Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23
RYAN FLIGHT RULES MADE
Worlds Greatest Aviators Entered
for $4,000 Prize Contest.
CONTEST CLOSES AT $50
Avtatora Allowed Less Than Three
Hours 20 Fly from Beluont Park
20 statue OF Liberty ana
Return.

Return.
NEW YORK, oct 22.-Rules governing
the flight from Belmont park to the Statue
of Liberty for a prize OF $1,000. offered by
Thomas +. Ryan. we're formulated and
are as follows:
THE prize win be awarded to the avia-
cor who shall make the best elapsed time
IN a flight from the starting line, Belmont
park. and around the Statue OF liberty In
New York hsrbor and return to the start
ing lire.
'erhe prise will be open to all compeh-
tors who shall have remained in the air in
one continuous flight one hour or more
during previous contests in the meet
"The contest win take place on Thursday
afternoon. October "a and the start will
BE- made between 2;t5 and 800 O'Clock The
elapsed time OF any aviator shall be the
interval OF dine between tho moment Of
crossing the starting line in full flight
after giving official notice OF his intention
TO start
TN starting competitors must ny IN the
usual direction around the track, which
they are at liberty TO leave after PASSING
the fifth pyion.
"rhe flight must be completed before
$50 .. m"
The race from Belmont park TO the Sta.
tue OF Liberty and back. for the special
prize OF $1,000. offered BY Thomas T. Ryan
v3l be a. much test Of the aviator
skin and nerve as Of the powers Of the
various makes OF monOplanes and biplanes
Willis the contest for tho internauona
speed trophy will probably furnish th'
greatest excitement during the meet, thu
race around Liberty win be by far thu
most spectacular event. While a grea
dea Is heard of the wonderful flying Of thu
foreigners, the fact Is coming to be recog
nized that with q number OF machines o
the some power and size II is the pilot
and not the aoroplane who wins race.
j. b. Moisant and ]. Armstrong Drexei
the American airrnen, use fast Blerio
monoplanes. and as they have both re-
Gently made some sensational flight
abroad. they may be relied upon to giv
good accounts OF themselves in the con
test over this difficult course, II IS prob
able that the contestants will be oompelle'
to follow q long over-water route instea'
OF being allowed to shape their own cours
directly over Brooklyn. Wilbur Wright !
strongly opposed to flying over citie0 H
says that while Il is sn aviator's own bust
ness whether he decides or not to risk hi
own neck. he has no right to endanger IL
lives Of others.
Gnrros IL COming.
Great satisfaction has been felt at tn
entry OF the French aviator. GarTos. 70
the international tournament GaIros use
a Demoiselle the invention OF Santos Du
mont, which has proved to be one OF tn
most interesting Of flying machines 4
Europe 1t has been called the hummin
bird OF the heavier than air brood. Il
the smallest flying machine in existenc'
weighing less than go pounds, but like Tn
hummlng bird It is capable Of enormOu
speed and darts about through the air
way that has provoked both laughte
and wonderment from the crowds at th
European meetings. Garros Is by far n
cleverest driver Of these little machines
During the last season he made some n
narkable flights in France. In one Of HI
trips he flew over the weter from Pinar
to ST Malo While these baby monOplanC
IN the hands of ordinary pilots keep yer
close to the ground, Garros has driven or
20 great attitudes and has taken his plac
IN many OF the important contests (
France with the larger monoplanes.
Count Jacques de Lessepa the secon
aviator to cross the English channel, wi
be another Frenchman for whom the RAJ
out into the harbor will present little diff
Guilty II is even possible that Lou
Blerlot may be an entrant Bleriot wa
the first man to lily from France to EnI
land.
Among the Americans Henry Weymani
Who has spent most Of his time abroa
and who owns three Farman biplanes, vi
probably be the most dangerous compel
tor Though he was beaten in the circu
de List he holds two worlds records, OF
Tor the longest cross country flight In
single day and the other for the longe
passenger carrying flight Weymann's r
sourcefulness was recently shown by II
ing az night with q passenger.
The following Is the makeup OF the team
with the name OF the pilot and machil
20 be driven by each.
FRENCH TEAM
Hubert Latham. 100 h. p. Antoinette.
Alfred Leblanc 100 h. p Bleriot.
Rene Thomas, 50 h. p. Antoinette.
ENGLISH TEAM.
Claude Grahane- White, 100 h. p BleriS
James Radley, 80 h. p. Blertot.
Alec Ogilivie, new Wright biplane.
The entrants for the American elirnin
uon trials win include;
j. b. Moisant 50 h. d. Bleriot
q. *. Hamilton. 10 b. p bipiane.
j. A. Drexel 90 h. 3. BleriOt.
Walter Brookins new Wright flyer.
Henry Weymann. 100 h. p. Farman.
Glenn II. Curtiss (doubtfup, new Curt
flyer.