Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1910 — TWO AVIATORS INJURED [ARTICLE]

TWO AVIATORS INJURED

Brookins and Le Blanc Meet with Accidents at Belmont Park. Two aviators, American and French contestants, were injured and their flying machines wrecked in the international airship race for the James Gordon Bennett trophy at the Belmont park meet. Walter S. Brookins of the American team, starting in a Wright biplane, had flown scarcely 1,000 feet when he lost control of his machine and it was wrecked. Brookins was injured, but no bones were broken. Alfred Le Blanc lost control of his machine at the southeast Corner of the course in the nineteenth lap and his aeroplane ran in to a telegraph pole. The pole was cut in two and the machine wrecked. Le Blanc’s face was cut, but his injuries were not serious, although he was taken to the hospital for treatment. Meanwhile Claude Grahanie-White, England, who started ahead of alt others, finished the course in the elapsed time of 1:01:04 3-10. He made extra laps to provide for possible penalties. The course was sixty-two miles. Mr. Grahame-White also wins a purse of $5,000 which goes with the prize trophy. Moissant wen the Thomas F. Ryan prize of SIOOOO for flying to and around the statue of Liberty and return. Ralph Johnsfone broke the record for height by soaring 9,7 i4 6 feet in the air.