New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
KANTNER IS VICTOR
IN BIG AERO RACE
Speeds 40 Miles Up and
Down the HUDSON in
43 Min. Is is Sec.
100000 PERSONS
ALONG THE COURSE
Heinrich Is Second, 3 Min. 20 3s5
Sec. Behind Winner-Other
Contestants Disabled.

In a monoDlane that streaked up the
Hudson at the rate OF seventy-2ignt
miles an hour Harold kantner won the
city's acroDlanc race yesterday after
~oo-. doing the forty-rlne miles Of the
course in As minutes 26 is seconds.
Albert 5. Heinrich ran second, 3 MIN
utes 20 3-5 seconds behind his COM
petitor.
Thousands old fashioned Fourth Of
July crowds watched the race from the
Battery and the river front. The VIA
dows of skyscrapers looking on the
river were alive with men and women,
and the Drive was thronged with on
lockers. More than 100000 persons
saw the race.
Of the eight machines entered two
only flew over the course. both of them
land machines. The aeroboats, for
which the contest was chiefly intended,
failed TO get off the water.
Heinrich was off first. skimm.ng
southwark over the parade ground at
Governors Island. In his Schmit.
monoplane he mounted steadily to a
thousand feet, still heading south; two
miles away he haif-circled and bore
down on the line. which lay between
Governors Island and the Statue Of
Liberty. He crossed at 1908.
Kantner followed at 3:17:5l, scud-
ding low over the water. The Wind,
which had freshened bit, came up
sharp and puffy from the south, and he
seemed 10 be flying fifteen TO twenty
miles faster than Heinrich. His engine
worked perfectly, humming like pic
bee Half a mile past the line he over-
hauled the Vaterland, skimming a hun
bred or so feet over her tunnels.
Heinrich reached the stake boat At
Spuyten Duyyil seven minutes in the
lead. having lost one minute in the
run up the liver He swung close
around the pylon. cheered by thousands
of people on shore. of l25th s.. tie
met Kantner. The two flyers waved TO
each other as they passed.
A. 3:39:06 Heinrich crossed the
starting line again on his way to Sea
gate. Kantner followed at 3:45:4l %
The wind slowed them up perceptl1ly
Heinrich. with his wider wing spread
being the more affected. The Schmltt
was little less steady, and dipped
from side to side under the putfs.
Three minutes later both machines
were out of sight, swallowed UP BY tie
mist, and at 1852 Heinrich was sighted
again. He had passed the stakeboat at
the Atlantic Yacht Club. and was run
ming down the last leg to the finish. Tic
crossed at 3:55:19, the boats Of the bay
footing a welcome.
Kantner, at the finish, was going even
better than when he started. and his
machine cut over the water bare hun
dred feet from the surface. He clrciec
out once more before he landed, tc
get fair way to the parade ground. A
gust of wind almost blew him against
Fort Jay. but he landed without acci-
dent at 4:01:i7 Is.
The elapsed time of the two racers
was: Kantner, 43 minutes 26 Is sec
onds; Heinrich. IS minutes 46 40 sec
onds. leaving Kantner a winner by 3
minutes 20 3-5 seconds.
The fate Of the other contestants
was unfortunate. Bonney smashed his
Caudron monoplane while flying Il at
Garden City. Won Utassy disabled ms
some time ago. No. /. a Curtlss hydro,
couldn't be got to the water. J. Is. K.
Verplanck broke the wing Of his Cur
tiss flying boat. and, though 1t was re-
paired on time. the water proved too
rough for flight. Burnside and Niles
found the same trouble
New Ycrk's first entrance INTO aero
plane racing has paved the way to an
other contest, which will be held on
Labor Day. and in which a number OF
cities will take part The course will
be New York to Washington. and Hem
rich and kantner have already entered.
Stops will be made at Trenton.
Philadelphia. Wilmington, Chester and
Baltimore. The landing places Will be
roped off and admission charged, %
per cent to go to the winners. only
elapsed time in the air will count, and
2ving must be between ; a. m. and 8
D. m. Only Americans Will be allowed
Alan r. Hawley, president Of the
Aero Club. under whose auspices tn
race will be held, said that the coop
Grafton Of each municipality would be
secured and that they would each o.
them be good for $500.
Among those who watched the race
yasterday were Brigadier General
Tvans and his wife; their son. Lieu
tarant Evans; Lieutenant Porte. who Is
~ make the transatlantic flight; Alan
r. Hawley, president OF the Aero CIuo'
and many others Of prominence.