The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-09-26
NOVICE PLIER KILLED BY FALL


and the doctor was shaken up bit. but
not injured.
George Dyott. in one OF his Deperdussin
monoplanee. almost had a mishap In the
first event of the afternoon, a speed con-
test for monoplanes. Dyott got on first.
but had trouble rising inside the field.
As he approached the south fence he
swung to the eastward. but back Of the
hangers his engine began ito misbehave
and he had to head downward for a cleared
space a quarter Of a mile to the east OF
the field. In landing one of his wing tips
clipped the branch Of tree and Dyott
almost was spilled. but he recovered his
balance and bumped to the field safely.
There were about 1000 people on the
field to see yesterdays flights. The chief
attraction Of the day was to have been a
special exhibition OF flights by women
aviators. but none OF the girl pill OTIS took
the air. The day began with some mis-
understanding between Mile. Dutrieu and
the management over money matters.
Mile. Dutrieu and M. Ducasee, her aid,
came to the field under the impression
that the French girl was to be permitted
to rake In cash prizes in addition to the
guarantee. said to be $1,000. paid TO her
TO come from France to fly at the meet.
Mile. Dutrieu learned that she may COM
pete for trophies. but that she will not
receive cash prizes unless she should win
more than her guarantee. which 10 i'm
possible. Also she was under the impress
sion that all her expenses would be paid,
to the contract made between her manager
abroad. M. Farman. and the aviation
mana cement here.
"Oh. very well." she sighed In French.
and shrugged. -I'll lose money by flying
here. but 1 shall fly"
divided skirt and had her mechanicians
trundle her racing Farman on the flcld
but the engine needed 30 much more
tuning before it would act In an acoli-
mated manner that darkness was on the
field before Mile. Dutrieu could get started
a few feet from where she stood sadly
interfered with her preparations. She
will try to 60 aloft to-day. however. and
so will Miss Moisant.
T. l.. Woodruff said yesterday that he
knew Of no new developments In the fight
Long Island diocese. backed by Bishop
Burgess and Canon Chase. made on
Saturday and Sunday to stop the Sunday
flights. Bishop Burgess would not discuss
the matter 1t was learned that the
churchmen are up in arms. however. over
WudV tu0y lOOh upOu dB tHS IldtttntlOu
paid to their protest against last Sundays
flights and that not only the Long Island
clergymen but many OF the laity intend
to keep the agitation up and il possible
to put a stop to flights for gate money
and money prizes next Sunday.
among the numbers run OIL yesterday was
a race between an automobile driven by
Louis Disbrow and Tommy Sopwith in a
Bleriot. Tommy shot southwark into the
air as Disbrow and his mechanic lit out
beneath the aeroplane in q cloud Of yellow
car from view. The rules OF the race had
1t that the car and plane were to 20 to
the head Of the Vanderbilt Motor Park
way and at the Garden City lodge OF the
parkway Sopwith was to circle a1oft until
the automobile. which necessarily had to
field and Garden City. was all ready.
Then car and aeroplane were to have
raced twelve and a half miles down the
parkway and back to the Garden City
lodge.
Ali went we'll until Dsbrow in the auto
at the lodge saw a Bleriot coming along
which shot down above the parkway
without first manruvring. This was
OvinGton, but Diebrow. surprising that
the machine contained Sopwith. returned
to the aviation field when the Bleriot man
above didn't circle around for a fair start.
s. sopwitth t -; eventually happened ps u along long
tended later that he had carried out the
conditions Of the race and should he
awarded the 81 900 prize. His contention
will he decided to-day.
Grshame-White in his Nieuport won
the ten mile speed race for monoplanes
second lap at slightly better than e2I5
miles an hour the fastest flying yet
seen at the meet Sopwith. his only
competitor after Dyott dropped out.
made the ten miles in 10 minutes ss sec-
onds.
The bomb dropping contest, however.
was won by Sopwith, who carried Harry
Englander aloft with him to drop the
bombs toward q circle 8 feet in diameter
from a height Of at least $50 feet. In
the four bombs allowed each competitor
20 feet 811 inches from the centre OF the
circle. Beatty's bomb dropping COM
panion. Miss Genevieve O'Hagan. made
the best individual shot Of the event when
the young woman dropped her first
bomb feet ~ inches from the centre
however. was almost three feet worse
than the winning score The third prize
was won by Lieut.. Milling OF the army.
whose bomb dropper was DR.. j. c. Red
ding. an army surgeon.
The last event. a cross-country race
DlDlHHeS, was WON ny LtlybOH,
u s. ". who covered the is miles to
Mineola and return via Belmont Park in
2i minutes 81 seconds. Lee Hammond
in one of the Baldwin Red Devils was
second in 23 minutes ~ seconds. Capt.
Beck OF the army was third In Is minutes
2 seconds. The prizes we're 5000. $500
and 800.
Earle Ovington. as usual. delivered the
mail from the field again yesterday.
Postmaster General Hitchcock was ac-
Morgan OF New York and VOORHEES, of
Brooklyn and Chief Post ONCE Inspector
Dickson. Evidently the fatality witnessed
by the Postmaster General yesterday
did not deter him from his promise to
accompany Capt. Book aloft with tie mail
to-day Mr.. Hitchcock said last evening
that ne win carry the mail bag personally
and drop IL TO the post o!fice men at the
Mneola field.
RnnEERG At GAIA MANIA