New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-02
AMERICA Wins BACK
PREMIER AERO TROPHY
Charles T. Weymann, Making
SO Miles in II Minutes,
Lifts Aviation Cup.
SIX COMPETITORS; TWO FALL
Claude Grahame White, Last
Years Winner, Fails to Par
ticipate-Alfred Leblanc,
of France, Second.

Eastchurch, England, July 1.-Charles
Terres Weymann, the representative Of
the United States, won the International
Aviation Cup to-day in dashing style.
He covered the course, nearly ninety
four miles, in II minutes SO 3-5 seconds,
an average Of seventy-seven miles an
hour.
Alfred Leblanc of France. was second,
with an average of seventy-five miles.
EdOuard Nieuport, also of France, was
third. with an average a trifie under
seventy-five miles while Alec Ogilvie, OF
England, the only other aviator to COM
pletc the course, took 100 minutes for
the distance, an average of about fifty
one and third miles
There was much disappointment that
Claude Grahame-W White, the British
aviator. WHO won the cup at Belmont
Park, New York, last year. did not COM
pete. He excused himself on the ground
that only a freak machine could win the
race.
OF the other competitors, Chevalier, OF
France. and Hamel, of Great Britain,
met with accidents. d. Graham-Gil-
mour, who was entered, did not start
In High, Gusty Wind.
The competition to-day proved that the
wind as an adverse factor in air racing
is becoming less and less important.
Flying this morning in a high, gusty
hot ipoa n
he did in the evening, when an almost ab-
solute calm prevailed.
4 great crowd was present TO witness
the International event, including several
competitors in the European circuit race.
who came over from Calais. There were
many exciting moments, especially when
Nieuport and Lablanc, on the failure OF
Chevalier, went up in an attempt 10 win
the trophy for France. The two French
men made beautiful flights, but were un-
able to equal the performance of the
American. who will carry the trophy
back to his country.
The event required twenty-five trips
around circular course, making total
distance Of 93.2 miles
To-day is the third race for the Inter
national Cup. The first was won by
Glenn II. Curtiss, the American. at
Rheims France. in 1909. The second
race at Belmont Park. Long Island in
1910, was won by Claude Grahame-
White. Of Great Britain.
Course Somewhat Dangerous
The contest took place on the Royal
Aero Clubs grounds, on the Isle OF
Sheppey. in Kent, course not liked by
the Continental competitors, who re-
garded the bitches intersecting as dan
eerous. one hundred members Of the
royal engineers from Chatham patrolled
the ground
In an early practice spin over the
course Weymann did the circuit at
sueed Of eighty miles an hour.
In the race itself Gustav Hamel was
the first to get away. He started In
strong and gusty wind and quickly came
TO grief. Hamel had not completed the
first lap of the twenty-five circuits when
the machine pitched violently and the
aviator was thrown out. He fell fifty
feet. but was not much hurt. When he
recovered from the jolt he arose to his
feet and was walking away as an am
bulance drove up.
IT was found that Hamers mshap was
due to his attempt at too sharp turn
of a pylcn, which caused his machine to
overturn. The aerSolane was badly
smashed. The aviators face was cut
and he received a few body bruises.
ChevaIer Falls Also.
Soon after the accident TO Hamel
Chevaier started, flying splendidy at
great speed, but came to grief in the
twelfth lap. He also got into difficulties
while turning and fell with his machine
hurt.
Weymann got away three minutes be-
fore Chevalier fell. His powerful en-
gines carried him along at rate which
at times must have exceeded eighty
miles an hour. Scarcely breath of air
was stirring during the latter part Of
the Americans flight. He flashed
around the four-mile circuit at tremen-
dous speed, evoking loud cheers from the
spectators.
AS soon as Weymann had landed
Chevalier again started, determined on
another attempt in the hope Of lowering
the Americans mark. His second ma
chine. however went wrong after COM
pleting one lap, and the aviator de-
scended suddenly. but uninjured.
The English entrant, Alec Ogiivie. then
started, but his time throughout was
much slower.
In September last year Weymahh' the
American aeTOnaut, came near winning the
MicheIin prize of $4,000, offered Tor the