New-York tribune., 1910-10-31


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time and he had already proved that he
was from Chicago.
In the mean time. how about the details
of the wonderfully daring and notable
achievements of the other men who had re-
turned a quarter of an hour ago?
De Lesseps First TO Get Away.
Hardly had the bomb announcing the
Statue Of Liberty flight exploded in midair
when Up from the field scurried De Lesseps
II his 50-horsepower BIeriot. Gracefully ne
rose with the motor droning perfect at
tunement. circIed across the starting line,
and. as though to make sure that his ma
chine was right for the fight across heath,
meadow. town and bay. few about the
course and then pointed its gIistening PROV
upward and west and sailed swiftly over
the grandstand.
Nothing daunted by the start that the
Frenchman had got on him, Grahame
White. in less than minute, was in the
air in his trophy winning Bleriot Of 100
horsepower. There was no preliminary
skirmishing on his part. Once past the
starting pylon the Englishman was off on
his journey, and any one could see he
meant business.
Passing the grandstand at an elevation
Of about one thousand feet, both aviators
headed above the railroad tracks. which
took them over Jamaica Plain and across
the town OF Jamaica. Here they were sail
. ing at an elevation of about three thousand
feet. with the Englishman still chasing the
Frenchman, half a mile astern and to the
south
Every vantage point was filled with awe
struck SPECTATORS; automobiles clogged the
thoroughfares, and the motormen stopped
their cars in order that they and their pas
sengers might witness the tandem in the
air.
The sky was cIoudless ana the two rying
monopIanes stlhouetted against the blue sky
made a beautiful picture. The motors be-
came silent. the outlines blurred.
on over Jamaica, still following the rail-
road as d guide for their fight, De Lesseps
and Grshame- White held their course into
Brooklvn-the city OF homes and OF
churches, with their great spires piercing
the air The avlators never faIteTed, nut
kept up their express train speed despite
the biting cold
Grahame-White was still gaining on De
Lesseps. but the Frenchman was first out
across the bay and around the statue about
one thousand feet above the big black bal
loon that had showed him the course. The
calm of a summer afternoon in the orchard
pervaded the afr
Then Grahame-W White sent the nose of
his Bleriot around above tn head of Miss
Liberty and started back along the course
he had travelled
load
with the wind at iis back Grahame-W White
put on full speed AM began eating down
his rivals advantage.
Midway over Brooklyn the aviators were
on ~ en- terms. each at an altitude of be
tween two thousand and three thousand
feet. but reaching the outskirts Of the city.
Grahalne- White forged ahead and set sail
ir. earnest. with Belront Park as his OBJ
Iective.
De Lesseps kept directly in the English
mans wake and now and then could be
seen working his controls in an endeavor
to get greater speed from his machine
which was fast falling behind.
Both men were high above the railroad
track II seemed as though they feared to
lose its guiding gIimmer Of steel rails,
Big Increase in Crowds Below.
As OF the outward journey also. the same
scenes we're enacted by the great crowds
below. except that it seemed a> though
thousands more of spectators had gath
cred TO witness the flight Passing back
over Jamaica Grahame- White had a lead
OF about two miles
Arriving at the aviation field the English
airnan started his descent from a height
of about three thousand feet. lie came
down in a graceful swoop over the tops
OF the great trees with the nose OF his
machine pointed downward at an angle OF
% degrees. He was going lightning fast
and the crowds held their breath in the
fear that the EnElishman might lose con
troll Of the monoplane and be dashed With
il 10 earth
But GTahame-W hite still was cool and
collected, for he quickly brought the ma
chine on an even keel again. and then soar
ing gracefully downward passed over the
finish line. And then came the lusty cheo rs
Of the thousands inside and outside the
aviation field.
While the crowds were gathered about
the Englishman showc~ing congratulations
upon him, out of the blue distance came
the Frenchmau. All eyes were focused
upon him as he landed
The announcement OF the time OF the
flights gave Grahame- White a substantial