The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-30

had share in said Grahame- W hits
i Was practically a stranger 10 the hig
powered BlSrioi for only yesterday
drove u for the first time But u i a
ma gnihc"nt piece or mechanism m, and ha-
fore ! had gone a great many laps there
was most comfortable an1 relSsuring
feeling about ~.
ON the fifteenth lap there was - much
smoke about me that | was almost sure
hat the woodwork was a'irp For a
time ] thought about the advi-ubiliiy Oi
landing 10 make sure about this, bat the
thought ~ the time that would he nece--
Sarlly wasted dscided me 80 stop ~ a
httl" longer until I found cat surely. Nv
the seventeenth lap I wa uurte sure that
u was all right. for by that time ] knew
ha' u was Iu~t The extraordinary amount
81 smoke that was coming from the "N-
hlust
he tank which I carried WAS filled tn
the brim II contained twelve gallons Of
gasolene and when | had finished there
still remained something lake ter and a
half gallons | lei th. Bleriot do tho hest
Il could all the way The greatest thing
about that aeToDlans l. IL Propeller ana
the best thing about the propeller - its
pitch The propeller - the same ~ that
which lie Blanc used except that its pitch
u trihe different Mine was just a
shade slower But the plane II a beauti.
fui aircraft in every respect
d IN" most gratifying thing to me about
the race - that was able 10 lower the
record of Moran for ths distance. /
hour minutes and W seconds
LIZ BLANC EXPLAINS HIS PLIGHT
= Almost before u seemed possible that
IL Blanc had had time TO get patched
up after his collision with the telegraph
pole he was over on the spectators side
IT III" field. stlll clad IN ms rough blue
cloth suit ready to explain Just how n
happened 4 plaster over his left eve and
another beneath the centre 81 his chin
point were the only marks that he had
except that his left eve was slowly swell
ing He shook his head and laughed when
any one suggested that he was badly hurt
Hut he wanted the COuntryman of his
who came with him To tell just why he
had TO ss.ek the ground on his last lap
! MY Iaa HlanC wishes thai " he clearly
| Understood, ssid this Interpreter. who
Is III" business sponsor If m" French
| aNiatOrz. "tha' HE accident was caused
bnCauS" his gasolene gave out He asked
/ ms me"haniclAn distinctly before he
entered his asroplane and the mechar-
cian told him that the tank was con-
pletely filed. The fact Vas tha' II was not
. hil"d and when Mr. lie I Ian" had come to
MS last lar there was no longer any power
I l"f' That was why he was obliged 70
come down. and with the speed al wh, h
h" was gong It was impossible for HIM
10 choose HE place ~ landing II was
I through no fault II the engine or ~ ary
part OF his aeroplane that the accident
H'Currsd " was becau-s of IN" stuIid,'y
Of m" m""hanIcian
Then u wa sugse-ted tho chances
AZ" thar ih,- m"chsnician person will
Q io>s' his ioh
"l.'~e hi- Job cN"la, med the tranch.
man n" has already lo>, his rob
What - Mr. l." Plano gong 90 do for
- nleChanIclan for IN" resi- ~ N" meet
h" was asked
NJ Auburn vii 80" that ~" i AIRED
TO- ~as rh" reply
md ~ aviator VINO blamed hr- fan
and he loss of IN" Gun 20 he Incfu,isncv
at an "uUlov'' nodded his head -lvRgslv
aud went - m" Other s,d. 20 receive" IA"
"onCra'ulaj On- at hI~ tr"nI-
FNIitsH rPNIsF IpL T. p -
lN"iy "u" va. "njhu-Ias ,ic about what
-" tr"nchnan had duuc In la, I. WaS
q mention of m, work tina, YOU hoard un
"'"ry I'D" ;h"- than any r"'"-"n," 80
%" showing mad" 10y -" wlprrr II the
cup Bgdl"y who wa. tHam maj" ~
GrahaT"-N hItr. didr max" any boi.s
lngu' M, own opinion.
