The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-08

cause OF the Minister'S death.
MADRID, Special.-VedrinH sailed
into Madrid at nine minutes after s
and landed gracefully in the aero
drome at Gatafe, winning the sensa-
uonal Paris to Madrid contest, which
started so tragics.. &c. .e.y last Sun
day, when Genera ,.......N was kill
ed 10y runaway mOhUplane.
a great crowd, including hundreds
OF women, remaining up all night to
witness the end of the race, was gath
cred at the aerodrome. King Alfonso
ana Queen Victoria congratulated the
daring aviator upon his exploit
OhIeSs the protest Of Louis Bleriot
the French aeroplane manufacturers
stands. Nedrine wins the $4,000 prize
ohered by the Paris newspaper, Petit
tarlSlen, a $4,000 prize offered by
the Spanish Aero Club and a special
trophy donated by the Spanish King
There is little likelihood now that
tl%Tlot VIII press his protest Gilbert
VINO was held up a few miles outside
OF san Sebastian while negotiating
the third leg of the journey yesterday.
arrived shortly after Nedrine and was
greeted with enthusiasm no less than
that which welcomed the winner.
Nedrine made the last stage of the
Journey early today from Burgos.
ABOUT 1870 miles away, where he was
account of motor trouble. Leaving
Burgos at dawn, the winner airman
swept over the remaining mountain
ranges and frost covered Pyrenees.
Al times he rose to a height of 5000
feet TO avoid the treacherous air cur
rents.
Benumbed With Cold
Nedrine was so benumbed from the
cold that he had to be assisted from
his aeroplane. He was taken TO a
hospital and given a massage and
quickly revived.
The route of the Paris to Madrid
race. about 800 miles in length on ac-
count of the necessary circuitous
turns, lay over towns, mountains. sea
and vast tracts of sparsely inhabited
forests. The journey was made in
three consecutive legs, the first from
Paris TO Angouleme, the second from
AnSouleme to San Sebastian Spain
and the third from San Sebastian to
the Spanish capital.
a unique record was established bv |
the 1act that no aviator met serious |
INJURY IN the perilouS race. One new
record was definitely esta blished by |
Nedrine in his flight to Angouleme |
from Paris. making the 279 miles in |
three hours and thirty-seven minutes !
setlng up new mark for cross
country aeroplane speed.
Gibert's arrival was unexpected |
AFTER traversing the most dangerous
OF the third stage over rugged noun |
tain country he had been compelled !
TO land yesterday because of a broken |
motor and had announced that he |
would not complete the journey. How |
aVer. he managed to get his machine |
repaired and suddenly decided to fin
ish the flight.
Rattle with Eagle.
The story Of his battle with a mon
s siter gray eagle, high over the peaks of |
the Cantabrian Mountains, had preceded /
MN and gave thrilling touch to his |
to the echo as he stepped from his ma !
chlne and Journalists crowded around !
~ hli n asking for his own story of the !
battle in the clouds.
. Eedrlne declared that the race Just I
M lhiSned was the most thrilling chapter |
IN ms career. lie gave graphic de |
scription OF his sensations while flying !
over the mountains and over an indent |
OF the Bay of Biscay. At times, he said |
the air was so cold that he thought he |
times the fog was so dense that he |
could not see the earth and had 60 steer |
by ms nct. The treacherous air cur
rents that lurk over the mountain ram
parts of the French and Spanish from |
tiers gave him great deal of trouble |
ana ne was compelled, at times, TO es-
cend to an altitude from which he |
could barely see the forests glimmere
ing far below.
Yedrine. Gilbert and Garros were the
entrants who got as far a the terminus
or the first leg of the journey This
w as the easiest section OF the flight. 4
The troubles did not start until the |
airmen struck the Northern Spanish |
frontier. 1t was there that Gilbert got /
lost I'm the fog and drove his aeroplane /
Tor two hours over the Bay of Biscay |
before he could get his bearings. He |
landed at Biarritz after losing con- |
siderable time.
Looks for GarrOs
Nedrine led throughout the race |
tie was first into Angouleme and first /
INTO San Sebastian. He declared thai /
If his motors had worked properly he |
would have been able to make the long
and dangerous flight within a dozen |
hours.
The two aeroplanes were wheeled /
into the field at the Getafe Aerodrome /
and troop of soldiers had to be thrown |
around them to keep the enthusiastic
Spanlards from tearing them to pieces |
for souvenirs.
The two intrepid airmen were the
heroes OF the hour. After Gilberts un- |
expected arrival the people began to /
look for GarrOs. who had reached |
Tolosa, fifteen miles from San Sc !
bastfan. when his motor began to go |
wrong and he had his machine hauled !
back into San Sebastian. 1t was not ]
whether he would make an /
other attempt to reach the capital or
not.