New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-13
THREE RECORDS MADE
FOR A|RSHIP 1RAVE |
Ralph tombstone Sets Marks for
Accuracy. Duration and
Distance.
A MILE A MINUTE FLIGHT
White Covers Double Trip to
Boston Light-Fine Sharp
shooting and Bomb
Dropping.

BOSTON. Sept. 12-One worlds record
and two American records were broken
by the flyers at the Harvard-BOston
aero meet to-day Ralph tombstone, IN
a Wright biplane. made new marks IN
accuracy duration and distance events
An achievement no less marvellous was
fight of Claude Grahame-White- of
England in which he travelled twice 10
Boston Light and return from the field,
a distance of 33 miles. in 34:01 10. or
almost a mile a minute for the entire
distance. He used a BleriOt mOnoplane-
Fearing that the mark of 1901 30.
which he set last week over this course
might be .ettered, White covered the
course again to-day and finished his re-
rnarkable exhibition Of speed in front Of
the grandstand on the aviation field.
where $4,000 persons applauded him
Glenn H. Curtiss failed to obtain the
desired results with a new motor in his
flyer and had il taken out. giving up
his intention of trying for the Boston
Light $4,000 prize. Whites effort was
the more remarka BILE from the fact that
the EngIishman has been suffering badly
from malaria for the last two days and
practically rose from a sickbed TO go
into the contests to-day.
4 feature Of slightly less interest was
target shooting from an aerOpldne with
a regulation service ammunition rife by
Lieutenant J. E Fickel. a sharpshOoter.
The army officer went up with Charles
f Willard. who went round and round
the field while the marksman cracked
away at targets on the ground, going at
thirty miles an hour 100 feet above the
ground. There was a large percentage
OF hits. and from an experimental stand
point the work was considered highly
satisfactory and valuable.
Wilbur Wright and Glenn H. Curtiss
were again in the air together to-day.
and at the same time Charles F. Willard
and Grahame- White we're circling the
course in various events. making four
competing aeroplanes 10 be seen at once
Wright was engaged with Brookins in a
bomb dropping contest over the model
battIeship. and with thirty-seven of his
ninety allotted bombs he made - points.
which put the Wright camp in the lead
in this event. which formerly White
had felt TO be secure with - points
Clifford r. Harmon. of New York was
the only amateur 10 come out during the
morning for actual competition in the
amateur contests. Souvenir hunters had
taken away such important parts Of his
machine when il was smashed last week
that he could not use it, and he avaiIed
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White. who lent him a Farman biplane.
With this he made marks in all four OF
the amateur events which will give him
the Harvard 5000 cup and three other
trophies
tombstone then went up for his dura-
ton and distance and accuracy marks.
IN all of which he made new records. He
remained in the air three hours five
minutes and forty seconds which broke
the American record OF Clifford B. Har-
mon. of New York, by one hour. ten min
utes and thirty seconds. on the same
trip he covered ninety-seven miles. 1855
feet. which is likewise a new American
record lettering Harmon's mark by
some seven miles. Descending from his
long journey tombstone planted MS cur
almost exactly over the flag in test for
accuracy his seat being only five feet.
four inches from the flag. This made
new worlds record for accuracy in land
ing on skids The summary of the
events of the day was as follows:
Speed-First Glenn II Curtiss. min
utes 80 seconds course. a miles).
Altitude - First. Claude Grahame-
White. 2.120 feet. second. Walter Brook
ms 1853 feet
Duration-First, Ralph tombstone.
hours 5 minutes ~ seconds: second,
Claude Grahame- White. l hour 10 min
utes 80 seconds
Distance-First, Ralph tombstone 81
miles. { coo feet. second. Claude era
hanle- White, "a miles. 1866 feet
ACcuracy-First. Ralph tombstone.
feet inches
Bomb throwing FIRST Walter Brook
ms. II points, second, Glenn II. Curtiss.
> points
In bomb throwing Brookins has Sc
cured II points. White 10. Curtiss y
and Willard Is.