The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-10-30
Claude Grahame- White, Englishman, Takes
International Speed Trophy.
LEBLANC, HIS CLOSEST RIVAL, HAS A MIHAP
White Won by Superior Preparedness but the Ceverness
All Belongs to the Marvellous Frenchman--Will
Be Plenty Of Challengers For the
Cup Next Year.

New York, Oct. 2g.--clnudc Grahamc-
white, flying for the Royal Aero club
pf tic United Kingdom, lifted the Cor
don Bennett international speed
trophy from tic custody OF America
today iii the fastest time ever Gov
.ercd for the full distance Of 100 kilo-
meters B2li miles) around five
ki1omcter course. His average speed
was fraction better than 81 miles
an hour and his fastest time was 2
minutes, 55.17 seconds. but the cap
san OF the French team. Alfred lie
Blanc, flying In similar machine,
II 100-horse power Bleriot, monoplane,
was making each lap on an average
.of 20 seconds faster than Grahame-
White and would have won the cup
II he had not met with disastrous
accident I'm his last lap. when he had
tho race seemingly well In hand
Eighty Miles an Hour.
LeBlanc's first lap was a new
eyorld's record In itself for five kilo-
meters-2 minutes, 45.G3 seconds-but lie
subsequently exceeded 1t with lap
done In mintes, 44.32 seconds. Le-
Blanc was running with the wind, un =
der full power, at an estimated sp"eu
OF so miles an hour when the ieed
pipe from his gasoline tank to ms
motor Ioosened and he suddenly found
himself with nothing but momentum
40 carry him. It Is a peenliarity Of
racing acroplanes that they are
that sur
execute proper volplane. or glide, II
the engine shuts off; they must come
TO earth under power, and even then
they bump severely In landing. Le-
Blanc was helpless and ic-strcken
He tried to lift his planes so that the
last few drops of gasoline might III
ter down into the engine and lend
him strength enough to make land
ing. His steeragcway was gone and
when puff of wind caught him he
drifted sidewise, still driving at the
maximum speed and crashed head
foremost into telegraph pole.
Machine Badly Damaged.
The pole was IA inches thick, but
he broke 1t In three pieces. The first
fragment was sliced clean Off u feet
up and snapped again at the bottom
of the stump. The third and topmosl
fragment fell over backwards ant
smashed down on the fragile planes
The chassis and steel shield which en-
closed the motor We're completely
crumplcd, but the solid steel of thu
motor itself Withstood the shock. Hat
Leblanc hit the pole in any Other
manner 1t Is difficult to see how ht
could have escaped death.
Grahame- White the winner. admit
ted that Leblanc would have won TIN
race and would have established /
worlds record OF even better than his
own except for his mishap.. Charles
X Hamilton, Of the American team
was enthusiastic,
Leblanc Is Best.
Leblanc Is the best track drive
in the world. he said. THE way NJ
took those turns was marvel, Ora
hame-,White would never have beei
i'll 1t except for LeBlanc's accident
and no one had chance with him
/ am going to throw my machine int
the scrap heap and buy Blerlot be
fore leave this week. The blplan
is out of date and we might as wei
admit It,"
Hamilton will challenge for the cnl
next year. The Wright brothers WI
also build Il new racer and go afte
1t. John B. Moissant will be a thlr'
challenger You bet" he said. Il an
going after 1t. II | don't bring II pacl
some other American will
Brookins' Mishap.
Walter Rrookins of the Wright team
who today took up the new baby
Wright racer, met with serious mis-
hap. Experts had predicted that
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