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New-York tribune., 1910-10-31

later one Of the keen-eyed spectators
picked 7ut the unmistakable monopIane
above the Heights whence Grahsme- White
had come M0isant's plane grew with great
"a pidity. and in four minutes ne was on q
line with the captive balloon just above
the end OF the pier. He turned al this
point without circling the statue and sailed
back a little 10 the south Of his course
over The first sight OF him had come al
4.24 and he passed the balloon al As. All
this Mr. Luyties called down to his assist
ants. who Immediately dispatched the in
formation TO Belmont Park
From Ldberty's pedestal It looked a bit
as if Moisant had failed 10 round the bal
lon. although every one admitted that he
passed behind an imaginary line drawn
through the balloon at right angles TO ms
course. Mr.. Luyties said the committee
would undoubtedly consider that the Anerl-
can had fulfilled the requirements. though
ne expressed disappointment that the avia-
tor had not been little more generous
in his turn.
All doubts were set al rest later. now
ever when William Hodges. a sentinel Of
the United States Army Signal Corps. sta
toned on the pier, swore Moisaut had
rounded the balloon with hundred feet 10
spare. The balloon at the time extended
out over the pier at q height Of about 500
feet
At SIS word came from Belmont Park
that Aubrun would not fly and that the
fight vas over. The crowd departed then.
but not before the announcement that
ioisant had beaten Grahame-W Whites time
by 43 seconds.
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RESTAIIRANTS-

route as his predecessor, only huEgtng a
bit closer 90 the north The count was
I'D about 1000 feet The Battery crowd
liked this because he was closer TO them
and at times they could see the sheen OF
the polished body of the car and hear the
drcup Of his motor
IL is not recorded that the Count had
engaged = pilot for the race. but one
volunteered his services and acted as con-
voy almost d. far a. the big BALLOON
moored TO the statues base This friendly
tompanion of the air who travelled with
the Frenchman was big sul which went
up an by itself 70 look the BleriOt over
and see what the human intruder vas do
Ing The curious bird picked the BlertOt
up shortly after II left the Brooklyn shore
and raced the Count for good half mile
Then it s.yvoooed down and Joined the hOCiS
of scaveuGers resting on the waves on
Governor S. Island.
There vas doubt IN the minds of tho
Battery watchers about the counts cross
ing the line He made wide sweep -
the west toward the New Jersey shore.
giving the Liberty lady from mis- own COuu-
trv wide berth. There were few doubt
irS Th5m3ses. however. who cIung 20 the
belief that neither Enslishmau nor French
man went around the goal
When count dc LesSeps a ffeetiug drag
On fv in th4 blue sky. got beyond the range
Of vision over Brooklyn the crowd dis
persed rapidly and hurried to the trOIIeys.
tb4. subway stations AMI the elevated plat
form at South Ferry.
\ procession OF private automobiles and
taxicabs fled up state street 10 Broadway
and everybody seemed satisfied somehow
The news that NoiSant had started from
belmont Park reached lower Manhattan an
hour Iater ard crowds came in from the
highways and byWeys and fOcked To the
Battery wall Also the news had cone
in f-Cm Belmont PARK tIat Grab1me-
White had won tEe contest. ard when Moi
SAINT appeared on the airtrack OF Brook
lyn about AS p. m there was "a chatter
OF approval From every nook and Granny
OF th- black fringe along the wall came
expressions OF hope that the man who few
from Paris to Isondo- would defeat the
EnEIishman-
MoiSant flew fast. Fle kept up about /. see
feet and all who saw the three flyers re-
marked that he was flying the fastest.
There Wa al riSnt-nlir wind blowing when
the American at .atOr went around the
statue and IL speede,t him along ON ,b.
homesrr~tcn. After he had gone an eager
crowd gathered at the Ship News one.
az the Battery and awaited anxiouslv rh-
news from Belmont Park announcing th-
Americans vict0Ey.
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EVEN LIBERTY WAS CALM.
Silent as 0,OoO Persons at Bat
terry Park See Airmen.

