Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-07
CONNEAU WINS RACE
French Naval Officer Victor on
International Circuit.
FLIGHT OF 1000 MILES
Under Name Of Andre Beaumont He
Covers Distance in About SO Hours.
GARRos SECOND; v1DART THIRD
Final Leg, From Calais to Paris, Is
Made in Two Hours, Thirty
Three Minutes by Vidart.

PARIS. July Lieut. Conneau. whose
the 1.OOO-mile international circuit avia
ton race. which ended today at the
aviation field at Vincennes. AS he had
already won the Paris-to-Rome contest
Conneau brings added glory to the
French navy, of which he is an officer.
Garros was second and Vidart finished
third. OF the fifty aeropanists who took
wing at vincennes June Is nine reached
the final goal. Two of the racers, LIE
Martin and Landron. and Capt Prince
tau, who had been detailed to work out
certain problems in reconnaissance in
connection with the race. were killed the
opening day. Several others received
more or less serious injuries from falls
The course took the airmen through
four countries, from Paris across Bel
gium and Holland, over the English
channel to London and return. Prizes
aggregating about 100000 were given.
Nine Only on Final Leg.
The nine survivors started at Calais at
O'Clock this morning on the final leg to
Paris, with stop at Amiens. kimmer-
ling had a fall into a wheat field near
Boulogne-sur-mer. His machine cap
sized and was demolished. The aviator,
for a wonder, escaped injury and gamely
motored back to Calais, where he pro-
cured new aeroplane and made a fresh
start.
A vast crowd was at Vincennes in an
ticipation of the finish, but cordons of
troops kept the Strictest order to prevent
the possibility of catastrophes like those
at Issy-Les- -MoulineauX at the start of
the Paris-to- Madrid contest, when Gen.
Berteaux. the minister Of war. was killed
jured by an unruly aerop,ane that
crashed into the crowd.
Today NJ. Lepine. the prefect of police,
forbade the airmen flying over Paris and
ordered them to make detour of the
city. The race really was between Beau
mont and Roland Garros. the leaders
by many hours in the combined stages
up to Calais. Garros arrived here ten
minutes ahead Of Beaumont. but the lat
ter won on elapsed time for the entire
race.
Winner Carried From Field.
The racers were given a splendid well
come as they came to earth. The Vim
cennes woods rang with cheers as the win
ner stepped out of his machine. Fellow Of
ficers rushing up first embraced and then
carried him off the field in triumph.
Vidart was the first to arrive. settling
down on the field at S:35 O'Clock. The
others followed in this order. Gilbert. $40;
Garros. 9:15; Beaumont. 9:25: Renaux.
with his passenger, whom he carried
throughout the race, 1928, and kimmer-
ling, 1O:31.
On arriving kimmerling announced that
Vedrines had smashed his machine at
Amiens. but was starting again with
new one.
The official times of the fliers from
Calais to Paris were: Vidart, 2 hours :3
minutes seconds; Gilbert, 2:36:40: Gar
ros, 3:13:49: Beaumont. 3:26:15: Renaux,
4:13:O9, and Kimmerling. AL "a
The best times recorded for the entire
circuit were: Beaumont, 5S hours 36 min
utes As seconds. Garros. 62 hours IS min
utes "a seconds, and Vidart. 13 hours 81
minufes.