AEROPLANING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 174, 2 November 1910, Page 5

AEROPLANING.

■BARGALXIXG FOR THE CLEMENTBAYARD. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, October 31. The Clement-Bayard Company origin.ally .asked £25,000 for the airship recently bought, but the War OlKee considered it was not justified in giving .more than £12,500, on the ground that M. .Clement declined to give tests in accordance with the suggestions of Lord Rayleigh's aeronautical committee and that the balloon envelope was partly worn ant. Mr. Harvey Du Cues-subscribed £5500 ito prevent M. Clement taking the airship back to France. A NEW WORLD'S RECORD. (GIAHAME-WHITE'S ESCAPE; Received 1, 11.25 pan. New York, November 1. Johnstone established a world's altitude record of 9714 feet.

Grahame-White has challenged Mois--sant, who on Sunday won £2OOO for ronnding the statue of Liberty. The challenge was refused. Grahame-White's propeller snapped at the close of the speed test, and his ■monoplane turned over. Grahame-White was taken out uninjured. He was declared the winner. Mo'issant won the distance race, covering 87 V 2 miles in two hotirs. AMERICA FOR THE AMERICAXS. ALLEGED LACK OF SPORTSMANSHIP. Received 1, 10.40 p.m. New York, Xovember 1. Drexel issues a protest against the Aero-Club's Tulingi prohibiting Moissant and Grahame-White having >a second trial in the statue of Liberty flight. Drexel declares that he is disgusted at the spirit of American sportsmanship, and that the committee went back on their word in order to give the prize to an American.