Ten thousand persons at Battery Park
with but a single thought gazed in silent
wonder and admiration yesterday ss two
rr7onoplanes came from the east and scared
swiftly. steadily and confidently around
the Statue Of Liberty. Less than a third
Of them remained for the real event of the
dav. the flight Of Noisanr the winner ot
the race around the bronze goddess
1t was 81 $50 show for the price Of mere
trolley fare and those whose confidence
IN the possibility of the flights had not
waned in the last three days were vel!
rewarded for their patience
The three men came from Belmont Park
and went back without even a murmUr or
a handicap from the watchers At tho end
of Manhattan There We're shouts and
whistle blasts and no end Of flag dipping
20 greet the Lusitanla when she came
aheam the big statue for the first time and
she replied in kind. She was close to the
reopie who stared ~ her. and seemed a
part of the community. II was different
with the visiting aviators, who held aIoOf
nv nearly two thousand feet. The flyers
were too high to DOW before the curtain
ard the audience knew that applause would
hive been wasted on a stage so far away
which way will they come Up through
The Narrows or over the city vas Cles-
tior often asked. No one knew. Necks
were crared to the east and 70 the south
and cold feet stamped the ground sud
denly. at 10 .. m, an unusually big gull
%rpeared in the southern sky planning down
toward the statue. Ie held the crowd for
a few minutes until ne tapped his wings
and changed his course. and then swooped
down for his prize. dead fish. better u
him than the $4,000 coveted by his hU-
man rivals
Then from the east came flock of gJIlls
and one old man with poor eyestght al
lowed that thert was a whole bunch Of
them thar flying fellows headln' for the
island" This however. was the last false
alarm OF the day for as the sulls sheerej
toward Governors Island GraEame-Whirc.
DropeIIed by hts IOO-hOrsepower BIeriot.
came along about 200 feet above the
BROOKLYN waterfront. He came along stead
iIv AGAINST six-mie breeze and when
about abeam the South Ferry he shifted
toward the statue and was soon en- his
way hack 20 Belmont Park
The uncIouded sun. strong and binding.
spoiled the view OF the BIcv.ot when IL got
over in the western sky. but the crowd
had had its NIL and was content ro watch
the approach and the homestreIch OF the
aViatOrs.
Those on the Battery who were able to
shut out the glare OF Old Sol lost all sense
of distance for the moment and many be
Heved that Grahame- Whi,e did not 20
around the Statue.
lie didn't touch second base" shouted
man with a pair OF costly binoculars.
He's fool tc come this far and cut
corners"
When the Englishman was abeam Gov
ernOr : Island on his way back. the Count
de Lesseps in another Bleriot, appeared
over Brooklyn. covering nearly the same
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Major Reber's Locking Glass.

Major Samuel Reber. |, : A. came -
he front yesterday. He spent most u ny
afternoon sending I'D homos 10 s"lue ~
wandering Liberty hunters nome IN
bombs tossed up Iftle bundles OF yeIio"
e-nota -bst spiralled down on the end Of
- -,srsr5,Jtes almost as prettily As Arch
T4oxsev can DO II.
rho ma ior also took a large mirror TO the
,..,,,r.. Of the Teld that caused much specu-
p--i,- .,-rou- The fans as 10 its uses. some
r,s suggested that perhaps Ora ahaTne-
white needed i- 10 make sure his cap was
-- f...l.-ysrd f,efore he descended 20 the
-rar.ds II was not untl the announcer eT-
f,1air4d that II was "A Heiiog aph with Whlch
\. signal -h,- a.iators THat the crowd un-
.1rrs-ood Most of them 1ldnt then
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No Bar on Exhibition Spins.

