Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 260, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1910 — Highest Up Records Don’t Last Long in Aeroplane Contests. [ARTICLE]

Highest Up Records Don’t Last Long in Aeroplane Contests.

The distinction of being a topnotcher in the aerial world don’t last long these days and Monday Ralph Johnstone at Belmont Park, New York, went to an altitude of 9,714 feet, which,exceeded by 528 feet the height made by'Henry W. Wynmalon, of Holland, and is a world’s record. The height records are kept by means of afbarograph which is kept under lock and key and it is impossible for the aviator to resort to deceits. The numerous contests in New York concluded Monday and the meeting was the most successful ever held in the United States. Johnstone received $5,000 for his flight.