!" BlGuu.' aid rc va. o.. rcal
~Ir'"r ~" lapt od Grrhrrn-WhI " tour
tine and Grahar"-N hl,r NUT has.
k""wr 'ha, gr'",- son ";hlng hdpI g., ~
D." bad NO che r," end tina D., would nave
l'"a - I"or "r"nd a. TO-. ,ud thrI
J." Blar" Val Obliged 10 CON" down tor
laok ut - "'".c. Grhhan"-Whi'" few
wide. ~ 10 cour,s all m. fiu.c and III"
hvI0g II Blar" va, I"ri"c' / va
f"I'lv n fI"noh vI,;Ory ait"r ell tor jtn
wlInI1C mC"hir" Wa BlerIo,. ""
known "" m"1 ~ my III" VIII az" lucky.
- - ui l"fn I. Graham"- " hi" H., la.
b" luck If H." devil
trr hi~ own uart IN ~" rae" Radl"y
he'd thi. go -ay
! IN" % com" ut ia footed and sav
w!ur mean. aud tn" uuih /, that |
""uldn MAX" .. ha' mean t" raw
.. m. don -" why ! waS ever fool
"nough rp start m cal" lib" 'hl- II
Wa ~" m"s' "Ntra ordinary wind ! have
ever .".'p
Missy , H1U-E ~ I,rE IN,HtS
IN" .sm" di'i,ulty a.saI'"d Dra>al and
brought him 10 gra> - on hrst"yrpth lap
Tho" wings ~"r"n M To- it -ald
Dr"'"i. lh"v wee "A great deal too
small for To" nor "-puwe- u the ma
rhiur TN a." Ida ~ the cuGr g directly
-c-o-s from ~" stands. over l"hInd tho
tree m that '"rg straiRhtaWay. Their"
va. succession Of blasts from abo," ,
ha' h"r" dowr and almost slamn - the
ilare downward
ono mas. a house bv four 70.
and again 10y about four lnch"s and |
Civ YOU my word I WASH re1dv IN risk
n any NOR" with those wings ! would
,rawl around over ter" nv IN" judges
stand At about tW"nty f.7rt q hova tho
L -OiInd and then when ~ am 10 rising
TO -af" height on IN" other sid u wasn't
po--ihl" with thos" wings
wy. say. iH3I was = TdE'filI nyluR
that l." Blanc did Whv. ~" way h. was
going h" could hav" gon" straight 10
Paw" Th"y ought 20 telegraph tho Gun
-, " 80 hi- HON" club
wilbur WriVn' didn Nhav" anv hard
luck story 10 tn hut h" smil vi ErimIy
" 200 n" VAS asked about IN" S,IprnTunry
II r., Bl".IOt and without III" slightest
"r'.'' ~ hnl>,inR h" said ~ = fact that tho
Nugai- can hiild a racer thar will hnat
IN. world TO- su..'d Whats more tbcy
are going to do ~. and DO ~ soon
WRIGHT rHEoRV AEoT I SPEED
W. don't b"li"V" IN ~ God for its own
SIX Ad h". ". don't wen think tha,
.. Is IN" most important thing Ihoy an
60 fast enough Brfora POO, " Ind a
, han,c 80 80 ~" liitlH racer THAT No
brought DOWN hor" th"v used 80 say
On 81 'oura" that's m" way ~. WriRhts
f.~l about u bsaus" RI" Wright macEinn
= an old 'c" wagon; Us good old r.liabIa
tring for family uS". but Just an old Ice
wagon
WHOA "" made M our minds that ys
would build sT"cd rnachina for this
M; had not sufficient tImo left Ia
,on-, ~iI"t "A DroT"T engine Al thai
B.-noiSl" was going five miles an hour fast
'hpr l., Blanc whom hc foil We arc out
q this race. bu' whoa "" return 10 D,yt,n
tho .IRnt cylind"r Wright motor Whit
", -noIld hav" had with ~ h"rp will b.,