II FOR any reason they can't enter for the
r-a,i,-ar events. there is no rule against the
a,ia-ors going out for exhibition spins In
fsct ne committee rather encourages IT,
n keeps The child en- amused. Hamilton
Baldwin and the Demoiselles are the stand
ats IN these unofficial flights CONSIDERING
their short and infrequenJ flights. II L.
strange now they have sailed into the
hearts II every crowd. Every body knows
their uICknam~s ana every BODY - Keen To
De the first 10 announce the appearance OF
one The Black and Ped Devils and the
White and yellow Hens are constant
-oilIr. 0T humOr and delight
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31
MINISTER'S COMMEND wRIeHTs.

Iiackenssc<. y. J., OCT. 3o.-The minis
t-riai union ~ this place has adopted re
solutions commeudiug Wilbur ana orviile
Wright far refIsiro to allow their employees
10 f1v their air-iipz y Sundsys The Rev.
C. ~ Van claim. the secretary, has been
INSTRUCTED to write the Da. ton men ana
tell Them 4 the acti0u.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31
INTERNATIONAL
AVIATION TOURNAMENT
Eysn!s Start at i;3o P. N. To-day.

Special trains direct 20 Belmont Park will
leave PENNSYLVANIA station. Y T te1trance on
34th s. and on 3Sd 81, near 7ta Ave-. ald
FIatbuSE Ave. Brooklyn trh- terminus OF tho
y Y subway. az intervals between II Or
A. NJ. and zoo r II
Special trains viii return promptly after ths
meeting
Cnlv zpecia- excursion tickets VIII De hon
O-ad on special trains
Tickets on sale Al T. 7 r P ticket Offices
I2u R-vav. 5-h Ave. Building fJth ave a1d
2cd So. Penn. Station. y. Z. and a. all sta
rrpuS in BROOKLYN
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Rational Anthems en- Tap,

There is no doubt about II that Nj
ry-.r,rr-av. conductor of the Ith Regiment
Pand. Is p.eutifulIy im5Ged with a sense o.
r-o fitness Of things He always has IA
rinrsl anthem u7 his sleeve when any o.
rne aviators happens 70 pull of something
big. he had use for three of them yester-
.sv speculative alarmist wanted 70
know what he would 10 If q japanese avia-
-or rson All event. The dalntest piece OF
,.Cr- that humphrey put through yester-
dsv though was when Moisant Tas an
,,o1nced passing over the South rerry
house on his way TO the statue. He i'm
r.e5istely set his band to PLAYING Often
t7rH's "Barcarolie"
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31
LITTLE THINGS OF THE DAY
Curtiss's Monoplane Balks-Ns
tional Anthems A-Plenty.

Glenn Il Curtiss Is one Of the stanchest
sdhereuts of the original b'plane fype that
many aviators consider out Of date He
was anxious. though. 70 give the moropiane
2 re-fectIy fair trial. 50 70 make assurance
dcuuIy sure he built one Of his own Last
night ne took II out for trial spin. It
sn1,n all right Il spun halfway across the
aa7d But il couldn't be coaXed of the
& round-
NJ Cu-t!ss never did think moncplanes
ue-e 7-actIcal Now 70 knows they aren' (
When the experiment vas given up as hope
less he sent one Of his biplanes several
times around the course just 10 show what
,-tnd OF machine II takes really 70 dy-
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WHAT AVIAToRs HAVE WON.

lead over De Lesseps. Then came Moi
SAINTS opportunity
Could the Chicago breeze that Moisant
carries with him enable him to win was the
query right and left. His system OF get
ting over the early obstacles was now
pretty generally understood by all. He
had started to steer by the compass for
Bellows Island.
Fifty miles an hour was the speed the
spectators estimated he was making
against the cold. biting wind whfcn was
blowing at about ten miles an hour. when
he disappeared in the wonderful west. Mile
after mile over village and town he sped.
high up in the air. and crossed over Brook
lyn at an elevation OF 2.OoO feet
To those who had seen Grahame-W n1rs
and the Frenchnan it did not appear that
Moisant's machine was as steady. Now
and then il seemed to dip and then swing
from one side to the other. All the more
credit if he was having trouble was the
comment, for he did not stop vtngtng
ahead.
Reaching the East River. Moisant swept
across 10 the New York shore and passed
almost above the Battery. Then, describing
a pretty half circle. he dashed ont across
the bay and around the statue.
Before Miss Liberty he seemed 20 stop
momentariIy. II was her second expert
ence In greeting fly man from America.
Her first Curtsey was dropped to Wilbur
Wright. one year ago this month His ac-
cent and air buggy We're totally American.
Mr. MCiSant paid his respects IN a French
machine, but there was nothing two miles
away from Chicago in his How de- do
France gave Miss Liberty her start in
America. and II was believed by MOiSant to
be harmonious that a French mOnoplane
should carry the second American aviator
to her abode.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31

