New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-25
VEDR|NES LEADS ALL
French Bird-Man Covers 1853
Miles in 7 Hrs, IS Min, % Sec.
BAD LUCK FOR WEYMANN
Great Crowds Watch the Early
Start from Hendon, Beginning
of Second Lap in Race.

Edinburgh. Scotland. July PA vedrines,
the French aviator. I'm a Morane-Borel
monoplane maintains the lead in the Cir
cult OF Great Britain aviation race for
The Daily Mails" prize. He covered the
distance of 343 miles. from Hendon to Edin-
burgh, this morning In less than six hours
actual flying time.
Beaumont followed Vedrines closely.
Weymann, still experiencing bad luck. was
held up at Hendon awaiting the arrival
Of a new propeller.
It was noon before weymann had fully
equipped his machine Then ne started on
a trial fight in a tickle wind. His biplane
bucked like bronco, but he made a safe
landing. Later word was received that the
American had again headed for this city,
going with the speed OF a pigeon.
A great crowd was at the aerodrome at
Hendon al a. m. 10 witness the getaway
on the second stage from Hendon 70 Edin-
burgh. with intermediate stops at Harro-
gate and Newcastle. Through a mistake
Of the timekeeper, Beaumont. who should
have started second. got away first. We'd
rnes sailed away a few seconds later.
Beaumont. who was flying higher, was
quickly overtaken, and when Harrogate.
iS2 miles from Hendon, was reached, We'd
rnes had gained another few minutes.
This was repeated in the stages from Har-
rogate 10 Newcastle. SO miles, and from
Newcastle 70 Edinburgh, ~ miles.
Valentine the Englishman. who IL max
ing bid for the prize against the French
men, was third 10 arrive a. Harrogate. He
won the prize Of silver plate offered for
the first Englishman 10 complete this stage.
Captain Cody also reached Harrogate.
or the thirteen others who completed the
first stage from Brooklands 70 Hendon on
Saturday. c.. G. Patterson. in a Baby
Grahame- White bplane and Lieutenant
Reynolds retired f. Audemars withdrew,
after making three false starts at Hen
don. and the rest either failed 10 get
away OF descended before making Harro-
gate. G. II. Pixton came down three miles
south of Harrogate and smashed his ma
chine which probably has put him out Of
the race. The others met with minor acct
dents. but will continue.
The official times between Hendon and
Harrogate were: Vedrines. hours minutes
4 seconds: Beaumont. 3 hours Z minutes 81
seconds: Valentine. hours 80 minutes g
seconds.
Valentine arrived here at AIS o'clock this
afternoon.
Weymann lost his way and descended at
Leeds. In attempting 70 restart he dam
aged an alightng wheel. occasioning an
other delay OF two hours. As the time
occupied in waiting for his propeller this
morning was merely deducted from his
resting time, the American was considered
10 have a fair chance in the race until this
latest accident.
In flying from Brooklands to Edinburgh,
a total distance Of 363 miles Vedrines &C.
cupied hours 10 minutes % seconds; Beau
mont, hours IS minutes IS seconds.
Edinburgh. July 25.-Vedrines. Beaumont
and Valentine at o'clock this morning re-
sumed their flight IN the Daily Mall
$4,000 air race. The first stopping place
from Edinburgh Is Stirling a distance OF
thirty-one miles. The third section in
cludes also flights 10 Glasgow, twenty-five
miles from Stirling and Bristol a total
distance OF 3S3 miles.