Arizona republican., 1908-08-01
THE FLIGHT
 SUCCESSFUL First Appearance of Far
 mans Machine
The Inventors Control of It Enthusiastically Ap- plauded.

New York, July 31.-Rising from darting through the air at express train speed, Henri Farman's aero plane, or heaver than air flying ma chine, brought from France, made it's initial flight in this country late this afternoon at Brighton Beach. It rose from an especially prepared dock" at the will of the inventor, and after attaining height of twen- ty-five feet, flew straight ahead on a direct line, finally alighting with exquisite grace when the air pilot di- unfinished his motive power
 During the brief space in which the aeroplane was skimming over the center field of the race course. a few hundred spectators, most of whom were friends of the inventor or rival elevators, watched the flight with breathless interest. The landing pro- voked cheers as vociferous as those of a race track crowd.
 Farman was surrounded and liter ally hugged by the jubilant aero nauts. The members of the Aero Club of America, under whose aus .pices Farman will conduct pifblic flights at the beach wanted to carry the successful inventor off the field on their shoulders. There were skeptics in the crowd who did not believe until they saw and watched the tuning up" of the aeroplane in dOubting silence. Farman's me chanics rushed about getting the queer shaped ship ready for flight. and when the lines had been made taut. and the motor tested, the ship was carried to the plank runway near the field stand Newspaper photographers crowded around the aeroplane to get pictures of the ma chine as it was about to make it's first flight in America. Farman de- cided to again test the motor before flying. He instructed the French mechanics in their native tongue to hold fast to the aeroplane while he turned on the power.
 Instantly the propeller began to revolve at the rate of 140O revolu- tions per minute and a breeze sug- 70 tive. of a small cyclone was ere aeed Photographers were knocked to the ground until the power was turned off. So great was the vio- lence of the breeze that several will low trees were bent double. Farman laughingly said he guessed the ma chinery was working all right.
 Then, when the crowd had been waved back, he gave the order to let go" and away sped the aero plane over the plank roadway It ran swiftly along on wheels for twen- tyfour yards, then Farman turned the lever which sent it into the air like magic and away it flew. The propeller made whirring noise as it turned 500 times a minute Only $50 yards were covered in the air in this flight but a minutes later Far man made another try and travelled 760 yards in the air. He could have gone much farther he said. but he feared striking a pile of lumber.
 These flights are preliminary to Farman's public flight which will begin tomorrow. He will give fif- teen exhibitions at the track. and it is probable he will appear in other parts of the country as many aero nautic clubs are trying to induce him to visit other cities.
 As a rival attraction to Farman to- day Frank Hamilton, the American aeronaut, sailed his dirigible balloon into the race course while Farman