"I could see the Statue Of Liberty I'VE
minutes after I left the aviation park /
travelled at about $500 feet and had a good
yovage but for the cold In some places !
went into air pockets. which threw me
about. and sometimes felt as II my seat
was falling away beneath me. | saw the
track five minutes after turned the statue
and headed for It without trouble do
not even need the CLINT Of the mirror t'
guide ne. Everything was perfectly PLAN
Hubert Latham developed wouderiu-
speed during the morning in his graceIu.
Antoinette. He made thirty-three laps IN
the first hourly distance, finishing IN .
mir utes and 48 seconds. He made the hrst
Ian in "A and the next four seconds bet
ter His elapsed time for seven laps was
II minutes and % seconds. Cfrahame-WhlJe
r ad his racing RIeriot out again. and liter
ally tore around the course one Of the
laps he negotiated in [ minute ami g sec
Cnds. which is something over a mile
minute In another lap he cut this sec
onds. Moisant did twenty-eight laps in a
minutes and "a seconds The previous lap
record for the hour has been y. but yester-
dav both Latham and MCisant beat this.
There were a good many people already
the field when this event was begun at II
o'clock.
Three contestants entered the altitude
event, though Il must be confessed that
their fights We're not stUpendOus- Simon
was the winner with a height Of $50 feet
Barrier came second, with 90 feet. and
RadIey went up 614 feet The public would
liked 10 have seen Hoxsey and Johnstone
eli
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Four IN Air at Once.

Four BleriOts in the air at once made
smart scene during the afternoon. This was
a part of the contest for the grand speed
prize which will be fought out to-day be
tween the biplanes and the mOnOplanes
Ten laps were necessary 70 qualify, and
the racers were required 70 start standing
just on the edge of the broad white tape.
The mechancians and helpers held fast
% their frames while the motors whIrred
and pulsed. and then. as the checkered
flag swung down, they jumped into their
native element. the air. Grahame-N hIte
won this race in 1885. Aubrun finishing sec
ond. in 1881, and Simon third, in 16:5+fe-
Jimmy RadIey. the smiling. blonde Eng
Ifshnan. did no better than two laps and
then came down TO tinker with his motor.
Grahame- White will meet McCurdy to-day
in A Curtiss biplane, and Aubrun will try
10 win from Mars. also in Curtiss Nc
Curdy has done nineteen laps in ls:'s,t@,
and Bud Mars has covered ten laps N
2e;54. This will be one of the best features
of to-day's card.
The passenger carrying race was Natcoed
with interest Count De Lesseps won tnS
event, taking a passenger tVIce aToLlu
The short course in minutes and l. sec
o--C .s 80 ts-os y-tita came second with
another passenger, making the laps IN .
minutes and seconds Later ne TOOK UP
Two passengers d. I4tc -
West weight carried, but Ne got no
further than one lap. doing this IN about
two minutes and a half.
1t is thought that tombstone has captures
the total altitude, HOxsey the totaI duTa-
ton and Grahame-White the total distance
prizes for the week
Under the auspices Of the Aero Club OF
America and the International Aviation
tournament a dinner will be given tonight
at the Plaza in honor OF the celebrated
aviatOrs who have been taking part IN the
Belmont Park meeting All Ins men VINO
nave been achieving the great fea-s during
rhA last week Will De present
Among others Alan R HaWley ana Ali-
srIstys Post who recently made the world
record balloon trip from St Louis into the
wiIds of Canada, and Walter Weliman VIII
oe guests
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Followed Long Island Tracks.

