New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-23
AIR RACE AROUND
ENGLAND WELL BEGUN
Sixteen of Nineteen Starters Do
First Leg. BrOoklands
to Hendon.
WHOLE COURSE 1.01O MILES
Frenchmen Make Fastest Time
Two Englishmen Fall, but
Are Unhurt Ameri-
can Delayed.

Brooklands, England. July 22.-Iu beauu-
ful weather for the spectators. but with
tricky winds for the airmen. the start was
made this afternoon for the 10000 offered
by THE Daily Mali for the l.OO-mile
flight around England. The start was ar
ranged 10 take place ut o'clock, but
gusty wind made a postponement neces-
sary for one hour. Nineteen aviators of
thirty entered essayed the first section Of
twenty miles, from BroOklands TO Hendon.
Three of them, however. failed to get out
side Of tho aerOdrome here.
Lieutenant John g. Porte, of tho British
navy. was caught by y slant Of air after
rising and came heavily 20 the ground
from 4 height Of sixty feet. His machine
was badly damaged, but Porte escaped
with a few scratches
Another Englishman. f. {. jenkins had
similar .<all. but escaped uninjured. A
third Englishman T.. &. Gordon England.
although ha made two attempts. was I'M
a nlo 70 &c, hiS machine To- rise and almost
caused panic among the spectators By
running perilously near them.
American Has Bad Luck.
Tho others got away well. \. Beaumont
lieutenant ConnearU and the other
Frenchmon. whose experience IN the Euro
pcan circur race proved valuable, making
brilliant starts. g. r. Wcymann, the
American representative. IN Niouport
monoplaue. had bad luck. his engine fail
inc n work VOL After what looked 10 he
favorable start hc had 10 return to tho
aerodrome. ne assembled again and. get
ting We'll up shaped straight course to
fI"rdon.
Tho avlators Who covered the FIRST leg
vsro \ Beaumont. n. j. y. Ashley, g. =.
Paterson. J. Nedrines - Blanchot Lieu
'chant n. s. Cammcll. y. Audemars. J.
Valentine. g T. Pizoy, &. II. Piyton. $ T.
Coly q. Hamel, VI. Montalent, 9. r. Wey-
mann. Lieutenant ". Bier and Lieutenant
REYNOLDS. The three men who failed 10
reach Hendon may Is again tomorrow or
Monday.
Forty thousand persons. Including Prince
Henry of Prussia and many other person
ages. gathered in tho Aero club grounds Al
lIendon,. and moro than one hundred thou
sand others crowded the neighborng hill
sideI and folds to-day, 70 witness the i'm
ish Of the first section of the British avia-
ton circuit race.
Beaumont winner of the Paris-Ron md
the European circuit races, was the first
contestant to reach ITendon covering the
distance at the rate Of about 4 mile
minute. ~" approached tho grounds al
great height. according In his custom. and
swept beautifully and accurately to the
Garth. Hts time was % minutes , 3-j sec
onds
Nedrines. winner ~ the Paris Madrid
race. was tn" n"Nt man 10 reach Hondon.
and his time was 10 minutes and = seconds.
Most Of the others were sighted dying az
an altitude ~ from 40 10 80 feet. All do
seconded safely, some OF them encircling
The held before Landing. Many Of the spec
'ators. remembering tho start of the Fu-
ropcau circuit race. went To rho grounds
expecting sensational accidents. but were
disappointed.
THO average time of tho aviators was
- minutes. Lieutenant Cammell was
Obliged So descend AZ Hounslow Heath on
account Of broken valve. and hts elapsed
tm- Taa three and one-half hours Tho
American. Neyman, on account If having
90 return - the aorodroms after his iirst
atart. occupied 20 minutes and = seconds
I'm covering tho twenty miles Captain ).
+ cody. another popular favorite. in
cody b'plsne. made tho distance in % min
utes and Is seconds