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Show DARING FLIGHTS FOR BIG PRIZES CLERMONT FERRANI). France. Sept. 7. Weymann, the American aviator, av-iator, who today attempted to winC the special Mlchelln prize of $20,000. offered for the first aerouaut who ! with a passenger flies in six hours from the French capital to the top of Puy do Gome, was beaten by the elements when the trophy wad almost within. his grasp. Weymanu ran into a fog and blinding blind-ing rain and although he reached An-zizes. An-zizes. which was within thirteen mlloa of his goal, at half past fite, ho corn-' pletely lost bis bearings and wandered wan-dered for an hour and three-quarters in the gloom, finally reaching Volvlc at 7:15 o'clock, whore he wj-j obliged to descend on account of darkness. |