The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-24
WIND FORB|DG
AERIAL FLIGHTS
Two Accidents on Account cf
Storm Prevent Continuation
International Meet.
M0ISSANT AND GRAHAME-
WHITE VICTIMS OF MISHAPS
Seventy-Fiye Hundred People
Are Disappointed Through
Postponement.


no flights and 800 diaappoint-
cd spectators at the second day Of the
International aviation meet AT Belmont
Park. Long Island The wind was 50
strong that only two aviators. Grahame-
White and MoIssant. cared 10 dare IL.
and both OF them came TO grief. though
without personal injuries. But much AS
the management regretted To send away
a good crowd. II was more concerned
with the dissatisfaction of the three
Frenchmen entered for the Gordon Ben
nett speed race.
Alfred lie Blanc. the champion cross
country flyer OF France: Emile Aubrun,
his pupil, and the only aviator who
finished with him in The recent Circuit
de lest, and Hubert Latham. all COM
plain that the course Is not laid out
according to the rules of the Federation
Internal tionale. and lie Blanc wrote 10 the
Aero Club OF France ten days ago. ask
Ing If the French team should compete,
They expect instructions by cable to-
morrow or the day after at the latest.
The other four Frenchmen here to conf
pete for the altitude. distance and dura-
tion prizes are not affected but the Cor
don Bennett is the red-letter event OF
the aeronautic calendar.
II brought the international CUP TO
this country and with IL the second In
ternatiobal meet In the history OF avia-
ton.
To have the French cracks default
would rob the tournament Of more than
half its interest. and so far us it's I'm
portant event is concerned Of all its COM
petltive zest.
French Discontented
Alan r. Ryan. son of Thomas F.. Ryan.
and chairman OF tho committee on nr.
rangements, was asked II he had heard
anything OF discomfort In the French
camps.
NO" he said. "All know is that
some of the Frcnchmen tried 10 bring
fourteen or fifteen guests on the field to
show them their machines and that we
would not allow H. I should not
have I've paid p, any attention to the gossip If
James A. Blair. one Of the aviation
committee, admitted he had heard some
mutterings from the Frenclrmen, but add
ed that nothing had been submitted in
Informal communications OF any sort
Two Accidents.
When the bomb and bugle sounded for
the first distance event this afternoon.
The official code signal gave the wind at
from twenty 10 twenty-five miles hour
sky was clear and il WAS painfully cold.
Four starters were announced. but after
eight minutes delay only Grahame-
White and Mossant came out. White
rose cautiously. He needed all his eau
tion, for even at a height of not more
than forty feet he pitched like q ship
in a heavy storm and In slghting
careened TO one side. and spllnters went
flying into the air. His whirriny propeller
had touched and both blades were
smashed to flinders.
Mo!ssant never got off the ground. bu,
his machine was badly hurt. The wind
picked IL out of the hands OF his me-
chnnics and let it fall again. Both his
planes were crumpled his ruddcr was
broken and his scrank shaft bent. White
said his damage could be repaired In
couple OF hours. Moisyant hoped to have
his machine repaired by next Tuesday.
mission. and unless he can borrow or rent
one he will not be able to fly tomor
row.
The Cup Course.
The course for the cup is fve kilo
meters long and must be circled twenty
times. 1t is called the outer course. be
cause in the far turns II continues Ue
you'd the inner course OF 2.5 klometers.
used for the hourly speed contests each
day. and edsiug past the stables, swings
back over two clumps of trees and az
one point close to house.
The Frenchmen contend that the rules
of the Federation Internationale pre-
scribed course on which any aviator
may alight at any time and wherever
he chooses They say that, because OF
The proximity of the stables and the In
be free TO elight for repairs. us they are
privileged 10 do under the rules. and
that the house mentioned above stands
so close to ono of the pylons that the
aviator has only thirty yards In which
To pass between the two. Furthermore,
they point out that a racing monoplane.
driven by a 100 horsepower engine. has
to take the turns so wide that ii would
pass over the roof OF the grand stand.
which is an infringement Of the rules
and disqualifics the aviator,
Latham's Objections.
Latham stood by while Walter Mumn,
his manager, eXpoun6ed objections in
English.
"What do you think about it?" Latham
was asked He replied in volley or
impetuous French and his hearers un-
derstood him 10 say;
do you want me to commit SUICIDE!
but M Mumm explained that what he
intended was more nearly to be trans
lated after this wise:
III / should tell you gentlemen OF what
I think about the course II would DC
equivalent to committing suicide, or a.
the least Of numbering all the niceties OF
The Wright team. Hoxsey. Brookins.
Johnston, were all willing and anxious
to fy. but Wilbur Wright allows none or
his machines to go out on Sunday, ana
although the management pleaded win
him over the telephone, he remained OBJ
iurate AT o'clock the events OF the
law were definitely called OF.