Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-07
NORED MILES
OUR FOR AIRMEN
ron Cup Race at Chicago
Expected to Bring New
Speed Records.
TO BE LARGE ONE
. n. Curtlss the First Winner at
Rheims, France, Aug. 20,
1909.

5 Monday, VIII establish a new
f'or America in the number of .
- Of international fame enter
hief OF these are the pilots OF
'eigu and American racers who \
te in the Gordon Bennett worlds .
,ionship aeroplane race, the first /.
OF the meet.
meeting embraces daily mono |
and biplane handicap races, a |
n biplane and monoplane race
is designed 20 give further dem |
ltion OF the skill OF the Gordon
1T drivers and a 40 kilometer
for all types. handicapped. 9th
tests are bomb and mail throw
accuracy landing contests from
ats OF 1000 feet without a motor
similar events in which skill of
operator is tested.
- FOURTH MATCH.
Iis is the fourth time aeroplanes
q been matched for the worlds
npionship. as typificd by the SO.
silver trophy given by James Cor
Bennett in 1905 10 be contended
annually by licensed pilots Of the
ration ACrOuautique Information
ice before a single American en-
has driven his acrOplane ahead
is competitors and brought the
trophy 10 America. Glenn r..
4s was the FIRST winner at Rheims,
o.. Aug. "s. 1909. Ills biplane
lod the "a mile race in - min
30 seconds. or fy" seconds ahead
lo lookca-for winner. Louis Bier
mouoglauc. There were FIVE
crs but only four Of the flyers
able 20 cover thc distance, which
vas considered an almost impos-
Journey for "a acrOplGue.
cutEN-;E-vIiGTE VICTOR.
sew York. on the Belmont park
,dromr. the second contest was
Tho course had been heightened
90 kilomo,ers. ts214 niles and
lie Crahawe-Whitr. England's
known o'r:GnH. won in Il min
b. four seconds. in the FIRST 100
,. '''.'''''' ',',' N"''''
in similar machine, w TO the
lap Of ~" field when he ran out
r.',linc AND in landing. crashed
, CIV 81" ..' '''' anu S'''a@''i Ms
~. NV, ,.,.....- -.-.
~ .''n W h'',S victory took the
pug 10 ..'-..'.. "l,'.'@ u w" ,o".
o.. 10y d." '.'' OH '.' is'o o. HHeP-
co. ''"t MARI >
~ . '.'.'''',' ..''e AN '.." '"'
'' '... W. 40 il. " L'' hoI''-
.f'.' "'' H...',,'iA''e ana cap
70. .'' trophy. TVS 'Iiil' i,r ~"
"'''... .'.'5 "',' ~ '''I'' os 80 sec
'7' " '''.' w. q, mes al u""r'
~ .,., $500, -, 80
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nl''J alone determine" the winner,
.' D'lAH TO r'.'rlet!on on The CON
Re'',A %. 'Ae a'TeplaAe. Because OF
"'EA s"'' VI. attained lew aN.|tors
r. ''''H I'd '.''r ana lh the thrre
i''. u'.N Previously q 20 al oi -
..'''' 'A'! appear OF tho lists.
nl" year inc race Mas bee" lcAg. n
i" To- ~. .'''H.'jeIs il-4 ml.esj
n 'h' course was go out rs an
lps' '' SO miles, requiring 30 laps
toi"hI.'' the races. In the French
Wlra,ioh TRIALS jules Nedrincs mace
pc'u on I'o miles an h"ur Whlcf
u'''''" ''i'.'''nce as 10 "h&'
~ "'"'l '' maze uy the ch"l''
ii'''' w '"' SIN ua'l"h' 'o'hpel
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"as 20 'P' So i'''la''u' va
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mon" '''''.'e ne "',uu't"' r.
~ Auue'''~'"' -" ''"'' "a i'pI'
la - LOT Auler''a Tue 'noI'e OF pho
~ hot ne ucHh'eI! settled llII N
oeiore the race. An America
ITcndpr prepared 70 carry a is