The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-15

moment 20 bnd that ths lady's check wHs
had Always a reCk less aviator. he had
gone aloft with only the word OF the lady
as a guarantee, whereas he could have
have earned fiUo, the price he named to
Tn SrS reporter last week when ask ed
how much he charged FOR interviews in
the past, 10y merely unlimhering for pub
hcation some Of his ideas ON aeronRiItics.
The chickering's about the validity OF a
cheek slgned 10y an utter stranger took
up ~ much of Grahame- Whites time
this afternoon that he could give only
one or two perfunctory flights during the
rest of the afternoon In the meantime.
however. the crowd had a chance To watch
Charley Willard. Walter Brookins. Ralph
'luhnstune and Glenn Curtiss do some
pure exhibition work in the air. some of
which has never before been eluRlled.
IL will doubtless he "A surprise To the
Harvard officials To know that while
BrOokins was in the air this afternoon he
made complete turn IN the air IN faster
than worlds record time Brooklns holds
the official worlds record with turn.
made AT Indianapolis. uf0 and rs seconds
In the middle OF one OF his hair raising
sNhlbliion sprals at the unofficial flights
this afternoon he spun around once COIN
pictsiy on heam ends m o. seconds Hat az
al altitude Of ahout SUB feet The MAN
planes of the hlplane during the turn were
just "A shade away from the perpendlcular.
Johnsion m the meantime was roller
CpastLng and turning figures elRhts
tnarlsy Willard took the air moment
later 10 show some bursts of speed IN his
Curtiss machine. IL being now up to
Grahame-W White. the Englishman trundled
ont his Bl"riot that had captured the speed
prizes Of the meet
m" real excitement OF the day started
IN then Glenn Curtiss. who has spent
almost all MS time when not making short
flights during the meet trying tn make
halky motor behave. had al last got the
poSc-fgi engine TO cough systematically.
He exploded toward the sky Just as
Grahame-Mhite' Bleriot shot toward the
first pylon.
With a handicap % 100 yards 20 start
with Curtiss, whose cranky engine had
kicked up 80 much fuss daily that he had
won only a second prize for speed. took
after the French monoplane Al the far
turn 81 the course u was seen that ne was
gaining slowly ON the Englishman. As
they came INTO the stretch Grahame-
White also was aware that CIrtiss's engine
az last had got it's stride and would soon
pass him just as the Americans adj
mirers were about TO let loose a cheer ~
victory the English aviator decided that
enough was enough He turned taIl with
hs Bl-riot suddenly. as he did earlier IN
the meet when Johnston" lappsd his
flrmnn. ana cut across the Cours. 20 avoid
defeat lVSt ln the nick uf tim.
turtl-s continued around the course
whllr Grahame "a hIte. giving him Wild
b-gth. after cutting across th" cuur-.'
left th" held for a Wid. swing out over
the N"y-unet The EnglishinAu cam.
hack to the ield after Curti-s had alight"d
and cams. 10 a stop IN front 81 the grand
-tand Just IN time Ia again don his hat
for God save the King
race between the two has been ar
ranged for tomorrow. IL will take place
az I O'Clock II tho Curtis motor du-sn =
have relapse Of the Crankinsss that
came over u at the beginning of the meet.
Their ~ good authority for the state
Invut made this evening that turti-s
curing on" 81 ma speed TRIALS to-day air
ness made M" fastest time Of tn. meet
wi.n he CirClsd mile and thr,e quarters
IN minutes ard seconds fat. The
statement about turtI-s speed - all IN"
more interesting IA that ~ Wa- made and
t.,. tim" taken bv wilbur wright