He did not wait to say goodby she did
not ask the reason Why.
Once he deviated from the outward course
and followed the elevated railroad struct-
ure, but, finding himself going wrong. he
turLed again toward the tracks Of the Long
Island Railroad ana followed them back
to Belmont Park MoIsaut did not fly ar
the high attitudes of Grahame-White and
De Lesseps. Probably two thousand feet
was his average. but often he was below
that. Certainly he was not much above
fifteen hundred feet when he reached the
aerodrone.
He w2s numb with cold when he alight-
ed, but was happy as d schoolboy when
his time for the thirty-sIx miles showed
hat he had accomplished the feat al bet
ter time in the aggregate than a mile
minute. True to his word. ne had come
back
The crowds were informed by megap phone
and mental telepathy that Moisant was the
winner, ana when he came down the
throngs cheeTed with the greatest en-
thUsiasm they had been able 10 show dur
ing the tournament. Moisant was carried
about draped in an American dag, and
then he took an automobile 10 his shed.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-31
Extra Programme To-day.

There was a session last night after
which the committee announced that the
race winners protest was not considered
because this was not thought necessary. the
committee taking the same ground that he
did-namely. that the big meet was over,
and that the programme to-day would be
an extra one
With regard 10 this matter Mo.SanJ said:
The deed 81 gift OF the trophy. as gen.
orally understood. called for the fastest
flight from Belmont Park 10 and around
the Statue of Liberty and return 10 the
aviation Held during the present interua-
tionai meet. dates for which are from Oc-
toher % To October @1, and officially the
meet closed tonight.
i understand officially that I made the
fastest elapsed time to-day and ! therefore
request that the prize be given 10 me
Mr. Grahame- White appeared in my
hangar Immediately after / had entered II
NJ the close OF Juy flight 10 and around the
statue or Liberty and said: Really we'll
done Moisant Accept congratulations
Bur m going after you tomorrow and I'll
beat You sure
Grahane- White said when he returned
from his hight.
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Could Have Saved the Cup.

More shoulders shunted him high about
aviators' row. his two sisters hugged him
and the reporters heard him say:
Gentlemen. that il the machine that
should have had yesterday The interua-
tional race might then have been won by
an American. 7 few by compass. When
had flown about eight minutes I saw
what I bell we'd to BE- the Statue OF Lib
erty. 7 had been climbing steadily
reached the highest altitude al the statue
7 passed right over the city Of Brooklyn
\ boy whistled {up and said: Hello there,
what are you doing up there While 7
was away my brother. A J. MCisant, OF
San Salvador. Central America. who is
here just now, save Leblanc his check for
his machine
The second man to grasp Mosant by the
hand after his return was August Belmont.
It was thought that there might be more
flights 10 the Goddess to-day. and this
would give both Grahame- White and Moi
SAINT another chance. The EngIiShman was
anxious TO compete again. and declared he
would fly if possible. Moisant hearing of
this. said that he would fly a second time
ii his record Of yesterday was defeated. but
he did not think it right that any more
flights should be held. He made the point
that the meet officially closed last night.
and fled protest with the aviation COM
r7ftf4n
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FLY AROUND MISS LIBERTY

Continued from first page
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time and he had already proved that he
was from Chicago.
In the mean time. how about the details
Of the wonderfully daring and notable
achievements of the other men who had re-
turned a quarter of an hour ago?
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-18
TRACK NOTES

apprentice allowance.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-18
MUD RUNNERS HAVE AN
INNING AT TERRAZAS
Angelus, the Odds on Choice,
Runs Last in the
Handicap

