Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-10-31
RACE AROUND
MISS LIBERTY
Most Sensational Event of
Aviation Meet Took Place
Yesterday For $4,000.

New York, Oct. 31.-John H.. Moisant,
an American, the same man who few
from Paris to London, was the victor
in the most perilous and spectacular
~aeroplane race known to the annals of
aviation. Dashing at more thana mile
a minute from Belmont park to the
statue of Liberty In New York harbor
and back again to Belmont park, a
distance of thirty-three miles as the
crow flies, but thirtylfive miles includ-
Ing the extra mileage covered in the
turns ut both ends, the daring brown
skinned little American won over
| Count de Lesseps. the French aviator
and Claude Grahame-White, the Eng
fish champion, by a margin of forty
five seconds.
The race was for the $4,000 prize
offered by Thomas f. Ryan.
What made Moisant's victory one of
the most extraordinary aerial feats
ever performed is that he flew In a
machine he had never driven before
and which he had purchased only ten
llIllllLt5 DtJolt hC SCI v" ~
derful cross country journey. what IS
considered more remarkable sui by
aviators is that the dauntless little air
sailor steered over the eleven miles OF
Brooklyn's most %populous section, with
its miles Of residences, factories. tai
buildings and church spires and mar
row streets, solely by the aid of a com
pass.
Claude Grahame-W White, who on sat
urday won the international speed race
in his 100 horsepower Blerlot, MADE
the trip from the park to the statue
and return successfully an hour ear
Her than Moisant visited the bronze
lady, but it took the Englishman's 100
horsepower machine with which he
won the international cup almost a
minute longer to make the trip than 1t
did Moisant's fifty horsepower Of the
same design. Grahame-White's time
for the thirty-four miles was So min
utes 21.30 seconds.
Just three minutes before Grahame-
White started Count Jacques de Les.
seps of France made the first start for
the statue of Liberty that has been
made at the meet. Count de Lesseps
got away at 3:05 o'clock in a Bleriot
%monoplane of fifty horsepower and
made the voyage out and return sue
eessfully, but his time was Al minutes
1925 seconds, or about Z minutes Is
seconds slower than Moisant.
Moisant and Grahame-White cut fol
the statue in a Decline as soon as they
goddess and the captive ballon which
the bronze girl from France was fly,
ing above the bay to guide the ayia.
tors toward her. De Lesseps left the
aviation field along q high air lane
that headed more directly into the
west, or somewhat to the north of the
course taken later by Grahame-Whfte
and Moisant; also when it came to
swinging around for the return trir
at the statue De Lesseps circled the
statue itself, flying so wide that his
machine tipped above Black Toms Is
land, over near the Jersey shore
whereas Moisant and Grahame-White
were content to circle only the balloon
which the twelve or fifteen mile south
west wind had blown out about 500
feet from the statues head.
Moisant circled the captive balloon
which marked the turn at the statue
with about a hundred feet to spare
He certainly did do the trick by the
narrowest margin and thus gained
some seconds. 1t was seen by those
who had timed the other racers and
who knew the time they had started
that Moisant was pretty sure to win
and there was rejoicing among he
Yankees.
Moisant was only seven minutes n
J sight of the watchers at Liberty is
land. He rounded the balloon at AIS
which was about two minutes better
than the time of Grabame-Whlte A
4:S0 he was a mere sparrowlike speel
In the eastern sky. A minute later he
had disappeared.
Molsant's Paragraph registered thai
he was highest at 2,S05 feet, so if his
memory was right that was the height
at which he rounded Bedloe island.