New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13
MJSHAPS At AERO MEET
Three AeropIanes Put Out Of
Business at Chicago.
NO RECORDS ARE BROKEN
Stone and His Mechanic Fall as
Feet, but Escape Unhurt-
Ovington Chief Winner.

| Chicago. Aug IA series ~ arclder,.
which put three seroplsnes out Of bust
ness without injuring their drivers, To-
gether with downcast sky that threat.
ened to develop into a downpour any min
ute. did not servc 10 mar the score Of IN.
first day Of the international aviation
meet to-day. While no records. either ,o.
height. speed or endurance were broken.
the number Of svistors taking part and
the total time spent in the air exceeded
| the expectations even OF the flyers
Arthur r. Stone and his mechanic. in a
Queen monopIsne. suffered the most seri-
GUS accident their fall resembling tina, /,
which Moisant met his death. They had
risen to a height or forty-fve feet when
q sudden gust OF wind struck the car and
as Stone attempted a sharp turn, n over.
turned Both fell under the aeroplsn..
but missed the engine and escaped I'm.
| hurt.
Almost Immediately afterwsrd Frank r.
Coryn, by an earthward swoop. struck IN.
| monoplane in which Rene Simon was ri,-
4 ing, disabling Simon's car so that II couH
not be used. The machines driven by 81.
Croix tombstone, James V. Martin and
| Captain Paul ". Beck also sustained In
juries while sighting. In no case was the
aviator hurt
Incomplete arrangements for handling n.
avstors and lack Of preparation for events
made necessary doing away with the pro-
! gramme and only part OF the listed event.
, took place. Instead the sviators started a:
! once after endurance and altitude marks.
attracted by the 3 offered for each minute
/ Of sustained flight.
Earl L, Ovington was the winner in N.
| two chief contests which were started. In
his nnonoplane he defeated Thomas Sopvith
in the tyenty-mlle monopIane race making
| the fifteen laps in % minutes and II sec
onds. Sopwith ended the race In six see
! onds greater elapsed time. Simon and
Stone both were entrants in this event. bu,
were prevented from starting by accidents.
Ovington also won the fourteen-mile rses
across water. the course being two trips
from the judges stand around : crib tire.
and one-haIf miles in the lake. OVington
completed the course in Il minutes 70 Gee
onds Sopwith again was second with Il
minutes 30 seconds. stone who had Oh
tanned another machine, being third With
70 minutes 30 seconds. J. j Frisbis n.
tered q protest 20 the decision, having been
called down by the frantic signals Of 4
Judge who had been told the race had
ended.
The judges were unable 70 announce the
official results Of to-day's events up 70
late hour tonight. 4 conference VS. held,
but even the judges say they were unable
20 agree.
Unofficial estimates gave both the att
tude and endurance contests 10 ". .. Beat
-. Owing TO the confusion OF cars the
Judges were unable TO keep track Of their
identity or starting time. and az a late
hour had been unable N figure the cficiai
winners Of either. Unoficial timers record
ed Beatty as having been in the air hours
and - minutes and having reached an
altitude OF 1900 feet \. L. Welsh Tas
second. with total time OF hours and
minutes c. p Rodgers was third. remain
ing in the ali hours and ! minute.
Lincoln Beachey, trying TO make NJ time
in the 20-mile bplane race, supplied me
thrills b. making a dozen trips around the
course. flying not over ten feet from n.
ground. Repeatedly cries went up from
the grand stand that he rad struck eaTtn,
but each time tho aviator raised little
higher from the earth. increasing his ipsei'
and continued in safety.