The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1908-09-12
WRIGHT Makes
A WONDER FLIGHT
KEEPS HIS AERoPLANE IN AIR
At FORT MYER FOR 81 MIN.
UTEs, 81 SECONDS.
CIRCLES THE GROUNDS
FIFTY-EIGHT TIMES
Trip Made at High speed-Avlator
Has Perfect Control of Machine
Sorry He Did Not Keep Up Flight
for Hour.

Washington, Sept. 1o.-A new
world record In aeroplane flights was
established at Fort Myer, Va, early
Wednesday, when orville Wright
circied. above the broad parade
grounds there 81 times and remained
IN the air 81 minutes and 81 seconds.
fetal time. His smashing of all pre-.
vious records carried out his promises
OF Tuesday evening after his two re-
markable ascensions, when at the max
imum height Of go feet, going 10%
miles IN all and averaging SO miles an
hour, he passed II minutes in. one
hight and eight minutes in the other.
Weather Conditions Ideal.
Wednesdays achievement. was &C.
complished under ideal weather con-
ditions and in the presence of about
2b spectators aside from the soldiers
The ascension was made at s:25
o'clock in the morning. 1t was an
easy ride in the air, the machine was
under perfect control and the avia-
tor travelled at speed Of from SO
to 80 miles an hour.
Could Have stayed Up Longer.
Mr.. Wright expressed himself as
highly pleased at what had been &C.
complished by his machine and de-
clared that had he known that he was
so close to being in the air an hour
he would have remained that much
longer. He said he came down be-
cause the motor slipped once or twice
and that he thought he had only been
IN the air for half an hour. He prompt
~ announced that he would make an.
other attempt later in the day, pos.
sibly not until in the afternoon.
Except for the slipping Of the motor,
no trouble whatever was experienced
In the working Of the aeroplane.
Everything worked as smoothly as the
most perfectly adjusted clock and the
man who essayed to beat all previous
records IN this branch OF aeronautics
handled his invention with as perfect
ease as q trained engineer would han.
die the lever Of his locomotive.
Doubles Official. Record.
By his wonderful flight Wednesday
orville Wright practically doubles the
best ofncial record ever made. by a
heavier.than.a1r machine. It was only
Sunday last that Leon Delagrange.
president off, the Aviation club Of
France, established a new worlds rec.
ord up to that time by remaining in the
air 70 minutes 81 As seconds.
Surprised When Told Time.
4 The maximum height reached by
Wright Wednesday was $50 feet. AS
the machine was brought to the
ground August Post of the New York
Aero Club of America and Charles
Taylor, Mr.. Wright's mechanic,
pressed ahead to congratulate the avi-
ator. They shook both hands.
"F1fty-seven, thirty-one," said Tay.
Tor. -.
"As much as that?" said Mr.. Wright,
questioningly. why, If I had known
we were that close to the hour I
would have stayed the full time"
;. Time goes rather fast while you
are in the air." he remarked, with a
quiet smile, and wiped his forehead Of
perspiration. II really had no idea
that had been up so long. I am glad
we have the record Of time in this
country. Both my brother and myself
wanted 1t that way. The next thing
we will go for is the hour
Mr.. Wright Strengthened the kinks out
Of HIS back, for it is rather a cramped
position hunched up on the aeroplane
seat. He told his mechanic that he
had better alter the back rest little
and make 1t more comfortable for fu-
ture flights.
BIerIot Makes Three Flights.
Paris, Sept. ION. Bleriot made
three flights in his air monoplane at
1ssy Wednesday. He did not meet
with an accident, and covered 200, $50
and 900 yards.
Los Angeles, Cal. Sept. 1o.-1n a
desperate shooting ARRAY with two
burglars, whom he met on the street
at Ninth and Grand avenue shortly
before ten o'clock Wednesday morn.