The Washington times., 1910-10-29

BELMONT AvITION FIELD. I. T..
Oct 23.-America's hope OF retaining the
Gordon Bennett trophy in the Coupe
International d'AviatiOn, was dimmed
I today, when Walter Brookins, in
Wright flyer, came d cropper.
The little racer, with which the Day
ton brothers expected 10 retain the
worlds air trophy, fell directly in front
Of the grandstaud, and was smashed
70 a crumpIed mass
Young BroOkins. badly hurt. Is beins
cared for in the emergency hospital b-
Miss Katherine Wright sister OF Lle
Dayton aviators-
Half an hour earlier while making his
last lap in the Gordon Bennett rae.
Alfred lie Blanc, master flyer Of the
French team. came 20 grief against a
telegraph pole just outside the aviation
field Up 10 the time Of his accident
lie Blanc was establishing q vorIT-s
record for long distance speed fvina.
having made lfyy-niue miles al the
rate OF siXJy-siN and Oue-haIf miles an
hour.
Up 10 noon the best complete score in
. the race had been made By CIauFa
GTahame- White, in his I00-horsepoue-
BlerlOt- He completed the 119 kflouara-
course o52-l4 miles, in one hour one
minute four seconds al the rate ar fl...
miles an hour
ihe accident 10 BrOoIzins was fF--7-r-
inE- The Dayton youth. in his .-5sI,,-
grand Wright racer. was out for u
I trial spin
Plunges To Earth.
Tffrar-rTr- in
ms machine plunged suddenly 10 earth
ana lay a pile Of debris until the stofcal
Wilbur Wright had it loaded on a dr.
ard carted away
lie blanc's accident, though yitness.f
-y rev people, was equally thruIius
fiIil'ing through the air at the rate If
seventy miles an hour. the French s0ae5
NeAd discovered that his mechanics. had
Aol ooeye1 his orders. and thar ~ had
an lhSuincient amount OF sasoIene 10
complete race
Nlth. a courage that might have won
medals. on fields OF battle. lie Blanc
continued, hoping against hope that t,,
might have enough of the precious duid
10 finish Just outside the aviation fal5
his gasolene gave out COMPLETELY. FF,z
aeroplane crashed with terrific fo--s
into. telegraph pole, breaking II asuD-
der
During the forenoon only enc Other
racer had completed the Gordon Per
nett course This was Alec OgiIvie IN
a Wright racer, his elapsed time being
hours minutes $500 seconds He w.
compelled TO alight for an hour because
Of defective ignition But for the ro---
he " on the ground. OsiIvie-s dna
Won have almost equaIed that Of era
. hame-White
White On First.
Claude Grahame-White. in mis- 7s7-
horsepower BIeriot monoplsne. cf rIs
. English speed team, was the ff~s-
starter in the Gordon-Bennett race To-
day
His official starting time was S-s2-2g g..
He Immediately shot out over the long
course at a speed estimated al mile
minute
He finished the first lap in 8 minutes
1854 seconds His speed was estimated
at ffty-eisht miles an hour for the
whole course.
James RadIey. the second member Of
the English speed team. was then t1.u-
ing up 10 start
White completed five laps. 1885 miles.
in Is minutes 1902 seconds.
Alfred lie Blanc. IN the I01-ho-seD0Uar
natWlng BleriOt racer. started in tHa
GOTdOn-Beunett race at 9.0g.20 He ~olr-
pleJec his nrSt lap IN minutes 45HS
seconds, considerably faster than. sew
euty miles an hour
lie Blauc's speed, greater than ever
before timed on circular course in the
history Of aviation. brought the crowd
70 its feet in aStOuishmenr
CiTahame- White. nyinC al the rate Of
mile a minute, seemed almost TO be-
standing stiil when compared with the
Frenchman.
Goes u Miles An Hour.
Le Blanc completed his second Ian a.
the rate estimated at seventy-two miles
an hour. He was flying very low ana
cutting corners so sharply that 1t