New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-30
AND LEBLANC FALL
Americas Hopes Collapse with Accident to Wright
Racer-Moisant Takes Second Honors-Wmner
Averages 81 Miles an Hour.


Claude Grahame-White. the English
aviator. won the International trophy at
Belmont Park yesterday morning by
beating the worlds aviation speed rec
crds for 100 kilometres, OF 62-1 miles
Grahame-w White receives 5000 and the
Royal Aero Club Of the United Kingdom
gets the James Gordon Bennett trophy.
The Englishman accomplished the feat
in 81 minutes and 4 14-1OO seconds. or
at an average speed Of sixty-one niles
ain hour
In spite of this. however, he won tho
cup through Alfred LebIanc's misfortune
in the very last lap of the race.
If Leblanc Of the French team had
been able To finish the last two and
half miles Of his last lap. instead OF
breaking telegraph pole off short. he
would have made the 62-1 miles IN 90
minutes and 81 seconds. or nearly six
minutes less time than the Englishnar
consumed.
As II was. Leblanc. with an average
speed of sixty-six miles an hour. smashed
all speed records for from five to nine
ty-five kilometres.
Both English and French champions
used BleriOt mOnOplanes fitted with 100
horsepower GnOme engines. which roared
overhead like passenger locomotives.
Walter Brookius the chief hope of the
American team. fell face downward
thirty feet to the ground in front OF the
Srandstand before he had given official
notification of his intention to start
Four cylinders Of his S-cyIinder engine
stopped the wind was at his back. and
as there were only d pyIon and the score
board to choose from ne decided to strike
the racetrack. His racing Wright was
smashed beyond early recall and Brook
ins was hurried to the hospital He was
not seriously injured.
Moisant at Last Moment
John B. Moisant. alternate on the
American team. announced his entry n
few minutes before the official closing
time. which was S:32 p. m. an hour
and half before sunset He got over
the starting line at 3:31:3535. Just in
time to qualify. Before coming down he
made six laps in 23 minutes rs 4-5 Sec
Onds. He shot over behind the grand
stand in wide circle, coming down at
the east erd of the track
He was up again at $3.50 o'clock.
and finished the other fourteen laps Of
The international course at $500 100.
second i'm the race. His total elapsed
time was ! hour - minutes a SJ-100
seconds
Mr.. MoisaUt finished the course out ct
a sportsmanlikc desire to sec one Amerf-
can do his fun twenty laps. there being
no possibility of his winning any money
or prize He rsed p 20 horsepower
Blerict
CortIanot F. Rishop. president Of the
Acre Club Of America. SAID last night
that the ATeries. ms lad been caught
mapping.
They ver" wholly uupreparsd." was
his decisive verdict ''Erookius vas IN
only four minutes and OryiIIe Wright
only fo-ty-fcur minutes IN the Wright
racer before the day Of the race. Ham
ilton had not tried his machiue
Blamed BY Mr.. Bishop.
ION tw" different mornings thNy had a
chance To get ont and $50 what their
machines could do. but they did not take
advantage of their opportunities. This
afternoon the wind sprang up and made
the race impossible.
The victory was won by the ';uoms
the big Gnome motor has revOIutjruized
q viation. II made this race possible ami
has won the race.
n peculiar feature. however. was that
Leblanc was gaining ~ seconds Ian
on Grahame- White. both using the ssus
make of aeroplane,and of engine
Asked about the alleged superiority %
the French motor and mouopIanc. Wilbur
Wright said last night
I'VE are opposed to speed. That IL.
we don't think it's the only thing. We
don't even think it's important They
all so fast enough Every one has said.
oh. of course, the wrights feel that
way about IT, The Wright machine is
an old ice wagon, anyway. Good old re-
liable thing for family use. but just an
old ice wagon
When we made up our minds 10 build
{, speed machine for the meet. we had
not sufficient time left 20 build the prop
er engine. NJ that, BroOky was going
five miles en- hour faster than Leblanc
when ne fell
Wright To Go fer Speed Record.
We are out of this race now. but when
we return To Dayton the S-cylinder
Wright motor. which by rights we should
have had with us here. will be placed
i'm BrOOky's machine and tested for
speed Notice will be given. and the
record will be official We will be able
To beat any record made to-day. BrOOky's
weighed twice as much as was
We don't think speed is as important
a. reliability. You saw J0hustCne make his
cripple short turn to-day 'Srooky was e,r-
tnS remarkable Wc-k og t,ldt sort az ST.
Louis and Le Elaue. the frs ncbmap. turned
" hitc ard said: 't'razy, trszy.'
"A good many others may think that