Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-26

altitude record that j. Armstrong
Drexel 50 proudly brought down out
OF the clouds yesterday afternoon IN
his Bleriot monoplane was snatched
from his grasp today by Ralph john
stone in a headless Wright climber.
Drexel reached 7.1O5 feet. but john
stone topped him today by 19S feet
with a new mark of 1903 feet. He
came down chilled to the bone and his
goggles trimmed with frost. For half
an hour he had battled with a snow
storm above the clouds, seeking still
higher levels.
Wilbur Wright Danced With Joy.
The undemonstrative Wilbur Wright
danced with joy when he glanced at
the Paragraph. It's better than 1000
meters" he cried and began TO prance
"a gain. He knew then that the fourth
day Of the international aviation meet
st Belmont Park. Long Island, had
brought him his share of honors.
Latham in Aerial Flip Flaps.
Hubert Latham, in an Antoin cite
monoplane. frightened the crowd when
he began to do aerial flip flaps under
The edge of a nasty looking storm cloud
half mile UP in the air. He righted
and then shot to earth in one steep,
rushing swoop. The edges of a tree
brushed his descent and punctured one
OF his wing surfaces, but he landed
with only minor injuries to his ma
chine and none to himself, in a. potato
patch. Later he flew back to the field
and passed before the grandstand for
the applause that was freely volun-
tCered.
A ColIicky Engine.
When the meet began with the hour
ly competition for distance that regu-
;arly opens the days programme the
banging of the bomb found Grahame-
White. punctual as ever, out for his
i = Il
abam was his only competitor and when
engine trouble forced Graham anne Whites
Farman biplane off the field it looked
as II Latham in his fiying-fish An
toinette would have the event to him
self But White was not TO be caught
mapping. He saw that the scantiest
score whatsoever would bring him sec
osld place. and late in the hour tinker
ed up his cciifcky engine 20 last two
grounds and took down the easiest hum
6rad dollars OF the tournament.
Two Up for Altitude.
Hoxssy and Johnstcne both went UP
for altitude. Johnstone had entered
for distance. but 5ust before he left
the ground Wilbur Wright instructed
him TO go after altitude. In the haste
of ths moment they both forgot that he
was without bsrcgFaph, the instru-
Tnent which records height, and when
he came Gown from the upper levels
end was placed unplaced The Count
De Lesseps pointed outward much la ter
than the two Wright pupils. but caught
them both and soaring above them
brought down the prize for the first
hour.
Exciting Pursuit Race.
The second hourly distance event
tr5ed his Farn1an again. found 1t unre-
liable. TOOK &c Off the field for repairs,
and during his absence saw the lead he
gained by his watchful promptness
steadily cut down by speedier rivals
who had started later. The issue of
the race hung in Doubt 90 the very last
round and even then the final score
belied the apparent results.
Hopel sss OF getting his Farman into
running order again. White took out
his fast Blerfot monoplane, the first
time hs has been seen in it here in
NcCurdy IN a Curtis biplane. but the
latter finished first with a lap to the
SoOd 1t turned out however, that Nc
Curdy had fouled two pylons in trying
10 cut the corners fine and the forfeit
cost him first place.
a Picture of Graceful, Assured Poise.
In the mes ntime Hoxsey and John
stone had gone up for altitude again,
accompanied this time by Latham. a
late startar, in his Antoinette. The
wind had ranged steadily all afternoon
at betw cen eight to twelve miles an
hour, but now angry looking clouds be
gan 90 bank up in the north and soon
there was a patter of rain. The An
toipette, most beautiful of monopIanes
was soaring right at the edge of q
particularly black cloud, its perfect
profile IN sharp outline-a picture of
Grs csful. assured pose.
Fexsey. right over the center Of the
cid "A I-a oh 4hnuoi, nd
JohnstOne. far out beyond the back Of
rha grandstand, hidden from those in
the boxes and on the benches. was
weaving his way in and out Of the
clouds. now half hidden i'm mist. now
lost completely, and again glintinE
bright in the sunlight
Like Buck and Wing Dancer.
Suddenly the Antoinette began to
caper like a buck and wirg dancer.
The people remembered that Latham
has perfect confidence in himself and
that he laughs az accidents. The his
tory Of the Antoinette is his history.
He boasts that he has broken every
part OF il It least twelve times. Once
he fell 1900 feet. perfectly helpless. but
his planes para chuted and saved him.
Latham in Very Real Peril.
So the crowd thought Latham was
only doing somarsaulrs to please them.
but he was not he was I'm very real
peril. He had started to come down
when he felt the rain and had been
caught in wind flaw. Tossed to one
side and the other. first up and then
down. he tilted his planes and shot
down in a swooD as swift as any fall
con. In matter of seconds the rush
OF his descent had eaten up the half
mile between him and the earth and
ne was hidden behind n clump OF trees
Flv in a Curtiss biplane went out to
reconoi r. found Latham with nothing
worse than a punctured wing and
broken skid.
Johnstone Blinded by Frost on His
Goggles.
Meanwhile Joirlstnne wac battling
with winter weather In the clouds. He
said afterwards That he mesnt to try
for nsw worldt$ record. and that he
believed he should have got il if the
frost or his goggles had not blinded
him. His descent was so equably ac-
complished that there was cry of
surprise from the stands when his ma
Chinc WAS recognize
Twenty Miles in 1o.45 2-5.
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