The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
Fatalities Apt To Stop AeropIaning
 Sport In France
Two Big Races Turned into Tragedies at Start - Public Funeral For Three Latest Victims
Special from United Press)

Paris, June 19-Aviation experts agreed, today, that aeroplaning pure- ly as sport, received a tremendous blow in the fatalities and wholesale accidents that marked the start yeS- terday, of the big race through Bell gium, Holland and to London and re- turn.
 This is the second time within a month that stunning fatality has ac- companied the beginning Of aeroplane races, the first costing the life of Min ister of War Berteaux. AS a result a general demand is being made that such races be abandoned
 Hubert Latham. one of the pioneers of the sport in France and England, who has figured in many notable events, and who has had his share of escapes, said, today, that the race can add nothing to the real science of aviation and is responsible for a death list that is growing more rapidly than ever, whereas, it should show a pro- portionate decrease.
 'The fact that the last two big races have been turned into tragedies at their .outset," Latham said, "may be explained by the nervousness that seiZes upon the aviators in the pres ence of a half million crowding, cheer ing spectators. The prizes are so big and the competition so keen that the contestants take chances that are fool hardy
 "It is one of the most important scientific developments in recent years but as a sport it is at present teo dangerous"
 Of the five flyers injured, yesterday, all are reported today, as recovering, except Lieutenant Gaubert, whose ma chine fell with him near VillarsCo- terets. He suffered several internal injuries. besides arm and leg frac- tures Billie, Loridan, Morrison and Morin all fell but none sustained ser ious injury.
 public funeral is planned for the three victims of the race, Captain Princetean, M Le Martin and M. Lem dron. The death of Le Martin is con- sidered a distinct loss to aviation as he was one of the best flyers in France and the leading pupil of Bleriot His machine crashed into a tree few minutes after the start of the race. The aeroplane was broken in two and the motor struck Le Martin in the head, crushing his skull.
 Captain Princeteau and M. Lendron both met death by the exploding of their motors. Princeteau was really killed before starting at all. He was at Issy-Less-Molineaux and jumped into his machine to fly to the starting grounds and the machine blew up. He had risen but a short distance and fell to the ground mass of flames.
 The death toll from aeroplanes is now s4, the fatalities beginning with the death of Lieutenant Selfridge at Fort Meyer, Va, Sept IT, 1908. Twenty six of the deaths have occurred this year.
 Liege, Belgium, June 19-Sixteen of the 48 aviators who started from the Vincennes military ground Sunday in if ad nq h9Va arrived at Liege, PIP miles. Nine of those Is arrived. today, from Rheims. They were Kimmerling, sTabuteau. Provost Wynmalen, Amergo, Bathiat, Gilbert, Verrept and Le Lasseur, arr irving in the order named.
 Gaget and Train, whose machine killed War Minister Berteaux, at the start of the Paris-Madrid race, have req ched Rheims. Gaget smashed the wheel of his machine in landing.