Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-25
Third Day of the International Aviation
Meet at Belmont Park
NEW AMERICAN RECORD FOR ALTITUDE
J. Armstrong Drexel Reaches Height of 7105 Feet-Evo-
utions of the Dipping Dancing Craft were So Swift
and Intricate that the Spectators Could Not Follow
Them-Racing Models Never Before Seen in America

air, and the two wheels with which he
controls the long slender wings could
be seen necessarily turning backward
and forward undey his hands. The
craft was fast and it was particularly
noted that he banked the turns with a
precision and daring that the Bleriot
monoplanes could not attain.
New Curtis and Wright Racing Models
Not Seen.
What the new Curtiss and Wright
racing models can do is a, conjecture.
They have been kept close under cover,
but thus far none of the American
machines has shown itself in the same
class with the foreign monoplanes.
There was one time this afternoon
when Latham in an Antoinette passed
a Wright machine at the turn, while
Ridley of1lowed and passed the An
toinette in the stretch.
The Days Programme.
The programme for the day went
through by the card, and the events
called off yesterday because of the gale
were postponed to later day. The
hourly distance and altitude events
were first. J. Armstrong Drexel took
first place in the initial distance event
with % laps go kilometers or 1880
miles) in "a minutes 33 3-5 seconds.
Auburn was second with 25 laps.
Johnstone in Wright biplane was
cary. whereas Drexel and Auburn in
their Bleriot monoplanes had started
late, overhaulted and passed him.
In the same hour Count De Lesseps
in Il Bleriot won the hourly altitude
prize with an elevation of 5,615 feet.
Brookins was second in llis unlucl1y
flight. In the second hour Latham, who
started late, overhaulted his competi-
tors and when time was called was
credited with 21 laps.
There was confusion not only among
the spectators, but also in the JUDGES
stand, g to just how the altitude for
the second hour should be reckoneta.
Brookins was understood TO be entered
for hour No. in altitude, though he
had left the ground In hour No. /.
DreEel. also up for altitude, started
when only five minutes Of the hour re-
mained. The confusion was not clear
ed until the official results were an
nounced. more than three hours after
the close of the programme 1t was
then seen that Broolkins was credited
with second place in the first hour and
Drexel with first place and a new
American record in the second hour.
DisgruntIed Frenchmen Silent.
Nothing was heard today from the
dissuntled Frenchmen who protested
yesterday against the outer course Of
five kiliometers over which the Gordon
Bennett international race for the tro-
ply must be flown but at the cNose OF
the day, Cortland F. Bishop, president
Of the Aero Cl,tb of America, and
chairman OF the contest committee
which has charge of the contest for the
international trophy, stated that the
rules of the International Aeronautic
Federation specified nothing as to the
character of the ground over which the
course must be run.
Hamilton on His 115 II. p. Bipiane
Made Circuit of Course.
New York, Oct. 24-As dusk was
falling, Charles K. Hamilton took out
and made a circuit Of the course. HIS
time for the two and one-half kilomet-
ers of the inner course was 1 minute
SO 2-5 seconds. His distance was actu-
ally much greater, however and his
speed correspondence higher.
One Slight Accident.
The only accident of the day occur
red in the elimination heats of the
grand speed contest. in which McCurdy
and Mars Of the Curtiss team and Fris-
bic in a machine Of his own make were
entered. FTisbie fell before he had
completed two laps from a height of
about 25 feet, but was uninjured In
this event McCurdy finished first in 19
minutes 49 LIS seconds for ten rounds
of the inner course (25 klometers or
1888 miles,. Mare was second in much
slower time. McCurdy also made the
fastest single lap in l minutes 55 1-10
seconds.