The Washington herald., 1910-10-29

Aviation Field. AIineola, Long Island,
Oct. 2S.-If the winds. whose vicious
swirls and terrible roars held OF the
Statue Of Liberty flights today. VIII only
calm down tomorrow the great race for
the sltymen OF England. France and
America will probably be palled OF
This Is the classic Of the aviation meet
and airmen and spectators are praying
for a respite from the weather man.
This IS a contest for a trophy as i'm
portant and far more up-to-date than
the famous classic international yacht
race cup It is a race Of worldwide
significance. and the interest in It IS
worldwide. too. IN the rivalry OF nations
FOR leadership Of progress II has its con-
spicuous place.
All Depends on Weather.
Weather conditions allowing a possibia
battle-ground It IS going TO be a splen-
didly fought sky battle Of speed and
endurance.
The three men 20 represent America
were to be chosen by process OF elimi-
nation from the eight sons Of Uncle
Sam. who, goggle-eyed have ridden 10
fame behind the whirrlng motor wheels
Of afr craft. But the weather frustrated
this method OF choice, so the Aero Club
OF America late Thursday night named
the following 10 iy the United States
flags on their machines IN the contest:
Walter Brookins. ]. Armstrong Drexel.
and Charles X, Hamilton The subsu-
tute cup defenders are Bud Mars. J. B.
Moissant. and Arch Hoxsey.
HOKSey scars High.
After Hoxsey returned to Belmont Park
to-day from Middle Island Long Island.
the crowd saw him make an effort TO
reach a record-brealung altitude. but he
descended after going Up C,7o5 feet. They
also saw hir- remain IN the air for TWO
hours and fifteen minutes. bur these per-
formanees, which "a year OF so ago would
have been regarded as remarkable. now
are considered ordinary. especially in the
Wright machines.
When HoXsey was way up in the air
several Bleriot monoplaues, the Antoi-
nette. and the two Demoiselles rose 10
varying heights and the gave the crowd
a spectacular and thoroughly ENJOYABLE
exhibition of flying.
Parmelee Went up for altitude in the
second hour. but reached only 3. .c2s feet
DTexel took his machine out for the sec
ond hourly altitude contest. He was the
first man in the brisk wind 10 take his
machine out. He went up 3,24o feet. get
ting third prize.
There were few entrants IN the high
speed contest The owners Of other aero
planes frankly admitted they did not like
the wind and they looked enviOusly al
the Wright machines. Latham. in his
Antoinette. went up at .42 in the FIRST
hourly distance race. He made four laps
IN i minutes 25 seconds and then devoted
his time 90 flying around in the air rs-
gardless Of the course, The wind was 81
strong he had difficulty IN flying into il.
but he presented picture with his ma
chine.
Travels at Great Speed.
The long craft swung around into the
wind and travelled with it at a tremen-
dous speed. He remained UP for more
than half an hour. and in that time d1d
the majority OF the entertaining for the
crowd. Audemars entered the race, spin
ming around the course IN his Demoiseue.
He made the round in two minutes and
twenty-four seconds. Count de Lesseps
also went for a time.
The second hourly contest for distance
also was Won by Latham who made
twelve laps In forty minutes ard thirty
four seconds. He was the sole entrant
III that hour. but afterward Simon went
up. OgiIyie, member 0f the English team,
IL. col
baby Wright, Brookins tried out the
eight-cyllnder baby Wright that vii
be used IN the international race to-day,
Ralph Johustone and Hoxsey, who on
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