Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-16
Remarkable Feat Is Accom-
piiShed While Dashing Thro'
Air at Chicago.

Taking pictures of Vedrines, winner
of the International Aviation Trophy,
as he sped around the course al more
than 100 miles an hour. was the re-
markable feat accomplished by Chi
Cago photogra pher while seated in a
Wright biplane travelling above the
Nedrines monoplane at ~ miles an
hour
Vedrines, who won his laurels two
years ago. when he was the first to
cover the course in the Paris Madri3
race. used Provost machine, develop
ing 40 horsepower and at times at
tanning the unprecedented speed of 100
miles an hour As his machine circled
the triangular shaped course at Clear
ing, near Chicago, it appeared as
white streak, spouting flame and leav-
ing a trail of smoke in It's wake.
The photographer, seated beside Max
Lille in a Wright machine scared
above the field, keeping well out of the
path of Vedrines as the intrepid
F'renchman's monoplane shot around
the course.
At no time did the Wright machine
exceed a speed OF so miles an hour and
this rate seemed a snaiTs pace when
Nedrines shot by. Once, when directly
above Vedrines, the photographer
snapped his camera and again when
the Provost machine, tilted at an angle
of As degrees, cut through the air at
the stake post The gasoline smoke
was issuing from the painting engine of
the Provost machine in such volume
that the camera had no difficulty in
photographing it.
Vedrines' Remarkable Time.
Vedrines' official time for covering
the % laps of the course of 124.S miles
was one hour ten minutes and $685.
seconds. Provost and Frey, the only
competitors to complete the course. fin
ished in one hour, fifteen minutes and
25.75 seconds, and one hour. twelve
minutes and 1870 seconds, respectively.
Lille from whose machine the camera
man obtained his pictures, was the
only American aviator to complete. He
made six laps of the course in % min
utes and Al seconds.
The first to attempt the course was
Vedrines. There was no formality about
his start. He had assembled, and was
half around the course, before the huge
crowd of spectators was actually aware
that the race was on Before he haG
completed the first lap his machine was
travelling a its maximum rate of speed,
He few SO low that he was scarcely
above the line of steel pylons marking
The course, and at times he went so
close to the structures in passing them
that the wings of his machine seemed
to brush the frame work.
Other Frenchmen in Air, Too.
1t was evident that he did not intend
to cover a greater distance than was
absolutely necessary. Provost and
Frey quickly shot into the air with
their machines, and followed in the
close clipped path set down by We
drines.
Though driving a machine of 40 less
horsepower than that of Vedrines. Pre-
vost drove a pretty race. Several times
it seemed that he would win out over
his competitor. Frey soon dropped be-
hind, and after the first few laps wa
not a serious contender.
on the twelfth lap, with the race half
finished, Provost was but ten seconds
behind Vedrines and appeared to be
gaining at every lap. 1t was a nerve
racking moment for the thousands of
spectators and no more thrilling sight
was ever witnessed.
BY the fifteenth lay Vedrines had
gained a lead Of 80 seconds over Pre-
vost During the remainder of the race
he increased this gap until the last lap
was completed, when the judges an
nounced that he had beaten his fellow
countryman by more than five minutes