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Show TO CROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL IN AIRSHIPS, Calais, June 2. Herbert Latham, Count do Lambert and Hem I Farnam are at present on the coast near here, awaiting favorable weather conditions condi-tions to attempt an aeroplane flight across the English channel for a prize of $5,000, offered by a London paper. French torpedo boats are being held in readiness to guide the aviators in their flight and rescue them In caso of need. Count de Lamhert will make use of a Wright aeroplane. Mr. Marman will use a new machine like the one with which be made his celebrated flgni from Chalons to Rlielms, except ex-cept that he has introduced lateral fins similar to those used by Latham on his monoplane. These insure greater stability. Latham will use his monoplane, with which ho recent I'V has made a number of successful flights. The.- Is much rivalry between the three aviators. ' |