New-York tribune., 1908-08-03
SEE FARMAN FLY FREE
"PRIVATE TEST FOX 3,OoO.
duiator Refuses to Disappo'nf
Cro,Ud That Misunderstood Plans.

MIA. arso,. xvbo went TO scofr remained TO
praise Henry Farman. the English aviator "ne -,
white winged aeropiane at the Brighton ~
racetrack yesterday afternoon a flight OF ABOUT
CIV h,ndred wards was made with the machine.
twelve TO fifteen feet above the ground at the rate
Mr. Farman said of thirty-fve or forty rhlies an
hour The machine left the grass OF the inner heiu
of the racetrack at $40 p m, and when II aeaih
touched ground, the crowd loudly appiauded MI
Farman.
It had been announced at the racetrack on sat
urday afternoon that there would be no public
flight until Monday at 4:3O o. m. The newspapers
yesterday morning printed that announcement
About o'clock yesterday afternoon Farman ana
men representing the management of his e1hioi-
tions in America sauntered into the GROUNDS ioF d
private of the aeroplane. They were surprised
at the size OF the crowd that had been waiting at
the main entrance for at least two hours NO pro-
vision had been made for ticket statesmen or po-
Icemen at the grounds or. In fact. for any public
demonstration whatever. Those at the gates saId
they understood Farman going to make a trial
flight IL the weather permitted. and they were VIII
ing to pay to see him. The management was non
plussed at first. 1t was finally decided. however,
by T. r. MacMechen, personal representative OF
Mr. Farman that the best thing to do would oe 10
open the gates all who wanted TO go through 10
do so admission free
1t was estimated that there three thousand
persons in the grandstands at $50 O'Clock When the
machine was taken from its tent where 1t is careo
for with the solicitude hitherto believed TO De IN
spired by the Arabian horse only, and the wary
search for the best starting point was begun by us
owner and as was soon made apparent to ALL It's
master. Something about the shape ana a"A-
wardy graceful wabble of the machine so IKE
huge bird with outstretched wings measuring Iorty
feet from tip TO tip. together with the announce
ment of a barker that Mr. Farman had JUST salo
he would positively make flight IN le" nllh
utes. caused a hush of expectancy to fall over the
audience
kindly remember it is Sunday. pursued the
barker "and that there are no police present Oh
behalf of the management I request you 10 re-
strain your enthusiasm within bounds of the grand
stand limits and not run on TO the inheio- A"o
adn1onition was we'll received and observed
As the setting sun burned golden red across
the level infed of the the aviator mount
ed the tiny compartment in which, at short DIS
tauce he looks like small part OF huge oreatn-
ing thing The propeller started, slowly at
first, increasing in speed until it sounded ike d
gale and the machine began to move along the
ground. went rapidly for a hundred yaIos anu
then went up. Then the three thousand forgot
70 observe the earlier anti-nose suggestion OF the
n1egaphone man. A great cheer went up he
still fyingl' yelled the crowd.
The machine swerved TO the right TO avoid an
obstacle. Look at that dummed thing! yelleu
one excited man. Then the machine slowed GOWN.
appeared to choose especially choice piece Oh
pasture on which to aght, and did so Ihree
cheers for Farman!'' man proposed ana tl7
cheers reached him without delay. Hundreds ran
onto the field and congratulated the aviator
TT was only a trial flight to-day. said MI
Farnnan as he cooIly lighted cigarette. The
weather conditions are good for aeroplanes. The
rr,nd Is only about three or four mile one
shall hope to do much better than this many times
at Brighton Beach
The wind was from the west. the day cool. and,
had It been known that Farman would try his ma
chine the crowd probably would have been. large
enough to make the promoters of the exhibitions
enthusiastic Weather permitting, the first public
fight will be made by Mr.. Farnaan at the Brighton
Reach racetrack this afternoon at 4:So o CLOCK