The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-30
GRAHAME- WHITE
TAKES THE PRIZE

race and would have established a
worlds record even better than MS
own. except Ter his mlshap. Oaafies
X. Hamilton, Of the American team
-Ie Blanc is the best track driver
in the world" he said. The way
he took those turns was maINei.
Grahame-W White would never nave
been in IL except for LIE Blanc's acel-
dent. and no one had a chance win
him. / am going 10 throw my machine
into the scrap heap and buy Bleflot
before / leave this track Inc VI
plane is out Of date and We might as
HamiIton VIII challenge for the cup
next wear. The Wright brothers VIII
also build a new racer ana go attTI
it, John B. MOisant will be thira
you bet he said. I'm going after
il. N I don't bring il back, some othef
American will
BrookinS Has Mishap.
Walter Brookins of the Wright team;
who today took up the new baby
Wright racer, met with serious ms
han. EXPERTS had predicted mat II
the engine refused TO explode the
machine could never glide safely 10 a
landing but would fail, and that was
precisely what happened
Brookins was just coming around
Tie turn into the home stretch for a
trial circle, preparatory TO entering
info the Gordon Bennett race, when
four Of his eight cylinders ceased tlf,
ing. With only half power ne tF rico
first 10 sustain himself by mount ing,
and then decided IL was wiser TO iand
and plunged to earth In the strict
sense OF the word he did not Tan, ne
dived And liz could almost De saiu
tbat he made a perfect landing. mat
Is me angle al which he hit the earth
from a height Of fifty feet was Amos !
nerfect Rut driven by the wind ana
his engine he came hufiihS lHIou6n
the air al such tremendous speed ma
when he touched the earth ms Ifoht
wheels and forward frame collapsed
under MIN. The machine stuck lis
nose in the dirt. slowly reared tai up
ward and finally collapsed topside uh-
dermOst BrOOkins was thrown from
mis- seat in a somersaulI.
Painfully injured
when the dust cleared BroOkIns was
seen staggerlng about, his arms gritty
rlasped about his stomach he raised
them spasmodically 10 MS heaa ah9
tore off his helmet Then ne cldspeu
bfs mead with his hands and rocked 20
ana fro facing the grandstand as II "a
bow in acknOwiedsmen OF applause
m was apparent that he did not know
what he WAS d0ine.
While he was staggering Tor peila ~
fventv PAGES, an ambulance Wa
r1lshed out TO pick him up and hur-
rfe5 him TO the field hospital, where
II was later announces that aithous
he had been palnfuilN injured IN ~
arr,i, and severely bruised, there We're
- homes broken and he was not II
danger OF his life. -, -.
,,,,5s- fhe chin and a broad seraIef
scross the right temple, but was able
a. lie about before the day was over
- Allowing for the good luck Wnlct
,aesed the race into Grahame- " hite
ian. he still won from the Amefie y.
I'm bv superior preparedness ~
- three Americans selected 70 ue
ss END the cup by the Aero club o
.,,,srica only two started. and thos'
AZ 81. hsrelv before the time limit al
1 ~ elapsed. Grahame- White ehos'
~, earlv morning hour when the wins
a. most favorable and stole marci
va ~ defenders After his record
on ling time had been noted th'
3merieans waited anth the las
n,oment for good air
Were Never fE IL.
Hamilton had trouble win his car
n,refor ana never got OF the ground