The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-28
Ralph j tombstone Blown.
55$ Miles by Howl
ing Gale.
WILL FLY BACK
TO COURSE TO ID A'Y
Members Of Wright Team
Make Try for Altitude, but
capricious Weather Forces
Them to Bring Back
Days Record for
Distance.

SE OlSIdllCe.
New York, October 27.--such were
the caprices OF October weather that
Ralph Johnstone and Arch Ho1sey. OF
the Wright team OF avtators, went up
for altitude at Belmont Park this af- :
ternoon and brought down the record
.gof the day for distance.
a The nth day of the International
aviation meet opened full OF promise
and closed In a bowling wester. The
Wind ripped out the canvas screens
that bar the view OF those who have
not paid, but hope to gaze, and sent
such skirmish line OF dust devils
dancing around the track that the
iiare lamps had to be lighted outside
the hangers for the mechanics to find
their way about. 1t was a furious
end to day OF postponements disap-
pointnients and scattered feats OF the
most daring atrmanship that have yet
been shown to an American crowd
Trials Postponed.
Officially. fights Tor the Gordon
Bennett elimination trials. to pick an
American team watch shall defend the
international tropny won at Rheims
last year by Glenn n. curtiss, opened
at o'clock this morning, but nobody
cared to come out for them In the
wind that was blowing.
AT go o'clock the special prize OF
$4,000, offered by Thomas Fortune
Ryan for flight from the field to the
Statue of Libertyfanu return. was open
a. ~, ov he red
try.
They chose to take advantage. In
stead. OF the latest largess allowed
them by the commtttee-permissi to
cpmpete between 1880 and 3.45 o'clock
another afternoon during the meet,
provided only that they finish before
9.aD.
That narrowed the program down to
one hourly event for distance and al
tltude. Latham, In an Anto!nette mono
5piare. for distance. and those insatiate
rivals, Hoxseyl and Johnstone Of tthe
4 Wright team. for altitude, were the
fty to twenty-five miles an hour.
II was stiff going, tombstone and
Hoxsey tried to initiate the gull. to set
their wings and soar into the gale.
without effort. but they showed that
The way of an eagle In the air. s
still one OF the few things man does
not understand. They kept their poise
beautifully. but although the speed
OF the biplanes they We're flying Is
normally thir,y-tive miles an hour and
their engines We're running wide open,
they were pushed steadily out OF view
and down over the edge OF the horizon.
The upper. gale they were tanning
must have been more than forty miles
al, hour. but neither was willing to
come down before the other. and they
stuck 1t out until forced to land by.
sheer compuision OF the elements.
Many Miles or Course.
Both were driven miles onthe course.
Word came from Hoxsey first that he
had landed safely at Brentwood, l. l.,
about twenty-five miles distance. John-.
stone, sull 2Sresolute. stuck III out. and
was carried fitty-t1ye miles, TO Middle
Island Village. LII Theirs were the
two longest flights of the day. Both
stelephoned In that they hoped to fly
back to the course to morrow.
For the first hourly distance event.
the sole en.rant was Latham In an
$Antoinette. He finished the hour with
only fourteen laps. 21.7 miles. In 55l
minutes 24s50 seconds, and the figures
show how persistent was his battle
~ Iii lLS tSsS
out as did tine visual Image itself his
beautiful m anoeuvring.
He jockeyed his way around the
turns by sheer resourcefulness1 and
iEerve. Tho gale was SO obstinateSthat
he had to point head into 1t and steer
due north In order to &c ge stdeWise,
like a afSferryboat in a run Of tide. and
make Istances to the5west.
+ + a special eventsfo distance and alti-
.tude was added to the program ito
amuse the crowd but I I was long be-
fore any one came out for 1t. Finally,
iAudemars, m Swiss. in q tiny y emois-5
5selle, danced over the course, but 1t
was no weather for a yellow butter
.fy. and after two rounds, Audemars
llesarne ga prudenc g a Ind Went bac k 10 the
.hanga RS. sals
a5s TO Brookins fell the easy money.
With a. fl ght lasting twenty minutes,
In which an altitude Of $50 feet was
reached he brought down $500 for
first plaEegin a. special event for alti-
stude and duration could not be
call ed; |; a contest. .s ecause9 he lad Y no
competitor but Brookins felt he had
earned the money. a few minutes
after he had landed, came the wind
Storm. and all of the events were
called OF .sss M 53s
uc
8s With incomplete flgures 1t is i'm
J possible 2 to 3giY to- days full SUM
marles.8 but so oS5 far IS & they are avail
able hey are as follows:s
{ hi First hourlY distance event Nv on by
i.a Y tllam Ant oinette), fourt laps
Z ~ mil les Il time. s minutes GAS Sec
onds. No other starters. 5s
IN irst hourlyaa altitud ude---undetermined
sp f't' eclal .L event for altitude and dura-
tlon--yY by Brookins (Wright);i
time, 2oaminutes. height, 65 feet Gun
official No second and no third.
~ g ct aliza ton Of sdurati ion--N OF in-l
cclnded G cI.d In to days 8 competi titions, VI
dlings Of the prize-winners:
WI oxsey (winntngs y to- d ~ urknown).I !. [
sl,s b;$ Gra liane; hite, sl,,7 90 tham,
l,4oo; Molsant, $1,000 ohnstone
eW1n5 e.l lll lnlgss o-d ay nknpWn), sS75;E
l2reSel, l5sgy $500 De Less PSI, $3.50; "; Au-
+ eran. y = Il; $3.50 "a dley, $500;
! s5o 5o = Il llly. 400 Mars. 500; McCurdy.S|
4 sho " Hard. ss0. e