Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-31
Grahame-White in the Lead.

Presently a shout went up, for some
one had noticed a speck against the
northwestern sky Was it De Lesseps or
Grahame-White? the crowd wondered
idly.
1t mattered little which, since America
was to surrender the prize without a
struggle; but the most sluggish pulses
stirred as the small speck grew larger
and larger with startling rapidity and
presently the binoculars of the judges
told them that the f1ier was Grahame-
White, leading his French rival, who had
started three minutes ahead Of him
Bigger and bigger grew the Englishman
and his monoplane, until at 3:44:07 $40
he shot across the line, 500 feet in the air
After landing he mounted the judges
stand, while the crowd cheered him again
and again, and then added more cheers
as his time was posted, showing that he
had completed the race in 1921 $40
Grahame-White bowed and smiled,
while the band played God Save the
King" and the crowd yelled for a speech
Machine Bought for Moisant.
Moisant sat in his hangar. Beside him
was the wreck Of his racer. Farther back
was his passengercarrying machine, too
heavy for the race across sea and land.
He was out of it, with no thought of
being able to compete
Young, Charles X. Hamiltons representa-
tive.
"Grahame- Whites made wonderful
time" he shouted. did you know it?
Hamilton's out. He can't get his ma
chine working? Can't you get a ma
chine?'
MOisant's brother, a brother who has
neglected his business for months in Or
der that he might help Moisant fly, took
up YOung's words.
on'f hn <yof.o mo oh ha CHI tod
Surely he can if one can be bought Get
me blank check. I've come off without
my check book"
Young already was in the crowd out
side shouting for check. At last he
got one and rushed back to the hangar
Come on" said Moisant, the elder. and
check in hand. he rushed for lie Blancs
hangar.
How much?'' he demanded pointing
TO the fiffy-horsepower craft. The
Frenchman was stupefied at the sudden
ness of ii.
How much?"' repeated Moisant i'm
patiently.
Ten thousand" said some one for LIE
Blanc. Already Moisant's fountain pen
was flying over the check. In an instant
he had filled it in and signed it,
Then he turned to the mechanicians.
Haul her out" he shouted
Molsant already was climbing into his
aviator's toys. He was at the door of
his hangar as soon as the machine. A
second more and he was in the driving
seat His men had seen that there were
Oil and gasoline enough.
spin her overr' he ordered, and the
big propeller thrashed the air
Moisant's Start.
Let her co. he cried next, and rose
on the start of the fight that saved the
day for America.
..Moisant has bought lie Blanc's
BleriOt monoplane," came to the thrOng
of moody Americans through the mega
phone. land he will enter the Statue of
Liberty flight for America"
The crowd had yelled when the band
played God Save the King for Ora
hame- White and later The Marseillaise"
in De Lesseps' honor. Now it went wild
with JOY Women waved handkerchiefs
and men threw up their hats. The grand
stand seemed filed with mad people. who
threw their arms around each other and
again.
And amid cheers that were almost sobs
SO nervOusy hopeful of Moisant's sue
cess were those who uttered them, the
young Chbcagoan drove westward into
the sky until he and his. machine were
lost to view.
Awaiting Moisant's Return.
Then things began to happen out in the
infield. Monoplane after monoplane was
pushed up to the starting line and an
nouncement was made that the elimina-
ton race for monoplanes to select two
machines for competition against the BIZ
planes in grand speed contest would
begin. But the crowd paid little atten-
ton.
'Hew tar do YOU suppose Mosant's