Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-12
Machine Doubles When
Rolls is 40 Feet From
Earth
IN WRIGHT BIPLANE
Victim Hero of Former Trip
from Dover to France and
Return.

Bournemouth, England, July &c.
s. Rolls, son of Lord Langatock, and
hero of the recent channel flight from
Dover to France and return, was killed
this morning by a fall while flying with
his Wright biplane. The machine sud
denly buckled up while 40 feet from
the ground, was overturned, and the
aviator was dashed to earth.
Curtiss Sets New Record.
Atlantic City, y. J., July 12.-Glenn
Curtiss set an American record for a
5O-miIe flight in an aerOplane yester-
day afternoon by covering a half hun
dred measured miles in five mile laps
along the beach in elapsed time Of one
hour, IA minutes. 80 seconds.
Curtiss was in the air one hour and
80 minutes, and spent one hour and p
minutes and seconds on the course,
minutes and G seconds being deducted
for the turns at the two ends OF the
two and one-half mile course.
At the end of his 30 mile flight Cur
tiss swept his machine back over the
waterways on the Meadow side of the
city and made an entire circle Of the
resort before he descended TO receive
the plaudits of the crowd.
Mrs. Curtiss was among the first 10
greet him. Walker RrOOkins, who made
the worlds altitude record. and Frank
Coffyn. his rivals, flying the Wright
machine. were among those who cN-
tended their con gra5ulaJiOns.
Record for QUiC!s Climbing.
IN the early evening Curtiss set
new mark for quick climbing by sweep
ing his machine I,G01 feet in the air in
. minutes and - seconds
Owing 10 the cross winds. which held
strong n chc upper air, Curtiss never
reached faster speed than 80 miles
an hour, his average for the race being
about 10 miles. The time FOR each Of
the five mile laps was IS follows:
First lap, S:l9 10; second, Col %;
third, 7:37 10: fourth, 1888 40; fifth,
S:331a; sixth, 7:39; seventh, 7:2712;
eighth, 1929; ninth. 7:21 $40; tenth,
7:21 10.
The course laid out for the aviator
was along the edge OF the ocean from
Massachusetts avenue, on the north,
to Dover avenue on the south, thus
bringing Curtiss and his machine with
in range Of view of people from the in
let down to VentnOr. Practically all of
Atlantic City was on the board walk or
on the beach watching the fight, and
Curtiss repeatedly was cheered.
At the end of his flight, Curtiss de
cIared that his engine worked perfect
Iy, and said the added weight which he
was forced 10 carry in emergency ap-
paratus in case of a fall into the sea
and the necessity of running partly
into the sea and the necessity of run
ming partly into the wind to keep in
the course held him back at least j.
miles an hour.
Altitude Prize to BrOOLins.
Curtiss' contract ended last night, f.
leaving Brookins in possession of the
5000 altitude prize won Saturday eve
ming, when he made a worlds record of
6,175 feet, and which will be given him
today The Wright aviator has not yet
announced whether he will go after the
so mile prize of $4,000, which will 9th
erwise go to Curtiss.
BrOokins started up Immediately af- /
ter Curtiss landed from his long flight, /.
and described sharp curves and turns, /
ending with a triple turn that almost /
stood his machine on end. BrOokins /
and Coffyn then went up together with /
BroOkins driving the biplane, getting .
off well after false start, caused by .
loose running rail Later in the day .
Coffyn went up alone. giving another .
thrilling exhibition of turning and
swOOping.
UnbrOken Flight of Ninety Miles.
London, July 12.-Graham White, the
English aviator, who was beaten by
Paulhan in the London to Manchester
flight, made an unbroken flight of 80
and one-half miles to Bournemouth, in
hours and So minutes.
DrexeI Sets British Record.
Bournemouth, Eng, July IA new
British record for high flying was made
by J. Armstrong Drexel son of An
thon DreXel, at the aviation meeting
here. He reached an altitude of $50
feet.
Young DrexeI has been practicing
for some time with BIeriot monoplanes.
His best previous achievement was at
Brockenhurst. June 90. when he reach
cd height of 1910 feet.
Aviator Falls; Machine Wrecked.
New York, July 12.-Clifford b Har- ,
mon, an amateur aviator. attempted ]
last evening to fly in an aeroplane from