The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-11
AWARD TOMOISANT
MAY Be REVERSED
Action of international Fedora
ton Puzzles American
Delegates.

Paris, January iO.-No more inter
esting and apparently complicated
question has ever come up before the
international Aeronautlcal Federation
than that which was discussed at n
special meeting held here to-day re-
lating to the award of the Ryan $4,000
mont Park meeting in October to tho
late John b. Moisant
Without nAssing upon the question
of winner of this prize. tho federation
adopted n resolution that the changes
made III the regulations governing the
contest did not conform with article
81 of the bylaws of tho Internat ional
Federation. which provide that no
changes can be made In the rules Of
contest after their publication. un-
less ratified by the sports committee
The whole matter. therefore, has been
referred back to tho Aero Club, Of
America. for new classification and
results"
The actual effect which the fedora
tons action will have on the contro-
versy is not entirely clear. The Eng
fish delegates assert that 1t means the
disqualification of Moisani. but the
American delegates insist that II mere :
~ signifies the reopening OF tho con-
troversy. The change in the regula-
tons consisted in the abandonment OF
the condition that each contestant
must have flown for one hour previous
10 the actual flight 70 the Statue OF
Liberty and return
The American delegates were not
able to-day to prove that this change
was ratified by the sports committee
Hence the federation has upheld
Whites protest on that point.
lInw1cy md Post WIN.
The federation decided that 1t had
no authority to consider the protest
against the award OF the international
balloon trophy to the Americans. Alan
r. Hawley and Augustus Post, on the
ground that the protest as made was
Irregular The federation declared that
the protest should be lodged first with
the sporting commission of tho Amer
lean Aero Club.
The protest was made by the Lower
Rhine Aeronautic Association. which
alleged that the American Aero Club
did not enter its contestants two
months in advance OF the race, as ia
required by the rules. and again that
the announced winners failed to fur
nish documents properly attesting as
to their landing place. as required by
the International Acronautic Fedora
ton.
The balloon contest was one of the
u.s. 'io'tc'o up ny the lcNcfa-
ton and was promptly disposed OF.
No protest was received from the
Swiss Aero Club. as had been expected.
Henry Cachard. counsel for the Amer
leans. said that If tho Swiss objection
m reference TO gas came up 1t would
take the form OF suggestion of new
regulations to he adopted IN future
contests
The German nrotestants held that
iawley and Post had not furnished sur
hcient verifcation of their flight as
they had not brought out OF the Cana
dina wilderness proper proof, such as
the records and instruments OF their
balloon. 10 establish their accomplish
ment beyond reasonable doubt
The federation, which is n court of
appeal for the international cluhs.
without passing upon the merit OF the
question. ruled that the matter should
be considered first by the America n
commission.
The American delegates to the fedcr-
alton are r. Bently Mott american mil
itary atteche here. Hart O. Berg, Eu-
gene Higgins, Edgar W. MIX and Loril-
lard Ronalds.