Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
AeropIane Driven 700 Yards
in Forty Seconds.
AT THIRTY-FIVE-MILE CLIP
Crowd Waits Three Hours to See
Aeroplane Trial.
HE IS CHEERED BY SPECTATORS
Says Flight Was Entirely Satisfac'
tory and Will Repeat It Every
Day Until August 49,

NEW YORK, August 3.-Henry Farman
made his first public flight in his aero
plane yesterday at the Brighton Beach
race track.
Starting at the east end of the IN
closure short distance beyond the club
house. he flew in a straight line almost to
the Ocean Parkway fence at the other
end of the grounds, distance of about
700 yards.
8 During the flight he maintained speed
of from thirty to thirty-five miles an
hour. at no time pushing his motorto its
limit. and reached a maximum height OF
fifteen feet soon after the start. After
that he fell gradually to :. height OF
about ten feet, and then landed easily
and gracefully on the rubber-tired wheels
underneath the planes of his machine
He was in the air forty seconds IN all.
Small Crowd at Hand.
Because there was much doubt in the
minds of the public as to whether Far
man would attempt a flight yesterday
only a small crowd of about 1000 people
collected at the track, in striking con-
trast to the 5000 or more who were pres
ent Saturday and went away disappont-
ed when Farman announced that flight
under the then existing conditions was
impossible.
People began to arrive yesterday as
early as 3 o'clock, to find that no prepa-
rations had been made. apparently, for a
flight. In fact, the crowd was kept wait
ing outside the gates until after D O'Clock.
when the appearance of Farman himself
effectually dispelled all doubt as to the
attempt being made.
The people trooped into the Enclosure.
bit exasperated by the long wait, and
surrounded the canvas house where the
aeroplane is kept. AS the machine was
being wheeled toward the fed many per-
sons crowded around and handled it curl
ously, taking advantage of the fact that
there were no policemen present, the
management evidently having decided
earlier in the day that Farman would
not try public flight.
Farman Makes Flight.
Promptly at $50 Farman took his seat
in the forward part of his machine At a
signal from him the mechanics stood to
one side, the powerful motor began to
whir furiously, and the aeroplane, balanc-
ing for a moment like a great bird, sud-
denly shot up from the ground and sped
through the air straight by the grand
stands, a laundering cheer from the
crowd accompanying it throughout its
course.
at the other end Of the field he was COM
pletely surrounded by a thrOng which had
rushed down the field after him. ROus-
ing. cheers were given as he alighted.
AS he walked over the field the cheering
continued, while those pressing -Jut the
aeronaut engaged him in informal con-
verSatiOn.
AS he reached the grandstand he was
Joined by his wife, who witnessed the
flight. Then Farman was taken to the
judges stand and formally introduced to
the crowd. which again cheered him
Justify.
THE flight was quite satisfactory in
every way the aeronaut said. LAS the
wind was a westerly one, blowing at the
rate Of only five miles an hour, it not
only gave me no trouble, but enabled me
to fly over the best part of the grounds.
In other parts there are bitches likely to
render landing dangerous"
Farman expects to repeat his flight
weather permitting. every day until Au-
gust 15