Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-01
His Race to the Liberty Statue
and Return Was One of the
Most Thrilling on Record Of
Aviation Meets
BEATS GRAHAME- WHITE
BY ONLY 43 SECONDS
Ten Thousand Dollars Worth
of Special Prizes viii BE
Competed for Today-List
of the Days Events
ny Associated Presi.n

BELMONT PARK, N Y, Oct 81
John B. Moissant, the American svia-
tor, was hailed here today as winner
OF the great fight yesterday 20 the
Statue of Liberty in New York har-
Dor and return for the $1,000 prize Of
fered by Thomas F. Ryan.
In one of the most thrilling races in the
history of aviation. Moissapt defeated
his rivals. Count Jacques de Lesseps
the Frenchmah. and Claude Grahame-.
White, the English winner of the James
Gordon Bennett cup Saturday. easily
distancing the former. but defeating ths
latter by only 43 seconds.
This margin was sufficient although
II was thought until the early hours
today that The American had not clinch-
ed his victory, as it was understood the
race was still open for competition to-
day.
PROTEST Is SUSTAINED.
The Aero Club OF America, however.
sustained Moissant's protest against
further competition. ruling the meet as
originally scheduled closed with yester-
days events, today being an extra or
added day. Moissant won In the elapsed
time of 34:SSs4: Grahame- White second
in 5:2i,30; de Lesseps third in H:5s.25.
For the gala day program today $40
600 worth of special prizes were Of
fered. The Aero club distance event was
the first, lasting two hours this after
noon, the winner to get 5000; second ST.
900 and third $500.
A special altitude prize is offered. the
winner TO set 500 if he ascends more
than 1900 feet, an additional $500 IL he
exceeds the record of the meet and 81. COO
more If he breaks the worlds record
SPEED CONTEST IN AFTERNOON.
The grand speed contest will be run
of after p. m. IN two sections. the
first being Grahame-W White; fastest OF
the monoplanists by the meets records,
and McCurdy, speediest of the biplanists
by the same token. Each starter gets
$1,000 anyway and the winner gets an
additional 5000. Auburn and Mars. the
second men in the two speed evetns
race In the second section, a prize of $500,
going to the winner.
The total earnings OF the aviators up
20 the close of the scheduled events OF
! the meeting last night are:
Moissant s11.55O; Graham-white. s7.fOe:
Hoxsey. 1855; Latham. $500: de Les
seps. 81, $50; tombstone Sizes; Radley, 81
400: Brookins, 1901 Auburn $500: Drexel.
S7c0! Parmelee. 500; Simon. $3.50: MeCurdy.
$500, and Audemars. Barrier, Ely, Mars
and Willard SEQ each.
Claude Grahane- White before the meet
began today said he would issue an Of
fetal challenge to Moissant and put UP
a purse OF $1,000 for another fight
around the statue of Liberty, or over
any other course the winner of Sundays
contest might choose. Grahame-White
claimed this meet is not officially closed,
but said he was tired of making protests.
He said he was confident of beating
Moissant.
Graham-Wh bases his demands for
another flight on the fact that il has been
announced by the officials of the meet
that attempts might be made to fly
around the statue of Liberty Sunday or
Monday. Moissant Immediately protest
ed claiming he never heard of race that
could be run more than once.
Just before tho meet began, Arch Hox-
sey took out the Wright climber and did
some Embarrassing stunts. Re circIed the
grounds several times and on the turns
made his little fiyier almost stand on
beam ends
Several of the aviators have declared
their intention TO go from here to the
Baltimore meet. Among those who win
depart on the special train tonight are
]. a. DreXel, ]. J. FTisb;e, Hubert la
than, Glenn CuTtiss and the Wright
brothers.