IN THE AIR.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10238, 30 August 1909, Page 3

IN THE AIR.

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] (Per Press Association.) Received August 29, at 5.5 p.m. Paris, August '2B. The new French dirigible, balloon Liberto, designed by M. Lebaudy, and fitted with an engine of 135 horsepower, made a successful flight from Nantes, and attained a speed ol 33 miles an hour, carrving seven pasengers. At the Rheims tests Farman covered ]l2 miles in 3hr 4min 56isec. He wins the Grand Prixe value £2OOO sterling. Latham won the second prize of £IOOU, and Paulhan the third of £4OO. Received August 30, at 8.20 a.m. Paris, August 30. Curtis, aii American', won the ten kilometres aeroplane speed race m 7mm 55see, and also the Gordon Bennett SO kilometres speed prize consisting or a cup of a value of £IO,OOO, with a trophy worth £SOO. • He flew the 20 kilometres in lomin. Slsec. Bleriot was second in 15min 56sec, and Latham third in 17 min 33sec.