Blériot

And all were there with one object—to decide as to the reason of the sudden collapse of the naval Bleriot.

And yet there are still quite a number of people who persist in stating that Bleriot was the first man to fly across the Channel!

Bleriot, following, succeeded in covering one side of the triangular course, but then came down through grit in the carburettor.

Bleriot made a good second with 15 minutes 56.2 seconds as his time, and Latham and Lefebvre were third and fourth.