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IS VEDH WINSFRENCH HAVE NO COMPETITION IN RACE FOR BENNETT TROPHY.SHOW SKILL FOR SPORTAll American Speed Marks AreBeaten in the 124.8 Mile Flight.drP.beannitigst:loChicago. Sept lo —Julius Vedrlnes, French airmaster, won the empty honors of a world s championship without competition save on the part of hla own teammates, yesterday in the annual Gordon Bennett 1 2 ono-franc silver trophy race at the Clearing aerodrome, the blue ribbon aviation affair of the worldNot an American aeroplane stirred from the hangers to answer pres ent, and uo one was more chagrined than \ edrlnes himself and Maurice Pmosi his formidable teammate who. with Andre Frey, Constituted the team of aviation heroes whom France had preseated with mechanical mr . lafta of heretofore unheard of speed to do battle for the country 8 honorRace Against Each Other.The Frenchmen were 1 goodsports however They raced against each other as though their lives depended upon itVedrlnes smashed all American speed records for any kind of craft, aerial or otherwise He drove his 110-horse power Heperdussln mono-pJane around the 4 14 mile course for the 124 8 miles In 70 minutes 56 5 seconds, or at a rate of speed of 106,6 miles per hour. Had dt not been for treacherous air pockets and cross currents he would have equaled hts own record of 106 tnlles per hour and probably set a mark which would have stood for several years to come in the cup races.TIip resultsWinDer — Jules Vedrlnes of France Speed for 1 2 4 8 miles, 105 5 miles per hourSecond 'Maurice Prevost of France Speed, approximately, 104 miles per hour.Andre Frey. Franco, did not finishNo Americans or other nation's entrants participated,Honors—To Vedrlnes goes the 12-000-franc cup offered by James Gordon Bennett In 1908 and the title World's Champion Aviator.” Vedrlnes smashed the American speed record, but lacked a trifle of equalling his awn of 108 miles per hour.Prevost broke all world’s records wor speed with a 100-horse power f monoplaneVerdlnea established a new world's •ecord for 20 kilometers (approximately 12.43 miles) in a special race igalnat time, covering the distance n 6 minutes and 5.95 seconds.Previous Gordon 'Bennett cup race record. 78 miles per hour, made by L'barles Terr63 Weymann In 1911.lt;4TlnrhfQLVihethgfVlaiotC11!ct•01tlt LIsrc
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Moline Evening Mail and Journal
Moline, Illinois, US
Tue, Sep 10, 1912
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