The evening world., 1911-05-31
AVIATOR BEAUMONT
REACHES ROME IN
1,30O-M|LEF FLIGHT
Snatches Lead in Paris Turin
Race and Wins $40, 900 Prize
for Distance.
GARROS wreck PLANE.
Frey and New Leader Also
Have Serious TumbleS in
$780, 900 Race.
GARROS E PLANE.

ROME, italy. May 31.-Andre Beau.
mont. the French aviator, arrived here
at 1855 o'clock this afternoon. He was
the first contestant IN the big Paris
Rome-Tutn aviation light 20 reach
the Italian capital. the end Of the Sec
ond stage OF the big race. His mag
nihcent hight from Pisa. 100 miles. made
him the winner of a $4,000 prize.
Beaumont repaired his aeroplane and
left In the direction of Rome at pJ5
this afternoon.
Garros, on hearing OF the departure
Of his rival. said: There Is many a slip
between the cup and the lip"
Beaumont. on reaching the italian
capital, vas given an whelming re-
ception. The Frenchmap unquestion-
ably vas fortunate in reaching this
city. a. ten minutes after he had land
ed q heavy rainstorm set In.
PISA. Italy. May 3l.-Accidents OF .
more serious nature than any which
have occurred since the flight was be-
CUR marred the Nice to Rome stage Of
the 1900 Professionalism aviation con-
test.
A'fSc VI thN ColhBtNlNVlS
Carros and Beaumont and the German
Frey-met with mlshaps to-day which
damaged their machines. and Frey was
slightly injured.
3arros. who fell at Cicita vecchia,
was unhurt and hurried back to Pisa
20 awaI the arrival of a new aero
plane with which to resume his flight.
Beaumont and Frey. who left Genoa
this morning for Rome, both mistook
the race course here. which was dec
GRATED with flags. for the aerodrome at
Cascine Di San Rossore and landed
heavily. Their machines turned somer-
oaults and were badly damaged. Frey
dressed q slight wound n all three
aviators are working desperately to get
their machines into shape TO resume
the flight. The airmen met with a most
cordial reception on arriving here.
Beaumont flew over 0rosseto At .
height Of four hundred feet and passed
over Civita vecchia. about nifty miles
northwest Of the Italian capital. at $3.50
this afternoon, He Was going splen-
didly.
The Frenchman was following the rail-
road line along the coast. He passed
Foilonica, Q short distance north of
Orosseto at q speed Of nifty miles an
hour and at an altitude Of 5000 feet.
vidart arrived at Nice. the end OF
the first stage OF the contest. at lo.l3
O'Clock this morning In fine condition
after a spectacular voyage from Avis-
non. After landing on the State high
way at Frejus he reascended and.
choosing the sea route to Nice, passed
over the Gulf OF Juan and then planed
over Cannes Antilles. where thousands
Of cheering spectators had gathered 20
greet him.
A new ~aeroplane is being sent from
Paris to Herr Frey, who Is stranded
here, which will enable the German avt.
ator to resume his flight tomorrow.
Bathiat. who was DELAYED by a storm
yesterday at Frolonis. arrived at Dior
to-day.
Lieut.. Chevreau of the French army
vas capsixed at Cuisery. The lieutenant
was not hurt and vel by automobile
10 Lyons to replace the damaged part,
Of his machine.
Lieut.. Lucca arrived at Lyons thi.
morning from Avignon. covering the
distance OF l35 miles at tho rats Of - u
miles an hour.
CIVITA vECCHIA. Italy. May a.
Roland Garros. the French aviator. who
LETT Pisa early to-day on his flight from
Paris to Turin. fell and wrecked his
aeropiane q few miles from this city at
8 O'Clock this morning Garr"s was un-
hurt.
0arros's monoplane. disting ulshed BY
the huge figure rs" was sighted from
this city shortly before 3. living at 9 ire
mendous speed In a direct line fol
Rome. forty miles away. A momen
natter something apparently went wrong
and the machine dive6 downward.
Tho members Of the Civita Vecchia
Committee and thousands Of spectators
rushed to the spot and found the ma
chine lying on its back. Garros. unhurt
surveyed the wreck. How serious tht
damage Is has not yet been determined