Of these only Latham flies the monoplane type of machine, but at the Rheims tournament Delagrange appears as a monoplanist, increasing the little group to four; but, with Le Blon added later, they perform some of the most remarkable feats on record. The contest at Rheims in August is a succession of record-breaking and record-making achievements. But it is at Blackpool and Doncaster that the most distinct progress of the year is marked, by the daring flights of Le Blon and Latham in fierce gales. Spectators openly charged these men with foolhardiness, but it was of the first importance that it should be demonstrated that these delicately built machines can be handled safely in the most turbulent weather; and the fact that it has been done successfully will inspire every other aviator with a greater degree of confidence in his ability to control his machine in whatever untoward circumstances he may be placed. And such confidence is by far the largest element in safe and successful flying. NOTABLE AVIATION RECORDS TO CLOSE OF 1910 _December 17, 1903_--Wilbur Wright with biplane, at Kitty Hawk, N. C., makes the first successful flight by man with power-propelled machine, a distance of 852 feet, in 59 seconds. _November 9, 1904_--Wilbur Wright with biplane, at Dayton, O., flies 3 miles in 4 minutes and 30 seconds. (He and Orville made upward of 100 unrecorded flights in that year.) _September 26, 1905_--Wilbur Wright with biplane “White Flier,” at Dayton, O., flies 11 miles in 18 minutes and 9 seconds. _September 29, 1905_--Orville Wright, with “White Flier,” at Dayton, O., flies 12 miles in 19 minutes and 55 seconds. _October 3, 1905_--Wilbur Wright, with “White Flier” at Dayton, O., flies 15 miles in 25 minutes and 5 seconds. _October 4, 1905_--Orville Wright with biplane “White Flier,” at Dayton, O., flies 21 miles in 33 minutes and 17 seconds. _October 5, 1905_--Wilbur Wright with “White Flier,” at Dayton, O., flies 24 miles in 38 minutes. (He made many unrecorded flights in that year.) _August 22, 1906_--A. Santos-Dumont with biplane at Bagatelle, France, made his first public flight with an aeroplane, hardly more than rising clear of the ground. _September 14, 1906_--Santos-Dumont with biplane, at Bagatelle, flies for 8 seconds. [Illustration: Santos-Dumont flying at Bagatelle in his cellular biplane.] _October 24, 1906_--Santos-Dumont with biplane, at Bagatelle, flies 160 feet in 4 seconds. _November 13, 1906_--Santos-Dumont with biplane, at Bagatelle, flies 722 feet in 21 seconds. This feat is recorded as the first aeroplane flight made in Europe. _March 16, 1907_--Leon Delagrange with first Voisin biplane, at Bagatelle, flies 30 feet. _August 6, 1907_--Louis Bleriot with a Langley machine, at Issy, France, flies 470 feet.