The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-24
COLLEGE PARK EVENTS.

NAe 0A winch NAAnur wright
shapes aerial pretzels out OF at
mOSPheric dough.
Mr. Wright and the student Of
ficerS are guests at luncheon and
reception mt the Maryland AErt-
cultural College.
Thomas +. Walsh and William Il.
GUIDE get down on their hands and
knees before the seminary girls
and study map OF the College
Park field, spread out on the floor
of the aerOplane shed.
Mr.. Wright tOasts HIS back be-
fore CRATE fire at Mrs. Evers-
fields, and replies 20 statement
of COurtlnnd Field bishop, PresI-
dent of the Aero Club of America,
60 the effect that HIS efforts 10 en-
force patents on all aviation are
"prepOsterOus."
These are the salient features Of yes
terdays chapter OF the gospel OF avia-
ton according 70 Wilbur Wright Which
IS the most important history progresseth
not rapidly enough TO show just at pres
ent. Whether Il Is better for the inter-
ests OF human flight that Wilbur Wright
should toast his back. or that twenty
pretty seminary girls should shiver I'm
the rain, OF that Messrs. Walsh and
Guide should get down on their hands and
knees is not a matter for snap judgment
Replies 10 Critic.
Late I'm the afternoon Mr.. Wright was
shown copy Of an afternoon paper, I'm
which was an interview with Mr.. Bishop,
who arrived In New York yesterday from
the continent. Mr. Bishop was quoted
as saying the demands Of the Wright
brothers. which approximated a virtual
monopoly OF flights with heavier-than-air
machines. were preposterous.
Mr.. Wright Shifted his position in front
OF the CRATE fire 90 give the heat
chance at another angle Of his reverse
elevation. and said:
81 have nothing in particular 10 say
20 that What is the use Of wasting a
lot of words? Mr. Bishop is not speaking
there as the president of the Aero Club
OF America. but as a private citizen"
He went on 10 say briefly. that ne and
OrviIe considered they had discovered
and patented the principles or human
flight which they claim have been in
corporated I'm other aerOplanes. both of
the monoplane and biplane construction:
that the French aviators were warned or
their alleged infrIngements, and disre-
garded the warning and that recourse to
the remedy under the patent laws was
the only course left open
They shouldn't try 20 use our ideas.
That isn't any fun he said.
Speaking Of the French mOnOplane I'm
New York against which the Wright
brothers have instituted legal proceedings.
Mr.. Wright said he did not have any
intention OF going mp there and "choppng
IT up with @ Ratchet"
He said his work with the student
officers ought 20 be finished in a few
days. with reasonable weather, and that
after he left he understood the officers
would probably keep on flying until the
season closed down too tight FOR them.
visit of Mr.. walsh.
The visit Of Mr. Walsh. chairman OF
the Washlngton-B Baltimore international
aviation meet committee. and Mr.. GUIDE.
president OF the Washington Chamber OF
Commerce. and chairman OF the aviation
committee of that body, 20 the aeroplane
shed was the aftermath Of the luncheon
and reception at the Maryland Agri-
cultural College, which they both at
tended. The affair was IN honor OF Mr..
Wright and the student ofiicers-Lieuts.
Lahm, Humphreys. and Foulo.s-and was
given by the board OF trustees OF the
institution. II was attended by members
OF the faculty and their wives 20 the num-
Der OF about l0O. A buffet luncheon was
served. and happily for Mr.. Wright.
the whole thing was devoid Of speech
making
Mr.. Walsh and Mr. GUIDE then went
over to the aeroplane shed-called
hangar by those who want 10 be up 70
the minute I'm such matters-and we're
there taken In hand by Edwin A. New
man, representing the owners Of the
property In view for the International
meet. and Lieut. I.ahm. The blueprint
Of the area, showing that in a space OF
1000 acres the elevation varies only
twenty feet. was spread out on the floor
Without ceremony. Mr.. Walsh pumped
down on his knees and began cycling it,
II was the first time he had visited the
College Park field and the first time he
had had the map before him for close
examination. Mr.. Guide. Of whom the
same is true. spied Mr.. Walsh on the
floor. Not wanting 20 be behind his
superior chairman, he got down, too.
while Lieut. Lahm took a measuring rule
and showed that with the contemplated
clearing Of small trees the course can be
made little less than four miles IN cir
conference, whereas the distance re-
quircd is only FIVE kilometers. or three
and one-eighth miles.
Likes Aviation Field.
Mr.. Walsh and Mr. GUIDE were well
pleased with what they learned. Mr..
Walsh said:
This looks like a very good field for
the meet. 1t IS both large enough and
level enough The principal thing re-
naming to be considered is the ques-
ton Of transportation facilities. II Wash
ington and Baltimore do their parts. the
meet should come to this section, and
ought to be the greatest public event
this country has ever had, beating the
records made at Rheims. as wonderful
as they were"
Wind first and rain afterward prevent
ed flights In the afternoon. The early
part OF the day. however. was made the
most OF, and the machine tucked five
good flights into its diary. The first
started at 7.H o'clock, with Mr.. Wright
and Lieut.. Lahm on board. II lasted
eighteen minutes. The second. which
commenced at SIT o'clock, lasted seven
minutes with Lieut.. Humphreys beside
Mr. Wright Lieut.. FOulois WAS taken
up on the third fight. which began at
$50 o'clock II was the second time he
had been in a heavier-than-alr machine,
the other time being the record-breaking
flight from Fort Myer 20 Alexandria, with
Orville Wright last summer. Lieut.. Foul
lois was given partial control OF the ma
chine. The machine was taken 10 an alti.
tude Of about 80 feet, and one very short
circle was made.
on the fourth flight, Lieut.. Lahm was