New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
FINE FLIGHTS END MEET.
tombstone and HoxSey Give Good
Exhibitions of Airmanship-
FLY OVER TEN RESORTS
Plenty of Thrills for Big Crowd
as ksbury Park S Successful
Meeting Closes.
TRr resesraph . The Tribune. ]

by Telegraph 70 The Tribune
Asbury Park. y J, Aug. IA chorus Of
Eve thousand crescendo "Oh'sF" greeted
Ealnh Johnstone's successful feat Of trac-
ing the working plans for an aerial spiral
stairway at The closing exhibition Of the
Wright brothers machines at the Inter
aiken field this afternoon There were six
sights by the Young aviators and each was
thriller" with tombstone easily the
star performer Experts present declared
thar to-day's exhibition was by far the
REST ever gwen in this or any other
country.
tombstone and his flying rivai. TIoxsey-
simply threw discretion 10 the winds and
Executed aerial stunts with their bipisnes
tt hioh made the down-to-da1e circus novel
ties commonplace performances.
tombstone made three flights His first
~vrfbit{on lasted sixteen minutes. He first
made MS aeroplz1e kow-tow TO the specta-
to~s in the stands. gave an imitation Of
: hohbv-h0rse in action, sailed so low Tor
? circuit Of the field that his biplane
skinned the tops Of a patch Of tomato
risnts and then scared away g mile 70 the
north. Re returned 10 the field with his
machine. making wide circles, and at al
attitude oc 100 feet coasted to earth
HIS second fight lasted only seven min
endemic Of shudders by the spectators
v=-- his biplane 40 reet in the air he exc
-..aS three sniral turns SO quickly that
--- first one swept MS cap from his head
Two OF the circles were made in the record
-,-,A If eight seconds. the last sweep Of the
4-s1 swing being made with the machine
1ess than twenty-five feet above the heads
IF -be SPECTATORS who stood in front OF the
demonstration Building. While perform
t. This TEA the bfplane Al times appeared
=, no ready and anxious 10 turn turtle At
o-rs- times # was almost perpendicular
Sails Over Mary Places
rar-sr1re-s third fight Of thirty-two-
--+---as. carried the aeroplane 70 an aiti-
80 - 500 feet and It travelled an esti-
--s-A5 5-s-ar1e Of thirty miles. The avi-
..o- -s+sad his machine .000 feet il five
---o--es After Circlirs the neid sew
81 -+--es I-hrs-ore headed north and
zz145 ne said as far as Red Bank pass
fng over I--e-fzken. oakhurst. Allenhurst.
-es1 Reach. Tcch hrbor. EIberon. Long
r-errr Monmouth Beach and Seabrtght-
r. mis- journey he crossed Takanassee
Lake Pleasure Bsv ard slzir-ed the
s--~ezz----E River
On his return -rir ne sailed over As
r---v PARK. through the hotel district. and
-le- followed The boardwalk IS far south
: re ~z=--c Making another turn he
=zse- over Sunset and Deal Lakes and re
-----es re- H. AVIATION grounds. where with
- b5-fz-e twelve hundred feet in The air,
~ zh-- ~ he engine. made one VIDE
-Ee=r and -Le- coestec down THOUSANDS
- s-c--z-1rlz-s On The A=burv Park board
vsLs --ee-ed the daring flyer - his ma
crins sailed along The beach front
Eozse- lad &c be satisfied with iva
ezza-s He wanted 70 make three, but
r-osze5 z---es attached 70 the rudder Of his
hi1lz-e caused him 70 abandon the fight
O. his first 1rizI after making three ine1-
fsc-z-zl a-te-rp1s 70 leave the ground One
rzfs-ed -ns wheels beneath the hiplane-
Stunts T,yo Thousand Feet Up-
z=-7,-7re 2. new machine re made z pretty
=5z-t. lasting -1venIy-elght minutes and
,-va-i-z twenty-five miles Al an a-r1looe
~ nc thousand 1eer and when directly
~-e- ne aviation field he CIT figure elgnISs !
-s5s so-r sensational SPIRAL turns IN re
--s~za.f- quick time and rlen took /
---oss-.our-rv ride Ihtch carried him IS
~ -c--- Is D.aI Beach. Just - h LETT
re aviation field his machine passed me
~ o-=rz-e6 bv Jo1-srcne and he TlFz- /
s-is-r~= r-tgvaEzzd selu-es HcEse- next
sailed over szhu~- Park and headed ne I
rzCht-5 sEzEz-1
.rc-- 2 half mile from shore -le Eac1t /
T~a-hoe vas anchored. H0Zsev MADE 2 /
-.rcls about re beat and another a3oo- /
~ Casino ~ IRE boardwalk, and rheh /
z1s5 hz--- n he s.-1s-zcn 6eld. ending his 4
HE-- 7---- ia hundred fee- slide HcA- (
~ -s--ze5 camera. about ms REX anu
z4~rre7 several views Or he pretty SPOTS /
---a- v----s- - salad later n -he 6sy ne I
maze a---a=~ -1z-- lasting six minutes
Vale E-oogLnz-= 17E1- Of i've minutes
ended re DAYS r-cz~a-r7e- Ee used ina /
nez v---z-- machine and made II execute /
ssvs-sI abrupt turns when high II me ar
Wen ready e descend ae coaSred Hl~-
rsrce O. three hundred feet
Tle wright machines arG av5stors LETT !
4s5u-- Park r--rtEh- Tor Boston