The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-17

New York, October ia notable page
in the history or mans conquest of the
air will. be written during the week of
October % to 30, when the great interna-
tional aviation meet will be held at the
Belmont park race course on Long
Island.
Since the Wrights made their first pub
lie flight a little more than two years
ago the science of aviation has progressed
with leaps and bounds. Meets have been
held In all the leading countries in the
world. and record after record has been
broken by daring bird-men heretofore un-
heard of.
The Forthcoming meet, however prom
ises to eclipse any that have been pre-
viously held, not only in the size of the
purses, but in the notable gathering OF
ayiators. They will be present from all
sections of Europe and America, such
daredevels as Leblanc, Grahame-W White,
Brookins, Hamilton and Curtss, and new
records are expected to be estaollshed IN
almost every event.
The main interest, of course, centers
in the contest for the international trophy
for the worlds speed championship.
This was captured by Glenn H. Curtiss
at the first international aviation meet
held at Rheims last year, and every eff
fort will be made to take the cup back to
Europe.
Aside from this prizes aggregating $780,
ego and the promise of division
among the aviators of 70 per cent of all
profits over 100000, and 40 per cent of
all sums beyond that amount will fur
nish an incentive for the contestants.
Three countries, England, America and
France will compete for the interna-
tional speed trophy. Each country will
be represented by three aviators.
The official team that the Aero Club
de France is sending over is made
up of Alfred Leblanc, Hubert Latham
and M. Thomas. Leblanc will fly with
the latest "cross channel type of Bleriot
monoplane, with at least 100-horse power,
which he used in the great cross-country
race Latham, the graceful star of the
ebat-like" Antoinette monoplane, and
Thomas, who uses the same machine, will
also be equipped with so to 10o-horse
power, making the French entry for the
trophy a high-speed monoplane team.
Leon Morane, holder of the world S
record of minutes and 81 seconds over
a course of five kilometers, a sustained
speed of 66 IS miles an hour, which he
created last July at Rheims. will drive
the highest-powered and shortest-w winged
Blerot. He is regarded as the most dam
qerous competitor for the speed trophy.
Count de Lesseps Emile Aubrun and
M. Simon, the French entrants for other
prizes, will use both F'arman biplanes
and Bleriot monoplanes. The record for
height, S409 feet, without doubt will be
exceeded by either Morane. Walter Brook
ines' the Wrights' high-flyer. or by Henry
Weymann, the American whose stunts
have set Europe talking. The incen-
tive of competition will probably lead to
the winning of a special prize of 5000
for the aviator who reaches 10000 feet.
The team of the Royal Aero club of
the United Kingdom is led by the dare
devil. Claude Graham-White, whose re-
cent feats at the Boston tournament
gave him a national introduction. Other
members Sf the British team are Alec
Oeilyie and James Radley, two flyers
who have recently scared into promi-
nence
Austria sends over to. compete for other
events than the speed trophy the two
most skillful of Austrian aviators, Karl
Jllner and Adolph Warcholowski, both of
whom have made wonderful flights over
Vienna and other cities, with the Etrich
machine. The Austrian nobleman. Baron
Economo and Count Kolowrat will COM
pete with Farman biplanes. Italy will
be represented by A. Cattaneo, one of
her most noted flyers.
These foreign cracks" must defeat such
rema rkable airmen as Glenn Fl. Curtiss,
Charles X Hamilton, Walter BroolSins,
John b. Mossant, j. Armstrong Drexel
and others, who use the fastest types
of both American biplanes and French
monoplanes.
In daring and resourcefulness the for
eign aviators will have no advantage
over these flyers. For months past the