The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-02
day before. and the crowds were the gain


uaS Deiofe' anu the cfo"us were 'ne saln-
ers oy MS lesseneo distance from .hem
ior every maheuVer Oh the snip. anu M
oeeo' the very movements OF the oarns,
captain on MS eerie percn, were piainiy(
visible to Them In facf' pefore the snip
mad quite responded to the swinging OF tho
rudoer the throngs peio" were aware Oh
the intended direction by observing on
which tiller rope knabenshue tussed- Less
than thousand feet above the regular
beats Of the prooeller's blades. Tapping
steadily against the wind. and the throb-
bfng reports OF the sturdy little motor
could be plainly heard by the crowd on
earth
AT times it seemed during the course
against the wind that the propellers might
stop. so feeble became their revolutions.
but the steady chug-chug OF the engine
told the crowd below that the machinery
had not failed, and that the lessened speed
OF the blades was due to the wind press
ute against Whicn tney mad to labor.
CHANGEs POSITIONS.
AT sucn times knapenshue, alive to the
cause elther leaned oack on the frame 10
iilt the ooe OF the boat 10 a nigner ether
and out OF that particular current which
inipeueu pIosress' of lacheo iof better
posi'ioh. II was d oeautiIui e1hioiuon.
o!o yach.sinen compared IL 10 the saiiins
Vi racing yacnt- Lovers Oh norsenesn
eonipareo II u the PAGES Oh d h'sn-ofeo
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e'oiu'ioii III 'he ar 10 roek' cah'ef' iop7.
.lot anu saiiop a. intervals "hen youhs
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0N 'Hiousn epa.
nc ,iau en up 'tNi .unu
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a"ay ooue meS.' ia'ins aeaoss INC
nc oiee1. " ..ie seiS euse VI Niie "oou.
o.Soiiu ''e St<'ui'iii' aiio just cast u
Clayton
Here he turned the ship about abruptly
ana literally by jumps he brought his
craft toward the starting point He was
In the home stretch and the little racer
seemed 10 KNOW IL by leaps and oounos
she gained the space over the Stadium.
and there she began steadily to point her
nose groundwards.
Just outside the west fence Of the con-
course she came to earth. the frame be-
ing caught by Captain Baldwin and q few
Of his assistants.
The descent outside the inclosure was,
by order of Baldwin, given to Knabenshue
inst before tho start H,s object a. n.
explained to the crowd, after the ship had
been towed into the field. was to avoid
the rush of the crowd toward the shfp
that had occurred the dav before In tht.
rush several persons were knockea down.
and one aged woman injured bv beine
trampled under foot
When the shin set,Ied down IN ..r.h out-
side the gates the crush was .vo,ded In
part. for the gates had been ,o.Ssd
great throng who were watchin. the
flight from the outside of the fence how
ever, romped to the spot. but were forced
back from the immediate vicinity of tho
ship.
JOCKEYS SHIP.
To get the ship into the field again a
pretty piece of work vras nerSo-r,.d hv
Knabenshue. Coiling the drag ropes fore
and aft, with which the landing had been
effected, he allowed the ship to approach
the fence and cast the fore cable over the
fence. where 1t was caught and held by
those inside. Then, holding the aft cable
he allowed the shin to dr,ft o,.- .ha 49,
S sn'p ~ uint over tne teiei
graph ana trolley wires outside the fence,
and. lifting the ship over the fence by 4
skiIlful distribution of his weight on M
fr.r,o ~ Ill, -. ' ien' on .nS
aiase' ne saheo neatly over and into the
neid.
With both cables IN th. bands -. .,...
below the ship was led over the field I'd
the starting point, rudder forward
The Arrow and Knabenshue were ,;venl