The Washington herald., 1911-07-08
CONNEAU WINNER
In FLYING RACE
Paris-London Circuit Made
by Six Ayiators.

Paris, July 7.-Lieut. conneau, the
naval aviator. who has been flying under
the name of Andre Beaumont. was
awarded first prize under the general
classification in the European circuit
race Of the Paris Journal. which closed
here to-day.
The general classification prize was
$4,000 Of which the first man was to
receive 40 per cent II twelve finished.
As only about six men qualified all the
way through the share Of the naval
officer and the others will be increased
considerably. There was another prize
Of 1900 offered by the Vincennes COM
mune.
Lieut.. Conneau won the other end OF
the prize, the London Standards $500
for the fastest flight from Paris to Lon
don, on the arrival OF the airmen at the
Hendon serodrome. His share OF the
two prizes on so per cent basis ought
to be about $26,25o.
Lieut.. Conneau's time for the entire
circuit Of nearly a thousand miles was
IS hours and 50 minutes. Garros is placed
second under the general classification,
having made the course in 60 hours and
II minutes. vidart is third, time 70 hours
and SO minutes. Gilbert finished fourth
in SO hours and q minutes; Kimmerling
fifth in 9o3 hours and 10 minutes, and
Renaux, who carried passenger, sixth
In 11o hours and a minutes.
There was an enormous crowd at Ca
lnis this morning waiting for the air
men to take wing in the last stage OF
the race. The weather was perfect for
flying. The police commissioner in
structed the airmen that by order of NJ.
Lepine, the prefect Of police, they must
fly around and not over the city OF
Paris. All those who reached Paris be-
fore noon, he stated, should land at
Vinoennes, while those who got there
after that time should come down at
Buc.
Ten men appeared for the start There
were nine who had gone the circuit as
tar as Calais from its commencement
three weeks ago, and they were Joined
by Bobba, in a biplane, who started from
Paris but met with an accident and did
not participate in the last few stages
CT the race. He wished to make the last
stage with his companions. There were
six monoplanes and four biplanes used
in the last lap.
The men assembled at two-minute in
tervals from o'clock on. Kimmerling
was the first to meet with an accident.
His motor did not work satisfactorily
and he made a sharp landing three
minutes after he went up The airman
broke a tooth, but his machine was not
injured, and he started up in a few
minutes.
Pierre Vedrines met with an accident
while landing at Amiens, the obligatory
stop between Calais and Paris. The CYL
inder OF his machine became detached
and the apparatus turned over and was
damaged. Vedrines was uninjured.
vidart was the first to reach Vincennes.
He made the run OF 1861 miles in hours
and 3S minutes. Gilbert finished second,
his time being 2 hours and 81 minutes.
Garros came next in 3 hours and Is
minutes, Lieut.. Conneau was fourth in
8 hours and IS minutes, Renaux navf-
gated the stage in hours and Is minutes.
Kimmerling, despite the accident at the
start, made Paris in 4 hours and 20 min
utes. Tabuteau had some engine trouble
and had to descend at Clermont.
Barra's engine stopped working at
Beaumont, thirty miles from Vincennes,
and he had to come down.
The wisdom Of having a good supply
of machines was well illustrated in the
case of Kimmerling. He fell a second