Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-27

cen o. Famous Merchant Purchased
aierict MonopIans For usa In
Ameriea-othSr Men Of Means Who
Have Contracted Air Fever.
Rodman Wanamaker. son Of the IA
nous merchant OF Philadelphia anf
New York and vice president Of hi
fathers mercantile organization. ship
ped to America recently a Bleriot mon
oplane and duplicate of the spherical
balloon with which Edgar Mix won
the international balloon race.
Mr. Wanamaker is a member OF the
Aero Club of France. and shortly he
fore going to Europe joined the Aero
Club of America. He became. interest
ed In the sporting possibilities of nero
nautics after attending last springs
aero carnival held at Arlington. N. j.
His visit to France was made ex.
pressly to investigate the merits Of
different flying machines. and after
witnessing Blerlot's flight across the
channel he became enthusiastic over
the monoplane.
Three Kinds Of Races Together.
Mfr. Wanamaker said in speaking OF
his flying machine
II am convinced that the flying ma
chine will be one OF the most interest
ing participants In sporting events in
America during the next year, and 1
am exceedingly interested In the plan
to build an aviation course OH the
Hackensack meadows near New York,
As ! understand the plans. there is to
be an extensive flying area in combi-
nation with course for automobiles
and an artificial lake for motorboat
races. 1t is my impression that the
races Of the three different types OF
transportation are to be held simulta-
neously whenever 1t is possible.
Il purpose to use my aeroplane at all
meets in America, and certainly ex-
pect that my machine win participate
In the international aeropIane cup
races in America next year. | will OPP
crate the machine myself"
Other Amateur FIiers.
Among the other Americans who
have taken up aeroplaning as a sport
are the following:
"a. Hayden Sands. a wealthy New
Yorker, who has Bleriot monoplane
and an Antoinette aeroplane.
Edward Stone Of Boston has a Bile
riot monoplane.
Russell A. Alger Of Detroit. Mich.
has a Wright bipIane.
Kingdom Gould. son OF George Gould,
has a Bleriot monoplane.
A. w. Warner of Beloit. Wis, has
Curtiss blplane.
Colonel +. II. X. Green, son OF Mrs.
Hetty Green. has a Curtiss biplane
and Bleriot monoplane.
Harry Wesson of Springfield. Mass,
has biplane.
Howard Colby. brother OF Everett
Colby. a millionaire New Jersey re-
former. has a Wright biplane.
Edward +. Randolph. a rich young
man Of Westheld. n. j.. has Wright
blplane.
George L. Tomllnson of Syracuse, N.
Y. Is building his own aeroplane
Charles W. Travers of Evansville,
Ind. has an aeroplane.
Franklin II. Warner of White Plains.
N. u. has an aeroplane.
Harry j. Hardness OF New York has
an Antoinette aeroplane with a 100
horsepower, motor
AsropIanss For Business.
There are many persons who own
aeroplanes and are building dying ma
chimes for business purposes. II Is
not fair TO class this variety OF enthu-
lasts with the men who are following
the game purely for sport. nor Is It
just to associate them with men build
ing air craft for scientific purposes.
A considerable number of young
sportsmen are teaching themselves to
handle aeroplanes by sailing on Gid
ers. A glider Is an aerOplane without
= motor. Il enables man to get con-
siderable knowledge about equilibrium
and air currents
Most OF the gliders. ranging In price
from SIS to s2.O00. are manufactured
on Staten Island. A number OF young