The Washington times., 1910-10-28

AVIATION FIELD. BELMONT
PARK. y. Y. Oct 26.-Bat- -ng for an
hour with d wind bIowilr xJy miles
an hour, Archie Hoxsey r-vS back TO
the aviation field from EASTWOOD. L
L. today, and was greeted b. thunder
ing cheers from the Aue-ca who
had gathered TO watch tae aviat-1l
contests
Coming in from the northeast a.
height OF 900 feet, he circIed the LrlE
and landed lightly in front Of the
Wright hangar.
The machine showed no III effects
from the periIous journey of yester-
day. when HOXsey was caught by q
sale above the clouds and swept
twenty-five miles away He said.
however. that he feared the aero
plane had been strained by the tenn
pestuoUs voyage, and the mechanicians
Immediately overhaUled the machine
HOxsey started on his return flight
from Brentwood shortly before noon
He rose easily in the cornfeld where
he landed last evening. A number Of
small pine trees were cut down TO
allow the machine clean passage
Hoxsey reported that the wind at an
altitude Of I.50O feet was favorable for
/ the return flight, while II was gusty
closer 10 the earth. Because Of this,
| and because Of the fact that the return
trip had 10 be made over an entirely
1 strange country, filed with houses,
trees. and other dangerous obstacles.
/ Hoxsey kept to the higher altitude IN
/ til he reached the aviation ground, and
/ then descended directly IN front OF
/ the Wright camp
After an official examination Of
| Hoxsey's barosraph, il was announced
! that his highest altitude during his
flight in the gale was 6,3Og feet. which
/ is not a record.
lie Blanc Makes Flight.
The wind was blowing az eighteen
miles an hour today when the aviators
i finished preparations for the days
/ flights.
/ During 4 Iuu in the gale. Grahame-
I White and Leblanc in their 1O0-horse-
i power Bleriot monoplanes made a short
/ speed practice fight. averaging about
a mile a minute.
/ LeBIanc's fight was the most thrilling
( yet made by any Frenchman here.
( Travelling at least sixty miles N hour
/ Leblanc negotiated the first pyIon with
/ ease His ae-oplane banked gracefully
1 at the turn Coming into the straight
( The Frenchman evidently gave his mo-
/ tor a little more gas, for the monOpIane
/ seemed to suddenly leap forward and
shot past the grandstand at terrific
/ speed.
After travelling round the smaller
/ course six mes, Leblanc guided his
new racer coward the hangers, and
/ came down &. few feet from his starting
point He was very wet and sDlashed
/ with oil, but semed extremely pleased
at the behavior Of the fourteen-cyHnder
motor.
I think III be able to give the
I WrightS a good race he remarked as
/ he pulled Of Lis goggles.
! Grahame-N hite sent another protest
I 10 the aviation committee today regard
/ ing the changes in the rules ii reference
. TO the Statue OF Liberty flight. He asked
/ a reconsideration Of the decision over
| ruling him. and said that Il unless l.
I were made It would be useless fOr hin.
/ 20 take part IN any further competition.
! though he may make the Statue flight
/ on his own initiative.
American Team Named.
! The American defenders Of the Cor
don Bennett trophy IN the coupe
internatiOnale d'aviadon were an
/ uounced early today after a session OF
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