The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-11-05
r RECORD FOR
ALTITUDE BROKEN
BY MR.. TOMBSTONE
American Aviator in Baby
Wright Machine Climbs to
Height of 9,714 Feet, and
Wins Purse of $1,000.
MOIsANT WINNER OF
LIBERTY STATUE

Of the international aviation meet at
Belmont Park this evening with the
Paragraph registering a new world
altitude record. The little machine of
only 35 hose power had been up 9.7l4
feet, exceeding by 52s feet the height
attained in France on October / by
Henry w. Winnmalon Of Holland.
Johnstone's sky climbing feat was
not the only notable incident of the
closing day. Claude Graham White,
the athletic Britisher who carries away
the Gordon Bennett trophy, which
takes the next international tournament
to England, sharpened the sporting APP
petite with u challenge to John Il. Mois
and of Chicago, for another race from
the park around the statute Of liberty
and return. Moisant, who won $4,000
for his first flight around the statute
yesterday refused to consider the chal
lenge unless White agreed to fly in a so
horse power Bleriot, a machine equal
in power to his own. White, who made
the stature light in n 100 horse power
Bleriot, declined TO enterta n this coun.
ter offer so trat the chanc for another
thrilling flight over Brooklyn is OF.
Then Graham White, denied another
chance for a visit to Miss Liberty, sent
a thrill through the spectators when, at
the close of a speed race with j. A.
McCurdy, of the Curtiss team, his pro-
pellor snapped, his %monoplane dug into
the ground in front of the grand stand,
turned turtle and buried the aviator
underneath. lie was %uninjured and won
the race.
Moisants winning of the $4,000 dis.
lance prize offered by the Aero club of
America, was the other big event of the
day. lie travelled approximately s7h
miles in tive hours. In landing after
| winning the event, he smashed his pro.
| peller and broke "A running wheel but
escaped unscratched.
The Wright Brothers were jubilant at
johnson S success. 1t was the first time
1 NC NN'i iAV"h Nh'Al w., "
and he had set a new world mark for
aviators of the world. Arch Hoxsey,
his friend and rival climber, was one
Of the first to congratulate tombstone,
As the crowds about the judges stand
icheered the announcement Of John.
stones wonderful air feat, j.. Armstrong
Drexel, swooped down to the earth. lie
\ had been batting IN the air with the
Wright pupil, but had attained only
$50 feet"
tombstone had easily won the alti
= tude event with its $4,000 prize.
The first event of the day was the TIVE
hour distance race for a purse Of SO 500
donated by the members of the Acre
~ Club of America.
n. The report OF the bomb had hardl,
q died way when far across the felC
N the white wings Of a monoplane shot al
% from the ground and swept towards
the starting line, 1t was Moisant, anC
Is he was flying the same machine will
n. which he won the statue Of liberty
flight. "Bud' Mars of the Curtis
If team, and Simon and Latham of tn,
French team followed quickly and sooI
we're chasing Moisant about the course
D. at almost a mile a minute clip.
n. Mars was soon down with a broker
ID engine and after n few laps Latham 2
engine became balky and ne was force
q. to descend in front of his hangers
II. Moisant and Simon were alone in tn,
I'd air, flying close 10 each other. WheI
ie Moisant passed the grand stand he le
al out his speed another notch and sho
ahead. Simon came to earth bofor
ee the lap was finished and Moisant wa
no tagged. Then il was announced tina
Simon had protested that Moisant ha
fouled him in passing too close to hin
in the air. The judges penalized tn
u. Chicagoan three laps, but in a few min
utes he was up again whizzing aroun
only a few feet in the air. Latha
and Simon were once more in the COZ
M test and Moisant appeared to be keel
of ing out of their way.
of 1t was a queer race. When the inis
b. flag was put up, two hours after tn
start Moisant was declared the WHINE
Is He had been around the course dfty-si
he times, a distance of about s7h mile
he As he came to the earth victorious, Il
m. accident occurred. His machine swer'
'ss ed, bumped along the green for a 70
feet and then toppled over on It's sid