The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-08
WHITE N LEAD
FOR GREAT PRIZE
English Aviator Sails to
Boston Light and
Return.
OUTDISTANCES
TORPEDO BOAT
Later, With Johnstone a nd
Brookins, Goes After Altitude
Marks-Glenn Curtiss Puts
in New Record in Ac-
curacy Event, Bettering
Previous Score.

Boston, Mass, September 7.--Over
land and sea, Claud White, of
England, sailed out to Boston light
and return late to-day in his Bleriot
monoplane, the first competitor for the
Globe $4,000 prize, the blue ribbon
event Of the Harvard Boston aero meet
at Atlantic. The course was one OF
thirty.three miles, consisting of two
trips Of scven miles each, straight
down the harbor to the light and re-
turn, then d number of turns on the
course, to make the total mileage. The
Englishman established mark OF
40 minutes 3-5 seconds, which, II not
bettered before the meet closes naxt
Tuesday night, will give him the big
prize.
Next to the flight to the Boston
light, interest centred during the af-
ternoon on the lofty climbs of john
stone and Brookins. of the Wright
camp. and White, who went out after
altitude marks.
Ralph Johnstone was the first to
point his skids skyward, his wide cir
cles sending him rapidly several tnou-
sand feet into the air.
Glenn III. Curtiss did three circuits
of the one and three-quarter mile
course in 6 minutes 1855 SECONDS.
White at the same time mace MS tr ID d
in the air contest, and In LANDING fhaue {
the first mark in that event. 10 ieel
inches, from a given point IN ms fhf
man biplane. A little later he brought
a,,+ his Pleriot monoplane. and Whipped
around the course in speed event,
doing the trick in 8 minutes 10 90
eaconds which was 1876 secoiios
slower than the time made oy h.1i
Mondav Immediately afterwards ne
started In his Bleriot for Boston hsh'
Leaves Torpedo Boats.
A.. an elevation of approximatei'
J, nno feet white headed his machlhs
award the sea, and the torpedo ooats
strinrham, Marlborough and Saiies
took UP the chase, but soon We're out
distanced. White turned the hsht ~
about ten minutes and flew PACK over
the field 1900 feet high, circied the
pvlon. and was off again on the second
lap before the thousands oelo" ha.uIs .,..l :,
had time to catch their breath. The
second round of the course was done
with the same marvellous precision ano
wonderful speed, and at 5:lI r. M
white again was back on the held
While the crowds were still cheering
him Walter Brookins was sweeping
skyward In graceful spirals for altl'
tude.
The sight spurred White to further
endeavors. and remaining on earth only
long enough to record his formal entry
in the altitude contest. with his speed
in Bleriot, he shot like falcon after
Brookins White swung to the south
reaching his highest mark severa
miles south of the field, while Brook
ins was more to the northward. The
Englishman was the first to starr
downward. and he shot out of the deer
gray clouds behind the grandstand II
wonderful glide to the ground.
Johnstone had completed his alti-
tude flight just previous to the ascent
OF Brooxins and White, having made
at the same time the best mark lr
duration for the meeting. one houl
rorty-seven minutes twenty-four two
| hfths seconds.
Glenn Curtiss put in new mark IN
the accuracy event, making land
ing within slxty-three feet and ten
inches of the mark, lettering Whites
mark by almost 100 feet.