JUAREZ. Mex, Dec. 1.-THE mud
runners had an inning at Terrazas
park today. The track was heavy. The
feature was the Dolores handicap, one
mile, and Injury was returned the win
ner. He trailed his field to the turn,
then came fast and won by half a
length. Summary:
First race selling, FIVE furIongs-StaIwart
Lad, 10 (Benschoten). 90 TO l. won; Red Lass
110 (Reid), to 2 second; Soon, 110 IT SMITH
3 TO 1, third. Time, 1:04 20: Count d'Oro
Vanity Fair. Lady Stalwart. Agility, Beechmont
Lees Friar, Double F, Iwalani, finished as
named.
Second race selling. six furlongs-Elder. 112
(McCulough). to 1, won Bonnie Prince Char
lie. 112 (Rettig). to 1, second; Ned Carmack
112 (Lander), Is to L. third. Time, 1:17 20
Doctor Mack, Jim Eanes, Spooner, Cotytto, Sir
Edward. Joe Woods finished as named.
Third race, selling, mle-Crossover. 107
(MeCulloughl TO 1, won: Ramon CarOna. 1o4
(Molesworth). 10 1. second; Short Order 101
(Jones), to 1, third. Time. 1:44 3-5. Pedro,
Tavora. Mauretania finished named
Fourth race. Dolores handicap one mile-In-
Jury. 113 Or. WILSON,. to 1, won: Green Seal.
102 (Benschotenl, to L. second; Angelus. 125
(Molesworthl. 8 to ., third. Time. 1:42 4-5.
Only three starters.
Fifth race. five and half furlongs-Bobbv
Boyer los (Reid), to 5, won; Balella, los
(Rettig1. 8 to 5. second; Seth. los (Keoghl.
5 to 2 third. Time. 1:10 Only three starters.
Sixth race selling. six furlongs-Chapultepec.
lough). o to 1. second; Napa Nick. 1O4 NOLAN
s to 3, third. Time, lis 2-5. Servieence. Del
Cruzador, Alice George. Bob Lynch. finished as
named
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-18

contender on his numerous good races.
He ran a dull race. however. and was
never a factor. falling out of the race
early. The winner turned up in Roy
Junior the outsider in the race. at 5
TO l. He was a live wire and ran a
particularly good race, beating Black
Mate at the finish.
Chester Krum seemed devoid of
speed, though he finished fast but he
was hopelessly out of it at the stretch
turn and had no chance to overtake
his field. Coppertown made the pace
for a half mile, when Leeds sent Roy
Junior to the front, and his mount
galloped all the rest of the way. Gar
ner tried to overtake him with Black
Mate, but the latter was outsprinted
in the run home. though he ran very
clever race. Coppertown was eight
lengths in back of Black Mate and
Chester Krum brought up the rear
rank.
J. MacManus' entry, SepuIveda, found
the track to his liking and the Prince
Of Melbourne colt made a runaway
race Of the mile and 20 yards event.
It was really no contest, as Garner sent
the colt to the front and he opened up
a gap Of a half dozen lengths on his
field and maintained this lead through
out, winning pulled up, six lengths
in front of Lotta Greed. Star Actor
was the favorite at to 2. but ran
miserable race, never being prominent
at any stage. He finished seventh.
1t was a good day for the favorites,
as four OF them came down the line
in front and the big Saturday crowd
had a successful day playing them.
Captain John. John H. Sheehan, Bub-
bling Water and Titus II were the sue
cessfuI choices.
With Metropolitan out Of the sprint,
John II. Sheehan was made the choice.
to being laid against the big horse
It was a liberal price against him, as
he was off flying and simply romped
home five lengths in front of Lord of
the Forest. Madeline Musgrave was
third
Captain John was very fractions at
the post, Notwithstanding that he has
been on the schooling list for some
days Starter Dwyer finally got the
field off. and the gigantic son of yell
lowtail simply toyed with his field,
breezing home nearly four lengths
ahead Of BeIlsnicker, which ran an ex-
cellent race. Platoon was third