The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-24
Aeronauts From France Don't
Like the Way Things Are
Run by Americans at the
International Aviation Meet.
TWO SMASHUPS AND
NO FLIGHTS MADE
Grahame- White and MoiSant
Start at Belmont Park, but
High Wind Puts Their Ma
chimes Out of Commission.
FIRST DAY IS A FIZZLE

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-There were
N two smashups. no flights and
$500 disappointed spectators at
the second day of the international
aviation meet at Belmont Park, Long
Island.
The wind was so strong that only
two asiatOrs. Grahhme-White and Moi
SAINT, cared to dare it. and both of them
came 10 grief. though without personal
injuries.
But much as the management re
GREETED 10 send away a good crowd,
IL was more concerned with the dissat-
isfaction of the three Frenchmen en-
tered Tor the Gordon Bennett speed
race.
Alfred lie Blanc. the champion cross
country flyer of France Emile Au
who finished with him in the recent
circuit de IEst, and Hubert Latham
all complain that the course = not
laid out according to the rules of the
Federation InternatiOnale, and lie
Blanc wrote TO the Aero club of France
ten DAYS ago, asking if the French
team should compete.
They expect instructions by cable to-
morrow or the day after at the least.
The other four Frenchmen here 10
compete for the altitude, distance and
duration prizes are not affected. but
the Gordon Bennett is the red-letter
event of the aeronautic calendar.
II brought the international cup to
this country and with il the second
International meet in the history OF
aviation.
To have the French cracks default
would rob the tournament of more
than half its interest, and so far as
its important event is concerned, or
all It's competitive zest.
Wouldn't Allow Guests.
Alan r. Ryan. son of Thomas +.
on arrangements, was asked IL he had
heard anything Of discomfort in the
French camps.
NO" he said. IAN 1 know is that
some of the Frenchmen tried to bring
fourteen or fifteen guests on the field
TO show them their machines, and thar
we would not allow il. 1 should have
not paid any attention 10 gossip if
had heard it."
James A. Blair, one OF the aviation
committee, admitted he had heard
some mutterings from the FFenchmen
but added that nothing had been sub
mitted in writing, and no notice would
be paid TO informal communications Of
any sort.
Only Two Starters.
When the bomb and bugle sounded
for the first distance event this after
noon the official code signal gave the
wind at from 20 10 % miles an hour,
and il was freshening every minute
The sky was clear and il was painfully
cold
Four starters were announced. ou,
after eight minutes delay only era
hame- White and MOisant came out.
White chivered his machine into the
wind and rose cautiously. He needed
all his caution, for even at a height
OF not more than 40 feet he pitched
like a ship in a heavy. storm, and in
alighting careened to one side, and
splinters went FLYING into the air. His
Whirring propeller had touched and
both blades were smashed to flinders.
MOisant never got off the ground,
but his machine was much more badly
hurt. The wind picked IL out of the
hands of his mechanics and let il fail
again. Both his planes were crumpled,
his rudder was broken and his crank
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