. sharpened the sport ing appetite with a challenge to John B. Moissant of Chicago, for another race from the park around the sta tue of Liberty and return. MOissant, who won $1O.000 for his fast flight around the statue yesterday refused to consider the challenge unless White agreed to fly a 50 horse power
 
 to his own. White, who made the statue flight in a 100 horse power Bleriot declined to entertain this counter offer so that the chance for another thrilling flight over Brook lyn is off
 Then White sent a thrill through the spectators when at the close of a speed race with J. A. McCurdy of the Curtiss team, his propeller snap ped, his monoplane dug into the ground in front of the grand stand, turned turtle, and buried the aviator underneath Uninjured he won the race. Moissant's winning of $2,000, a prize offered by the Aero Club of America, was another big event of the day. He travelled approximately STE miles in two hours. In land ing after winning the event he smashed the propellor and broke the running wheel, but escaped un- scathed.
 Wright brothers are jubilant over Johnstone's success. It was the first time he had ever flown their tiny roadster. As the crowds about the judges stands cheered and cheered the announcement of JohnstOne's wonderful exhibition, Drexel swOoped down to earth. He had been battling in the air with the Wright pupil but had atteined only S.S07 feet. John stone had easily won the altitude event with the S5,000 prize
 The first event was the two hour distance race for a purse of s3,5OO, donated by members of the Aero J Club Of America. The report of t5ne bomb had hardly died away when Moissant in the flying machine with which he made the Liberty flight Bud" Mars of the Curtiss team and Simon and Latham, ef the French team, followed quickly and soon were chasing Moissant about the course at almost a mile a minute clip Mars was soon down with a broken en- zine. and after a few laps Larham's engine became balky and he was forced to descend. %Moissant and Si- mon were alone inI the air flying close to each other. Simon came tO ! earth before the lap was Finished and | Moissant was Jagged as SimCn had | protested that Moissant hal IfOuled | him by passing too close t. him in | the air. The judges penalised the | Chicagoan three laps, but D few | he was up again kFwhizzing | around only a few feet in the air | Latham and Simon were once more | in the contest and MOissart appeared | to be keeping out of their way It | was a queer race. when the finish | flag was put up MOissant was de- | clared the winner He Iad been ! around the course fifty-six lines, a 1 distance of STE miles. Lathim was ! second with 35 laps and Simon third. | with twenty-seven lapl
 The speed race betIeen Grahame- | White in a monoplanet and McCurdy ! in biplane demonstrated ths super | iority of the mOnoplane. as sa tac9r | They both did ten laps of the cHEse, i a distance of about 15,53 s5iles
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