AERONAUTICS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 963, 2 November 1910, Page 7

AERONAUTICS.

A NEW WORLD'S RECORD FOE HEIGHT. ify Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Bee. November 1, 11.26 p.m.) New York, November 1. At the New . York aviation meeting Mr. Johnstone established a world's altitude record. - by ascending to a height of 9714 feet, beating JI. Wymnalen's previous world's record of 9174 feet at Mourmelon (France) on October 2. Mr. Grahame White challenged M. Moissant, who oil Sunday won £2000 for rounding the Statue of Liberty in the harbour, but the challenge was refused. Mr. Grahame White's propellor snapped at the close of the speed race, and his monoplane turned over, but Mr. Wliite was taken out uninjured, and declared the winner. M. Moissant won the distance race by covering 87J miles in two hours. A VIGOROUS PROTEST. (Eec. November 2,. 1 a.m.) New York, November 1. Mr. Drexel, the American millionaire aviator, has issued a protest against the Aero Club!s ruling prohibiting M. Moissant aud'.Mr. Grahame White from having a second trial at the Statue of Liberty flight. *. , Mr. Drexel declares that he is disgusted with American sportsmanship. The committee, he says, went back on its word ill order to give the prize to ail American. THE CLEMENT-BAYARD AIRSHIP. London, October 31. The firm of Clement-Bayard originally asked £25,000 for the airship sold to the War Office. The latter considered it was not justified in giving more than £12,500, on the ground that M. Clement had' declined to give tests, in accordance with the rules laid down by Lord Itayleigh's Aeronautic Committee, and also that the balloon envelope was partly worn out.

Mr, W. Harvey Du Cros, formerly M.P. for Hastings, subscribed £5500 to prevent Mi Cloment taking the airship back to Trance..