Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-03
Flock of Aviators Wing Their
WAY Across Channel.
IN PARlS-TO-HENDON RACE
Beaumont Wins London Standard
Prize for Fastest Trip.
RENAUx CARRIES PASSENGER
Thousands Assembled at the Termi-
nal Watch Progress of Airmen
al Indicated on Blackboards.

LONDON. July 3.-The first half of the
International circuit aviation race was
ended at Hendon Park aerodrome. just
outside London, today. Andre Beaumont,
a Frenchman. made the speediest trip
from Paris 10 Hendon and was awarded
the LONDON Standards prize OF $12. 500
NJ. Gilbert, another F'renchman. won the
Dover trophy for the fastest passage
across the English channel Vedrines,
yidart, Kmmerling Beaumont, Valentine
and Garros reached Hendon closely
punched
Londoners were early astir today to wit
ness the arrival of the competing airmen
at Hendon. and before O'Clock many
thousands assembled AT the huge aero
drome. where the progress Of the flight
from Calais was indicated on great black
boards and by the explosion of aerial
bombs. An elaborate system of pilotage
had been arranged from Dover TO Hen
don. as we'll as at the aerodrome. to
facilitate an easy passage and descent.
Nevertheless Train lost his bearings near
Newhaven and was compelled 10 descend
He alighted rather roughly and his ma
vedrines Arrives First.
yedrines in his monoplane was the first
to arrive. reaching here at s:34:5S. He
was given great reception as he stepped
out OF his machine very At and cheerfully
said he had splendid passage across
the channel and up the coast.
half hour later Nidart descended
RefH tlI- II INN IL
entine and Garros landed within the next
half hour in the order named. Tebuteau
appeared at 11:15 o'clock, he, too. having
lost his way. As he got out OF his ma
chine he sank 10 the ground and In mo-
ment was asleep.
Eleven Cross Channel.
Only by making the cross-channel
flight under some extraordinary circum-
stances will any aviator ever be able
hereafter to gain any particular glory
from the feat After today the flight
must be considered an ordinary affair.
for the morning saw no less than eleven
airmen. contestants in the European cir
cut race. wing their way across the
channel and alight in Dover as easily as
a flock of birds might have done. More
over, one of the eleven. Renaux, carried
q passenger in his biplane.
The morning was perfect, hardly
breath of wind ruffiing the surface of the
channel the pick of Europe's expert
sviators headed from Calais for this
shore. The air was as still when they
landed on the downs at Dover.
great crowd had surrounded the
landing place in anticipation of the ar
rival of the birdmen. They had but
short wait before Nedrines. consistently
the leader in the previous stages Of the
race. drove his monoplane into view out
Of a bank of feecy clouds that hung low
eIing over the channel.
He made for the aerodrome and landed
gracefully. The flight from Calais had
been accomplished in about half an hour.
ether contestants followed in quick sue
cession. Seven monoplanes were almost
punched then came two biplanes and an
other monoplane brought up the rear
As Orderly as Race Meeting.
Everything went as orderly and I'm as
ordinary fashion as at a horse race meet
ing One by one the machines appeared
over the trees. swept down 10 the aero
drome. circled it and landed without a
semblance OF a mishap. There was none
az the excitement that had characterized
tho finish Of the previous cross-channel
flights. nor We're the aviators exhausted.
Instead, they crawled from their aero
planes and calmly walked away with
friends, while their machines were taken
to the hangers TO he overhauled. very
much as race horse might be led TO its
stable for "A rub down.
soon after the last Of the eleven avia-
tors had landed the wind began TO
freshen aud It was decided to start i'm
nediately on the next stage OF the con-
test-to Shoreham and thence to London.
The start was accordingly made. and
with the same precision that had charac-
terized the arrival at Dover. The ma
chimes left at two minute intervals. only
one exceeding that time and that only by
few seconds.
Vedrines arrived at Shoreham at 7:19
followed by all the others excepting Train
and Gilbert. The former descended at
Newhaven and the latter at Eastbourne
Again Vedrines led the way, starting
for Hendon at 1886.
A number Of army officers were deeply
Interested spectators OF todays flight
across the channel Comments were free