The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-28
WIND HAS FALLEN
Chance for the $4,000 Prize
Flight at belmont Today.
Distance Is 35 Miles, Around
Statue Of Liberty.
1T is OPEN TO ALL.
Award Will Be Made to One
Making Best Time.
Bud Mars Is Entered as Sub
stitute for Hamilton.
T is OPEN TO ALL.

Belmont Park, Oct. 28.-An almost
entire cessation of the blow which late
yesterday carried two of the Wright
aviators, Johnstone and Hoxsey, far
into the interior of Long Island dur
ing their altitude flights, encouraged
early an influx of spectators to the
aviation field here today. Before 7:30
o'clock many persons were already on
the grounds watching expectantly for
the return of HoXsey and Johnstone
who We're expected to fly back to the
field from their landing places-Hoxsey
from Brentwood. 25 miles distant, and
Johnstone from Middle Island, So miles
away. Much interest was manifested
in the reading to be had of Johnstone's
Paragraph, the aviator having indi-
Gated that he had, he believed, risen 70
an altitude of more than 5000 feet in
his tempestuOus course skyward. i
had been decided to postpone the
bare -aph readings until the aviator
brought his machine back to the avia-
tion field.
Besides arousing early expectations
of an interesting return flight by the
two Wright aviatOrS, the hghtneSs of
the air currents encouraged hopes that
at least there might be a day really fit
for the exhibition of the airmen's best
efforts in notable events at the inter-
national aviation meet, now in the
seventh day of its course. To the east
a light rain was reported falling but
the general indications were that the
weather would clear while almost 4
dead calm prevailed over the field.
What little wind there was came out of
the southwest.
Mars May Enter Contest.
The selection of the American team
by the Aero club Of America last night
cut off one expected event; the eliml-
nation trials among the American con-
&c RI
petitor for the Gordon Bennett cup,
! the big international trophy to be com
peted for tomorrow. There remained
however an event which has excited
even more interest, particularly among
the general public. This was the con-
test for the special prize of $4,000 Of
fered by Thomas Fortune Ryan for a
35 mile flight from the field to the
Statue of Liberty in New York har-
Dor and return, open to any aviator
the best time to win.
The conditions laid by the COMMITTEES
Yesterday were that the aviators might
start on their Journey between 1:30 and
345. being allowed until $50 to finish
The team is composed of Walter r.
Rrookins, ]. Armstrong DreXel and
Charles x. Hamilton Brookins viii
fly the new Wright racer. DreXel will
use a BIeriot monoplane and Hamilton
will be mounted on his 40 horse power
t'HamiltOnian."
Three substitutes also We're named
as follows: John B. Moisant, Arch
Hoxsey and Bud Mars.
Other events of the day include th=
usual hourly distance, altitude and
duration flights. the cross-country
assenger-carrying competition, the
fastest flight event and the grand al
titude competition
Hoxsey came to the grounds this
morning for few minutes to get gaso-
line and oil and with two helpers
started for Brentwood. near which
place his biplane came down yesterday
in the so mile gale.
''I saw the storm coming" said HoX-
sey "and thought I would ride it out.
I could see the dust and paper articles
being driven ahead but thought il
t would not reach me. ] was sorry
afterward that I had not come down
as I had a fight every inch of the way.
am now going to go o770r and fly the
machine back and will be here by noon
The machine was not damaged in the
slightest when I landed and was safe
" covered with canvas"
LIE Blanc had his 100 horse power
BIeriot out for a trial this morning
! raking two turns of the small course
one in 1882 2-5 and the second in 100
! The monoplane was not let out to its
limit.