The Detroit times., 1910-10-25
FRENCH Av|ATORS
IN ANGRY MOOD
Foreigners Make Warm Protest
Against Flying Over Ground Dotted
With Trees and Houses.

BELMONT AVIATION PARK, l.. l.,
Oct. 24.-Although perfect weather
conditions prevailed on the opening
of the third day OF great information
al aviation tournment, radical differ
ences between the ayiators them
selves, promised To mar the sport.
Early today the wind, which pre-
vented yesterdays flights and wreck
ed the machines OF Moisant and
Crahame-White, was absolutely stiil.
but duarrels between the foreign NY
ers and the committee in charge OF
the event made up In violence what
the wind lacked.
The failure OF the aviation commit
tee 10 lay out five-kilometre course
which would be over entirely lever
country, without houses or trees,
had aroused the fears of the French
airmen. 1t Is over a fve-kilometre
course that the Coup Internationale
d'Aviation, the premier air event Of
the meet, was TO be flown. The for
eign flyers declared that the rules Of
the international society called for
an untrammelled course on which they
could alight at any point with perfect
safety.
The fve-kilometre course at Bel
mont Park takes in nearly the mile
and half OF open co, 1try covered WITH
villages and trees on which II wouil
be impossible to alight In safety.
Further dissension among the n.y.
ers has resulted from the wreckage
of Moisant's Bleriot and Grahame-
Whites Farman machines, yesterday.
The aviators say the officials notified
them that the velocity OF the wind
was but % miles an hour. when, as
matter of fact, IL was more than nifty.
The flyers accuse the committee OF
attempting to deceive them TO ap-
pease the waiting crowd in the grand
stand.
Screen Wildcat Stands.
The attempt or the management to
compel all persons who want 10 wit
ness tie flights TO pay tribute, has
aroused a strong protest from the own
ers OF adjacent property. Big poles
have cen raised, and supplementary
fences OF canvas, resembling the sails
of the racing yachts. have been placed
about the fences TO shut on the view.
William E. Ellison, civil engineer and
surveyor, who has property In the
vscinity, has written TO all OF the con-
testants. telling them that II the OBJ
structions are not removed he will be
compelled by Legitimate and scentf-
f!c means to stop all flying outside OF
the reservation Just how he will do
this 10 not stated.
8roklns First In Air.
The first flight of the day was
made at noon by Walter Brookins in
the new Wright racer. The little
machine flashed through the air at
wonderful speed and under the per-
feet control OF the aviator. Brookins
remained in the air only a few mo-
ments. reaching an altitude OF about
450 feet He said he had not pushed
the machine anywhere near the limit
OF it's speed. and predicted that IL
would be able to capture the Gordon
Bennett trophy without trouble. VIII
bur Wright saw the flight and ex-
pressed great delight.
Cigarette An Essential.
Count Jacques De I>esseps ascend
ed In his Bleriot machine but after
Ave minutes flight he found he had
forgotten the most essential part OF
his equipment and alighted. After OBJ
tanning mis- cigarettes. he re-ascended.
The count was attired in a baby-blue
aeroplane suit, a one-piece affair, re-
sembling baggy union suit. II was
the niftiest creation" seen on the
field thus far.
Hoxey Passes tombstone.
AT 1:1S, Hoxey. In Wright biplane.
took the air and for twelve minutes
thrilled the crowd by his daring evolu-
tons. making faster time than had
been Witnessed heretofore.
| RALPH tombstone at 1:29. In a
Wright biplane. followed his partner
! into the air and exactly at 1899. when
the starting cannon announced the
| beginning OF the hourly duration con-
test, the two flyers flashed across the
starting line. like race horses respond
ing to the flag. Hoxsey. flying about
100 feet above tombstone, who was
| about fifty feet from the ground.
Hoxsey's machine soon proved the
| speedier.
At 1880, Claude Grahame-White, In
| the Farman biplane belonging to Cliff
ford b. Harmon, took the air. follow
ed by Armstrong Drexel In his Bleriot
and a moment later J. J. Frisbie In a
Curtiss biplane. For moment there
we're five flyers in the air at one time.
Frisbie. however did not have his ma
chine under control and descended
4 a. -. L.