AERONAUTICS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 632, 8 October 1909, Page 7

AERONAUTICS.

THE GORDON-BENNETT COMPETITION WINNER REACHES RUSBIA. AND IS ARRESTED BY THE POLICE.-; (By Telegraph-Press : Association-Copyright.) (Rec. October 7, 11.35 p.m.)' St. Poterlburg, October 7. Mix's balloon America No. 2 won the Gor> don Bennett, contest, ranking a voyago of 11M kilometres (about 688 miles) and landing north of Warsaw, Tho Russian pdlico placed ','ie aeronant under arrest, ■ The raco started from. Zurich. Twenty ba.loous tool; part. '■-.-. PREVIOUS WINNERS. The world's recr.rd for distance belongs to. Comte Henry de la Vauli, who on October (I, 1900, travelled from Paris to Russia, a distance of nearly 1200 miles,' in 355 hours. The Coipe Internationale des Aeronautes was founded by Mr. James Gordon Bennett for cuuEdition by the aeronauts of tha world. The rst race started from Paris on September 30, 1006, and was won by Lieut. Frank P. Lnhm Yorkshire. (America), who landed at Robin Hood's Bay, The second race started from St. Louis, U.S.A.. on October 21, 1907, and was won by Herr. Erbsloh (Germany), who descended at Asbury Park, N.J.; 873 miles from tho startingplace. The third race took plaeo on .October 11, 190 ft, from Berlin Many of the balloons descended in the sea, and Col. Schalk, in the' Swiss balloon Helvetia, remained in tho air 7) hours, and descended near Ersholmeny Norway, being towed to land by a fishing smack-(October H). The Helvetia wa> declared, the winner. ' AEROPLANINQ; PLANS OF THE WRIGHT BROTHERS. London, October 6, The Wright brothers announce that neither of them will make a further exhibition of aeroplane flights. : Both'will devote thoir energies to the of their- machines. . --..,.. Wright is going to Washington to instruct tho officers of the United States Signal Corps in the use of the Government aeroplane.'