New-York tribune., 1909-06-14
ON VIEW
Curtiss Machine, Though Bored.
Feature of MOrris Park Shoe.

Through rain and shine disappointment and de-
lay, the aerOnautic colony at Morris Park keeps
looking upward and onward. REORGANIZATION OF
all the loose ends of several months efforts mani
Tested itself yesterday when fourteen aercplanes.
gliders, wind wagons. monOpIanes and heieopters
were shown to interested persons who swtShed
through the tall. wet grass to see.
The news that Glenn. r. Curtiss. Of Hammonds-
port N Y. had delivered at the racetrack the new
aeropane that he had built order for the Aero
nautic Society drew many persons to the grounds
They went in the same spirit that music lovers
wave welcome to incoming stars of the opera The
day might be dOlefuI and the aeroplane closely
Grated. and it might be colorless experience 10
the uninitiated to cape at airship in box.
but members Of the AerOnautic Society saw with
the minds eve yesterday the beauty Of the ne~ess
addition 10 the OF aspiring appliances at the
park and they pointed the circles il the air
that it would navigate when it was freed from It's
pine shell.
Mr.. Curtiss who will try duplicate. if not ex-
ceI his recent fights made at Hammondsport IN
this machine. expected In this city yesterday
but did not arrive Although the exhibits now az
the park are in number and character the finest
that have ever been assembled in this country, all
aerOnautics hearts viii beat more regularly When
Mr.. Curtiss makes known, after an Inspection OF
the aerodrOme. that he can fly there Asked ABOUT
the probability of the successful operation or THIS
new machine at the AeronaUtic Soeiety's grounds
Mr. Curtiss said some time ago that a large Held
absolutely necessary
He said il was important that the operator
should not have 10 fret about turning on first
trials and that when it 10 the time to cut
circles the operator should begin with large ones.
He has made five successful fights az Hammo1ds-
port in the aerOplane. which, he says, SHOWS
better stability any machine yet built by HIM
II is planned to hold aeronaUtc show az the
racetrack on June % Inventors have already
brought their machines from far West as chi
cago. At the grounds yesterday was w Fl Martini
from Canton. Ohio, whose glider has seen aerial
service after being towed by horse Mrs Martin
was present and so the glider, and It Is said
that Mr. and Mrs. Martin Will ride together wher-
ever they 90 after the horse is cut loose
2 H. Lindsay has brought his aeroplane from
Chicago. and it is said 10 be the smallest IN the
world II is eighteen feet long A splendidly con-
structed aeroplane that has already cost the IN
ventor 81 100 it is said Of the star dress
ing rooms DR.. William Greene, treasurer or ths
society planned this flying machine and Will oper-
ate IT,
There we're also on exhibition behind locked doorS
and closely drawn tents the best examples or aerial
craft that have been in this city. as follows
The Reach-WiIlard mOnOplane. Dr. w n Wal-
dron.s tandem aeroplane Charles RickInans hell
copter. Louis r Adamss aeroplane. Albert c
Trfaca's glider James Henderson's aeroplane. from
lfiddletown y Y: Wilbur r. Kimbals aeroplane,
and the machine Of Fred Shneider. OF Brooklyn
Rocking I'm the yard. filed with gas, was a large
yellow drigfbe that had been sent 10 the society
t,- carl Z Myers from his balloon farm at Fran A.
fort, y Y.